Hi there,
I recently started introducing solids with my 7 month LO. We are using the BLW approach and so far it is going quite well... she seems to enjoy exploring and sampling the different solids we place before her.
Since beginning solids...bedtimes have become pretty horendous! Before this, she was going to sleepw without too much of a fuss, and she could definitely get herself to sleep. Now we do the bedtime routine (feed, bath, bed) just like always and then she cries and cries. I remain in the room and try to verbally console her.......I have done this for a max of 50 min. The thing is, she frequently does fall asleep and then within a minute waes up crying again, this might happen 4-5 times, before she is fully awake and then screaming loudly again. When I pick her up again she continues to cry, when I remove her from the room, she continues to cry. It is only when I feed her, that she stops. She seems to be taking a good feed too.......so I am wondering if her fluid requirements are higher since starting solids. I looked at the sample schedule in the FAQ's for baby's her age and I see they have the feeds placed 4 hours apart... just as I have been doing. Anyways, what are your thoughts about hydration and solids?