Help, I don’t know what is going on....
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Topic: Help, I don’t know what is going on....
Posted By: 1st_Time_Preggies
Subject: Help, I don’t know what is going on....
Date Posted: 31 August 2010 at 12:53pm
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My almost 7 month old DS has been in a bit of a routine for a few months now. He would feed at 7am ish, 10.30am ish, 2.30pm ish and 5pm ish, with a bottle of EBM at 6.30pm. He also then would often wake once in the night for a feed. In between this he would more often than not sleep an hour to an hour and a half around 9am, again at 12pm ish and a little nap around 4pm ish.
I started BLW in the last few weeks, which I think is going well. He enjoys playing with the food but doesn't actually eat a hell of a lot. So, the problem is, he is HUNGRY. HUNGRY HUNGRY HUNGRY. In the last week and a half he has been feeding two hourly during the day, and waking twice or THREE times during the night for more. I can't seem to satisfy him :-( His naps have also gone out the window, I am lucky to get him to sleep for half an hour at a time, and before he goes down he SCREAMS like I am murdering him :-( I can live with the sleep deprivation if he NEEDS the food, but surely at this age he should be able to go longer than two hours during the day, and more than three or four at night! I am starting to doubt the BLW and wonder if I should give puree :-( Doesn't help that the MIL keeps going on about him not getting enough food! Anyone else had this or have some bright ideas for me????? |
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 31 August 2010 at 1:23pm
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its just a phase, he could be having a growth spurt or even just be feeling a little off. just relax and go with the flow and it will all change again soon.
oh and regardless of how you were giving him solids milk is still the first and foremost form of nutrition for them at this age. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: crafty1
Date Posted: 31 August 2010 at 1:38pm
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diff things work for different bubs - if he needs more food it's gotta come from either you or solids. he ain't getting the solids so its got to be you. Give it a week to rule out gs but personally i think the blw only works for some kids. Some bubs are just so hungry and they do get different nutrients from food as from you so some babes just get frantic for solids.
BLW is the latest thing but if it means baby isn't getting his needs met then how baby led is it? ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: T_Rex
Date Posted: 31 August 2010 at 2:29pm
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I'm a believer in baby's knowing what they need. If he's not into solids in a big way yet through BLW, then they aren't what he needs. If he really is hungry hungry hungry, then milk is the best thing for him. Even though I know it's hard work being an on-demand milk machine all day and all night!!
We are also doing BLW and my girl has been eating heaps right from the beginning - so she is well ready for solids but I've always struggled with my milk supply and milk makes her reflux much worse too. I say trust him. When he needs it, he will eat solids. It probably won't be too long - babies change so much in such a short time! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: MamaT
Date Posted: 31 August 2010 at 2:30pm
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DS has increased is his milk feeds recently too. He has always been a booby boy and was feeding around 3hourly during the day and anywhere from 2-4hourly at night with the occasional 5-6hour stretch. He is now nursing for about 50mins-1hour before bed whereas that used to be 30-35mins. However, he has been sick recently with a cold and ear infection and just this morning his first two teeth are making an appearance. Could it be that?
There will be babies doing puree that have the same patterns, its just a phase I'm sure. Remember too that at this age solids are complimentary, they aren't supposed to fill him up. Milk is far more important and beneficial. -------------  
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Posted By: littlestar
Date Posted: 31 August 2010 at 3:07pm
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Its probably just a phase. We don't do BLW - but for the meals we do that are finger foods DS doesn't eat nearly as much as he would off a spoon (who wants to be eating when there are fun things to play with on his tray) I just make sure he has a good brekkie (porridge and fruit) so if he faffs around during the day its no biggy. The night feeds could be due to his teething and he needs the extra comfort - I know thats certainly whats happening in my house at the moment. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 31 August 2010 at 4:33pm
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Actually BLW isn't the latest thing, it's been around since the early 19th century just most people don't talk about it due to Plunket being so "Shock horror!" about it...
We are doing a mix of BLW and Purees she can eat a whole jar of baby food in one sitting! Along with 1 side of the breast! But BLW she more just plays with it and from what I understand, it takes them about 1-2 months to get the hang of it and actually eat a decent amount but milk is still the most important food/drink for your baby at that age until about 1 year. It could also be a growth spurt or developmental thing. When we first started solids it threw everything out the window and we're only JUST starting to get back into a routine now! But we've never had a super strict routine, more a pattern that we follow which is usually within 30mins of itself iygwim! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: MrsMc
Date Posted: 31 August 2010 at 7:32pm
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fingers crossed its just a growth spurt. I think you should give it a week (or however long you can stand) and see if anything changes
If not then maybe you could to start feeding him things like porridge or farex and loading up the spoon for him to feed himself, hes bound to get more into him that way than with finger food but its still fairly baby led |
Posted By: LJsmum
Date Posted: 31 August 2010 at 8:10pm
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Every baby is different some babies actually need food. So BLW doesn't suit every baby as they are not getting much down to satifiy their hunger. Milk is really important but so is food so there needs to be a bit of a balance. Good luck could be a phase.
You could always give him a spoon with chunky food on it to feed himself? -------------  
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Posted By: millymollymandy
Date Posted: 01 September 2010 at 11:20am
| My DD gets bored with finger food, so we give her a bit of puree first and then let her feed herself after that. works well for us and means she gets enough to eat. |
Posted By: T_Rex
Date Posted: 01 September 2010 at 1:53pm
See, this is where I disagree. My baby seems to need food, so I agree with that part - not all babies do, but mine seems to. But because of that, she doesn't *play* with her food, she eats it. Plenty of it, and has done from about her second or third meal. If she just plays with it, it's because she's not hungry or she'd rather have more breastmilk that day (like at the moment while she's sick). So I stand by BLW - if they need it, they'll eat it. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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LJsmum wrote:Posted By: ajmmum
Date Posted: 01 September 2010 at 5:41pm
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My boy did the same - i started trying to give him purees to "fill him up" - didnt work. It was the milk he needed and was working to get my supply up. I found once I lifted my own calorie intake he was much better off and eventually just stopped trying to feed so often. There was a mix of using me as a comforter as well as needing the food. I found eventually a bottle of formula at bed really helped but that wasn't until he was about 12 months old and he weaned not long after.
We did BLW & when he wanted food he had no issue eating it. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 02 September 2010 at 12:32pm
ah but BLW is food and - as the title suggests - the baby leads with how much they want. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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Posted By: LJsmum
Date Posted: 03 September 2010 at 1:42pm
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Bizzy state the obivious!!
I've read the book twice and don't agree with a lot of the info about BLW. I don't agree with the "leading it", as technically how can they if you provide the food! I still stand by the point that some babies need food that they can eat i.e that is smooth in order to actually get something down. Some babies like food, some don't like food at all!my DS1 loved food, smooth, lumpy, fingerfood e.t.c he didn't get his first tooth till 13.5 months old and enjoyed all types of food and loved breastmilk as well till 15 months. So basically i'm saying it's good to have a balance and you can't live on milk alone or else we would all be on milk only!! 
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Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 03 September 2010 at 3:01pm
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Babies CAN live on milk alone, there was an article on Stuff recently about a baby who couldn't have solids so was still having only milk AND a lot of babies with allergies, severe ones often remain having milk for longer too.
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Posted By: LJsmum
Date Posted: 04 September 2010 at 10:56am
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I was meaning forever! never eating soilds! As a child/ adult e.t.c
At some point they have to eat normal food. ( I am refering to healthly people/ children with no disabilities/ allergies/ problems e.t.c) I think i was misunderstood -------------
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