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Watching daybreak and at about 730am they doing a feature om this. It is reported better in the times but cant access link properly, here it is in the sun http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/health/health/3351004/Breast-milk-can-put-babies-off-food-cause-allergy-says-study.html

^^^ I disagree with their headline for it though.

Anyway latest thinking seems to be (from what good auld dr hilary on daybreak has said so far ) Basically yes BF is fantastic, but maybe using it for the only source of nutrition for 6mths (which only 1% of mothers achieve) may not be the best thing for baby. Drs are now coming back to the thinking that weaning at 4 mths may be beneficial as alot of babies are hungry by 5/6 mths if purely on breastmilk. They also claiming that it may reduce allergies if weaned earlier (total opposite to current advice!!!).

I may have not followed the findings correctly - am eagerly waiting the segment in 15mins.

If Iv got the jist of it though, I am a bit peeved. I waited til 6mths (was btl feeding from 8wks) and as Caitlin wasnt a hungry baby she def wasnt desperate for food, BUT I admit to hearing of babies being weaned at 12/13 wks and being shocked, thought their parents were being a bitter over eager to wean/sleep through. Now theyve changed the guidleines again.

All this changing the guidelines is making a mockery. Il be more inclined to ignore advice in future and do what suits me. Im nearly embabrassed by how neurotic/obssessed I was with guidelines when caitlin was teeny. My MIL pissed me off mocking me.... and now it turns out she was perhaps right. Grr!