Help - I'm in need of some reassurance about weaning...
DD is 7 mths and we started weaning slowly just before 6 mths. She currently has baby porridge of breakfast, pureed veg for lunch and pureed fruit for tea. She is having about half a small pot of each (2oz ish). More of the porridge and fruit - less of the veg which she isn't that keen on.
I've also tried her with finger foods - but she either plays with them and doesn't even put any in her mouth (yet anything else she lays her hands on goes straight in the mouth!) or, if she accidentally gets a bit in her mouth, gags and spits it out.
She isn't really having any protein yet - should she be?? I haven't started her on dairy either as I've seen so many mixed views on this for small babies.
Also she is still breastfed at the moment and I'm worried about the question of whether she is getting enough iron now?
Most of my antenatal group stared weaning before 6 mths and now have little ones wolfing down two courses at a time. I know I shouldn't compare, but can't help feeling I am hampering her development. Not helped my HV telling me we should be on 3 full meals a day, protein, etc.
Help - I'm usually quite confident that I am doing right by her. But this food thing has me all confused and it is an area where I really want to set her off on the right foot. Am also feeling disheartened that when I spend hours preparing foods for her I end up throwing most of it away!
Daff
Please or to access all these features
Please
or
to access all these features
Find weaning advice from other Mumsnetters on our Weaning forum. Use our child development calendar for more information.
Weaning
Worried about weaning
7 replies
Daffodilly · 07/06/2007 09:23
OP posts:
smallwhitecat ·
07/06/2007 09:40
This reply has been deleted
Message withdrawn
Please create an account
To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.