Sarah she was 26 weeks exactly! We were going to start a bit earlier but she had a bug so waited until she was better. She didn't have any coordination issues, after that first banana EVERYTHING was picked up and shovelled in, she was extremely easy to wean!
I gave her practice with my hands from about four months old, she was grabbing my fingers and sticking them in her mouth! I have a brilliant series of photos eating her first food of a banana, her face goes from shock 'what is this thing?' to 'ah, tasty!' in minutes, very funny!
That's another thing I was being pressured about 'when to start?' Not by family but fellow mums! They had both started giving that wallpaper paste (baby rice) at about 15 weeks. One with the misconception that it would help her LO sttn, it didn't! DD had had a few nw'ings and they kept saying 'she obviously needs a little extra!' I just gave her more breast milk! As it was she napped better after I started so they were possibly right! But I had also discovered this forum when she was 23 weeks and was getting nap assistance!