29 week old not bf enough?

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Dd had a big bf last night from half six 'til about quarter past 7. Slept through 'til 6am, had a moderate but not massive bf then. Since then she has had a bit of porridge, some rice cake with mashed banana on, some sweet potato, avocado and melon. But as much as I stuff my nipple in her mouth she's only had a tiny bit of breast milk. Should I be worried? Or just go out and wait until she really wants to bf?

Should I have offered milk before lunch? At baby cafe they told me just to trust her, if she doesn't want food she'll push it away. I gave her a bit of sweet potato expecting her to not want it and have a bf instead. But she kept eating and had the avocado, rice cake and melon too.

She has gone down to just 4 bfs a day since starting solids, and today is looking like she might have even less than that. Is that ok?

I was so much less stressed when she was ebf!

When I said just go out I meant take her with me!

They all vary quit a bit, but at this age the general advice is to offer a milk feed before solids untill she's one.

Agree with MigGril, I'd offer the bm an hour before solids. At this age they should be getting most of her nutrition from the milk and the solids are just to complement.

Thanks, it worked better this afternoon; she had a big bf 3 'til 4 then had dinner at half 5, now she's feeding again before going to sleep. I'll offer the bf before lunch tomorrow. Thanks for the advice, I'm sure I'll get used to this weaning lark soon and then be massively unsure about something else entirely.

Glad things are working out better for you .

My DD is a few weeks older than yours, but has also gone down to 4 bfeeds a day since weaning. I got her weighted to check she was doing okay and all is fine. They get a lot more effeicent at feeding as they get older, so she may be getting a lot of milk in those 4 feeds.

My dd had a similar thing with breastfeeding at about the same age (and she was a rubbish eater) they seem to suddenly get really efficient at getting all the milk out and go for ages between! I'd be there still with boob in hand going, 'are you sure you've finished?' and worrying. But I wasn't engorged like I sometimes get at work when I don't have time to express, so I figured she was at least getting some, and a year later (and still rubbish at solids) she's maintained her weight gain so it must have worked! I agree with Eglu.

That's reassuring. She's actually fed even less today. She had a big feed at 8 am, then I tried to breastfeed her at half ten because she seemed hungry but she only had a little then stopped. I tried again at 12, 2 and 4 and again she'd suck for a couple of minutes but then refuse. She didn't have a proper feed until 5pm, and then when I put her to bed at 7pm she didn't want much at all before falling asleep. She has eaten a lot of solids and had water from a cup, but I have made sure I have offered her a bf before offering the food. She hasn't wanted the milk but has eaten a lot of food.

I guess I just have to trust that she is getting enough? I can't force her to breastfeed, just keep offering it. I hope this is ok? I worry because I've heard food isn't supposed to replace breastmilk but it feels like dd is having a lot less milk now.