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why don't people mind there own flammin business!
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budge said:ive never given juice until they are around 7 months old and on 3 meals a day
Im confussed about all this weaning stuff
when is it that they start having more meals, starting to have food and when do start giving them something else to try for drink? My mum bottlefed and i persume its abit different? or maybe not?
just let your baby lead you tasha.
as soon as olivia starts waking up at night more often and you are sure its not a growth spurt try her with a little baby rice at night. That should settle her at night and in the day more.
After a while she will give you signs that she wants a breakfast maybe or a bigger evening meal or just a few more spoons of rice at night. You have to try and test it as every baby is different.
You can introduce water with meal time if you want but as olivia is exclusively breastfed like mine have been she may refuse a spout. This doesn't matter as you can make sure she gets enough fluids by breastfeeding her after each solid meal and by demand as you are doing now.
Just make sure not to stodge her up too much at night coz it can easily take her the other way and upset her tummy and make her more restless at night.
hope this has helped. i can only give you advice from my experience which may not be right for you.
as soon as olivia starts waking up at night more often and you are sure its not a growth spurt try her with a little baby rice at night. That should settle her at night and in the day more.
After a while she will give you signs that she wants a breakfast maybe or a bigger evening meal or just a few more spoons of rice at night. You have to try and test it as every baby is different.
You can introduce water with meal time if you want but as olivia is exclusively breastfed like mine have been she may refuse a spout. This doesn't matter as you can make sure she gets enough fluids by breastfeeding her after each solid meal and by demand as you are doing now.
Just make sure not to stodge her up too much at night coz it can easily take her the other way and upset her tummy and make her more restless at night.
hope this has helped. i can only give you advice from my experience which may not be right for you.
Ok Ill just see how things go then, I know she will be due a growth spurt within this month so I am expecting her to wake in the night then, as you said I will make sure it is one first before trying anything.
Thankyou very much for hte advise, I know it might not be the same for Olivia but at least I have some sort of idea on what to look out for.
Thankyou very much for hte advise, I know it might not be the same for Olivia but at least I have some sort of idea on what to look out for.
i think if you get to 4 months without giving solids you have done great1 i usually give a bit of baby rice when they are about 14 weeks. thats not weeeing as such its just topping up. Mine have all loved their rice. you can get srawberry flavour rice now too which is nicer for them.
I know my mums friend started her son on rice about 14 weeks too, was a greedy gannit tho was on her boob every 5 mins
Ok well I will get some in and it will be ready for her when she is ready.
Do you mix it with breastmilk? how do you do that, lol I know sounds silly, I do express so maybe saving some in the fridge would be ok?
What about warming it up, does it need to be warm for them to eat?
How long before yours needed more? what did you do then?
was on her boob every 5 mins Ok well I will get some in and it will be ready for her when she is ready.
Do you mix it with breastmilk? how do you do that, lol I know sounds silly, I do express so maybe saving some in the fridge would be ok?
What about warming it up, does it need to be warm for them to eat?
How long before yours needed more? what did you do then?
Tasha20 said:I know my mums friend started her son on rice about 14 weeks too, was a greedy gannit tho
Ok well I will get some in and it will be ready for her when she is ready.
Do you mix it with breastmilk? how do you do that, lol I know sounds silly, I do express so maybe saving some in the fridge would be ok?
What about warming it up, does it need to be warm for them to eat?
How long before yours needed more? what did you do then?
i use formula milk to mix or cooled boiled water coz i can't express. i never have been able to.
not sure how long it was before they needed more. i gradually just increased it.
i was watching a home video of rekeka my 8 year old when she was about 4 months old and i was shovelling a whole pot of food down her
she was lovinmg it. i was quite shocked as a i don't remember her being that good at weening. Ok I will ask the PED about warming my milk with the rice.
Do you think when they finish it quicker than before and still want more you should increase then?
Im not sure how about I go using breastmilk but forumla does sound like an easier option hmm I dont know ill have to see when the time comes.
Aww I bet its lovely being able to look back
I will ask the PED about warming my milk with the rice.Do you think when they finish it quicker than before and still want more you should increase then?
Im not sure how about I go using breastmilk but forumla does sound like an easier option hmm I dont know ill have to see when the time comes.
Aww I bet its lovely being able to look back
budge said:using formula is ok but i would have loved to have expressed.
i used a la leche electric pump once and it was great1 i pumped off wuite a bit and froze it. but it cozt a bomb to hire it and i soon had to give it back
Aww Budge
I know they are very expensive my hand one cost enough, im very sorry your unable too.Owch yes getting engorged its horrible I hate it my boobs feel like im carrying bricks
budge said:ive never given juice until they are around 7 months old and on 3 meals a day
opps yep forgot to put that bit lily was around 7 months (maybe even 8 ) too the first time she had juice.
and as for everything else budge has put I totaly agree too, you WILL know when they are ready to be weaned or have thier solids increased.
