Spunky Cupkake

hi everyone

just wanted to know when did you start weaning your babies on to baby food i started both mine at 3 months

angharad has a 8oz bottle every 2 1/2 - 3 hours is this normal she was a good weight (8lb 10oz when born) ive given her a little bit just now she just seemsto want feeding all the time is this normal ?

xxx

Jo

I would maybe go on to hungrier baby milk than try to wean her just yet, Jack was around 4 months i think

Imi

Weaned maddie with half of one jar a day for lunch at 13/14wks??

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beanie

I personally wouldn't wean before 17 weeks as it has been shown that their digestive systems are better developed at this age. I weaned Seren at about 19 weeks but she wasn't having it so stopped until she was 51/2 months. She was feeding every hour - 2 hours.

Hels

Charlie had little tastes from 4 months, but I didnt wean her properly til after about 5.5 months.
Id hold off if you can, try the hungry baby milk!

Tilly

As suggested try the hungry baby milk, we did this as Bethanie always seemed hungry. We tried her with some baby rice and first taste jars like apple at 3/4 months but after progressing slowly she seemed a little constipated so we decided to slow down and managed to keep her until about 5 months 3 weeks ish.

Caroline

I started Kayleigh with baby rice at 16 weeks, once a day after 3 weeks twice a day, shes now 22 weeks and has baby rice with a little bit of sweet potato mixed in. When she is 26 weeks I will probably vary tastes and increase amounts, but at present she is happy and settled with this. I triedt to hold out longer but after 3 weeks of her waking more in the night and not settling til later I gave in. She was going from 10.30pm til 6.30pm, then started going 12.30am t 6.30 am, then it was 1am t 4.30 am, then it was 12.30, 2.30, 5.30 and i decided i had to do something, she now if left sleeps from 10-8.30,

Spunky Cupkake

angharad is great in the night put her down at 9-10pm and wakes at about 8-8.30 she has doen since about 2 weeks old she a really good baby even when i came out of hospital she go down at 11 and then wake about 7 so she been good from the start as i was breastfeeding her and breastfed the boys bottle feeding at this stage is new to me as ive never bottle fed from 7 weeks so i thought maybe something to fill her up and that why i asked does an 8oz bottle every 3 hours normal for a baby of her age she is 11 weeks 2moro she got to be weighing at least 12lbs something now as she was 11lbs 10oz over 2 weeks ago its pointless agsking the health visitor as she is absolutley useless thanks spunky xxx

MrsE

I'm planning on starting to wean Thomas at around 4 months.

He has a 5oz bottle every 3-4hrs and we put him down around 8.00pm but wake him for a feed at 11.00pm and he wakes us at 4.30am and again at 7.00am.

He was 8lb6oz at birth and at 8 weeks was 12lb9oz and he's a sicky baby.

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Spunky Cupkake

so just get her milk for hungrier babies then ? i was planning to wean her at 4 months too i gave her about 3 small mouthfuls of baby rice yesterday and she loved it but i think i will wait untill she 4 month or maybe 3 1/2 see how she goes