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Weaning

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15 WEEKS OLD AND FOOD!

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loopyredangel · 13/02/2008 22:54

My almost 15 week old has been showing a keen interest in food for a couple of weeks now, putting hands in his mouth when we are eating, leaning forward when we have food, fussing when he sees us eating. So today I tried him with some baby rice pudding and he couldn't get enough he was pushing the spoon to his mouth, and was excited everytime the spoon was approaching his mouth. He now weighs 15lb and has been breastfed to this point and Iwill carry on breasfeeding, but is it okay to carry on feeding him, he woofed down a full tin of the small Heinz Rice Pudding. I fear the health visitors won't be happy, but DS seemed so relieved, content and a happy little boy after he got his food!

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bundle · 14/02/2008 11:48

he is growing

he needs more milk

pelafina · 14/02/2008 11:50

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loopyredangel · 14/02/2008 11:51

Right okay will give it a try, I have a plentiful supply though, fingers crossed he settles down. He is feeding very often as it is.

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Habbibu · 14/02/2008 11:51

Loopy - he could be teething. The weaning/sleep thing is a myth. Mine slept just fine until we started weaning. I suspect that co-incided with teething, developmental spurts, etc. And I do remember the 15/16 week growth spurt. I was very well up on daytime tv...

LittleBottle · 14/02/2008 11:52

Solids won't stop him waking in the night. One of my friends weaned at 12 weeks to stop her baby waking - it worked for a month, now her baby is waking 2-3 times in the night again, despite being on 3 meals a day.

Habbibu · 14/02/2008 11:53

Go for it, Loopy - it saves a lot of faff!

AitchTwoOh · 14/02/2008 11:54

but why would rubbing his lips with carrot stop him waking at night? i don't think you're making much sense, tbh. if you want to wean him onto food now, having read the literature etc, go ahead, no one can stop you. after 16 weeks there doesn't appear to be evidence of harm, other than potential for triggering allergies, which may just be short term. but it's a pain, it's not useful for sleep and there is no poiint to it whatsoever.
and as far as i'm aware, it's perfectly common for growth spurts to last a week or so.

pelafina · 14/02/2008 11:55

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loopyredangel · 14/02/2008 11:56

pela he was pushing the food in his mouth with his hands, i didn't shovel it in, i gave him a taste, then he was getting excited and looking for more! So I just went with what I though he wanted, I only put the spoon towards him and he leaned forward and grabbed the spoon towards his mouth! I always put their needs first before mine. My little toddler was completely different he was ready until he was 7 months old, so it is new to me how my little one has been behaving, that's why i came on here to get views because I was shocked at how he was, didn't expect it at all.

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seeker · 14/02/2008 11:56

"I am going to give little one a couple of days to see how he goes, then just give him little tastes until he is bang on 4 months."

Was 4 months here a typo then, Loopyredangel?

pelafina · 14/02/2008 11:56

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AitchTwoOh · 14/02/2008 12:00

oh well, loops, if you have a look at the blw site it might be useful. there have definitely been a couple of babies on here capable of self-feeding from 18 weeks or so, but i don't know if it helped their sleeping. good luck, whatever you decide.

pelafina · 14/02/2008 12:00

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loopyredangel · 14/02/2008 12:02

I unfortunately have never been able to express, tried everything, manual pump, electric pump, hand expressing, even been to breastfeeding group to pardon the pun get to grips with things.
I just thought letting him taste the food on his lips may help him wit hhis eating later on, I had a terrible time with his older brother, he was very difficult to wean, and still has problems eating, I only managed to get him to give up the breast at Christmas! Having to see a dietician because ge won't eat properly and I am worried sick about him.. I guess I don't want my little one going the same way!

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loopyredangel · 14/02/2008 12:04

i wasn't doing it to help him sleeping, i thought he may not be sleeping because he was more hungry and my breastmilk wasn't satisfying him!

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Habbibu · 14/02/2008 12:06

Can understand why you're worried, loopy, but I don't think the delay will make any difference. Who knows why some children are the way they are? Keep breastfeeding - shame about the expressing - that must be a pain. And then just lots of different tastes and textures as you're weaning. We did BLW, so she ate pretty much what we ate, and that - so far! - has worked well. Good luck, and hope the dietician is helpful.

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loopyredangel · 14/02/2008 12:07

Pela that does sound a little familiar, except that he will stay at the breast for a good 15 to 20 minutes. He is very active (lol except right now he is zonked out and snoring like an old man)

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pelafina · 14/02/2008 12:10

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loopyredangel · 14/02/2008 12:15

He was and is shocking with food! He's stopped putting weight on and hv's are getting concerned! He is hyper though and never stops running around! I didn't realise growth spurts around 15 weeks can lost so long, I thought they just lasted a couple of days.

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AitchTwoOh · 14/02/2008 12:15

i tell you what you might find, loopy, if you do BLW. because the baby brother or sister is feeding themselves with no assistance or cajoling from the parents, and the parents are delighted and pleased (and getting a hot meal themselves), i've often heard that encourages the older child to get with the programme and start trying things. i hope that will be the case here.

minorityrules · 14/02/2008 12:17

Actually, WHO says between 4-6 months

Also, there was a post yesterday saying the recommended weaning age is returning to 4 months, if that is true then will attitudes here change?

If the baby can eat (without the tongue thrust thing) and wolfed the food down, I would say that shows readiness. I would also say, that for some babies, solids can help with sleep, it did with mine

bluenosesaint · 14/02/2008 12:17

loopyredangel - i think that what you're experiencing here is a typical growth spurt. AFAIK they have a huuuuuuuge growth spurt at about 16 weeks (your baby seems to be a week ahead, thats all) and it does last a good while.

Milk is most definitely the way to go with him though. It may seem like he is latched on forever, but it will settle back down again and he will begin to feed 'normally' again.

hth

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loopyredangel · 14/02/2008 12:17

"He was and is shocking with food! He's stopped putting weight on and hv's are getting concerned! He is hyper though and never stops running around!" I was referring to my toddler

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