Dropping FF

[HerMomminess]

Hi,

DD1 is nearly a year and BLW great (apart from last week or so with fever every now&again and off solids a bit;??teeth).

Question is: 'till one food is for fun' mantra...and she is nearly a year. BF for 5 mo and since then bottle. She is still 'depending' on her bottle. Five a day totalling about 22oz a day)

I am gesitant to reduce her feeds as she is healthy and of course currently not eating much.

Will she just drop the feeds herself? What nutrition will she be getting if she is off solids? Till when would you keep using FF (Hipp organic stage 1 as I thought follow on is too iron heavy&will make her constipated.)

Thoughts appreciated.

I don't think there is a definitive answer, but personally I think you need to drop two feeds. At this age your LO only needs 18-20oz of milk a day, inclusive of dairy in food. If she is relying on her milk to fill her up then she is not going to want to eat more solids. At 1, DS1 had milk in the morning, mid afternoon and before bed (5-6oz each) + cheese, milk in cereal etc.

Cheers addicted. Difficult isn' t it. I mean she eats v well indeed. Haven' t had her weighed in ages but she is definitely fine from that point of view (no surprise).

Thing is she is really moany at particular times in the day and milk sorts it. Is this because she is savvy and knows what is coming/ used to her routine?

I guess the other thing is that she is doing well/settled at nursery/sleeps great...and I am nervous of uspetting applecart!!