Breastfeeding & BLW

topaz · Nov 18th, 2009, 08:21 AM

My little girl is almost 5 months, she was born at 33+1. I am breastfeeding on demand, 3 hourly through the night, more often during the day if she is awake, cluster feeds in the late evenings.

How will I know when she is ready to start solids?

I want to continue breastfeeding, aiming for a year old at the moment, how do I manage that around the feeds? I'm confused about it all, no-one else BF in my family so I have no-one to ask, and HV won't be supportive as shes already warning about tooth cavities

I just want to ensure my baby gets her milk for as long as possible but I just don't have any idea what kind of routine we would be in?

Any advice gratefully received xx

Lu28 · Nov 18th, 2009, 08:26 AM

Personally I think it's best to keep with bfing until 6 months unless she's obviously not satisfied with her milk anymore before then even if you keep feeding on demand.

Does your day have any kind of routine at the moment? If not, I'd just try with solids after a bf at a point during the day when she's generally happy and relaxed and just build it up. If it's any help, our day is like this:

7am - bf
8am - breakfast - porridge
10.30am - bf
11.30am - lunch - usually something on toast
2.30pm - bf
5pm - bf
5.30pm - dinner - whatever we're having

topaz · Nov 18th, 2009, 16:47 PM

Thanks Lu28, we aren't in any hurry, just thought we had better start thinking about it so we had a plan

Thanks for posting you routine, thats really helpful for me to see what kind of thing we need to aim for x

purple_socks · Nov 20th, 2009, 03:46 AM

sorry to crash but just wondered what ur HV was talking abt with the whole tooth cavities?...i dont understand?

SwissMiss · Nov 20th, 2009, 04:20 AM

Heya hon,

Its def important to start her on solids when she's in a good mood... For Lindsey that was around lunch time, after her morning nap. I'm still bfing too and I must say its a bit of guesswork at the beginning. Our routine looks kinda like Lu's at the mo, I'm still trying to figure out evenings though...

6.30/7am - bf
8.30/9 am - breakfast of cereal/fruit
10.30am - bf
12 - lunch (carrots/potatoes, zucchini, etc)
3.30pm - bf
4pm - fruit (dont' always give this...)
6.30pm - dinner (still workin' on this meal, she doesn't usually take much...)
8.30pm - last bf and bed

Good luck hon and whatever you do, don't freak out if it doesn't work the first little while. I tried Lindsey for a full month and a half on solids with nothing but gagging and up-chucking and frustration, and then suddenly sth clicked and she eats like a champion now!

topaz · Nov 20th, 2009, 17:29 PM

Thanks SwissMiss, I've drummed it into myself not to make a big thing of it....x

Purple_socks the HV told me that continuing to breastfeed could cause her teeth (when she cuts them lol) to rot....although I thought that the action of breastfeeding meant milk didn't pool in the mouth anyway....that and the fact that milk teeth are called milk teeth for a reason? Flippin woman, I sometimes think I should just tell her not to come

angelstardust · Nov 21st, 2009, 07:07 AM

Topaz, you must have magic sugar making boobies!

Faerie · Nov 26th, 2009, 15:22 PM

OMG I think your HV should be sacked immediately!! What a load of b*llocks! Please, ignore her.

Annnd PMSL angelstardust!

Faerie · Nov 26th, 2009, 15:24 PM

Oh, and I started sitting Sofia up at the table around 5.5 months, gave her a spoon to play with, then some veggie sticks, at first she was just bashing them around but within a week she was sucking and then by 6 months she was eating bits. Now she's doing really well, she had beef stew for lunch today (though the monkey picked out her favourite bits) and pitta bread with tuna paste for supper.

purple_socks · Dec 1st, 2009, 12:30 PM

OMG thats surely thats such rubbish!...i'd get a new HV straight away! (well actually i'd prob stop seeing her coz i dont really bother with my HV but if u wanna see a HV i'd def see a different one) is she getting confused with bottle feeding? i have heard prolonged bottle feeding can damage teeth but breast feeding is recommended by the world health organisation until 2 years!

have u read the BLW book? that talks abt continuing breastfeeding alongside BLW. It says continue to FOD and introduce solids after milk feeds (food is a toy at first so LO shouldn't b hungry or they wont b intersted) then LO will naturally drop feeds/ take less each feed. u dont have to do anything urself...just trust LO to progress from milk to solids at her own pace

