Hi,
this is my first post. My dd is nearly 8 months, and we started solids around 2 months ago, though we haven't got onto much more exciting than veggies and chicken. My problem is, she will either totally reject, or else only take two ice-cubes, of food, and then demand a breastfeed anyway. So I am constantly cooking and heating up food, then chucking it out and b/fing anyway. Breakfast is especially a problem, as she is not interested in baby rice or fruit (even though banana used to be a favourite). This is a typical day - can anyone tell me things I'm doing wrong?
7-7.30am get up, try with cereal or fruit, rejected, give her some sweet potato (which she loves).
9.30am she goes for a nap, but because she hasn't eaten much solids, she is still hungry, so I have to b/f before then.
Up again around 10.15. There's no way she can last until midday for solids lunch, so I b/f her around 11ish. Then at 12ish she has some solids - maybe chicken and veg, anywhere between 0 and 4 icecubes. Again, I have to b/f her before she'll sleep at 1pm. (I don't b/f her to sleep, she is awake when I put her down, but she seems not to sleep unless she has a full tummy).
2.30ish wakes up, b/f. Hungry by 4.30/5 so I give her some solids - again, she's mainly interested in veg like sweet pot and cauliflower. Bath at 5.30 then she has another b/f before bed at 6.30pm. Up again at 9.30/10 for another b/f.
My main questions are:
- what else can I give her for brekky? I can't give her veggies all the time can I??
- How do people manage to give solids at "appropriate" meal times? If she had her way she'd be having them at odd times like 11am and 4.30pm. How do I get her to hold on until mealtimes without filling her up with breastmilk?
- She doesn't have teeth yet. Can I give finger foods, and if so, what?
- Please pick apart my "routine" and tell me how I can make it better!
Thanks