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Weaning an IUGR baby - BLW or calorific spoon food or what?

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stillfrazzled · 18/05/2011 16:05

DS2 was born 5 weeks early in Jan, weighing 3lbs 5ozs.

He's doing well but was still only 8lbs 9ozs at last weigh-in three weeks ago, so we're way off the bottom of the weight charts even though he's following his own line.

Obv I'm desperate for him to catch up but can see it's going to be difficult for him to do that while EBF, so wondering if food is going to be the thing that makes the difference.

Physically he looks to be nowhere near weaning-ready at the moment, and I'm not planning to try before 6 months anyway. HVs v nice but clearly not experienced with prem babies.

Love the idea of BLW (did it with DS1) but worried that it won't have enough calories for him.

Any thoughts, esp if you've been through it already?

OP posts:
Seona1973 · 19/05/2011 08:14

couldnt you just do a mixture i.e. offer puree alongside finger foods

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