Weaning Help please!

danni2609 · Jun 5th, 2009, 04:54 AM

Ok so i have decided Isabelle is ready for weaning nowas shes started waking up twice in the night again for milk...but ive forgotten how i did it last time round

So ive given her baby rice this morning before her milk and she ate the lot and then had 6oz milk too, but i dont know how to continue as she has had it in the morning wont she still wake up at night hungry and can i start it twice a day?

Blah11 · Jun 5th, 2009, 05:00 AM

Switch it to early evening but i'd keep it to one meal at the moment so as not to overload her tummy.

Serene123 · Jun 5th, 2009, 05:01 AM

I think that's a growth spurt, but if you want to give her food I too would say just one for now

mommyof3co · Jun 5th, 2009, 10:25 AM

I agree with Toria....they have a big growth spurt at that age that can be mistaken for them ready to start solids. I would really try holding off on starting for a week or 2 and see where she's at, and then if you think she's still ready then try. But if you really want to try now I would stay at once and in the morning that way you have all day to see if she has any reaction instead of it upsetting her tummy and really effecting her sleep even more.

chrissy&marty · Jun 5th, 2009, 10:50 AM

well my daughter is almost 5mounths and i have started in the last few weeks. although about a mounth ago now i had the same issue as you when she went through a growth spirt she was hungry and unsettled alot more and my mother in law kept saying i needed to give her rice but i just wasnt sure she was ready so i increased the amount of milk i gave her and persivered and i was worryed at the time but she settled down again and when the signs came she was ready i was glad i waited. basically my advice would be make sure its write cos u dont want put the little one off when it comes to solids. although on the other had if the liquids just dnt seem enough and she is even bring some back up and then still acting hungery then perhaps it is time, all children are differnent. hope this helpes xx good lu

danni2609 · Jun 5th, 2009, 16:15 PM

well shes been fine all day we shall see what tonight brings and whether its worth doing now

danni2609 · Jun 6th, 2009, 04:15 AM

Well a little update...she slept through

I knew it was time as Kaitlin was like this too thanx ladies

babezone · Jun 7th, 2009, 06:17 AM

woo glad she slept thru...i wud stick to the 1 solid in the morning like ur doing for now as the idea is fill them up loads in the day and they wont need anything during night xx

sarah_george · Jun 7th, 2009, 06:28 AM

I think you did well to get to 4 months hun! theres no way Oscar will make it to 6 months on milk alone, i'm goin to try to get him to at least 3 xx

Pyrrhic · Jun 7th, 2009, 06:30 AM

At 3-4 months babies go through their biggest growth spurt, and it lasts from anywhere between a few days to about a week. I would say it is probably this, rather than a need to wean as there are a lot more signs babies show when they are ready to wean rather than just waking up at night. Often, people will start thinking weaning is working when the baby starts sleeping through, when in fact it's just the growth spurt over with.

Jun 5th, 2009, 04:54 AM	#1
danni2609 Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: cornwall Posts: 6,138	Weaning Help please! Ok so i have decided Isabelle is ready for weaning nowas shes started waking up twice in the night again for milk...but ive forgotten how i did it last time round So ive given her baby rice this morning before her milk and she ate the lot and then had 6oz milk too, but i dont know how to continue as she has had it in the morning wont she still wake up at night hungry and can i start it twice a day?

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Jun 5th, 2009, 05:00 AM	#2
Blah11 Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 32,873	Switch it to early evening but i'd keep it to one meal at the moment so as not to overload her tummy.

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Jun 5th, 2009, 05:01 AM	#3
Serene123 Other Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 32,048	I think that's a growth spurt, but if you want to give her food I too would say just one for now

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Jun 5th, 2009, 10:25 AM	#4
mommyof3co Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Waxahachie, TX Posts: 10,076	I agree with Toria....they have a big growth spurt at that age that can be mistaken for them ready to start solids. I would really try holding off on starting for a week or 2 and see where she's at, and then if you think she's still ready then try. But if you really want to try now I would stay at once and in the morning that way you have all day to see if she has any reaction instead of it upsetting her tummy and really effecting her sleep even more.

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Jun 5th, 2009, 10:50 AM	#5
chrissy&marty Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Aldridge, Walsall (Birmingham) Posts: 617	well my daughter is almost 5mounths and i have started in the last few weeks. although about a mounth ago now i had the same issue as you when she went through a growth spirt she was hungry and unsettled alot more and my mother in law kept saying i needed to give her rice but i just wasnt sure she was ready so i increased the amount of milk i gave her and persivered and i was worryed at the time but she settled down again and when the signs came she was ready i was glad i waited. basically my advice would be make sure its write cos u dont want put the little one off when it comes to solids. although on the other had if the liquids just dnt seem enough and she is even bring some back up and then still acting hungery then perhaps it is time, all children are differnent. hope this helpes xx good lu

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Jun 5th, 2009, 16:15 PM	#6
danni2609 Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: cornwall Posts: 6,138	well shes been fine all day we shall see what tonight brings and whether its worth doing now

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Jun 6th, 2009, 04:15 AM	#7
danni2609 Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: cornwall Posts: 6,138	Well a little update...she slept through I knew it was time as Kaitlin was like this too thanx ladies

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Jun 7th, 2009, 06:17 AM	#8
babezone Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: portsmouth. uk Posts: 4,021	woo glad she slept thru...i wud stick to the 1 solid in the morning like ur doing for now as the idea is fill them up loads in the day and they wont need anything during night xx

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Jun 7th, 2009, 06:28 AM	#9
sarah_george Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Midlands Posts: 2,120	I think you did well to get to 4 months hun! theres no way Oscar will make it to 6 months on milk alone, i'm goin to try to get him to at least 3 xx

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Jun 7th, 2009, 06:30 AM	#10
Pyrrhic Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 14,567	At 3-4 months babies go through their biggest growth spurt, and it lasts from anywhere between a few days to about a week. I would say it is probably this, rather than a need to wean as there are a lot more signs babies show when they are ready to wean rather than just waking up at night. Often, people will start thinking weaning is working when the baby starts sleeping through, when in fact it's just the growth spurt over with.

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