Weaning schedule/times...am confused!

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My lo is 4.5 months and I'm just reading up about weaning. Hoping to leave it until she is 6 months after Christmas as I can take my boobs with me when we see relatives and not have to worry about weaning!!

However am getting very confused. Currently she feeds at 7, 11, 3, and 6. (plus dream feed at 10). I've looked in Annabel Karmel book and others and don't know when to give solids. Annabel Karmel seems to have more feeds in - do I go back to feeding more often?

Thought I'd start on baby rice at 11 for first week then move it to breakfast time but not sure what other 'times' I should be feeding. I know it shoulnd't be set in stone but I'd just like some idea.

Thanks

Your baby will really be your guide, but as a beginning, choose a feed in the middle of the day to introduce baby rice without changing your feeding schedule. Once you have done that for a few days and it seems to be going well, switch the baby rice to the early feed ie some milk and some rice, and then introduce a veg at a later feed and so on. (Bearing in mind you are using the Karmel book as a guide). The idea is to take it slowly, there is no rush, and see how you and baby do.

I never gave solids at milk times, I gave it in-between at meal times e.g.

7am - milk
8am - solids
11am - milk
12pm - solids
3pm - milk
5pm - solids
7.15pm - milk

I started weaning at about 5 1/2 months and started with lunch solids. I did end up doing 3 tiny meals fairly quickly just so they were slotted in at the mealtimes shown above (give or take half an hour here and there)

Work the solids in to suit yourself as there is no right or wrong way to do it. I figured that giving the solids separately meant ds was less likely to cut down on his milk too quickly.

We did the same as Seona with extra BFs as she demanded them.

Be warned though - you will feel like you are doing nothing but feed for weeks!

Dont worry too much about timings. It's not necessary to implement a regimented 3 meals a day for quite some time (and milk should be the main nourishment for the first year anyway).

Just try some in between milk feeds when you do start - or, at the end of a b/feed. Take it slow - there's no rush

Or, alternatively, check this out