Hi everyone, wondering if there is any advice out there for me. My baby is just over 7 months old and I weaned her at 6. She loves food, has enjoyed everything she has tried. Previously she was exclusively breastfed. i'm now almost at the stage where I need to return to work and so she needs to get into drinking formula (I have never been successful with expressing milk) for milk feeds - but she hates it!!
as she has started eating more solids, her milk consumption has decreased somewhat. She still has breast milk 3 times a day (but I have to say she is less interested in the breast now) and drinks water/dilted juice with solids.
What I need to know is how much formula she needs to be drinking alongside the solid food she is having (I've never had to measure milk before!) so I know how much of a battle I have on my hands. In terms of the solids she has a varied diet already ? she eats green veg (spinach, beans, beans, peas, broccoli etc), dairy (fromage frais, cheese in sauces etc), chicken and fish and all sorts of root veg and so on. I try to use formula to puree things to the right consistency but obviously that's not loads.
She also went straight on to a cup - never got on with a bottle. She's great with it... but when there's formula in there, she happily sucks away and then opens her mouth and lets the majority dribble down her front.
Any thoughts? Thanks.