Feeling like a weaning failure! Too early? Reflux. Am I doing it wrong.

[christiana]

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if the purees (or somethign) seem to be helping the reflux, why stop? Don't worry that she's still having a lot of milk - fruit and veg purees don;t actually have many calories in them so even if the 'solid' food is making her tummy more comfortable they aren't getting as much energy into her as milk does.

and yes, from 6m you can give anything except honey and choky things like nuts or whole grapes - and watch the salt levels. The key thing is that the stuff is easy for them to grab, so if you want to give egg, make eg an omlette and cut it into strips.
(All of this is obv allergies notwithstanding)

if you are worried about choking go on a first aid course

just stick some steamed carrot sticks on the highchair tray and see what she does - it really is that easy

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It took months for my DS to drop a feed, even though he ate loads tbh.

I think if you are working part time, and she'll get a couple of bfs a day when you are working, then she'll drink enough milk from a beaker.

Try and get on a short first aid course, or ask your HV to go through what to do about choking (remembering that babies are very good at gagging which naturally clears any lumps), as BLW or not you'll be giving finger foods at some point and its an important skill.

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If she is able to sit up, hold finger food and put it into her mouth she shouldn't choke.

She is bf, well done, so blw should be easy.

Its not difficult if someone is looking after her as long as you explain it and pack her food and snacks.

DD did blw herself. At 23 weeks she stole a ham sandwich and ate it, I figured if she could cope with that then why bother with purees.

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Can she get the food to her mouth? Have you tried her with a breadstick or a piece of lightly steamed carrot stick?

As for Gill Rapley, sorry to sound a bit ignorant but I've never heard of her. Read a few threads on MN about BLW and did most of it by instinct.

As for DH, tell him politely to fuck off that the minimum recommended age to stop bfing is 2 years and that the primary function of your boobs is to feed his baby!

no you don't need the book, though it has some good ideas in - it really is as easy as 'softish finger food'. www.babyledweaning.com/ might be helpful too.

I expressed for dd when I went back to work ft at 7m - I got enough from one lunchtime session for her to have three (small) bottles during the day as she, like your dd, was a frequent snacker rather than a big guzzler.
Gave that up at 12m though and she had cows' milk in a cup during the day with bfs on demand when I was home.

(and I'm afraid I would clout my Dh if he said something like that, but different strokes for different folks...)

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now that I can relate to

the broken sleep doesn;t help mine either

Hi Christiana Missing you on the postnatel thread. Still want to hear the story behind the name change.

Sorry to hear about the mastitis. I have had it 4 times now (twice where I was bed ridden!). It sucks big time. My DH who is very pro bf actually mentioned FF as an alternative as I have suffered from it very badly. But I just shushed that idea. Hope yours has cleared ok.

Anyhow, re the weaning I did both ways with DD and it worked really well. It was easier to give finger food with DS1 around my feet but as and when she wanted, it was puree (which is how we started out anyway). I started w/toast, broccoli (and other veg like carrots and cauli), fish fingers and eggs. It all went from there. I don't think you have to choose one way.

As for DH wanting "his boobs back" thankfully my DH is a bum man . But I am on the same boat, my mojo is definitely not quite there because of the bf. Hormones and not feeling sexy...

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I got my mojo back when she started sleeping a bit more, still bfing too.