With lily I was very lucky to make it past the 16week mark before introducing solids as she really wanted them and absolutly loves her food know, it's so great watching her eat she just grabs handfuls and shoves it in
xSuzx
wow - just spent about 30 mins wading through this one, and i can understand where you are coming from.
I breastfed Ewan till he was 9 months. I thinks iwas the hardest thing i've ever done in the first few weeks and all i wanted was support saying yeah your doing great..blah blah... hubby was excellent and if it hadn't been for him i think i would have given up.
But i kept getting comments from my parents -
-He shouldn't be feeding that often
-He can't be hungry again
-Wouldn't it be easier to give him a bottle
-You'll know how much he is getting on a bottle
-You can't use nipple shields you'll confuse him
-So when you going to start him on a bottle.
All i wanted was support for MY choice of feeding, i so desperatley needed a don't worry he is doing fine you are doing fine..
I was made to doubt my own ablility and intuition even from the so called professionals. Ewan went on to a bottle at 9 months mainly coz we are ttc for no 2. so he had formula.
I think there is not enough support for what ever you decide .. there is always some who will knock your confidence and make you feel rough.
But always remember its your baby you do what You feel best and do wat suits you, if you tried breast feeding and you couldnt get on with it, so what you tried! if you didn't try breastfeeding so what you have done what is best for you and your lifestyle, at the end of the day and your baby will still thrive on formula.
I don't take offence from anyones tickers.. as i look at them and think.. fair enough thats your own choice - this is mine like it or lump it.
i was proud to breast feed, and i was still proud when i switched to formula at 9 months.
Theres too many hormones in this forum sometimes.. people need to chill - no one was having a dig for anything..
I breastfed Ewan till he was 9 months. I thinks iwas the hardest thing i've ever done in the first few weeks and all i wanted was support saying yeah your doing great..blah blah... hubby was excellent and if it hadn't been for him i think i would have given up.
But i kept getting comments from my parents -
-He shouldn't be feeding that often
-He can't be hungry again
-Wouldn't it be easier to give him a bottle
-You'll know how much he is getting on a bottle
-You can't use nipple shields you'll confuse him
-So when you going to start him on a bottle.
All i wanted was support for MY choice of feeding, i so desperatley needed a don't worry he is doing fine you are doing fine..
I was made to doubt my own ablility and intuition even from the so called professionals. Ewan went on to a bottle at 9 months mainly coz we are ttc for no 2. so he had formula.
I think there is not enough support for what ever you decide .. there is always some who will knock your confidence and make you feel rough.
But always remember its your baby you do what You feel best and do wat suits you, if you tried breast feeding and you couldnt get on with it, so what you tried! if you didn't try breastfeeding so what you have done what is best for you and your lifestyle, at the end of the day and your baby will still thrive on formula.
I don't take offence from anyones tickers.. as i look at them and think.. fair enough thats your own choice - this is mine like it or lump it.
i was proud to breast feed, and i was still proud when i switched to formula at 9 months.
Theres too many hormones in this forum sometimes.. people need to chill - no one was having a dig for anything..
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im a bit sad by this post as i think as long as a baby gets fed then thats the important thing not that we should argue how they get fed, some mums (me) let there kids have mcdonalds occasionally some dont, should we argue over every choice we make to do with our children???
i was desperate to breast feed Braydon and i did so for the first 10 days but i really struggled i spoke to my MW about this and her reply was B wasnt getting enough go on to bottle ( i will admit i knew nothin and trusted her so did that) i was dissapointed but now i am proud to bottle feed (well dont really ne more but u know)
wot my point is, we should be proud of all our children breast fed bottle fed etc as they are all gorgous and as far as i can see we all dote on them
so if u are a breast feeder dont let people say u shouldnt do it in public its ur baby and u know wot ur doing, and wot ur happy with
and the same if u are a bottle fed baby, they wouldnt have made formula if it was that bad for the baby
i was desperate to breast feed Braydon and i did so for the first 10 days but i really struggled i spoke to my MW about this and her reply was B wasnt getting enough go on to bottle ( i will admit i knew nothin and trusted her so did that) i was dissapointed but now i am proud to bottle feed (well dont really ne more but u know)
wot my point is, we should be proud of all our children breast fed bottle fed etc as they are all gorgous and as far as i can see we all dote on them
so if u are a breast feeder dont let people say u shouldnt do it in public its ur baby and u know wot ur doing, and wot ur happy with
and the same if u are a bottle fed baby, they wouldnt have made formula if it was that bad for the baby
I am interested on the advice about weaning... Logan has never slept through and has now gone back to feeding every hour - am sure it is a growth spurt but at this rate we will be trying baby rice sooner than 4 months!
What do I do though? put some on his tongue or something? how will he start to take it? and once started do you have to give it at the sime time every day?
Sorry to hijack the thread ( maybe I should start a new one! lol)
What do I do though? put some on his tongue or something? how will he start to take it? and once started do you have to give it at the sime time every day?
Sorry to hijack the thread ( maybe I should start a new one! lol)
