6 mo dd has been exclusively bf up until a week ago when I started weaning (or trying to wean!). Shes a thriving, chubby baby but she feeds around 6 times a night for 20 odd minutes a time and I'm exhausted (have 2 other children too!). Shes been doing this for the last month which I thought meant she was going through a growth spurt/ready to be weaned. I thought things might get better when I started weaning but she basically clamps her lips shut when she sees a spoon and is not interested in food (I've tried giving her finger food as well but shes just not interested). As she still feeds every couple of hours in the day I can't seem to express more than a couple of ozs so dp is unable to give her a bottle at night to give me a break.
Just after some advice really as to whether I should give her a bottle of formula at night? As we're trying to wean, is the whole 'virgin gut' an issue anymore? Also, I know the current advice is to give food after milk but what if you're 6mo just isn't interested in food? thanks