Could bfing be affecting weaning him onto solids?...

Snowball · Apr 14th, 2012, 06:33 AM

I'm only asking as I can't think of anything else

Louie just won't do solids... in any format. I've tried mixed up purees, homemade and jars, BLW etc... He clamps his mouth shut, whinges and wants a bf everytime!

He bf's fine, infact I feel like that's all I do now he's bigger. Through the night he wants to be fed every hour

Could his need to be bf be clouding his desire to try anything new? At the moment it feels like I'll be giving him a quick bf before packing him off to secondary school

vaileasmama · Apr 14th, 2012, 06:39 AM

well, i may get flamed for this, but it certainly did affect how much my girl ate.
we did blw, and she ate like a sparrow... like, i would literally cry tears of joy if she ate a strawberry a day!
when i returned to work when she was 11 months, she started to eat a little more..
when i night weaned at 14 months, she was a different child!
i know they drill it into u "food before 1 is just for fun" etc etc, but it's hard not to get jealous when u see a baby eat a 3 course freakin meal and ur baby refuse to even smell a lovingly prepared dinner.
i guess it just takes time for some babies, and with my girl she needed a little push in the solids direction.

kerrie24 · Apr 14th, 2012, 07:47 AM

In my opinion,no.
My children and those of my friends who are/were bf have all been really enthusiastic eaters.I think because through bf they get 'tastes' of flavours before they actually consume anything.

Hes still quite young,so while it is frustrating for him not to eat much solids,it wont do him any harm.Keep trying is all I can say

kerrie24 · Apr 14th, 2012, 07:49 AM

Have you tried just plopping him at the table,a plate of whatever the other kids are having infront of him and just leave him to it.Sometimes the more you beg them to eat,the more they refuse

Snowball · Apr 14th, 2012, 08:23 AM

Yes, I try to give him what the others are having as I know he likes to copy them. He just turns his nose up. If I see him have a mouthful of food I am overjoyed

Kess · Apr 14th, 2012, 08:28 AM

Try offering solids between feeds? If he's hungry he will want the most reliable, easiest source of nutrition he knows.

Snowball · Apr 14th, 2012, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Kess

Try offering solids between feeds? If he's hungry he will want the most reliable, easiest source of nutrition he knows.

That's what I do

. He has a bf just before I get out of bed in the morning and by the time me and his brothers and sister are up, washed and dressed... it takes a while

. Then I offer him something and he literally clamps his mouth shut, I persevere and he starts crying

. Once I've picked him out the chair he instantly wants to bf.

The biggest success I had was I got him to eat nearly one of those tiny pots of Petit Filous (sp?). Then by the next time he wasn't interested again

Ozzieshunni · Apr 14th, 2012, 09:37 AM

Alex has just started to get into food so there is time.

Just put food there and leave him to it

CandyDay · Apr 14th, 2012, 09:49 AM

If you leave some food out in a bowl in the area that he plays in will he snack on it as he plays? Maybe just leaving some food out where he can see it and snack on it when he decides he wants to will help him to eat.

He is still young enough that I wouldn't push it if he is gaining weight properly with just getting breastmilk.

Also when you made your own food did you try using breastmilk as the fluid in it instead of water? Maybe with breastmilk in it he would be more accepting of the taste.

Weezie123 · Apr 14th, 2012, 09:52 AM

My baby breastfeeds a lot and eats loads of solids one day then not the next. He snacks all night on the boob regardless of intake even when he has 3 full meals. I would relax about trying to make him and just put food out for him to try. Sometimes they don't seem to want it but if you leave a selection on their high chair for a while and get on with something else they get curious and try it. It is hard to find when they are hungry do you could try offering things that will keep for the day so you can keep offering x

If they refuse it there's no point in forcing it just try again later x

Apr 14th, 2012, 06:33 AM	#1
Snowball Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 11,163	Could bfing be affecting weaning him onto solids?... I'm only asking as I can't think of anything else Louie just won't do solids... in any format. I've tried mixed up purees, homemade and jars, BLW etc... He clamps his mouth shut, whinges and wants a bf everytime! He bf's fine, infact I feel like that's all I do now he's bigger. Through the night he wants to be fed every hour Could his need to be bf be clouding his desire to try anything new? At the moment it feels like I'll be giving him a quick bf before packing him off to secondary school

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Apr 14th, 2012, 06:39 AM	#2
vaileasmama Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: central coast, nsw australia Posts: 442	well, i may get flamed for this, but it certainly did affect how much my girl ate. we did blw, and she ate like a sparrow... like, i would literally cry tears of joy if she ate a strawberry a day! when i returned to work when she was 11 months, she started to eat a little more.. when i night weaned at 14 months, she was a different child! i know they drill it into u "food before 1 is just for fun" etc etc, but it's hard not to get jealous when u see a baby eat a 3 course freakin meal and ur baby refuse to even smell a lovingly prepared dinner. i guess it just takes time for some babies, and with my girl she needed a little push in the solids direction.

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Apr 14th, 2012, 07:47 AM	#3
kerrie24 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: uk Posts: 6,016	In my opinion,no. My children and those of my friends who are/were bf have all been really enthusiastic eaters.I think because through bf they get 'tastes' of flavours before they actually consume anything. Hes still quite young,so while it is frustrating for him not to eat much solids,it wont do him any harm.Keep trying is all I can say

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kerrie24 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: uk Posts: 6,016	Have you tried just plopping him at the table,a plate of whatever the other kids are having infront of him and just leave him to it.Sometimes the more you beg them to eat,the more they refuse

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Snowball Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 11,163	Yes, I try to give him what the others are having as I know he likes to copy them. He just turns his nose up. If I see him have a mouthful of food I am overjoyed

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Kess Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: England Posts: 2,108	Try offering solids between feeds? If he's hungry he will want the most reliable, easiest source of nutrition he knows.

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Ozzieshunni Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 19,286	Alex has just started to get into food so there is time. Just put food there and leave him to it

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CandyDay Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 563	If you leave some food out in a bowl in the area that he plays in will he snack on it as he plays? Maybe just leaving some food out where he can see it and snack on it when he decides he wants to will help him to eat. He is still young enough that I wouldn't push it if he is gaining weight properly with just getting breastmilk. Also when you made your own food did you try using breastmilk as the fluid in it instead of water? Maybe with breastmilk in it he would be more accepting of the taste.

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Apr 14th, 2012, 09:52 AM	#10
Weezie123 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Hampshire Posts: 1,090	My baby breastfeeds a lot and eats loads of solids one day then not the next. He snacks all night on the boob regardless of intake even when he has 3 full meals. I would relax about trying to make him and just put food out for him to try. Sometimes they don't seem to want it but if you leave a selection on their high chair for a while and get on with something else they get curious and try it. It is hard to find when they are hungry do you could try offering things that will keep for the day so you can keep offering x If they refuse it there's no point in forcing it just try again later x

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