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Caz10 have you started weaning your dd yet?!

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peggotty · 13/06/2008 20:19

How's it going? Is she any better at b-feeding during the day etc? (I spoke to you on your 'reverse cycling' thread a wee while ago

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Caz10 · 14/06/2008 14:24

hi!

WELL...the night feeding has calmed down slightly - we are back to 3/4hrly feeds as opposed to 1/2hrly so that is something.

Foodwise she has been trying to nick off our plates for weeks, so I thought she'd really love her grub but she is really not all that interested! She's happy to munch on things like breadsticks, rice cakes and rusk/biscuity things, and a fair amount goes in, but fruit and veggies get totally rejected, I've tried both BLW-style veggie "chips" and mashed up stuff on a spoon, she just doesn't seem to like the taste.

Her daytime feeding is still quite rubbish, but I'm finding I can put her off for a wee bit longer so that we can get home/wait till people have left etc and she has a better feed then. eg today we went to a cafe where normally i would have had to wrestle with her to feed, flashed boob everywhere etc. Instead she munched on/threw about some breadsticks and i didn't even try to feed her, meant her next feed was about 3.5hrs after the previous one rather than 2.5-3, but she managed and we've just had a fairly decent feed just now.

sorry loooong waffly answer but basically things are slightly better! how about you guys? how old is your lo now? we are at 27wks

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peggotty · 14/06/2008 15:06

lol at 'wrestle with her to feed, flashed boob everywhere'! Sounds like the stage I'm at still with ds, in fact was doing that very thing this morn in a cafe!! He's still only 21 weeks, so another 5 before solids begin. I'm starting to have serous daydreams and fantasising about weaning (god knows why because it was just a faff with dd!). I am hoping for just extending the length of time between feeds a bit at least or to be able to distract him with breadsticks etc, just like you seem to be doing. I think I'm going to do a bit of puree and some finger foods, is that what you're doing?
He's still rubbish at feeding during day, peering around, or face crumpling into tears at a loud noise etc next to him while he feeds
I would guess that things will get better for you from now on in - maybe no sleeping through the night or anything, but just more predictable and manageable maybe....?