Advice on weaning and milk intake please...

[Sellena]

Hello all,

I start weaning my daughter just before 5 month after checking with the HV ( i felt she was ready) so far really good. The only I worry I have is that her milk take has decreased dramatically... She seems to be more happy with meals rather than milk. The only time I can get a good amount of milk down her is at night. I know babies drop feeds once they are on solids but to this extent? I have got it in my head that it is important that during these months milk is really important, more than solids but she seems to prefer solids much more.

Just to note, her breakfast cereal is made up with milk and her rice which she also has with pureed veg is also mixed with her milk..

Anyone else had similair experiences? Will speak to HV at next visit but justr wanted some first hand thoughts and comments.

Sellena

[Pickle]

Hi Sellena,

Are you offering her food before milk? If so, I would switch it - so milk first, then food afterwards. At this stage it is the milk that is more important, as it contains far more nutritional goodness than early weaning foods do. It's easy to get carried away and up the quantities of solids too quickly.

When I weaned each of my kids I took it pretty slowly, and didn't up them to 3 meals a day until around 8 months, at which point I introduced lunch as well as solids at breakfast and dinner time.

My baby is 10 months now, but still has milk before breakfast (usually quite a big feed) as well as quick feeds before lunch and dinner and a long feed before bed.

Good luck.

[Sellena]

Hi Pickle,

Thanks for your reply.

In the morning, I make up her milk and she refuses out right.. but if i sit her in her high chair and she watched me make up breakfast then the chewing starts! About an hour or two after breaky she gets tired and I manager to get a small feed down. Lunch is new this week, with both lunch and dinner I usually get her when she is not super hungry or full. I will try the bottle then food.

Thanks again.

Sellena

[mollie]

Have you heard about the NCT Postnatal course which covers feeding and weaning? Next one starts on Jan 8th and runs for 6 weeks. Contact [email protected] for more info. All the best,