Hi all,
DD 11.5 months, EBF. Currently going through a crap phase re solids, refusing most food, will still eat yoghurt, fruit, oatcakes, raisins, bananas, baby sweetcorn, bread but not a lot else! (This too shall pass....this too shall pass..). She currently has BFs at 6.30am, 9.30am (for nap), 2pm, 5pm and 7pm. Quite a lot of feeds for her age I know, but it works for us. She will do without the 9.30am feed at weekends as DP puts her down for her nap and for him she will self settle! I can retain the 6.30am, 5pm and 7pm feeds when I return to work so I just need a solution for the 2pm feed. Currently she does drink water out of a cup but not loads if I am around as she knows she can feed. I am confident she will drink as much water as she needs when I am not there though. But - should I spend the last week of mat leave trying to persuade to take formula/cow's milk out of a cup for the 2pm feed? Or just hope she makes up her intake with solids. I suppose she could just have a yoghurt at 2pm instead....I'm hoping on the days we are together she'll keep the 2pm BF for as long as she wants it.
Thanks and sorry for the long post!