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Lou-b-lou · Feb 28th, 2009, 14:28 PM

Hello every one!
im new to posting but have followed B&B since i became preggers... its a great site. I need reasureance, my little one has just turned four months

and i have given her her first taste of baby rice, she was waking in the night and not really happy with feeds (BF)

do you girls think i have done the right thing?? i have not asked the HV cause they are crap and just tell me what they have to not what they think.

Sorry if this is a silly post

Serene123 · Feb 28th, 2009, 14:31 PM

Were their any other weaning signs? If she was watching you eat, interested in food, and not satisfied with full bottles, then you've done the right thing!

**Vickie** · Feb 28th, 2009, 14:31 PM

It really depends on the baby. I started Hannah on a bit of baby rice at 3.5 months, once a day, in the evenings. Honestly it didn't help with her sleeping at all! She still woke up once a night (at least) to be fed. It wasn't until we fully weaned her at 5.5 months that we were able to get her to go through the night without a feed (and she still wakes up but not to eat

)

Welcome back!

Lou-b-lou · Feb 28th, 2009, 15:06 PM

thanks, she has shown signs of intrest when we eat and she is sticking everything in her mouth! i think i will keep going once a day just in the evenings. Its good to get an understanding of what others are doing.... everyone seems really friendly on here thanks.

princess_bump · Feb 28th, 2009, 15:19 PM

nice to see you posting

i would say if she's showing signs then yep do it! don't worry too much about hv, i found mine really mean tbh! maddi wasn't weaned till after 6months, but thats when she was ready and all babies are different, and they seem to tell you when they're not ready x

ryder · Feb 28th, 2009, 15:24 PM

I gave rice at 3 months... One of the big indicators is if your baby previously slept good at night and is now waking more then milk just isnt enough. Thats one good thing to go by, you dont always have to wait for other signs... As long as your baby has good head control

alice&bump · Feb 28th, 2009, 15:46 PM

if you feel the time's right then trust your mummy instincts!! i started katie at 11 weeks, i knew it was right for her. i could tell my HV agreed, but had to tell me to wait. she told me the other day that up to a couple of years ago the guidelines were 12 weeks and before that it was 8 weeks. it all depends on your baby tho xx

ETA: i've not found it helps with sleeping, katie's still waking for a night feed, last night she woke up twice!

alio · Mar 2nd, 2009, 15:10 PM

mummys instinct is good. i think you've done the right thing. hi by the way!!! xxx

bluebell · Mar 2nd, 2009, 16:06 PM

I've just started Jay on baby rice as he started to show an interest in our food and seems to want to bf much more than before. He also started waking in the night again.

xx

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Lou-b-lou Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Newquay Posts: 15	Unsure?? Hello every one! im new to posting but have followed B&B since i became preggers... its a great site. I need reasureance, my little one has just turned four months and i have given her her first taste of baby rice, she was waking in the night and not really happy with feeds (BF) do you girls think i have done the right thing?? i have not asked the HV cause they are crap and just tell me what they have to not what they think. Sorry if this is a silly post

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Serene123 Other Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 32,048	Were their any other weaning signs? If she was watching you eat, interested in food, and not satisfied with full bottles, then you've done the right thing!

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Vickie Mum (Mom) Administrator Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 75,678	It really depends on the baby. I started Hannah on a bit of baby rice at 3.5 months, once a day, in the evenings. Honestly it didn't help with her sleeping at all! She still woke up once a night (at least) to be fed. It wasn't until we fully weaned her at 5.5 months that we were able to get her to go through the night without a feed (and she still wakes up but not to eat ) Welcome back!

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Lou-b-lou Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Newquay Posts: 15	thanks, she has shown signs of intrest when we eat and she is sticking everything in her mouth! i think i will keep going once a day just in the evenings. Its good to get an understanding of what others are doing.... everyone seems really friendly on here thanks.

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Feb 28th, 2009, 15:19 PM	#5
princess_bump Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: England Posts: 31,450	nice to see you posting i would say if she's showing signs then yep do it! don't worry too much about hv, i found mine really mean tbh! maddi wasn't weaned till after 6months, but thats when she was ready and all babies are different, and they seem to tell you when they're not ready x

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ryder Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Belleville, Ontario Posts: 25,717	I gave rice at 3 months... One of the big indicators is if your baby previously slept good at night and is now waking more then milk just isnt enough. Thats one good thing to go by, you dont always have to wait for other signs... As long as your baby has good head control

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Feb 28th, 2009, 15:46 PM	#7
alice&bump Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2008 Location: Manchester Posts: 8,700	if you feel the time's right then trust your mummy instincts!! i started katie at 11 weeks, i knew it was right for her. i could tell my HV agreed, but had to tell me to wait. she told me the other day that up to a couple of years ago the guidelines were 12 weeks and before that it was 8 weeks. it all depends on your baby tho xx ETA: i've not found it helps with sleeping, katie's still waking for a night feed, last night she woke up twice!

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Mar 2nd, 2009, 15:10 PM	#8
alio Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 2,942	mummys instinct is good. i think you've done the right thing. hi by the way!!! xxx

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Mar 2nd, 2009, 16:06 PM	#9
bluebell Other Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cornwall Posts: 2,123	I've just started Jay on baby rice as he started to show an interest in our food and seems to want to bf much more than before. He also started waking in the night again. xx

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