This week we started weaning with Grace. Can't believe it but she is 6 months on Sunday. Despite being a wee little dot she is a very hungry baby. She stopped sleeping through the night a few weeks ago. I tried increasing her milk feeds....still hungry. I tried giving her the hungry baby milk...still hungry. The problem is that she wasn't really all that fussed about drinking more milk and so it was an uphill struggle to get her to eat enough to keen her going now she is getting more active. As she was approaching 6 months deciding to wean her wasn't a problem, but what would be an issue was the choice of weaning method.
You may remember that when we weaned Olivia we went with baby-led weaning. The problem we face with Grace is getting enough down her for her to be satisfied. With baby-led weaning you continue the normal milk feeds until the child is eating enough food and then start to reduce the milk as the food intake goes up. Problem was that Grace wasn't that fussed about drinking enough anyway. So, we have decided to do a mixed approach with Grace. She is self-feeding but is also having some spoon feeds of lumpy food. Her first meal was toast, which she really seems to love. She has also tried pasta, breast sticks, rice cakes, carrot, broccoli and banana whole and then various things I have cooked up for her such as sweet potato and lentil.
She seems much happier in the day time and is sleeping better during the night.
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