DS is 20 weeks, breastfed, born on the 75th centile, steadily dropped to 50th, now dropping slightly more. He's 98th centile for height. For the past 6 weeks he has been waking AT LEAST 3 times a night, which I'm finding a real problem, but don't take it as a sign he needs baby rice!! HV said: 'I know the WHO/NHS state waiting for 6 months, but I, as a children's nurse and health visitor think that if you wait till 6 months his weight will drop even more and he won't thrive.'...She's mad, yes??
Are there any instances where it's necessary to start weaning onto solids earlier than the recommended 6 months??
BTW, I also have a 2 year-old who perfectly happily waited till she was 6 mths old so she could take the BLW route. She followed a completely different curve though: started on 75th, leapt to 98th for weight and height and stayed there.
So, comparing the 2 children I just feel that something isn't right with DS' feeding (and feel a bit disheartened that he keeps dropping through the centiles). I wouldn't mind the endless night feeds if he was putting on loads of weight, but he's not.
Have also posted similar on the weaning board.
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Slowish weight gain, frequent night waking & HV recommending baby rice at 20 weeks...help!
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WindUpBird · 30/09/2008 20:37
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