Baby led weaning
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Topic: Baby led weaning
Posted By: monster
Subject: Baby led weaning
Date Posted: 14 April 2008 at 8:51pm
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Has anyone here done this? How did it go?
My boy is nearly six months and I'm thinking of starting solids in the next week or so, but have just heard about this method (funny how you only hear of one approach from plunket!) and would like to hear of people's experiences. It makes a lot of sense to me, but I guess it's not the 'norm'. TIA -------------   
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Posted By: Phat_Cat
Date Posted: 14 April 2008 at 9:00pm
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Not too sure exactly what info your after but my boy self-weaned off breast to bottle exactly at 5 months. My supply was crappy to say the least (i was back working and unable to pump as often as i should have been) so bottle was what hes been on since and a much happier child. Im assuming what your plunket lady was saying is to start with milk before solids and offer one or two meals a day then increase to three.... at around eight - nine months (depends as to how long bubba has been on solids for) it swaps to solids before milk and as a natural occurance baby starts dropping his/her milk feeds down to 3-4 a day. If you are concerned about fluid intake you can offer boiled water. This is whats happened from my experience - what Ive just described is how my son is 91/2 months 3 meals a day, 3-4 bottles (sometimes more) and I offer water at meal times (and sometimes formula from a cup at brekkie just to get him used to the idea of have fulids from other sources other than a bottle) Hope this helps ------------- Tristen - 24/06/07 Rylan - 11/12/08 Angel Babies -14/08/05 & 21/01/2010 Curtis - 26/02/12 |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 14 April 2008 at 9:06pm
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there is lots of info available from googling it... and i have heard a few success stories on TNN abour it. it makes sense and would certainly stop a lot of the stress related to "feeding" a child. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: monster
Date Posted: 14 April 2008 at 9:09pm
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Sorry MMMum+bump - I meant 'baby led weaning' as in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby-led_weaning
I'm trying to find out more online, but would love to hear more from someone on here too... -------------
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 14 April 2008 at 9:44pm
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I think that Jennz looked into doing this (one of the june mummies) might be worth sending her a pm. ------------- 
 
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Posted By: monster
Date Posted: 15 April 2008 at 4:34pm
Thanks cuppatea - will do that. It seems it's not very common -------------
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Posted By: Jennz
Date Posted: 15 April 2008 at 9:49pm
Have PMed you  ------------- Jen, Charlotte 7 & Kate 3 
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