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Weaning

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6 month old, weaned, now refusing milk

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PandaSpaniel · 29/08/2012 17:47

I started weaning my son at 5 months, he is now having breakfast, dinner and tea but has cut his milk feeds to nearly nothing.

I am lucky if he has 4oz from 8am until 8pm. He is still BF at night and generally has a 10pm feed, one during the night and a early morning feed around 6 to 7 am.

I don't know if he is having enough milk. Also not sure if I should be introducing water or juice at this stage? He doesn't seem to want juice either.

Any advice is appreciated.

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regnamechange · 29/08/2012 17:50

My son was the same so I gave him lots of yoghurt (petits filous) and cheese. Age 2.5 he's now strong as nails chasing his sisters holding cheese

At the time I was constantly panicking he didn't have enough dairy. But it all adds up, I had dairy hidden in all his food too.

HTH

regnamechange · 29/08/2012 17:51

Oh sorry the juice water bit... Yes offer alternatives so he keeps fluid up!

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PandaSpaniel · 29/08/2012 18:01

Ah thank you. It all feels new even though I have an older child. DS1 was lactose intolerant so I couldn't give him any dairy so am a bit unsure of weaning my DS2.

Is it ok if babies don't have formula from 6 months? If I just give yogurts etc. is that enough? Not sure but think the guidelines are 12 months? Is this just so they get enough calcium etc. or is there other stuff in it that he needs?

DS2 is a big big eater! He will eat a full stage 2 pouch of baby food, followed by a pudding. He will eat lumps and will munch happily on mango, rusks you name it.

Am probably worrying over nothing but hey what mother doesn't?

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PandaSpaniel · 30/08/2012 18:20

Anyone got any advice on what juice is good for baby or how to encourage them to drink more?

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Figgygal · 30/08/2012 20:07

I think they r supposed to have 20oz a day to 1 if they ff not sure about bf so can't imagine they would get enough just on yogurts/cheese but sure someone will know better than I!!

Wish my DS would cut his milk down he is 8mo, 3 meals a day and still on 240oz and would take more if we let him

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PandaSpaniel · 30/08/2012 22:15

My DS1 was a milk monster, he was on six 9 oz feeds by 12 weeks. It was soya formula though as he was allergic to lactose and other milk proteins. He got ill and I had to start weaning him all over again at 9 months as he couldn't tolerate even the smallest lump in his food. He turned out fine though. He still loves his milk, happily its cows milk now as he grew out of his intolerance.

That's why I am so worried about DS2. He just doesn't drink! Obviously its impossible to tell what he gets from his breast feeds but he has only had one BF today so it can't be that much. He wont have water either.

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regnamechange · 31/08/2012 07:30

Sorry I didn't check back! Yes yoghurt was ok for 6 months, I understand the worry you have though re the intolerance part. However I will say children are so different, all 3 of mine are opposites. Do you have any direct contact with your HV? I found mine to be great to hound

On the fluids part, I always aided mine when they were little with water in those free flow tommee tippee beakers.

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PandaSpaniel · 08/09/2012 23:08

Well what a difference a week makes!

He is now having quite a lot of milk. I think a combination of teething and the teats being too small for his milk was what had put him off.

I had recently changed milk brands, (both comfort milks) but the C&G milk is really really thick so he was struggling to get it out of the teats. Also he has cut his first two teeth this past week and as soon as the first was through he started drinking his milk again.

I am trying to give him water with a free flow cup but its not going well, he doesn't like it at all lol.

Am really happy with his weaning at the moment. Until the next time there is a problem that is....

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fhdl34 · 09/09/2012 07:13

Until he's a year, he should have his milk, be it formula or breast, an hour before his solids. This is because solids should be complementary to the milk until he's a year because his stomach isn't big enough to hold all the food he'd need to meet his nutritional needs. He should be having a pint of formula a day I think if solely FF but if BF as well not sure. Also, if not having a pint of formula a day, he should be on vitamin drops as he needs a supplement of vitamins A, C and D. We use abidec vitamin drops as they're a smaller dose than the wellkid ones (0.3ml as opposed to 2.5ml).

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