Page 6 | OK ... so did you REALLY get to 6 months without solids??

Ghosty · 2004-05-26T13:22:57+00:00

Just a little survey really ... DD is coming up to 4 months old now and I would be very rich if I had a $ for every person who has said to me in the last week, "You'll be thinking about solids soon then?" I have not spoken to one person in real life who has made it to 6 months of exclusive milk (breast or bottle) ... In fact most people I know started solids between 3 and 4 months (me included with DS 4 years ago) ... I am not in any rush to wean DD yet but I wanted to know ... When did Mumsnetters introduce solids to their babies? I'll start - DS ... 13.5 weeks (shock, horror, gasp!!) DD ... nothing yet ... she will be 16 weeks on Tuesday ...

vict17 · 27/07/2004 20:37

Thanks Tigga. My ds will be 17 weeks tomorrow and he is formula-fed. He seems fine on bottles at the moment but does this mean i should be weaning him now instead of looking for the signs? I might start a new thread on this as I feel a bit worried!

spicy · 19/08/2004 23:11

Ds was 17 weeks when we started weaning on baby rice. He had been having half breast milk and half formula until 2 months old. He took to solids well but ate less when he started nursery. We were always quite worried that he wasn't eating enough but now at nearly 11 months he's eating ok. There will always be good and bad days with the eating but we tend not to worry too much about it anymore because he's gaing weight and as long as he's well hydrated and eats a small amount each day then he's fine.

Avalon · 19/08/2004 23:29

DD1 6 months
DD2 6 months
DD3 6 months

I was lucky - had plenty of milk and it was just so handy.

Fennel · 20/08/2004 08:44

I've been intending to stick to the exclusive bf til 6 months but dd3 is now 4 months and feeding much more frequently during the day (still goes a nice 11 hours at night without waking though).
I feel really tired from feeding this often (and the tiredness is worst when she latches on, it's definitely related to how much she's feeding) - so for those of you who did bf til 6 months, will this feeding frenzy calm down again or will I be feeding ever more often for the next 2 months if I carry on?

have to say my resolve is weakening here even though I've observed friends bf to 5 or 6 months without problems.

mears · 20/08/2004 09:04

Fennel - I think you would feel tired whether you were feeding this often or not. In fact, you might be even more tired since you would probably not sit down as much . I breastfed till 6 months and really noticed that feeding frequency increased then decreased again as the milk supply was boosted.I especially noticed it with night feeds. When dd woke more frequently I rode it out and then she slept again. With my other 3 babes I started solids when they woke at night. With dd I found she settles again after 2-3 nights of waking.
As you are feeling so tired, are you taking advantage of dds sleeping for 11 hours at night? I was always bad at going to bed early because I liked the peace in the evening and sat up watching telly. Life with 3 children is tiring whatever way you are feeding and you need to get sleep when you can.
Look at more frequent feeds as an opportunity to relax rather than as something that is making you more tired. Well done for still B/F exclusively at the moment. See how you go

pesme · 20/08/2004 09:19

Hi fennel, my dd was exactly the same. she definitely had a growth spurt at this time and feed almost hourly at one point but she was pretty efficient so I just let her get on with it. The great thing about waiting until 6 months is that she was really ready and now is chomping away at finger foods and pasta. I found this thread really encouraging when I was wavering.

MrsDoolittle · 20/08/2004 09:41

I had hoped to bf exclusively for 6 months but I became ill for a couple of days when dd was 4 months and she was formula fed. We never seemed to recover from that and it makes me quite sad. I am bfeeding her still but I give her solids and water too. She had been sleeping for 10hrs a night before that, but she has been waking once during the night since then. I give her last feed at around 7pm and the waking is getting later and later (4.30am this morning). However, in an effort to push her into it I topped her up with 6oz of formula last night and I believe this was a mistake. She usually goes to sleep quietly on her own after I put her down but last night she fidgeted and grumbled for ages. I think she must have been too full. I shan't do that again.
I really don't know if I am doing the right thing, I think we just muddle through. There are so many ideas from everyone, especially dm and mil!!

MrsDoolittle · 20/08/2004 09:41

I had hoped to bf exclusively for 6 months but I became ill for a couple of days when dd was 4 months and she was formula fed. We never seemed to recover from that and it makes me quite sad. I am bfeeding her still but I give her solids and water too. She had been sleeping for 10hrs a night before that, but she has been waking once during the night since then. I give her last feed at around 7pm and the waking is getting later and later (4.30am this morning). However, in an effort to push her into it I topped her up with 6oz of formula last night and I believe this was a mistake. She usually goes to sleep quietly on her own after I put her down but last night she fidgeted and grumbled for ages. I think she must have been too full. I shan't do that again.
I really don't know if I am doing the right thing, I think we just muddle through. There are so many ideas from everyone, especially dm and mil!!

MrsDoolittle · 20/08/2004 09:42

Sorry !! Didn't mean to post that twice!

Bozza · 20/08/2004 20:42

DS 17 weeks because I gave in to pressure really. At the time the advice was 4-6 months. DD is 14 weeks and I'm not thinking of bothering yet. We're going on holiday first week in October and I was hoping to hold off until after that purely to avoid the hassle.

MrsDoolittle · 21/08/2004 21:58

Me too Bozza. Re-reading my last post, I think I am still trying to justify it to myself