my twins are 10 months and have had combo of BLW and spoon feeding (with fingerfoods since approx 6 months). I am now keen to do just BLW and am confused about milk intake - I hope you can help me!
I know DS's food intake will reduce as he is not that much interested in fingerfoods and self-feeding (exception being rice cakes) as soon as I start. Should I increase his milk intake/number of milk feeds until he is taking more solids again? They have been on solids a while so milk intake has gradually decreased to almost just 2 bottles a day (6oz before breakfast and 8oz at bedtime)
DD is happy self-feeding and will occasionally 'ask' me to spoon-feed her so I am not hugely concerned about her food intake dropping so much - and she has always only eaten about half her of what her brother has.
I know if you BLW from the start the milk drops more slowly and gradually than if spoon-fed so am unsure if I should go back to what a 10-month totally BLW baby would be having (????!) so he gets the calories/nutrients or if should carry on as we are and just hope he catches up faster. I dont want him to start waking in the night because he is hungry and need a milk feed (and wake his twin...).
Any advice gratefully received!
Many thanks.