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I would love to hear more about this discrepancy between starting solids at 4 months vs 6 months. I also had a confusing situation where my GP suggested solids at 4 months, but all the articles that quoted WHO says 6 months. I went into the data myself and found a Lancet article that WHO referenced. However when I pulled up the Lancet article, it quoted WHO. So I don’t know where the evidence for 6 months (or 4 months) came from. My best guess is that, as WHO is a worldwide organization, and certain developing countries don’t have access to safe drinking water, the later start may decrease illnesses in those countries. That’s the summary of my findings, but I’d love to hear if anyone else has found differently. The evidence of starting earlier than 6 months seems beneficial from the allergen prevention side, so I started earlier for my baby.

I’m also in a similar situation where my husband’s cousin is very selfish and spoils her son. When they come over, the son keeps wanting to play with my husbands special toy car collection that he’s expressed several times for no one to touch, but the mom (my husband’s cousin) actually grabs it for him. I didn’t say much before since I didn’t want to create a stir, but no one else was stepping in so last time I finally put my foot down and said in a stern but pointed note it needs to be put back. Then I placed it back. Then the cousin goes and literally grabs another car. I am also at a total loss. If I ever explode on her I’m sure I’ll be saying not just a few nasty words but something about her needing to step up as a parent, which is going to make family gatherings so so awkward in the future. The older generation (husbands parents, uncles and aunts) have tried to gently suggest things but the cousin would say not to yell at her son, or just let him be. She’s purposely coddling her son.

I need to hear that it was not the epidural or interventions I had in labor that created my breastfeeding issues. I needed to hear that breastfeeding doesn’t come naturally to the mom or baby. I needed to hear that it was not my fault that my baby wasn’t latching well. I needed to hear that it’s ok to not have everything natural, it’s ok to get the epidural, it’s ok to give the baby formula. I needed to hear that I didn’t fail.