Dropping a feed
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Topic: Dropping a feed
Posted By: RinTinTin
Subject: Dropping a feed
Date Posted: 01 June 2010 at 12:40pm
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For the last few days Mac has been refusing his moring BF or only taking little bits and if I keep offering it, he just ends up biting me instead...ouch. My question is (or questions as it so happens), do I keep offering in the hopes he'll eventually pick it back up again? Do I replace it with a solid feed instead? Or do I leave him with just no feed at all? At what age do babies normally drop a feed? He's not even 6 months old now and he only has about 8 feeds a day as it is. We've only been doing solids for 2-3 weeks and only small amounts in the evenings. Any other info anyone can offer on this would be appreciated too. He's actually becoming a right little toad to feed. Either too nosey and looking around or he goes all rigid and grizzles at me (which I think is reflux maybe?) TIA ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: first
Date Posted: 01 June 2010 at 12:52pm
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By the time my boy was 6 months he was taking three to four Bf feeds a day and only a little solids.
You could just leave him to ask for his morning feed as he may just be wanting it a little later. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 01 June 2010 at 12:52pm
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my llittle girl only ever had four feeds a day right from when she was a newborn... i personally would just leave him a bit and offer it later. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: KiwisGirl
Date Posted: 01 June 2010 at 7:54pm
DD did this too.... she has been on 5 feeds a day for a couple months now and now that she is on solids.. it seems 5 is just too much so I have just adjusted her routine to 4 feeds, every 3.5hours... she seems much happier and also takes more per feed now that she is down to 4 
Edit to say: Oh and she is a very nosey toad too when it comes to feed time 
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Posted By: RinTinTin
Date Posted: 01 June 2010 at 9:02pm
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I'm going to still offer him the feed just incase he changes his mind but I won't panic if he refuses. He's been on solids for 2-3 weeks now, and his Dad suggested that maybe he was ready for a 2nd solid feed a day as he gulps back what he gets at night and looks for more. Will wait and see though. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Nikki
Date Posted: 01 June 2010 at 9:16pm
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Morgan was on 4 feeds and 2 solids at that age. I'd just give him a little while after waking and then offer the feed. If he's still not interested you could add breakie as the next solid meal, then BF at morning tea time. ------------- DS (5yrs) and DD (3yrs) |
Posted By: RinTinTin
Date Posted: 02 June 2010 at 9:57am
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Oh thanks Nikki. I've read a lot about solid feeding but still feel like I'm flying really blind. It's hard to know what and when sometimes. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Nutella
Date Posted: 02 June 2010 at 12:03pm
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I don't even know how many times a day DS feeds...is that bad? haha! I just feed him when he wants it...guess we don't have much of a routine... ------------- 
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