Breastfeeding 1 year old and solids

[GreyLemur]

My just turned 1 year old is still breastfeeding many times day and night, he is barely eating any solid food., never has so it's not a new thing. Has anyone got any experience of a breastfed baby and solids? Will cutting down on feeds make him eat more? Will he sleep better? (Wakes 3-6 times a night). Where can I go for support?

He's just started with my parents for 2 days a week as I'm back to work so hopefully he that starts to encourage him a bit more. I do leave some expressed milk for him though.

I am torn with night weaning as its a quick way to get him down but also I'm the only one who can get him to sleep at night

Breastfeeding usually gets blamed for everything doesn’t it ! Child not gaining weight ? You need to stop breastfeeding. Child gaining too much weight ? You need to stop breastfeeding. Very tired old narrative.
Are you in UK? Contact your local LaLecheLeague group or breastfeeding network group for chats and cake and support.
I’ve had three ebf sons. All fed into toddlerhood. All weaned onto solids with baby led weaning. Two were grubbers from the get go. One was 18m by the time he was eating good volumes of food. He just wasn’t as interested.
night time waking at this age is normal. Some babies don’t some do. All of mine had 3-4 wakes for milk and cuddles at that age. Night weaning doesn’t necessarily lead to better sleep. It’s recommended to wait until child is 18m before night weaning as they’ll have a greater understanding of it all.
join FB group “breastfeeding older babies and beyond”
and also join FB group “the beyond sleep training project” gentle sleep support without training and tears. Emma Pickett Ibclc has a good podcast called “milk matters”
personally I found night time breastfeeding was the fastest way to get everyone back to sleep especially after I went back to work. It was baby’s way of reconnecting with me aswell after a long day apart. X

It seems like there are two issues: baby doesn’t know how to put himself back to sleep without BF and baby does not have a big appetite for solids due to BF. Though they’re related I think you can tackle them separately. I like Solid Starts for weaning advice and feeding schedules.

@Pinkflamingo10Thank you, I've just discovered Emma Pickett and her stuff looks like just what I need!

My now 17 month old was like this. She wasn’t breastfed though, just didn’t seem interested in food until she got to 15 months. She now eats well, 3 meals and 2 snacks and 400ml of formula which is phased reduction as per our paediatrician’s advice.

she is an awful sleeper, always has been but this is getting better organically without any intervention from me ie. She wanted to be fed at intervals through mouth the night from 10-14 months and gradually she started sleeping longer and not wanting feeds! She trained me so well, I am still getting up at fed times whilst sfe is blissfully snoring! Hope it gets better OP!