My ds is 24 weeks and for the past week and a half we have been giving him solids as he was showing signs of readiness. We started with breakfast which he took to great so at the weekend we gave him lunch too - he has just been having mashed fruit and veg so far.
Anyway, he is ebf and up until we started the solids I just fed on demand with absolutely no regard for schedules, the clock etc. He probably did develop a bit of a pattern but I didn't really notice as I was just happy to demand feed. But now, with the solids, I am finding it difficult to fit in bf, solids and naps and am having to think more carefully about a schedule. I know you are supposed to give the milk first, and this works fine with breakfast, but somehow every lunchtime I end up feeling as if he is due a milk feed, solid feed and a nap at the same time! If he has the milk feed first he has v little solids and vice versa. I feel as if this lunch bf will be the first one to go, as he has been taking very little anyway, but that will leave him on about 4 milk feeds during the day (and still around 2 at night). Is this enough? Or is it best not to drop milk feeds until they are established on solids including dairy?? It's so confusing as Kellymom says solids should be introduced v slowly, whereas bloody Annabel Karmel says by 6 months they should be on 3 meals, including meat, fish and dairy!!
Also naps - He usually naps about 9.30 and 11.30/12 (annoying 1/2 hour catnaps) but today I managed to push his second one back after his lunch and he had a much longer nap than usual, but was flagging by 5 and we usually do bedtime at 6, so think he might still need a little sleep later in the afternoon? God knows how I will fit in tea!!