I think seed is ready ....but Im not xena/valentine help lol

[mrs_tommo22]

Hmm this is hard question for me as im a bottle mum, but I fully inended to let my babies get to 6 months with just formula with the intention of letting them grow and mature a bit.

Sure enough though around 4/5 months they started showing signs of wanting my bloomin grub and scarily they both started to grab my food when i was eating toast!
I really did want to wait for weaning but they had made their own desisons for food and we just took it slowly with both kids and they were delighted with food and both ate with gusto!
Theres no stopping them now and Imogen stuffs her face all day long (if i let her!).

But.....I know Xena and Valentine got to 6 months with exclusive breastfeeding, so they would really be better o speak to as their fellow breastfeeders.

I replied purely to give you some insight on why i weaned them when i did.

 

[mrs_tommo22]

Does she chew alot on toys? im not suggesting teeth eitherl, but i found that was another sign of wanting more.

I think personally if i were me I would start weaning as i have said above.I think you could have some serious imrovement on the sleep if she were to start eating. I did but this is you and seed and you should do what feels right for you anf seed.

But others have got to 6 months exclusively BF.So it can be done, I defintely give valentine or xena pm.

 

[zebrastripes]

I didn't start to wean Willow until the day she was 7 months. Bfore that, she'd showed interest in food, so i'd given her some, but all she did was play with it... so I took it that her interest was more the "oooh, new toy!" variety as opposed to being ready for solids. She still seemed to be contented enough with breastmilk except for the occasionaly growth spurt.

 

[Squiglet]

one of the biggest signs that Tia needed weaning was she suddenly need food All the time... she'd feed from both breasts, have a bottle of formula then go back on the breast... shed maybe sleep for 10 minutes and wake up demanding food again. From what I can gather, Seed's just really interested in the world around her and weaning just wouldn't help.

However child care is a trial and error game...so if you think that weaning might help... why not get some baby rice...just a spoonful and lots of breast milk...so its like thicker boobmilk... and try Seed with it... If she becomes more settled and happy you know she needs weaning... if not, then don't bother with any more feeds.

But tbh, I just think Seeds an overly intelligent and inquisitive little thing and she's too busy learning to feed when shes awake.

 

[Lola's Mummy]

We got to nearly 6 months on just the boob.

Lola also went through a phase like seed messing around everynight etc i was shattered.

A few people said she needed weaning but i didn't want to do it unless i was sure, So i stuck it out and we tried other things to make sure she was calm before bedtime like baby massage, reading a book, a lullaby etc. After doing this for a few nights she did improve She still doesn't sleep well now she weaned TBH.

It worked for us but it might not work for others. If you think she's ready then try her with small amounts after all your her mum and you know whats best for her

 

[Becky]

I breast-fed Lucy until 4 months when I tried baby-rice. I wasn't going to, I had intended to get to 6 months but when I read up on "how to tell if baby is ready" Lucy was showing all the signs. She'd started waking for additional feeds through the night, she was extremely interested in our food and just wasn't as satisfied with the milk alone.

At the time I tried the baby rice I figured that if she wasn't ready for it then she wouldn't take to it. Well she took to it all right and within a couple of days wouldn't have breast milk until after she'd had the baby rice.

It is a difficult decision to make but bear in mind that the "guidelines" change all the time and you have to make the decision based on each individual child and your instinct as a mother who knows her child!

 

[*saulino*]

Hi hun

both kids were/are exclusivly breastfed
I waited till 6 months with Kiara and she happily fed at this time and Kadyn i tried at 6 months and he only ate pablum until he is 8 months ( i still have trouble feeding him) .
I say go with your gut though if you think she is ready then maybe try but i personally wanted to wait longer ( but again thats me)
Let us know how you get on hun

 

[mrs_tommo22]

Keep going Midna, you have done so well so far

 

[valentine]

Hi midna,

If I was you, I'd be tempted to stick it out, even just for a few more weeks. I think you should go with your own instincts and if that is to wait, that's what you should do for now. I'm a big fan of breastmilk for the first 6 months and nothing else due to health benefits, but I think I was lucky that I didn't have a particularly hungry baby - even now she's not really fussed if she gets fed (solids) or not (still loves her milk though) - I fully respect that other mothers start their babies earlier as they are more engaged with eating and hungrier. What I don't understand is when people are in a rush to start even if their babies aren't necessarily ready - its so much work, I'd much rather still be just milk feeding!

