Why your pre-26 week baby doesn't need food

A preface to this post – I am talking here about babies who do not have a medical need to be weaned early and who are not under the care of a medical professional

​This is Alice. She is 20 weeks old.

In the past week, she’s started doing the following:

• Staring intently at anyone eating food in the near vicinity
• Tracking the food as it moves towards their mouths and opening her mouth as they open their mouths
• Grabbing anything and everything and stuffing it into her mouth, where she furiously gnashes it with her gums​
• Being more fussy and unsettled in the evenings 
• Breastfeeding more often
• Waking up more often at night

‘Aha!’ many people might be saying, ‘Those are clear signs that she needs food! Milk isn’t enough for her any more! And she’s so interested in watching you eat, she’s desperate to do it too!’

But…

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