My son is the only kid in his playgroup who still sleeps in his parents' room. He is also the only one who still sleeps swaddled like a newborn. And finally, he is the only one who hasn't had any 'solid' food yet. He is one of the younger kids in playgroup, but he's six months old and officially ready to join the others ... but his parents aren't ready. There's no reason to change our sleep habits, but I know that soon we really should give him something in addition to breastmilk. Why am I hesitating?
I'm not afraid of the mess, or the diapers, or potential allergies, or the extra work involved in actually having to prepare food for him. I'm sure he would find food interesting -- he likes to watch us eat. And I'm not planning on weaning him for ages and ages, so it's not like I'd be immediately replaced by mashed banana and rice cereal.
This came up as we were discussing development in playgroup. When queried, I said, "He hasn't had solid food, he doesn't know how to sit up, he doesn't have any teeth, and he'll be a baby forever!" This was met with amusement, but I was sort of serious. Is this wrong?
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