Hi
We've just taken our little one to clinic dor her 9-12 month check. She will be one in two weeks time - they weighed her & her weight has dropped from being on the 95th centile to the 75th. She has gained approx 400g-500g in just under 5 months.
She was exclusively breastfed until 6 months and we have been doing a mixture of traditional weaning & BLW since then (although never purees).
I've always fed her/offered her food until she appears full - usually starts throwing food around or sweeping around the highchair tray.
She continues to be breastfed & i don't ever intend to give her formula. I didn't feel encouraged by the health visitor to continue my breastfeeding at all - in fact I was made to feel weird - it felt like she was pushing me to switch to cow's milk and give up breastfeeding.
A typical food diary for the day for example:
She wakes up at 0530 and has a breastfeed. Then we wait about an hour and then have breakfast.
Breakfast: she will have half a weetabix & a couple of slices of pear. (Although most days never finishes the weetabix).
Breastfeed midmorning, then a nap.
Lunch: Philly sandwich made from one slice of bread (sometimes she eats it all, sometimes only a quarter). Half a banana. Some raisens, a few pom-bears, half to a full babybell.
Breastfeed mid-afternoon then a nap.
Dinner: Some kind of hot meal, e.g. Bolognase pasta (about 3 tablespoons full), a fromage frais, and sometimes the remaining half of the banana!
Breastfeed before bed.
Feeds a couple of times over night if I get up to her, however if my husband does she goes without.
I haven't been giving snacks but am now thinking maybe I should start to?
What snacks can people suggest?
Any encourgement from those still breastfeeding at 12 months would be lovely to hear too!!
Thank u