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Weaning

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Introducing dairy

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lovecloud · 07/11/2006 22:08

Dd is 6mths so should I start her on dairy - she has never been a great breastfeeder and starting to feed less and less these days so I thought i should give her yogurts and cheese etc.

How should I start?

WHat yogurts should I give?

Whats the difference between natural and greek?

Should I give one of them?

Also, can I give her bread with butter on it?

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Quootiepie · 07/11/2006 22:10

you can give toast and butter... not sure about all the dairy stuff though...

I know philly (full fat) on toast is OK aswell.

bramblina · 07/11/2006 22:19

Dairy is fine from 6months so long as there's no family history of intolerances etc. There was a slight weakness in my family so I held off till 7m.
I started with milk oncereal for a few days. Then grated mild cheddar in veg dishes. I avoided yogurts for a while as most have sugar and allsorts in but I buy Little Rachel's from tesco, they're organic and only have fruit juice in to sweeten. Don't know about natural/greek difference, check out the ingredients. I gave ds natural with mashed up fruit. If your baby doesn't seem to like them you can try fromage frais (plain) I don't think it's made with cow's milk.
Butter is fine, and once your dd is well into the dairy cheese sauce is great for lots. I don't give ds butter on his bread as there's no need (think he would try a whole loaf dry, he just loves it) and it makes such a mess- it's very greasy and stains things!

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lovecloud · 07/11/2006 22:42

so what type of milk did you use on breakfast from 6mths?

im tired of expressing every morning?

should i use formula and not cows milk?

so i could give her a piece of dry wholemeal bread to suck on tomorrow?

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Quootiepie · 07/11/2006 22:44

give toast, not bread. Bread goes all goopy and soggy, toast is much better and safer.

Full fat cows milk on cereal is ok (they can digest it with food), but breast or formula is probably better.

bramblina · 07/11/2006 22:47

I expressed as much as I could but then used organic cow's milk for cereal, sauces etc. Organic cm contains around 2% mucous, non organic contains around 30%.

Quootiepie · 07/11/2006 22:48

I use organic everything for DS... well, as much as I can.

littlepiggie · 07/11/2006 23:13

ds loves toast and butter, goes greey all over his face.
Asked dh about the yogurt thing, sats greeks is thicker and creamier, and thats about it.

littlepiggie · 07/11/2006 23:15

should sat greasy on his dace, and says greek is

littlepiggie · 07/11/2006 23:16

i give up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CantSleepWontSleep · 08/11/2006 11:12

Just to counterbalance QP, my DD does better with bread than with toast! It does go a bit gloopy if sucked too long, but is easier to eat without teeth than toast, which is a bit hard and scratchy.

Look for yoghurts or fromage frais without added sugar - plain ones generally, and then add your own fruit puree.

You can give bread/toast either with or without butter, as you prefer. You could even go all italian and give it with olive oil, as that type of fat is better than butter.

Have I muddled you with someone else, or did you consider at one point that your DD might be milk intolerant? If this is still a possibility, then just offer a little at first, and if she comes up in a rash then stop immediately.

bramblina · 08/11/2006 13:48

If you do think she may have a lactose intolerance she may also be susceptible to other allergy inducing foods so you may want to avoid gluten until 6 or 7 months too. Most supermarkets have a good "free from" range and I managed to get ds gluten free bread, pasta and breadsticks from tesco. I thought they tasted rank but of course he knew no better and at least we (so far) haver managed to avoid any food intolerances. They are a little more expensive but for the quantities they eat at that stage one packet will probably see you through a month. Freeze the bread in small pieces first. HTH

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lovecloud · 08/11/2006 19:38

Hello

My dd1 had a reaction to formula milk at 6mths and then outgrew it by 8 mths.

She had an antibiotic when born and i wonder if that caused it?

Dd1 having a reaction does not mean that dd2 will - its just made me wary!

Went to hv today and dd2's weight has dropped slightly which i know happends when weaning, she said i need to up the amounts and add protein etc and chesse and yogurts... so now i just really want to get on with it all hopefully she will not be hungry in the night.

hv said i should just warm cows milk and add that to her cereal after i asked if i should use formula milk. what do you think?

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CantSleepWontSleep · 08/11/2006 20:02

Sounds good to me, but I wouldn't bother with the faff of warming!

Cows milk is perfectly fine to use in food at this stage - just not as a main drink, as it doesn't contain enough nutrients.

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lovecloud · 08/11/2006 21:36

is cows milk more allergic than formula?

im sure i am asking a very stupid question but I would only ask it on here

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bramblina · 08/11/2006 22:01

I don't know much about formula...but it is just fortified cow's milk. I think babies can get an intolerance to formula but it would prob show quickly. Cow's milk should be avoided till 6 months, and I kind of assume that it can be more allergy inducing than formula. I think it's just lactose that can be a problem. just winging it here really!

CantSleepWontSleep · 09/11/2006 09:16

I'm with Bramblina, except that it's not just lactose that can be the problem - cows milk protein is more commonly the cause of allergies/intolerances.

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