I've been BLWing my 6 month old DD for a few weeks. She's loving the food and is eating loads. I'm worried now that I'm overdoing it. Always need something to worry about, of course. Until now, her weight gain had been of some concern (born on 98th and dropped to below 2nd centile) and we had seen a paediatrician. She's now gained over a pound in the few weeks we've been BLWing (previously only a few ounces in that sort of time period). I've had all the usual pressures to give up BF, from HV ('Oh, I suppose you're STILL trying to breastfeed' at 5 months of EBF!) to GP ('Well, she's nearly 6 months so it doesn't matter if you stop' - as a reason not to treat me for thrush!). I've also had fabulous support from others, such as BFCs.
Anyway, we were really pleased that she took to eating so well. Her fine motor skills are great and she can manage anything.Sits unaided and has 2 teeth, which must help a bit. But I'm already noticing a bit of a reduction in BFing. Maybe it's only been a couple of days - she certainly seemed to be feeding a lot last week, but we were away from home and she seemed to need me a lot. Today she's preferred to suck her thumb and gaze into space, while practising her pincer grip on my nipple with the other hand. She's definitely had a whole BF less than usual today, with a couple of these half hearted attempts thrown in. Anyone else's BLWeaners start to cut down on feeds so soon? Please tell me it's just a phase.