Some one asked about this book I mentioned, I did write a reply but my computer lost it... The book is called "ABC of Breast Diseases", Edited by JM Dixon, BMJ Publishing Group, BMA House, Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9JR, 1995. I ordered my copy through the Australian Medical Association, I don't know if it is easily available in the US. One reference about the problems of early solids is "Early solid feeding and recurrent childhood eczema: A 10-year longitudinal study", Ferguson DM, Horwood LJ, Shannon FT. Pediatrics, 1990; 86: 541-546. Children exposed to 4 or more different types of solid food before 4 months had 2.9 times the risk of eczema than those not exposed to early solids. Lisa Amir GP / IBCLC in Melbourne, Australia