Hi, I am not involved in this as yet but
as karen is my best mate and I have been
told that there are other things going on
between her and chanda in pm's I will say
this........
Karen was just trying to understand how
doctors in america can ignor the advice of
the world health orginisation, it is
fairly well known through out the world
that babies find no nutritional benifit
from solid food before they are 4 months
old and infact introducing solids, even
rice solids early has been proven to
increase the risk of obeisity and alargies
in children........
Here is an extract from parenting and
child health
www.Cyh.Com/cyh/parentopic
s/usr_index0.Stm?Topic_id=225
when to start
babies are ready to have solids (other
foods) as well as milk some time around
the middle of the first year. By this
stage their digestive systems are able to
cope with different foods and their sense
of taste is becoming well developed.
Breast milk or formula provides all a baby
needs for healthy growth and development
for about 6 months and continues to
provide most food needs for 12 months or
so.
Look for the following signs when
deciding when to start:
your baby is interested in things around
her; she tries to get hold of things and
put them in her mouth. She watches you
eat and tries to grab the food
she can hold her head steady and sit with
some support
she has lost her 'tongue-thrust' reflex
which makes young babies push anything
solid out of their mouths, so she is able
to cope with spoon feeds. (many babies
push the food out for a little while until
they get the idea of spoon feeding).
She may seem less satisfied with just milk
feeds - she may stop gaining weight or
start wanting a lot more feeds. However,
it is normal for breastfed babies to gain
more slowly between 3 and 6 months.
Wait until about 6 months?
Solids are not needed earlier so only make
unnecessary work for parents.
Starting solids does not usually help
babies sleep at night.
There is more risk of allergy to some
foods if they are started early.
Young babies are more likely to get
infections - such as "tummy bugs"
(gastro), so you need to take great care
with preparing and storing food for them.
There is less risk after 6 months.
A young baby may become constipated on
solid foods.
Young babies may not be able to digest
some foods well.
If the baby is eating other foods he may
take less breast milk so the breasts will
make less and he may not get as much milk
as he needs for healthy growth.
It can be hard to get solid foods into a
young baby because of his "tongue thrust
reflex" which makes him push them straight
out again.
Young babies are less able to tell you
when they have had enough so they can be
overfed.
. F*ck that stupid
b*tch if I could kill one person in the
would and get away with it I would choose
her, only some people may understand these
hatful comments but if you only knew the
things she does...Sorry bout that
otherwise I miss my baby's lots!!!!!!! I
cant wait for every weekend and I love
mackenzie more everytime I see her its so
awsome seeing your child grow up so fast
its crazy. Seems like a week ago I was in
the hospital with her. Thats all I have
to say cause I have to eat ill be on later
to check stuff out seeing as that I havent
been on in a long time 
-ryan