Feeling obliged to offer food...

[NoBiggy]

Probably daft of me, but I feel like I "owe" dd 3 meals a day. So at breakfast she has a few shreddies or cheerios or whatever's about that day. Lunchtime, she's quite often asleep, so dd1 and I will have finished, but then I will prepare her something - I'm not sure if she cares that I do or not! This evening they've both nodded off before tea, so I've put them both up, and there's a good chance they'll sleep through.

So basically, I think I'm wanting someone to tell me it's OK to miss the odd meal if she prefers to sleep, and I don't need to feel that I've shorthchanged her. She still BFs with as much gusto as ever.

[MrsGumby]

Don't you worry a jot...if she's healthy, sleeping well and BF-ing well you're doing a fantastic job!!! My DD is 10 months (still BF-ing) and misses the occasional meal and I don't worry about it because she has the appetite of two horses and always makes up for it the next day!

[terramum]

DS only ever ate supper & occasionally breakfast until he was 9ish months as he was generally too full with bm for breakfast & slept for hours around lunchtime...he then started having a bit of lunch & breakfast & snacks in between when he had a growth spurt at 10 months, but only for a couple of weeks. It wasnt until he was nearer 12-18 months that he consitsantly had 3 meals a day.

[MaeWest]

My DS is 8.5 months and still bf on demand (showing no real signs of dropping feeds). I realiably give him breakfast and lunch, but he's often tired and whingy later in the day so only occasionally has food at teatime. I reckon that he's still getting most of what he needs from milk at the moment so it doesn't matter too much.

[Jelley]

Ds still skips lunch if he is asleep. He's 14 months. I assume if he was hungry he would wake up, and don't worry about it.

[Jelley]

Ds still skips lunch if he is asleep. He's 14 months. I assume if he was hungry he would wake up, and don't worry about it.

[NoBiggy]

Thanks, I was sure in my head that it was OK, just something was nagging that I was depriving her!

They both nodded off before tea last night, and didn't bother me until 7 this morning. They seem quite happy about it, and their dad and I treated ourselves to an Indian takeaway.

[PinkTulips]

ds is 8 months and only has dinner and occasionally breakfast

he's a huge lad and more than happy with his bm