stress at feed times

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Hi, I hope someone out there can offer some advice.

My Dd is nearly 6 mths old and has always had a healthy appetite. I started weaning her once she was 5 mths, on baby rice, pureed veg, fruit etc etc.

The problem is that at the time of her feed (only since weaning), she becomes so distressed and begins to cry. As soon as she see's the bottle she gets worked up, and it ends in tears, i simply cannot get it to her quick enough.

My thoughts on this were at first I must be starving her, but she is having 4 feeds of 240ml a day plus three little meals of puree of sorts. She is fine, until she sets eyes on it, or I place her in her chair to begin to feed her.There is no way, she will have solids before milk....oh no, although she seems to like the solids once she calms down.

Any advice????? I used to enjoy feed times, but now I am beginning to get stressed about them....help!!!

Do you mean you are feeding her milk and solids at the same time?

If so, why not do them at different times?

Maybe she is getting confused.

Do you give her the milk while she is in the chair? Or do you hold her?

thanks for the responses. Y

Yes, we are giving her milk and solids at the same time. Our HV advised to give some of the bottle to take the hunger pang away, then follow with solids, finishing off with the bottle.

Usually both milk and solids are now in the chair. Have tried holding her to give the milk and then go to the chair, but this doesn't seem to work and I find it really difficult to hold her and give her solids.

I think maybe you are right haveYourselfAKnottyLittleXmas, perhaps she is getting confused. I'll try giving her solids as a different time of day and see if this makes a difference.

It's so frustrating as when she calms down she will take all the solids I give her....

Don't know if I am doing it right but I tend to give solids first and then milk about 1 hour later. Find that DS won't take much either milk or solids if I do it at the same time. The thing is, as you say, you have to make sure you give solids while they are hungry but not starving!! Good luck!

thanks peachandpear, have done it seperately over the last day or so and it seems to be a little better. thanks for the advice will keep at it!..... haven't got any tips for flying with baby have you? heading to Aus thursday.....must be mad! dreading the flight, but looking forward to some sunshine!!!