DH is off to Tesco to change the Kindle Fire for a Paperwhite AND he says he'll buy me something else with the £50 difference hope it's lots of wine!
Reflux sufferers, my J hasn't been diagnosed with anything but he's still being sick all the time, about half the time just in his mouth yuk half the time possetting but occasional big pukes. I'm wondering whether weaning might help. He's 21 weeks this week so it's not exactly early weaning. Is it likely to help or am I grasping at straws? I'm going to see the GP on Wednesday but I wanted to assay the collective wisdom of the quiche.
Lily I think if you're prepared for an emotional floodgate about your DP then it will be easier to handle. I'm a big believer in giving vent to these emotions, it isn't pleasant but there's a catharsis to it that helps you to remember the person you've lost positively rather than trying not to think about it. It can be hard to talk about grief in RL but remember here is a safe place for you to write thoughts that you don't feel able to say. We'll be here for you.
Kirrin I just let J have formula the one time (when I was unexpectedly delayed in collecting him from the ILs). He probably won't have it again for a while but now he's had it once (and glugged it gleefully) I won't be so worried the next time he has it. I also took it to mean that he doesn't have CMPI since he was absolutely fine afterwards. Also remember one you start introducing solids the virgin gut is lost so there's no real reason not to introduce formula (assuming no CMPI).
BigPig my DS2 wouldn't take a bottle when I went back to work at 5 months so I reverse cycled him by feeding him through the night and immediately before and after nursery so he didn't need much milk during the day. He was weaned at four months due to lactose overload so he was just getting water and solids at nursery. He loved the dried spaghetti bolognese baby food and had that every day for lunch couldn't get him to eat real food!
Btw waking in the night after sleeping through is not a sign that baby needs solids, this is an old belief and many HVs will still follow it. When you introduce solids your baby will take less milk so they will still be taking the same amount of calories. The current belief on readiness for weaning is when baby is showing an interest in food, can sit up and can put things in their mouth. Note that all these things are just theories, no one seems to have any evidence so you're best to follow your instinct. For example I tried J on some baby rice and he wasn't that fussed about it so I left it for another couple of weeks. If he had gobbled it down I probably would have continued. In the end you should do what feels right to you.