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Think I've royally messed up

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bobkate · 26/01/2011 21:59

I'm really worried that I've totally messed up with milk and weaning.
My 7 month old is quite a chubby baby, started weaning her at 6 months and she's really loved her food. However has slowly been drinking less and less milk.
For example, today has been the worst. She had her morning bottle at 8am - of the 6oz, she only drank 3.
Then breakfast was weetabix so that upped it by a couple of ounces.
Then she had lunch of a pouch of ella's stage 2, then a yoghurt at 12. Then at 3ish, she wouldn't have any milk. Tea of mullagawhatsit chicken and pasta, and only about 3oz of milk at bed.

Have I really gone wrong? Should I cut out her meals until she drinks more milk again?

I would ask the HV, but to be honest, all she's ever said to me is...if you're unsure I'd see the GP. Don't have much confidence in her.

As I said, I'm so worried about if I've messed up Sad
Would love some advice, or to hear that it's not that unusual...anything!
Thanks

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ascouser · 27/01/2011 00:08

Why are you so worried? How long has this been happening? It might be just a phase. Try not to concern yourself too much. Is it the nutrional aspect? Vitamins and the like? There is the diary aspect in the yoghurt remember.

MoonUnitAlpha · 27/01/2011 07:34

I don't think you've messed up, some babies do just prefer food to milk! At this age you need to be aiming for around 16-20oz a day though I believe.

I would maybe try cutting out tea for now and replacing it with milk, and you could try a dreamfeed without waking her up?

ginmakesitallok · 27/01/2011 07:38

As long as she's getting her calcium etc from a range of other foods I wouldn't worry

TheSkiingGardener · 27/01/2011 07:40

My DS is doing this too. I just keep offering and aim for a pint a day. Some days we do better than others. I do make sure he has milk on his cereal/in his porridge and offer him cheese as part of snack time.

I just trust that if he needed it he would take it, and make sure he has every opportunity to do so.

Coffeebeans · 27/01/2011 07:45

sounds fine to me.I.ve been giving my 9mo similar since he was about 7mo.
Cereal for breakfast. then 5oz of milk. Fruit for lunch then another 5oz & tea is something cooked then a 6oz bottle of hipp good night milk. He still has a bottle in the middle of the night. Most of the time he doesn't drink all his milk.

Coffeebeans · 27/01/2011 07:45

sounds fine to me.I.ve been giving my 9mo similar since he was about 7mo.
Cereal for breakfast. then 5oz of milk. Fruit for lunch then another 5oz & tea is something cooked then a 6oz bottle of hipp good night milk. He still has a bottle in the middle of the night. Most of the time he doesn't drink all his milk.

amyboo · 27/01/2011 08:57

Sounds fine to me. DS dropped a milk feed at around 6 months, another at about 7 months, and a 3rd at 8 months. Now, aged 10 months, he has one 8oz bottle first thing in the morning, and one 8oz bottle at bedtime. That's it. I live in Belgium, so things are a bit different here, but DS is absolutely fine - a fantastic eater of anything I put in front of him, very healthy, happy and growing along the 45th centile for weight and the 95th for height quite happily.

He did go through a phase around 6/7 months of being quite fussy at taking his milk. I think you just have to work through it....

Whyriskit · 27/01/2011 10:10

DS1 was the same. Tbh, he wasn't a big fan of the milk from the very beginning, but as soon as we started solids about 6 months, he just started dropping feeds. By about 10 months, he was just having a morning and evening bottle. I just made sure I incorporated plenty of calcium into his diet. As soon as he hit a year, he quite happily drank cow's milk and still does at 3yrs. It was obviously breastmilk and formula he wasn't keen on!

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bobkate · 27/01/2011 10:45

Thanks! I think I got myself worried reading that they should be still be having about 16oz per day. Perils of googling I suppose. As my mum said, you only have to look at her to see she is happy and healthy, but I really appreciate all your replies.
My other daughter took a lot longer to drop feeds so I think I've been comparing. Silly really as they are so totally different in build.
I'll keep offering and see, I did wonder if it's just a phase as ascouser said.
But as I said, I really appreciate the replies and I'll stop worrying. Much appreciated Smile

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