Starting weaning and also introducing some FF - advice needed please?

[curlyLJ]

I have started to wean my DD who is just turning 6 months and now I have decided that I want to introduce some FF in the day too - she was EBF until now - mostly because she is just too damn distracted when I try to feed anywhere but her darkened room, and it's stressing me out to feed her in public, but also in prep for going back to work...

Solids aren't yet fully established, she is currently having solids for breakfast and dinner, but none at lunch 'til next week.

I have brought in 1 7oz bottle at around 12.30ish this week, which she is taking OK. I am not sure how to bring in the rest, eg how many hours to roughly space between FFs, and how many she will need per day, esp as her solid food intake increases.

I would like to continue to BF first thing in the morning and last thing at night. Will she need 3 FFs in between, say 9ish, 12.30ish and 4ish? I don't want to under/over feed her and obviously up until now she has been in charge of how much she takes so I haven't a clue! Her weight gain has really slowed down over the last 2 months though, she has dropped a couple of centiles (probably because of the reason mentioned above - she isn't feeding well when out and about) so I am hoping this will help.

I have also posted on the BFing boards. Can someone offer some advice please?

that's almost exactly what we're doing.

I still BF first thing and before bed and offer 6oz after each of her three naps (9ish, 1ish, 4ish) - she never drinks it all - def stops when she's had enough. I chose those times as that's when she used to like to BF.

it definitely helps feeding out and about - although have also found that she's now better at concentrating - she was awful at 4/5 months.

hope all goes well. I do feel sad about phasing out the BFs ... but must admit is also liberating (as well as necessary for work etc)

i am in the same situation!
ds is 6 months and still wakes up every 3 hours at night to feed! I am exhausted, I had never felt so tired in my life, and it is beginning to show. I am far more short-tempered and less patient with dd (5 yo), poor thing. I need to do something to get more rest at night!
I haven't introduced bottles yet, I wasn't sure when it's the best moment. I have started solids, but he's not that interested, unless is the pear&peach puree combination. He hardly touches any other stuff, so he's demaning more milk.
Also ds is ni NO ROUTINE whatsoever, sometimes he has 1 hour naps , sometimes 2 hours, sometimes 30 minutes... at different times everyday, and the vicious circle of being too tired to eat-too hungry to nap is more and more common... it's getting a bit unmanageable.
Help!

demanding more milk