Ok, so it's all gone pretty well so far, barring teething and sickness disruptions my DS has made his way into the world of solid eating with glee. I have gradually dropped the milk feeds during the day as his intake of solids has increased and he has been quite happy.
We are just left with BFing morning and evening which is what I was aiming for at this stage.
My problem is during the night. He wakes frequently (always has) and I am not going to do cc-ing so am trying other sleep training techniques with various success. The problem is that recently he seems to be feeding more at night. He'll sometime have a feed a 12ish then at 4ish and still want his morning feed at 6. He has a full feed so it doesn't seem like habit- other times I can get him back to sleep with rocking, patting etc.
It seems to me he eats a lot during the day-
7.30: porridge
snooze
10.30: something bready- cheese on toast/ sandwichy etc
1: fruity/ yoghurty thing with cereal bar/ rice cakes etc
snooze
4ish: evening meal: meat/ rice/ pasta thing with veg etc
6: milk feed as part of bedtime routine
This is obviously an approximation! I find if I feed him much later than 4/ 4.30 he starts to lose it with tiredness and won't eat so at the mo I'm stuck with an earlier tea but he really does shovel it down! I'll often give him yoghurt and/ or a milky desert at this meal to just to make sure all gaps are filled!
Do you think he really is hungry in the night? Should I try harder to drop these feeds? Or is he thirsty (I do offer water which he'll sometimes have instead, but not always)? Am I missing something? I'm happy to continue them if he needs them but I do find it exhausting and would prefer to drop them if he's ready.
TIA [smile}