I am confused!!

[annap]

Hi,
I have stared to give solides to my DS when he was 6 months old. (today he is 7 1/2 m).
reading some routeens here.. I am confused. I am still BF, but only in the morning when he wakes up and at about 0400 PM (and at night when he wakes for food).
BUT I see that other moms that also BF- they give the solids right after the BF..?? I thought the BF is considered as a meal. this is his schedule:
0700-0730 wake up and BF
0900- sleep (50 minuts.. some times 2 hours...)
1100 fruit
1-2 (depends on how much he slept before): sleep
230-300pm- chicken and veg (meshed).
0400 +- BF
0600pm- bath
0630 Bottle and sleep.

So can some one please tell me how it should work??
thanks,
Annap

[*Mona*]

hi

how much fruit do you feed him at 11am?
regarding your routine- I think it's ok BUT I also think you could add one more BF session or more solids to his diet to eventually eliminate that 4am feeding.

so I think you could do
7/7:30am BF
8:30 solids [jogurt etc.]
11 solids
2:30/3 solids
4 BF
6:30 bottle

what do you think?

[Samuel's mum]

I think you'd still need a milk feed around the middle of the day at only 7.5months. So you'd have a minimum of 4 milk feeds.

At his age milk is still his primary source of nutrition and you'd want to reflect that in the day. Bf mothers often give solids after a bf at his age to ensure that milk is taking first priority. Many also wait for up to an hour after a milk feed and then give solids.
If solids come first then the baby will obviously demand less from the breast and this can mean a reduction in milk supply or not getting enough milk in the day. Bfing takes a bit of effort for baby and if solids come too soon before a bf then baby won't be motivated to feed effectively. At around 8-9 months some bf mums begin to offer solids first but keeping a careful eye on the breastfeeds. However some continue to offer bf 'first' or before in the schedule up to 12 months.
So a schedule might look like this:
7.30bf
8am solids
11bf
12 solids
4pm bf
5pm solids
bedtime bf

If you look at the EASY boards there are versions of this for many bf babies.
https://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=10386.0

[annap]

Thank you both!
I am actaully trying to reduce BF so he will get used to the idea later on and not stop BT at once. when I see he did not eat enough of the fruit or lunch - I give him a bottle to complete. (I do not BF because I want my breasts to "get used" to the idea that they should supply less milk...).
about yr Q- fruit; depends on DS: it can be a hole banana with some OJ or just half.. it can be half an apple with half a pear meshed together.. it can half an avocado with halh banana (sounds awful- tast it- it is great!!). so it is not yet something regular.. same thing goes for lunch- he can eat it all or just a few bites...

SO- what I gather from your answers- I should give solids after BF in the morning and add one more solid meal?
Thank you,
Anna

[Shellha]

Hi Anna

My DS is 10mo, but we are on a similar EASY to at 7.5mo (only food types and amounts have changed). I am still BF for all meals, but this should work regardless of BF or bottle

Here it is:
Wake: 6.30
BF: 6.45
Breakfast/mashed fruit:8am
Sleep: 9am
Wake: 10.30/11
BF: 11
Solids: 12.30
Sleep: 1.45/2.15
Wake: 3/3.15
BF: 3.15
Solids: 4.15/30
BF: 6.45pm
Sleep: 7.15

Hope that helps

Shell

[annap]

thank you shell!