Nearly 8 mo old weaning and not BF-ing much...normal?

[NinkyNonker]

I know that sounds obvious, but we're baby led weaning so I am not able to keep an eye on how much solid food she actually eats.

She used to feed every 2 to 3 hours up until starting weaning at 6 months, now maybe once or twice a day and same at night. She never 'asks' for it either, it is more that I think she hasn't fed in a while or needs calming down for a nap .

She was 7lb born and is now over 20lbs, so a healthy girl who has always loved her food.

Is this normal or should I be offering her the breast more often?

Mine did this; he was never that into bfing really and by 8m was down to 3 a day, nothing at night.

I just tried him on a boob before each meal and after each nap, and eventually gave up worrying about it, and made sure he had lots of cheese/yog etc, plus water obviously.

(He's 17m now, I kept up the bfing 'til he was 1yr and went straight onto cow's milk which he seems to prefer , although I did half-and-half with ebm for a few days.)

My nine month old did similar at 7.5/8m. She's down to 1 in the morning, 1 at bedtime and half feed in the early hours of the morning. For the first little while I still offered it a couple of times during the day and she never refused but then just figured she'd ask for it if she wanted it.

She's blw'd too. Eats a fair amount as far as I can gauge from what's left on the plate/table/floor/everywhere and has a very varied and healthy diet. She's clearly thriving so I'm happy to assume she's still getting everything she needs.

Sounds like the same thing as with your dd. I think it's fine personally.

Jolly good! I assume she would tell me if she was hungry, but I do try to offer it to her a couple of times a day...she has never been known to refuse!

She does feed a little during the night, we co-sleep and it is a guaranteed way to help her go back to sleep if she wakes at an anti-social hour...