Juggling milk feeds, naps and BLW meals! How do you do it? - Page 2

joeyjo · Mar 10th, 2010, 09:47 AM

We skip the naps

sorry flipant answer!! But my LO doesn't nap much and when he had 4 milk feeds & 3 meals I struggled - mainly coz after breakfast he wouldn't eat or have milk till about 12:30. I dropped a milk feed (he's brestfed so I don't know how much he drinks) and it got much easier - he also settled better at night.

He sometimes wakes about 11pm for BF but not often.

He only naps about 30min in morning & 20 in afternoon. He sleeps 13hours overnight.

LavenderPeony · Mar 11th, 2010, 19:10 PM

Phew... been so busy w/ DS's busy little schedule... can't find time to get on the computer!

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Originally Posted by mumtosam

I think it depends on how much they are eating really. When Sam started to eat more he just naturally dropped one of his milk feeds.

You know what? Since I posted this thread, he's dropped one feed. I think he was ready to a few weeks ago already but it was probably more ME who kept an extra one or two in there for fear he wasn't getting enough from his BLW meals. I'm still worried that he's not getting enough from the meals so I'll continue to offer him his first thing in the morning and last thing at night bottles... let him ask for the other one or two during the day as he need them.

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Originally Posted by golcarlilly

We went down the traditional weaning route from just over four months but have progressed onto finger foods and other blw foods now. IKWYM about trying to fit everything in it is hard work!! I think the others are right, we need to try and cut down on the formula and increase their appetite, I am trying to offer food before formula now and see if that works

Welcome to BNB by the way

it is great on here there is so much help and support on every problem you have!

Thanks for the wonderful welcome! I love it here so far though I haven't been on much! I also started solids "traditionally" w/ spoon feeding and purees. Wouldn't have changed it if DS didn't hate the SF and mashed foods so much! Meals became a battle so I had to find an alternative!! I heard about BLW but couldn't be bothered to look into it until I just had no other choice!

I've been so anxious about weaning him off the milk... so worried he won't get enough to eat. But, I do see him very very slowly increase the amount of solids he takes in every few days. So, I'm just going to go w/ his cues and I'm sure we'll happily find our way together!

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Originally Posted by joeyjo

We skip the naps

sorry flipant answer!! But my LO doesn't nap much and when he had 4 milk feeds & 3 meals I struggled - mainly coz after breakfast he wouldn't eat or have milk till about 12:30. I dropped a milk feed (he's brestfed so I don't know how much he drinks) and it got much easier - he also settled better at night.

He sometimes wakes about 11pm for BF but not often.

He only naps about 30min in morning & 20 in afternoon. He sleeps 13hours overnight.

Thanks for the giggle! When you dropped a milk feed, was it because he wasn't demanding as many feeds, or did you initiate it and just not offer it?

**Vickie** · Mar 11th, 2010, 19:12 PM

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Oh dear!

What a way to start off on the wrong foot! So sorry about that! I apologize profusely and hope I can be forgiven for that!!

my turn to apologize I just now saw this

don't worry about it

golcarlilly · Mar 12th, 2010, 10:51 AM

Hey hows it been going? Myles has not had as many feeds the last couple of days and his appetite has increased so I am really pleased

He has been napping like crazy today and he doesn't usually so I am wondering if we are going through a growth spurt?!

Mar 10th, 2010, 09:47 AM	#11
joeyjo Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Herts Posts: 4,386	We skip the naps sorry flipant answer!! But my LO doesn't nap much and when he had 4 milk feeds & 3 meals I struggled - mainly coz after breakfast he wouldn't eat or have milk till about 12:30. I dropped a milk feed (he's brestfed so I don't know how much he drinks) and it got much easier - he also settled better at night. He sometimes wakes about 11pm for BF but not often. He only naps about 30min in morning & 20 in afternoon. He sleeps 13hours overnight.

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Mar 12th, 2010, 10:51 AM	#14
golcarlilly Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Posts: 10,442	Hey hows it been going? Myles has not had as many feeds the last couple of days and his appetite has increased so I am really pleased He has been napping like crazy today and he doesn't usually so I am wondering if we are going through a growth spurt?!

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