Weaning woes

A brisk summary would be:

We've been well and truly 'had' by the breastfeeding police. But nobody doesn't end up eating solid food, right?

A less brisk summary would be:

As currently decreed by the BFP (see above), I breastfed exclusively till the Hungry Mouth was six months old, despite the way until extremely recently mums were advised to begin weaning when their babies reached four months old. But after six months of as much milk as she wanted, and not a sniff of anything else, the Hungry Mouth seems to be addicted to milk.

Two and a bit months later, she still doesn't seem to associate solid food with something that will assuage hunger. We parade a wide variety of foods, textures and shapes across her high-chair tray, three times a day. She is capable of spoonfeeding herself (and indeed resists being fed), seems to think many foods are interesting and deliciously lickable, has mostly mastered the 'pincer' grip required for picking up finger food effectively, can drink water from a bottle or sippy cup or even a cup held to her lips, loves to play Bang the Spoon and Drop the Snack, but...

...when she's hungry, she just wants milk.

We expect things to improve gradually, but I bet she'd be eating by now if we'd started sooner. Humph.