Nov 18th, 2009, 08:21 AM	#1
topaz Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: South Wales Posts: 85	Breastfeeding & BLW My little girl is almost 5 months, she was born at 33+1. I am breastfeeding on demand, 3 hourly through the night, more often during the day if she is awake, cluster feeds in the late evenings. How will I know when she is ready to start solids? I want to continue breastfeeding, aiming for a year old at the moment, how do I manage that around the feeds? I'm confused about it all, no-one else BF in my family so I have no-one to ask, and HV won't be supportive as shes already warning about tooth cavities I just want to ensure my baby gets her milk for as long as possible but I just don't have any idea what kind of routine we would be in? Any advice gratefully received xx

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Nov 18th, 2009, 08:26 AM	#2
Lu28 Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 12,646	Personally I think it's best to keep with bfing until 6 months unless she's obviously not satisfied with her milk anymore before then even if you keep feeding on demand. Does your day have any kind of routine at the moment? If not, I'd just try with solids after a bf at a point during the day when she's generally happy and relaxed and just build it up. If it's any help, our day is like this: 7am - bf 8am - breakfast - porridge 10.30am - bf 11.30am - lunch - usually something on toast 2.30pm - bf 5pm - bf 5.30pm - dinner - whatever we're having
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Nov 18th, 2009, 16:47 PM	#3
topaz Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: South Wales Posts: 85	Thanks Lu28, we aren't in any hurry, just thought we had better start thinking about it so we had a plan Thanks for posting you routine, thats really helpful for me to see what kind of thing we need to aim for x

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Nov 20th, 2009, 03:46 AM	#4
purple_socks Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,978	sorry to crash but just wondered what ur HV was talking abt with the whole tooth cavities?...i dont understand?

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Nov 20th, 2009, 04:20 AM	#5
SwissMiss Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bern, Switzerland Posts: 3,965	Heya hon, Its def important to start her on solids when she's in a good mood... For Lindsey that was around lunch time, after her morning nap. I'm still bfing too and I must say its a bit of guesswork at the beginning. Our routine looks kinda like Lu's at the mo, I'm still trying to figure out evenings though... 6.30/7am - bf 8.30/9 am - breakfast of cereal/fruit 10.30am - bf 12 - lunch (carrots/potatoes, zucchini, etc) 3.30pm - bf 4pm - fruit (dont' always give this...) 6.30pm - dinner (still workin' on this meal, she doesn't usually take much...) 8.30pm - last bf and bed Good luck hon and whatever you do, don't freak out if it doesn't work the first little while. I tried Lindsey for a full month and a half on solids with nothing but gagging and up-chucking and frustration, and then suddenly sth clicked and she eats like a champion now!

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Nov 20th, 2009, 17:29 PM	#6
topaz Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: South Wales Posts: 85	Thanks SwissMiss, I've drummed it into myself not to make a big thing of it....x Purple_socks the HV told me that continuing to breastfeed could cause her teeth (when she cuts them lol) to rot....although I thought that the action of breastfeeding meant milk didn't pool in the mouth anyway....that and the fact that milk teeth are called milk teeth for a reason? Flippin woman, I sometimes think I should just tell her not to come

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Nov 21st, 2009, 07:07 AM	#7
angelstardust Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Ayrshire, Scotland Posts: 2,318	Topaz, you must have magic sugar making boobies!

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Nov 26th, 2009, 15:22 PM	#8
Faerie Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Alsace, France (and Basel, Switzerland) Posts: 5,527	OMG I think your HV should be sacked immediately!! What a load of b*llocks! Please, ignore her. Annnd PMSL angelstardust!

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Nov 26th, 2009, 15:24 PM	#9
Faerie Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Alsace, France (and Basel, Switzerland) Posts: 5,527	Oh, and I started sitting Sofia up at the table around 5.5 months, gave her a spoon to play with, then some veggie sticks, at first she was just bashing them around but within a week she was sucking and then by 6 months she was eating bits. Now she's doing really well, she had beef stew for lunch today (though the monkey picked out her favourite bits) and pitta bread with tuna paste for supper.

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Dec 1st, 2009, 12:30 PM	#10
purple_socks Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,978	OMG thats surely thats such rubbish!...i'd get a new HV straight away! (well actually i'd prob stop seeing her coz i dont really bother with my HV but if u wanna see a HV i'd def see a different one) is she getting confused with bottle feeding? i have heard prolonged bottle feeding can damage teeth but breast feeding is recommended by the world health organisation until 2 years! have u read the BLW book? that talks abt continuing breastfeeding alongside BLW. It says continue to FOD and introduce solids after milk feeds (food is a toy at first so LO shouldn't b hungry or they wont b intersted) then LO will naturally drop feeds/ take less each feed. u dont have to do anything urself...just trust LO to progress from milk to solids at her own pace

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