The Weaning Advice & Information Thread

[lauren-kate]

Originally Posted by lorrilou

So callum is constantly sucking on his fists and dribbling and he is feeding like every couple of hours, hes on hungry baby milk too. He is also waking up for more feeds through the night, was just having one bottle now needs two.

Does this mean that he is gonna need to be put on solids soon? I know with nicole she had to be out on solids at 3 months because she was having a bottle every hour.

Yeah, I was looking at that thinking the same about Ryan... he ticks all the boxes, but I'm going to hold off solids for as long as I can. x

[lorrilou]

Think i might try callum on baby rice once he is 4 months, see how he goes. If he doesnt take to it then atleast i'll have tried and will know if he truly is ready for them or not.

[Kina]

Babies go through big growth spurts at 3 and 4 months, which can make them seem ready for solids. Best thing to do is hold out for a few days after their behaviour changes (about a week) and see whether it calms back down again

[Wobbles]

Is it true you should not start weaning until baby is taking a full 9oz bottle for a handful of weeks?

[Kina]

That's not something that I've heard, but it would make sense that you don't start weaning unless your babe is on as much milk as they can take and are still hungry.

[Wobbles]

Hmmm

Going to have to speak to HV

Caitlin is still taking small bottles - between 5oz, 6oz and 7oz at a push. Plenty & is growing well is a lil chubby chops but I get the feeling she may still be hungry but gives up hence the fact she to me (comparing to others) isn't taking enough per feed but feed plenty of times (every 3 hours still).

[Kina]

Isn't 3 hours normal though? She started sleeping through didn't she? When Els was sleeping through she'd feed (breastfeed) 2 hourly during the day.

[Wobbles]

Sleeps through quite a bit now sometimes the wrong times

Its like if I give her a bottle at 12 that will take an hour then at 3 she's almost certain to demand another so really 2 hours between feeds I guess but if that hour is normal then quantity seems to be worrying - well comparing to other Mums comments on how much their LO drinks that are younger or around same age as Caitlin. If you see what I'm saying

[sweetsammi]

I'm not too sure when to start weaning Oliver, he's nearly 4months and i certainly wouldnt start before then.. he doesnt really seem ready yet in my opinion..he's only taking 5oz 4hourly and he sleeps through the night..i wouldnt wanna wean him before he's taking a full 9oz bottle. But cus he's on sma staydown cus of his reflux he's v constipated, so i thought maybe i should wean him asap for that reason. Will help his reflux aswell. x

[mickey]

Originally Posted by lauren-kate

How do I Know my Baby is Ready?

• Your baby doesn’t last as long between milk feeds.
• Your baby was sleeping through the night and is now waking up again.
• Your baby seems hungry after a milk feed but doesn’t want more milk.
• Your baby has started sucking on their fists and dribbling more.
• Your baby is now six months old and you haven’t started solid foods yet.

in addition to this my books says, that after a study of xy the human being is ready to eat solids at the age of four month!

your baby should have doubled its birthweight before introducing solids, as from solids it will not get out as much than from milk and the weight growth will slow down at first (possibly due to the digestive system not fully developed?)

as well, if your baby puts objects in its mouth and if it starts to show interest in what you are doing when you eat or drink, even may grap after your fork and has lost the reflex to push things out of the mouth.


as I am persuaded now, that allergies are coming from vaccines (they just don't want to admit it, but fact is, since introducing vaccinations allergies and cancer are on the rise!!!), I do not believe in waiting until month 6 to prevent food allergies, but believe in the language of my baby!

Juleika is drooling a lot, sucking her fists, she is hungry constantly and it seems the breastmilk doesn't satisfy her anymore.

she observes with great interest when I eat or drink and if we give her water with a spoon she enjoys it a lot.

and in addition to this, she clicks her tongue and when on the breast she pushes her face into it, as if she wants to tell me, I want to have a bite and here isn't enough for me anymore!

for me it def looks like, she wants to eat

we only cannot tick "Your baby was sleeping through the night and is now waking up again", but as I was solely bf and she is a tiny baby, who's stomach can't hold as much, it is purely natural, she will wake up for one feed per night; and as well "Your baby is now six months old and you haven’t started solid foods yet" were I do not pay attention to

tomorrow it's her birthday and she will get the taste of a banana as I read this is a easy-to-digest fruit, which you can start with

anybody heard something different?

ps: the nurse at our surgery said, nowadas, they say waiting until six month to prevent obesity

so looks like, they all don't know what they are talking about and everybody says sth different