i am married to a keralait..i was shocked to hear frm my mil that keralaits used to give solids to babies by 40th day..b4 6 months their ultimate aim iz to make the babies like elephant.they will feeed tons of food b4 6 months..they compelled to inrroduce by 40th day n they says i am harassing my baby without giving any other food..and now my baby iz 3.5 months old..it happened to start solid for my baby by 3rd month bcuz of their compulsion bcuz they barin washed my hubby that i am not looking after my baby..so if i do not inroduce solids i may got dovorced...they says that itz too late to start solid now.haa funny aan..do anyone heard of thiz shit practise???why dont they respect mom's feelings?my baby iz now 4.5 kgs and i am bfing her..but my mil used to give litres of cow's milk when i go for bath or out.iz it ok?? i am tensed bcuz of their practise..what effect itz going to create on babies if solids introduced by 40 days? anu replied. i am not a keralite, but my mom advised me to start solids by 3 months and my son is now 4 years old and he is a child bubbling with energy, now my daughter is 4 months old and i have started solids from 3 months. so coold down, it is not a big deal. i started solids for my son early because he did not like milk very much. he was very comfortable with solids. even now he hates liquid foods. my daughter is also doing fine with solids so don't worry. relax. anu replied. i am not a keralite, but my mom advised me to start solids by 3 months and my son is now 4 years old and he is a child bubbling with energy, now my daughter is 4 months old and i have started solids from 3 months. so coold down, it is not a big deal. i started solids for my son early because he did not like milk very much. he was very comfortable with solids. even now he hates liquid foods. my daughter is also doing fine with solids so don't worry. relax. anon replied. ma'am, cool down. face facts. don't blame one community as a whole. ur kid as such is not overweight. infact can afford to gain some more weight.
no baby will overfeed for ur info. its adults who over eat & become an elephant. however much u feed, they will take only the amt need, not an ounce more, not an ounce less. its ridiculus to say that ur mil feeds litres of milk. is ur hubby an elephant? its ur mil who has brought him up!!!!!
i agree that starting solids may not be a good idea, but unnecessarily blaming ur mil or all keralites juts coz u seem to hate ur mil is not justified. get ur perspectives right. see a paediatrician who will guide u & ur mil. Ammini replied. Cool down ma'm and don't insult one whole community as a whole...if what you told is right, then all keralites will be over weight and unhealthy. Statistics tend to show the otherway round.

I am from Kerala, and my brother and I were fed solids from 3 months onwards, and started on cow's milk from month 1. We are not overweight, neither were we over weight kids.

The peadeatricians in kerala, recommend breastfeeding/formula exclusively for 4 months and preferably for 6 months. Haven't you taken your child to a peadeatrician yet ?

When I had my baby, I had pressure from my MIL and relatives to start him on other foods...but I exclusively bf my child till he was 6 mnths. So, it depends 90% on you how you bring up your baby. Don't blame anybody else...

BTW, my neighbour who is NOT from Kerala, started her daughter on kheer, shrikand, peda and other sweets from 4 months saying that is the custom in her state!!!

So...ma'm go to a peadeatrician, and talk to your mother in law swapna replied. I can understand ur anger. But, i think u r going a little over the board.. I am a keralite.. And, my mom started me on solids when i was one month old , like u said. But then, that was an age old custom. A custom followed all over india, not just kerala.. When my brother was born, my mom started solids on him only after 3 months (as per docs advice).And, both of us r equally healthy.. As of now, I don't think any doc in kerala would ask u to feed solids for the baby so early, whatever the custom demands.. Ask ur mil to contact some doctor she trusts..
Starting solids early is not good for the digestive system of the babies, hence not adviced. But, it wouldn't make ur baby look like an elephant !! And, ur mil feeds the baby litres of cow's milk ??? U must be joking. Otherwise, ur mil is crazy !
Anyway, my doctor told me that cow's milk is okay if given in moderation,after 4 months..
It is your baby, so, u should know better. Be assertive and let others know that u luv the baby, so, can take care of her urself. cool baby replied. hmm yah olden days ppl use to feed the baby rice water, cows milk like that... my granny has done that to her 6 children... but all her 6 children r healthy. These days, diseases has increased, so is the awareness. So, its better we go according to the trend. I wud suggest u to take ur husband to a nice pediatrecian and discuss abt ur infant's diet.