Started solids 2 weeks ago, so many questions

[eva026]

Actually a thought just occurred to me. I have been using wet wipes to clean her face after eating. The same wipes gave her a red bum after a few days of use. It could be that that caused the rash. Will try switch to the sensitive ones and see.

[Buntybear]

Sounds like a plan 

[becj86]

I always thought it was double birthweight by 6 months and treble it by 12 months... will check for you xx

[Erin M]

I always thought it was double birthweight by 6 months and treble it by 12 months... will check for you xx

This is exactly what I heard -- will dig up some info for you tomorrow (on my way to bed now) if no one else has.  And yes, breastmilk has way more calories than solids.  Not sure what the doctor is reading???

[becj86]

https://www.breastfeeding.asn.au/bfinfo/whochart.html
This says double by 4-6months...

[eva026]

I guess he took the lower end then?
She is still pretty small for her age, 3rd perc according to  chart I have in her medical book so it wouldn't be bad to fatten her up a bit.

[Erin M]

There are also charts that the WHO made for BF babies some years back
Using this chart http://www.who.int/childgrowth/standards/cht_wfa_girls_p_0_6.pdf
taken from this link http://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=63598.0
she's hanging out right now somewhere between the 15th and 50th percentile.  I'm not telling you what you should/shouldn't do in terms of solids, I just want you not to get hung up on numbers, as I've seen lots of moms do that and worry when there's no real reason to do so. 
There's a ton of information here about weight gain: http://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=94121.0 -- but just quickly, slower growth one month usually has more to do with a baby becoming more aware/more mobile.  If she's hitting milestones and is generally happy, she's doing great. 

Actually a thought just occurred to me. I have been using wet wipes to clean her face after eating. The same wipes gave her a red bum after a few days of use. It could be that that caused the rash. Will try switch to the sensitive ones and see.

And I've found this to be true as well in our case. 

[eva026]

Thanks ladies, it makes me feel better. I know that she's small but doing ok but hearing from a healthcare professional that you aren't feeding your baby is not nice:(

[Erin M]

I can totally understand that. Sadly, it seems as if our healthcare professionals are not always up to date on current breastfeeding research. 

[Buntybear]

Thanks ladies, it makes me feel better. I know that she's small but doing ok but hearing from a healthcare professional that you aren't feeding your baby is not nice:(

Err - I just read through yur original EASY and you are feeding her 11 times a day!

[eva026]

 I now have to do top ups before naps otherwise she doesn't make it through. She can go 3.5h between feeds, A times are at 2.5h and naps 2h at a time. She doesn't swallow much solids yet though, most end up on her bib/face/hair/floor etc. She has also always cluster fed in the evening and takes a full feed each time.
I'm up foe suggestions if you think I should change anything.

[Lemonthyme]

She's only 6 months!  At 6 months babies don't eat much!

At 6 months though you can make food more interesting and calorie filled (think butter, cheese, oil, meat, carbs etc.)  You may want to introduce things slowly but don't just stick with fruit and veg purees because they aren't full of calories.  Or at least make it carrot and swede puree with butter, cauliflower cheese, pureed roasted veg (roasted in olive oil), fish and broccoli puree with mash, milk and cheese, beef with sweet potato etc, etc.

[eva026]

Isn't she too young for cheese and broccoli? I though it was from 8mo?
Thanks for the tip about olive oil, I've just added some to her breakfast of pumpkin/turkey/apple, we'll she if she likes it.
I do plan to do more than fruit and veg, it's just taking some time because I wait 3 days before introducing a new thing.

A question kind of off the subject.
AF is inc and my supply is really low, even with fenugreek. Do I supplement with frozen BM or can I just increase her solids for a few days till things pick up again?

[Lemonthyme]

Advice varies from country to country but in the UK Health Visitors say hard cheese and broccoli are fine from 6 months.

My AF came back after 4 months despite breastfeeding pretty much round the clock.  He did get a bit fussy during my AF for a day or so but the best thing for breastmilk supply is to feed often so you might be better BF a little more often to up your supply as using frozen may compound issues but I'm not an expert.  Anyone else got any ideas?

[Erin M]

Calcium supplements are supposed to help the dip in supply -- info here: http://www.motherandchildhealth.com/Breastfeeding/Becky/menstruation.html