Food & Feed

Krystiana is 6mos and she is starting to wake up at our mealtimes and want what we're eating and NOT feed... until after she's had something (ie a whole tin of something) to eat. Then let that settle and sometimes a feed after that. So she's feeding heaps less than about 3 weeks ago.

Isn't she 'supposed' to still be having feed before solids? I'm starting to wonder if she is trying to self-wean, perhaps because of my flavour change last week (should be fine now though!)... she doesn't seem to have a prob with my flavour in the middle of the night though! But at nights she's still waking about 4 hourly for feeding, so is it just that she really is that hungry and needs more solids to fill her up?

Today she ate
2 1/2 tins of food
1/2 pc bread
a plain biscuit
1/2 a cracker
about 1/2 tin worth of pumpkin soup
and a few feeds on top of that but I can't remember how many.

When I say she won't feed until she's eaten, she'll act all hungry etc but when I put her in the feeding position she zips her lips and turns away and tries to sit up LOL then bites her finger and watches what we're eating!! She's such a crack up. But anyway, how do I know if she's drinking enough?

OMGosh these girls are the total opposite to my little milkaholic. He goes on solid strikes and wont touch any solids offered and cluster feeds evry 2hrly...including during the night Sorry I dont know about the liquids questions Theresa. Will she take some water from a cup of EBM when eating finger food or while having solids?

Busymum.  I had a similar problem with Harlan.  He would eat lots, always having his feed of milk 1st, then, he started teething again.  Now he is feeding more and less solids UNLESS he can do it himself, or if it is banana......  He goes to bed at about 6.30pm, wakes about 4.30pm, has a top up, then back in bed until about 7.00am, then has a feed, wait until about 8.00am then has his piece of toast.  He then has another feed at around 11.15am - 11.30am of milk, then he has a tin, or a whole mashed banana - something biggish.  He will then sometimes want a top up at about 2.45pm ish, them he as a feed at 4.00pm (ish), solids when we are eating our tea - about 5.30pm, them bath and bed.

I though Harlan was trying to wean himself before he started on his second tooth, but that does not appear to be the case now.

Krystiana will be fine.  She is eating - very well by the sounds of it.

Kels wrote: OMGosh these girls are the total opposite to my little milkaholic. He goes on solid strikes and wont touch any solids offered and cluster feeds evry 2hrly...including during the night Sorry I dont know about the liquids questions Theresa. Will she take some water from a cup of EBM when eating finger food or while having solids?

I offered her water from a bottle a couple of weeks ago to help with some constipation (LOL I wonder why that was?!? hehe) and she liked it - yesterday I tried it again but she just wanted the feeling of the teat in her mouth, wouldn't let go but wouldn't suckle! Funny girl! (And no, it's not teeth)

maya wrote: At six months she only *needs* 4 good feeds in a 24 hour period so if she fusses over them try not to stress too much. As if stressing isn't what we do as mums anyway!

That's good to know, she's probably having about 5-6 LOL... she's had 2 so far today!

I've got a milkaholic as well and i'm happy with that. Josh is currently having 1/3 of a tin mixed with baby rice at lunch and dinner.

Ooh Emma I might try solids first and even withholding bf for a couple of hours. I thinks its my fault as Alize is on and off the boob all day on demand really, even if I have my sling at pak n save he can go on while shopping.

hehehe Theresa, that reminds me of the rusk I had to break open when I didnt have the sling and Alize decided to start something in PNS, I had scanned it tho