I am having a couple of problems with my six month old daughter. She is generally a very happy and contented baby. I was loaned Gina's book and after first being sceptical about the strict routines, especially when they do differ quite a bit from the current advice given by midwives and health visitors, she was put into the "routine" at about 8 weeks and I haven't looked back. She was weaned from the breast very gradually at 3 months and totally bottle fed from 5 months. She has slept through the night from 3 months thanks to persevering with the routines. She is an excellent sleeper (7 pm to 7am and also sleeps well during the day). She was weaned at 4 months and to date I don't think she has refused anything! My concern at the moment is that having reached 6 months, her milk feeds should now be gradually reduced to approx. 18-20 ozs per day. She sleeps well between 9 am - 9.45/10 am. However she gets very fussy and cross by about 10.45 am (having had a 7 oz bottle at 7 am and breakfast at about 8 am). I end up giving her an early lunch but am wondering whether she is looking for something mid morning as well. My initial thought was to offer her a very small milk feed at say 10.30 am but my husband thought that the aim of the game is to get her to gradually eat more solids and reduce the milk. She then has a bottle at 2.30 pm but again, by about 4 -4.30 pm she becomes very irritable and I'm not sure whether this is hunger or tiredness. I try not to let her sleep after 2.30pm so am reluctant to put her for a nap in case this affects her sleeping at night. Any thoughts or ideas would be very welcome.