Hi all,
Having a massive wobble. My son is nearly 8 months old and I am due to return to work full time in just over a week.
Here's my dilemma: (1) My son has never really taken his bottle from anyone but my husband and me. He can be difficult to feed at the best of times and none of my family have ever succeeded in feeding him. He has a milk protein allergy and was in a lot of discomfort when he was little until we got the diagnosis and he went onto special formula. I think this may have contributed to his fussiness around feeding. (2) We are trying to do baby led weaning and started just before 6 months but it is slow progress. He loves to taste and play with different foods but isn't really swallowing much yet, so he definitely still needs his milk feeds. Until now, I haven't been too worried about this as I've read lots of accounts of BLW experiences and understand that many children don't 'click' ad really start eating until 9/10 months.
We have found a lovely childminder and my son is doing some settling in days at the moment. However, she has so far been unable to get him to take any milk. Today, he was with the childminder from 10am to 2pm. When I dropped him off, I explained that he would likely need his bottle soon but unfortunately, he wouldn't take it, despite the childminder trying several times. When I collected him, the childminder asked if she could try spoon feeding him as he can't be spending longer days with her without eating anything/having bottles. There was also mention of him having eaten 'a few Quavers', which I didn't really take in at the time as I'm exhausted through lack of sleep and wobbling about leaving him/going back to work anyway. I had told the childminder about my son's milk protein allergy, however, and am annoyed that he has been given food which could have caused him an allergic reaction, when I have been clear from the start that he cannot have anything containing milk products.
Feeling upset as my baby has gone from 7am (his last bottle) until 2.30pm (when I got him home) without any food. When we arrived home, he woke up, immediately cried for food and drained a full bottle. I'm also now questioning whether I need to start getting him used to spoon feeding so that he can eat when he's with his childminder.
I'm really sorry if this all sounds a bit feeble but I haven't any mum friends and don't know who to turn to for advice. Just feeling like perhaps I've done the wrong thing and if I'd done traditional weaning, perhaps I wouldn't have this problem now.
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RochelleGoyle · 13/04/2017 15:34
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