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Find weaning advice from other Mumsnetters on our Weaning forum. Use our child development calendar for more information.

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Find weaning advice from other Mumsnetters on our Weaning forum. Use our child development calendar for more information.

Weaning

help! peer group weaning pressure driving me nuts!

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charlieropersmum · 31/08/2006 10:21

All my contemporaries seem to be weaning their 4 month -ish babies and my mum and sister weaned babies at 3 months. I seem to spend every day fending off Q's about why I haven't started ds on solids yet. He's exclusively breast fed and a big boy who has been sleeping 7.30pm to 7am. I reckon he must be doing ok. BUT he's been a monkey in the night two nights running and now dh is putting on some pressure. I would rather feed him in the night again and more often in the day but is that bad for a growing tummy if it wants proper food???

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deaconblue · 02/09/2006 21:16

He's finally agreed to take a bottle so I've given him an extra 4oz at lunch and bed time as well as his normal breast feed so I'm hoping that will get him over this growth spurt thing. He slept til 5am last night so it seems to have worked a bit. I wonder if hunger has been why he's been a bit grizzly lately, I thought it was coz he wants to be able to sit and move about and is rubbish at both, so was getting frustrated but I have to say he's been less grumpy today too.

PigeonPie · 02/09/2006 11:05

CRM, just a thought, but your ds might well be going through a growth spurt - I certainly remember my ds having a big one at about 4 months and waking in the night. I didn't start weaning him till he was about 6 months and I'm afraid he's still waking in the night for a feed at 9 months - I figure sleep for me is over-rated though!

charlieropersmum · 01/09/2006 12:09

I think I'll definitely wait it out as long as I can. Fed him in the night last night for the first time in 10 weeks but it seems he was hungry. Mind you I was up from 1 til 3.30am with him. BUt today he took his new boob shaped bottle for the first time so things are looking up on that front. Perhaps he realised his mummy was at the end of her tether!

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Tatties · 31/08/2006 21:01

I felt so guilty that I couldn't be arsed weaning ds! But the endless pureeing veg and freezing it in icecube trays was just soul destroying and pointless when he didn't want to eat it. Such a relief when it dawned on me that it was ok for him to just have a bit of what I was having...

CountTo10 · 31/08/2006 21:00

Coming in a bit late but echoing other points you must always do what is right for lo and from the sounds of it he's fine. You'll know when he's ready and then you can go from there. Mum always knows best!!! You're the mum now and the best advice I ever received was to listen to your instincts!

nineinchnipples · 31/08/2006 21:00

I only started to ween ds when he was just over 6 months, that was only because he started to grab dds (21 months) food and her spoon too, he is 7 months now and still has 4-5 bfs a day as well as 3 'meals'(most ends up on the floor or in his eyebrows) and he is still waking in the night, I think its partly for comfort feed, partly teething and partly cos he knows I love his cuddles!! I agree with Tatties only you know what he wants and needs so go with what you feel

Tatties · 31/08/2006 20:57

Oh, and if you like, skip the purees altogether when you do start, and do baby-led weaning. Loads of threads on here about it. It's great - much less work and lots of fun.

SoupDragon · 31/08/2006 20:57

I really can't be ar$ed to wean BabyDragon. It's too much faff. She's 7 months and over 20lbs so I dont think she's doing bad for just breastmilk. I've tried weaning but she;s not interested much and I'm not either.

Let them chat about advocado if they like. Bless them.

theoldlady · 31/08/2006 20:54

It is so encouraging to read of so many other people out there who stick to their guns! It is a tough world out there. Well done charlieropersmum!

charlieropersmum · 31/08/2006 20:53

oops smiley didn't work - am new to this lark!!!

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charlieropersmum · 31/08/2006 20:52

(grin)

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VeniVidiVickiQV · 31/08/2006 20:36

Excited chat about mashing advocadoes? They sound really dull! Meet up with some nice people from MN

charlieropersmum · 31/08/2006 20:36

veggie issue is another tale - had veggie curry the other night and he's done bright green poo since! Mum did her famous disapproving "thin lips" when I told her!

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charlieropersmum · 31/08/2006 20:34

I think you are so right tatties. Some have started their babies as young as 12 weeks and are doing a lot of excited chat about different recipes etc. I'd rather stick to my boobs and trust them! ocd you do make me laugh.

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Tatties · 31/08/2006 20:26

I cracked under peer pressure and started ds on a bit of solids at 5mths. I had comments about him being 'starving' and showing signs he was 'ready' and other such rubbish. Deep down I think I knew he was fine on bmilk alone, but I was lacking in confidence and upset at the thought I might be depriving him of something. Turned out he wasn't interested at all and didn't really develop any appetite for solid food until he was closer to 1yr old!

You are with him 24hrs a day, you know what he needs. The only reason other mums try to get you to wean early is to make themselves feel better about the choice they have made. Trust your instincts and you won't regret the choices you make

threebob · 31/08/2006 19:54

breast milk is a proper food and is the best thing for his tummy.

ocd · 31/08/2006 19:35

oh but she is blingin vEGGIE isnt she ffs

lemonaid · 31/08/2006 18:55

Also, you should see what happens to his poo when you start weaning. You do not want to expose yourself to that one moment before you have to...

VeniVidiVickiQV · 31/08/2006 18:53

ocd · 31/08/2006 18:48

as if

VeniVidiVickiQV · 31/08/2006 17:36

oooh! I hope you're not the "peer pressure" mrs roper is talking about

ocd · 31/08/2006 17:15

this is my mate iw ant GOOD advice

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hunkermunker · 31/08/2006 13:40

You're doing the right thing.

DS2 still not that interested in food. Hasn't had any today. Will give him a bit of tea, I think. He's nearly 8mo and is thriving on bmilk, a fair bit of finger food (which goes on the floor) and the occasional jar. I much prefer the "food" thing after they're one - so much less hassle.

aitch71 · 31/08/2006 13:37

too right, charlieropersmum, why give yourself the hassle? you stick to your guns.

charlieropersmum · 31/08/2006 10:41

Too true and neither mum nor sis breast fed and both tried to discourage me before he was born, so I proved them wrong about that. I also think I'm going to spend the next 18 years (and beyond probably) providing meals for him so I'm in no hurry to start now.

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