So is there enough iron in breastmilk to sustain baby till aged 1?

[ThomasTankEngine]

DS is 5 months and I'm considering the whole BLW vs conventional weaning.
Is it truly correct baby could survive off BM for a year with no worries, an dthe odd bit of fruit and veg, or do i have the wrong end of the stick?

minilovett !!! Loveit !!! that may stick

we started on steamed veg - carrots, broc, boiled potato, moved onto rice cakes and porridge which helped him swallow and culminating in todays exploits - pizza ! oops

you see what i mean about it affecting the parents diet ???

v naughty mummylovett

go and have a look on the BLW forum on aitchs blog,it's brill and you'll get loads of supoort and ideas. also re the breastfeeing, i know where you're coming from on that one, can you express ? I'm currently building a stock in the freexer and planning to express at work - (but think in my heart of hearts that i need to be at home with ds)

otherwise like mears says on another thread, just offer bf;s am and pm with solids and water in between - they cope ! i have no doubt that ds will cope, i think it'll be us mums who don't !!

that's what my friend did, puffy, and she said the weird thing was that she went back part-time and there always seemed to be enough milk for more feeds on the days she was off work, so it all worked perfectly.

apparently it only takes an hour for your boobs to fill up again - so on the days when they're feeding more, your body just keeps up with demand.

very clever i reckon ! isn't nature a wonderful thing ?!

not for me, ggrrr. my norks and i were barely on speaking terms over my whole bfing saga.

ah aitch next time !! every baba is different. and it's obviously worked brilliantly for babybear being on formula, so you mustnt have any regrets or be sad

cheers.

Thank you Aitch and Puffylovet.
Have read info and will read blog.
Midget on just BM as too mad here this weekend.
Will read blog as directed.
Bit stilted as BFing and knackered.