Is this enough?

[lyndyloo]

LO is 6m and in nursey 3 days pw full-time. Has just started. She has refused bottles since she started but will take some ebm in a cup (the most is 3 oz). She eats 3 small meals at nursery and has water - mainly puddings though as hates veg! (Has youghurt, custard etc). She has 2 breastfeeds before nursery and 2 on return.

On non nursery days she feeds every 2- 3 hoursn as well as having 3 small 'meals'.

I haven't checked her weight gain yet but she seems quite happy. I was worried she would cry nursery down because she couldn't get breastfed but she doesn't and it seems she would rather wait for me than take a bottle of alot of milk in a cup.

Does this seem OK? Her lack of interest in veg is a concern but at the moment I am just happy she is eating anything and by having dairy she is increasing her milk intake I guess.

[Elasticwoman]

Seems great to me. I knew a mother who went back to work full time when baby was only 4 months and baby wouldn't take any fluid at all till mother came home in the evening and bf. Baby now 21 year old Cambridge graduate in rude health.

[yellowrose]

lyndy - you are doing fine with bf as much as you can when you are with her

she can get all the vit. and calcium she needs from her solid intake - yoghurt is a better alternative to cow's milk as a main source of calcium - many bf babies don't like the taste of cow's milk any way - mine is now 2.7 yo and still won't touch the stuff ! he loves his yoghurts though

keep offering her fruit and veg for her vit c intake and so on - babies and toddlers are very moody when it comes to food - some days they will eat it other days they won't

yes, do offer her ebm in a cup if she won't drink out of a bottle - you will find it is easier when she can hold the cup herself

i think LLL and kellymom.com may have some good guidelines for mums who are at work after 6 months - check out their websites

good luck !

[Elasticwoman]

ps how many hours a week are you away from your baby? 30? A week is 168 hours, so you are still with your baby the vast majority of the time. Does it really matter what she refuses while you're not there, esp if she's not showing signs of distress?

[lyndyloo]

Thanks - feel a bit better and your responses are helpful. I suppose if she is happy and settled then I should just go with the flow.

She really needs to expand her food repitoire though - so much pureed fruit! She had a bit of hummus tonight though so maybe I could make her some (without salt).

[Elasticwoman]

Doesn't she have mashed cooked veg eg potato, carrot or other root veg? If not I recommend them and when she's used to that you could mix in avocado pear which is high in calories and nutrients. (My children didn't go for avocado on its own but maybe yours would.)

[lyndyloo]

She did have veg at the start of weaning but now won't! Have tried most things tbh. I am just hoping when she starts finger foods she will take something other than fruit!