Also, examine the reasons behind your eagerness (or your baby's caregiver, grandparents' eagerness) to introduce solids early.  Is it because of pride?  Is it because the grandparents are eager to boast to their friends how ''advance' their grandchild is?  Is it due to ignorance?

I have met old folks who are very eager to start solids, from as young as 4 months old.  If your child's primary caregiver is the grandmother, you will probably need to educated grandma on why it is not a good idea to do so. Frankly, in my opinion, a lot of old folks are eager to introduce solids early because of a show-off mentality.   In our Asian culture, grandparents seem to take pride in their grandchildren's development.  To them, taking solids early is a sign of advance development.  I have met old folks in my neighbourhood who boast to each other how early their grandchildren started eating porridge or rice.  Each of them trying to outdo the other.

With so much pressure coming from all everywhere - doctors, grandparents, media - it is not uncommon for new parents to feel extremely pressurised to introduced solids early.  Some succumbed, only to regret later on.  The questions I pose to new mothers facing such pressures are :

Do you want to do this just because of what other people say, or because you are truly convinced this is the best option for you and your family?  Do you want to act on other people's misinformation rather than your own conviction?  Remember that the people who are urging you to introduce solids early will most likely not be there for you when you face frustrations from trying to coax your unwilling baby, or deal with problems like allergies.

So hang in there and wait.  When it comes to introducing solids, it is better to be late than early.