Baby led weaning question...

[EmmaDoran]

Currently doing baby led weaning with my 6 month old but am a bit confused as to when to offer food - is it before usual milk feeds, after, or at other times to when he has his usual milk feed? He happily has his milk feed followed by porridge and banana for breakfast, but when I offer veg or fruit for lunch after his milk he doesn't seem too interested...I'm keen to know what others are doing and what has worked!

[Fuschia]

Are you bottle feeding or breastfeeding?

[EmmaDoran]

Bottle.

[Fuschia]

If it's any help when I weaned mine (bf) I alternated milk and solids as it didn't seem practicL to combine the

at one meal especiAlly with my twins

I also found it suited me, and a blw approach, to offer solids when I was having my own meals

When I start weaning my latest baby I think I will do something like

Milk in bed as usual about 630/7

Cereal, fruit at 8ish with the other children then milk and a nap

Awake at 930ish

Solids about 1100

Milk at 12ish and a sleep

That sort of thing

However if you are bottle feeding there is prob less of an association between milk and naps

[Fuschia]

At first the solids ate just for taste esp

If blw

Everybody finds the first month or so of weaning us very awkward and seems to be nonstop feeding

It will start to feel

More natural and fall into s pattern as you get used to it

And then

The pattern will change every few months till you get to 1y plus and milk starts to play a backseat

[Fuschia]

Some discussion here

http://www.babyledweaning.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=182&start=0

Those mums all seem to alternate milk and solids

Maybe the milk followed by solids works for ff/pur?e?

[EmmaDoran]

Thanks Fuscia - all very helpful. I think I will alternate milk and food (rather than combine as one big meal) as you suggest. He doesn't associate milk with naps so don't really have to work around that. It's all very new and confusing at the moment but (hopefully) we'll get into the swing of things..:) He seems happy enough so I probably just need to relax a bit.

[sagat]

They don't realise at first that food is meant to fill their bellies, its more about exploration so make sure they are not hungry when you first start giving them solids

[EmmaDoran]

Thanks sagat - will do. Think I'll give the regular milk feed and then offer some food a little bit later so that he's interested but not hungry.