Advice please

[threelittlebabies]

Could have put this in sleep, bfeeding or weaning, so am just going to pist list here and hope that someone will be kind enough to offer suggestions or even just tell me "that's the way it is, get used to it"!

1. 6.5mo dd, bfed till 6m, I feel I have less milk the last week or so and don't know why, tried expressing and it took me several hours over 5 nights just to get 2oz
2. dd absolutely WILL NOT eat veg purees, sobs if I try. I know she's being a madame, what else can I try? Don't really want to buy a book, feel it is somewhat a waste of money. She likes toast for breakfast and banana for tea, and that's pretty much it.
3. She was sleeping through the night, mostly is not now.
4. I cannot go out of her sight- cue hysterical screams. I have to leave her to cry in chair/swing etc or I would not feed ds. Last night was literally throwing my tea down my neck, and she was bawling in swing a foot away from me. When I went to get her out she stopped crying even before I picked her up!

That's it (!) Am feeling like a useless mummy, any advice would be fab, TIA Especially telling me it's a soon to be outgriwn phase [hopeful emoticon]

Oh dear, maybe I'll just post the list, as opposed to pist it

Sym[pathies on having a 6.5 month who doesn't like sleeping for long enough at night - I have a 6 month who doesn't either. It is not good is it?

I also breastfeed - exclusive until about 25 weeks. I'm sure something is changing as I have a blocked duct today. Seems likely that milk supply eill go down a bit as they eat more. Keep offering her breastfeeds?

Some babies don't start eating "properly" until 8 or 9 months. Weaning used to be reccomended at nine months in the 20s and 30s I think. It could be that she doesn't like purees you could try putting some on toast for her - or give her more finger foods ie veg not cooked to death so much.

We als have separation anxiety and "Mummy is wonderful". She has to cry sometimes but I don't like it either.

Sorry, not much help but wanted to let you know you aren't alone. typing also poor due to DD o nknee.

I also feel that getting pist would be quite fun .

Thanks for empathy PC, back at ya! My dd is sleeping atm (touch wood) so am shovelling a sandwich down as I MN!

She loves toast, but she can't just eat that can she?!! And fruit, but no savoury

Sympathies from me too.
It's harder when they have been a good sleeper and it all goes tits up than if they've never slept I think, it's like regression!

I found this time very hard too, my dd was an angel in every sense until about 7 months when it all went wrong, a lot of it was teething, a lot was her getting used to solid food and a lot was that she got a bit poorly around then and became clingy. She went through separation anxiety at this time too.

With the weaning issue, I wouldn't stress although I know it's hard, it will come with time. I tried everything and thought it was hopeless, now my dd is 10 months old and would eat boots if I cut them up small enough. I tried various jars and packet foods and when I found one she liked I kept adding my own purees little by little and slowly phased out the shop bought stuff. It worked a treat!

The sleeping is tough but if you persivere with keeping her in her cot it will pay off eventually. If she's got a tooth coming it could be disturbing her which would also account for the clinginess.
Is it possible she might have an earache or something? My dd showed no signs the first time it happened except for a lot of crying but when I had her looked at her ears were so red and sore!

Hang on in there anyway. Hope things get better soon.

If all else fails, get pist!!!

Good tips, thanks ironmaiden. Wouldn't you know that today I tried her with one of those heinz veg pots- pumpkin and potato- that she had had a couple of spoonfuls yesterday and sobbed over. Today she ate the lot, then a banana! So maybe I worried too soon. Thinking of making macaroni cheese and blending it a bit.
btw she has had an ear infection, and is pushing her dummy to the side, so it could also be her teeth. Had a great day, with loads of food and naps, then screaming again when we tried to have our tea- literally she screams and sobs uncontrollably if I even walk towards the door, or to the other end of the room, and when I do pick her up (not immediately)she stops, the little madame!!!