solids and breastfeeding?

bumpty · Mar 8th, 2010, 13:46 PM

Im soooo confused!! not starting yet...but I know at first you give solids after a bf....but then after 6 months do you give solids first then bf straight after? or do you give solids at a different time of day? just seems if you do that you are constantly feeding? is it ok to give milk at same time as solids I read it affects iron absorption?

sorry ...hope I make sense??!!

anothersquish · Mar 8th, 2010, 14:34 PM

A babies main diet up to the age of 12 months should be milk. Ideally a baby should get ONLY milk up to 6 months of age. Therefore I would always offer milk before "solid" food to the age of 12 months unless advised otherwise by a paediatrician. Of course some babies will naturally drop feeds during the day between 6 and 12 months inwhich case you may wish to offer milk in a cup instead of offering BF.

Mar 8th, 2010, 13:46 PM	#1
bumpty Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 424	solids and breastfeeding? Im soooo confused!! not starting yet...but I know at first you give solids after a bf....but then after 6 months do you give solids first then bf straight after? or do you give solids at a different time of day? just seems if you do that you are constantly feeding? is it ok to give milk at same time as solids I read it affects iron absorption? sorry ...hope I make sense??!!

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anothersquish Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5,415	A babies main diet up to the age of 12 months should be milk. Ideally a baby should get ONLY milk up to 6 months of age. Therefore I would always offer milk before "solid" food to the age of 12 months unless advised otherwise by a paediatrician. Of course some babies will naturally drop feeds during the day between 6 and 12 months inwhich case you may wish to offer milk in a cup instead of offering BF.

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