Rapidly dropping day time milk feeds

[TiddlerTiddler]

LO is 6 months and has just started solids in the past few weeks. Its going so-so He seems to be loving food as long as its sweet! And am following weaning thread for some advice on this.

But wanted to come back here to ask question regarding milk volume. I already have a problem of milk drinking during the night and not the day and difficulty getting him to Bfeed during the day. eg when he was FF one night he took 22oz between 6pm and 6am!!!!

But he now seems to be cutting back on his day time milk intake even further (eg, refusing boob at 8am this morning after feeding at 5am BUT guzzling baby porridge mush). Why??????????? He took one boob at 11am BUT nothing at 3pm. I also offered when he woke from his nap at 2pm in case he woke up thirsty nothing doing. At 3pm, I resorted to expressing and trying bottle but still only took 2oz and that was me trying to get him to drink (not forcing him I promise)

I am stressed because solids was supposed to reduce night waking, not reduce his milk during the day even further. Does this sound abnormal to you? today, he only had 1 boob at 11am, 2oz EBM at 3pm and 6oz of EBM at 7.30pm. Apart from being in for a rough night ahead, would welcome any thoughts.

[glitterandsparkle]

have you started him on any proteins ie meat fish etc? when i started dd on protein i dropped mid morning feed (11am) and she was fine with this. do bear in mind that the more solids he has the less milk he will drink. if he had a good feed at 5am its possible he was still satisfied at 8am or that he was more interested in the porridge, why not try giving solids and then offering breast after as a drink.
at 6 months old my dd had:

breastfeed 7am

porridge between 8am -9am with small feed after.

dinner at 11.30am with water

breastfeed in afternoon

tea 4pm with breastfeed.

then would cluster feed at 6pm & 8pm

i went back to work on nights when she was 6 months old and she got by on 3 feeds a day, as long as you give him yogurt, cheese etc as alternatives to breastmilk he will be fine.
HTH

[TiddlerTiddler]

Helps????? Its BRILLIANT! Thanks for posting your "day"

I will try not to get too stressed then. I think thats kinda where he is heading himself it seems (if only he would feed less during the night). If I could just get him to take a proper breast feed in the afternoon I think I would be even more chilled. He is normally good about loading up 6 - 8pm at least.

I guess its just that everyone else I read about seems to be always feeding and I seem to have the opposite problem during the day.

Also, I somehow feed guilty about giving him water with dinner! But yet I didn't with DS1 when he was on bottles. v.strange.

But, his poo is getting a bit thick and struggling with it, so he definitely needs the water.

Spoke with the HV yesterday about his veg refusal and she suggested moving onto chicken and meat now (I was obviously being too timid and he may be getting bored - god not another bloody sweet potato / carrot / parsnip etc.)

[Flalas]

Can so sympathise with you!!! I started back at work last Monday, and although I've not been blessed with boobs and baby that bonded and have had to make do with infant formula, by little boy has declined his milk since Christmas. Hates it, and to make matters worse he's also started rejecting his veg. I've even considered changing not only the brand but also the type of milk, thinking he's just bored of the flavour. Bottlefed babies just don't get that luxury of tasting what mum's had the night before!

Thankfully yesterday we hit a lightbulb moment. He's jealous of all the other babies in nursery who are eating food and not this milk rubbish. So, now its Bottle first thing, followed by porridge and smaller milk feed a few hours later. Lunch is chicken and veg mush, followed by yoghurt and water, and delay his usual milk feed by 2 hours, by which time he'll want it. The meat really does seem to rev up the enthusiasm, and giving his milk as almost a snack must just hit the "I'm so grown up" spot. Same for the evening - dinner then milk 2 hours later.