The other good thing about waiting til 6 months is that you don't have to faff about with purees and you don't have to worry about feeding her something she's not allowed. You can start her on proper meals fairly quickly (DD has had bolognaise & chicken casserole this weekend) and she can eat what you eat fairly quickly which makes it much easier all round.

I'm not really sure what to suggest with the fussiness - I'm assuming you've tried all the different teething remedies (medicines, homepathic) - did you try a teething necklace - it has worked wonders for us.

I really hope things get easier for you soon Midna, it sounds like you are having a hard time and could do with a break. I know you can't go far from Seed just now (and that itself is frustrating), but try and get some time for yourself, have a bath, read a book or go for a walk.

Hope this helps and to you.

Valentine Xxx

 

[Moomum]

Awww bless you. You sound like a fantastic Mum. I'm sure you'll do whatever you feel is right for Seed. You're doing great hun

 

[Hellokitty]

Its really important to remember that all our babies are different! For instance some babies will crawl at 6 months, some at 1 year. Some babies are born at 5lbs, some at 12lbs.

The same applies to weaning, some need it earlier and some later. I think in most areas of parenting you just 'know' when the time is right. There really is no physical reason to wait until your baby is 6 months old if baby is telling you otherwise.

Remember there are also compelling reasons to wean off sole breast milk too. baby will not get enough minerals after 6 months.

 

[Xena]

I'm having the opposite problem at the moment actually. After getting to 6 months with exclusive breastfeeding, we started Alex on baby food....he didn't take to it very well, but we persevered and then he started eating a little each day.

Then he did an about turn and started refusing it, so here we are at 7 and a half months and he's back to being exclusively breastfed, because the little nutter won't eat anything else!
He seems to be gaining weight well though and poos daily. Bear in mind he was not a small lad at birth (10lbs 1oz) and he has just over doubled his birthweight, so he must be getting enough.

It's hard though as they start getting bigger because they pull off lots to look about and every little sound in the room makes them stop feeding to have a nosy. That and you get the pulling on your face, scratching/yanking your boob, not to mention the chewing as they start teething!

I am going to echo valentine here in saying that if you can hold off for just a little longer it's better - my hv actually said to not start feeding Alex solids until 20 weeks at the earliest, so if you can make it to that then great - not so long to go really.

What I bought to make things more bearable was a nursing necklace. It means he can fiddle with it whilst feeding and is less likely to smack me around lol.

This is the one I got (I know it says toddler on it but I picked that one as I liked the variety of colours, and Lydia messes with it too although she's not breastfeeding. Keeps her quiet sometimes. You can get a lot of different types if you search on ebay):
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Baby-breastfeedin ... dZViewItem

Good luck hun

 

[lauramumof2]

What I bought to make things more bearable was a nursing necklace. It means he can fiddle with it whilst feeding and is less likely to smack me around lol.

This is the one I got (I know it says toddler on it but I picked that one as I liked the variety of colours, and Lydia messes with it too although she's not breastfeeding. Keeps her quiet sometimes. You can get a lot of different types if you search on ebay):
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Baby-breastfeedin ... dZViewItem

Good luck hun

these necklaces are great, i have a similar one, more multicoloured than the one in the link but its super cool and I wear it all the time. I might buy the one in the link as well though, they are so funky and go with anything.

 

[purple13]

sorry, no advice cos not there yet... but just wanted to send some seed's v lucky to have such a lovely mum xx

 

[Babylicious]

Go seed go midna go seed go midna

 

[Babylicious]