becsom wrote:ebonina wrote:Aren't there studies going on questioning whether delayed weaning is the cause of allergies and that weaning at 3 months would be better?
This really pricked up my ears (eyes?) as I hadn't heard this before. Had a quick scan on Pubmed and found this 2009 review article which suggests it might be better to wean at 4-6m.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19685855
How bizarre!!!! It could be that the increase in childhood allergies seen in recent years could be in part attributable to delayed weaning![]()
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And I agree, weaning is much harder work, and messy! With DD1 I was keen to see how she got on with food even though I didn't think she was ready at 6m as she was prem. With DD2 I just kept putting it off until I got told off by the HV
This article has been ripped to shreds by endless different experts. Babies were weaned at 9-12 months for thousands of years until the 1920's when formula milk became more available but was so awful babies died unless given solids at 3 months. The recent increase in allergies is related to formula, early weaning and environmental toxins not later weaning.