We're ttc #2. Our baby is 10 months old and I breastfeed him 4x a day and he sleeps 12 hours at night. I went off my mini pill about two weeks ago and no sign of AF and all my opk's have been negative. I've never been this anxious to see AF, lol, but it would mean my fertility is returning
Baby dust to all! And happy new year!!
there Mrs McK I am hoping for a second baby soon! My baby is almost five months and starting to wean to solids and I was struck by your routine. If you don't mind me asking, what is your daytime routine, have you solids, formula or water in there as well? Worried if I give too many solids, baby won't get enough liquid if bf cut down.....thanks happy new year! Ps good luck with ur ttc this year!!
Starting a routine was the best thing I did. It helped me plan my day and figure out what he needed, ie food, sleep, etc.
7a breastfeeds
8a solids
10a nap
11a breastfeeds
12:30 solids
2p nap
3p breast feeds
5:30p solids
7p breastfeeds and then bed
My friends said the best thing to do was to feed him when I had breakfast, lunch and dinner so that we ate at the same time. It makes the day so much less stressful to feed both of us together and it gets him used to eating at the same time as adults.
I made my baby food since it was significantly cheaper (60 cents a day compared to $1.50 a day) and it was convenient to have it already in the freezer and all I had to so was dethawed it. I used wholesomebabyfood.com and it was so helpful!
I started solids at 6 months just because I wanted him to be solely breastfeed as long as possible. (Plus, all the dr's said I couldn't do it because he was too big so I wanted to prove them wrong
) (FYI - he was 10-11 at birth and he is 10 months now and weighs 25 pounds and is in 2T clothes
) I skipped rice and oatmeal cereals because it has been linked to insulin resistant diabetes and obesity so I went to straight to vegetables and fruits.
I started with finger foods around 7.5 months. And I started a sippy cup with water at 6 months. It was mostly "whacking" and dropping it to the floor for a while but by 9 months he could use it by himself.
It's just my opinion, but I kept two things in mind with foods so that I didn't stress out. 1- food before one is just for fun! Breast milk and/or formula is the primary nutrition for babies until after 1. Then start focusing on decreasing breastfeeding and increasing food. 2- they have the rest of their lives to eat food so no need to rush!
So I'm sure that is way more info than you ever wanted to know about my routine
if you have any more questions please feel free to ask
