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Starting food is it different breastfeeding than bottle feeding?

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Fernie3 · 19/12/2010 13:25

My older three children were bottle fed and around 5.5 months we started giving a few tastes of food then after a week or two more regular feeding.
My newest baby is now 5 months but breastfed is there any difference in weaning ? With the others I gave half a bottle a taste of food then the rest of the bottle but my baby currently wont stop during a feed I tried this a few days ago and she screamed blue murder until she got the second breast!
She will take a bottle but only with a fuss and I don't really like pumping because it takes ages to get enough for just one feed so I would prefer not to do that other than when i need to go somewhere alone ( thankfully rare!)

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blueberrysantabait · 19/12/2010 13:51

Feed her until she has had her fill of breast then try a bit of food then offer the second breast. You could try the BLW thing and give her little tastes of finger foods after a BF. Milk needs to be her main source of nutrition until she is 1.

Seona1973 · 19/12/2010 15:02

I didnt give food along with milk with ds, I gave solids an hour or so after milk as he then took it a bit better.

MissAnthropy · 19/12/2010 15:06

BF to demand as usual. Offer solids when it suits you/the baby.

But BM first, solids second if you're doing them close together. Food's just a fun complement at first.

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