When did you start weaning?

Shifter · Jul 1st, 2009, 16:32 PM

As the title says really.

I'm hoping to exclusively BF until past the six month mark, but if Jack gives me signals that he's ready sooner then we'll have to revise that.

How many of you made it to six months and beyond? And how did you know it was time to start weaning?

XKatX · Jul 1st, 2009, 16:39 PM

Do you mean weaning off the breast, or on to solids?

Oliver has been BF for 8 months today and shows no signs of stopping. We started weaning onto solids at 5 1/2 months. We'll stop bf when he's ready.

Shifter · Jul 1st, 2009, 16:43 PM

I mean going onto solids. I don't ever intend to give him formula, he will still get breast when on solids.

XKatX · Jul 1st, 2009, 17:00 PM

Yes hun, 5 1/2 months. Every mummy and every baby is different though. You just go with the flow. To be honest, Oliver may have lasted longer. He wasn't really showing any classic signs. I just started him as we were doing BLW. This way, I knew he would start to eat food when he was ready. It seemed to work well for us.

By the way, you may get more response if this is in the weaning section.

Samantha675 · Jul 1st, 2009, 17:02 PM

Well I am still pretty much waiting for that to happen. hahaha I have been trying and trying with Brenn, and most of the time he is just not that interested in solids. He will clamp his mouth down and turn his head repeatedly. It doesn't matter what it is. baby food, hot, cold, cut of bits of what we are having. I am just trying to remain cool about it, and let him feed how he wants to be fed.

mommyof3co · Jul 1st, 2009, 17:05 PM

Casen nursed exclusively until he went onto solids at about 5 1/2mo...Hayden we didn't start until 6mo but he didn't eat until 9mo

Mervs Mum · Jul 1st, 2009, 17:18 PM

5 and a bit months for us too but we were giving her finger foods to play with for a few weeks before that.

Shifter · Jul 1st, 2009, 17:39 PM

We'll be doing BLW too, I already had a nosey at the support sticky in weaning & nutrition lol! (I didn't post this there as I felt it was sort of specific to BFing)

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Shifter Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Baildon, West Yorkshire Posts: 5,857	When did you start weaning? As the title says really. I'm hoping to exclusively BF until past the six month mark, but if Jack gives me signals that he's ready sooner then we'll have to revise that. How many of you made it to six months and beyond? And how did you know it was time to start weaning?

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XKatX Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Surrey Posts: 5,897	Do you mean weaning off the breast, or on to solids? Oliver has been BF for 8 months today and shows no signs of stopping. We started weaning onto solids at 5 1/2 months. We'll stop bf when he's ready.

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Shifter Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Baildon, West Yorkshire Posts: 5,857	I mean going onto solids. I don't ever intend to give him formula, he will still get breast when on solids.

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XKatX Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Surrey Posts: 5,897	Yes hun, 5 1/2 months. Every mummy and every baby is different though. You just go with the flow. To be honest, Oliver may have lasted longer. He wasn't really showing any classic signs. I just started him as we were doing BLW. This way, I knew he would start to eat food when he was ready. It seemed to work well for us. By the way, you may get more response if this is in the weaning section.

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Samantha675 Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Austin Texas Posts: 8,123	Well I am still pretty much waiting for that to happen. hahaha I have been trying and trying with Brenn, and most of the time he is just not that interested in solids. He will clamp his mouth down and turn his head repeatedly. It doesn't matter what it is. baby food, hot, cold, cut of bits of what we are having. I am just trying to remain cool about it, and let him feed how he wants to be fed.

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mommyof3co Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Waxahachie, TX Posts: 10,076	Casen nursed exclusively until he went onto solids at about 5 1/2mo...Hayden we didn't start until 6mo but he didn't eat until 9mo

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Mervs Mum Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: somewhere over the rainbow..... Posts: 21,347	5 and a bit months for us too but we were giving her finger foods to play with for a few weeks before that.
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Shifter Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Baildon, West Yorkshire Posts: 5,857	We'll be doing BLW too, I already had a nosey at the support sticky in weaning & nutrition lol! (I didn't post this there as I felt it was sort of specific to BFing)

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