I'm probably living in ignorance, but I always assumed that weaning was a reality easy thing to do - you start to give a baby foods, they eat it and they gradually take more and have a more varied diet!
Was this your experience?
How did weaning your baby go for you?
2007-09-19 01:43:50 · 13 answers · asked by Ricecakes 6 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
It totally depends on the child. My new laddie is 3 and a half months and has been yumming down 2 meals a day for the past week. But my middle child wasn't interested until 6 months and it was painfully slow.
My advice is to not worry too much about whether they eat anything at all to start with. Getting them used to having something new in their mouth is a start! Your assumption is more or less right. It can be fun, finding out what they like. Try not to worry about what your friends are doing with their babies, yours will find their way. Make it fun and have a relaxed approach. I for one feel totally daft squeaking "here come yummy nummies" but if it works, what the heck.
Good luck!
2007-09-19 03:44:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its been hell for me!
My son hates food. He really would just live on breastfeeds if he could and hes nearly 10 months!
He has a very very small appetite and the most I can get down him at one go is half a jar of stage one puree (ie meant for 4-6 month olds) or a couple of ice cubes of home made puree. I've tried jar food, packet food, table food, homemade puree, nothing seems to appeal to him. Commercial babyfood and pureed veg is about all he likes.
I've been through all the fun of him completely refusing food lately too.
One light at the end of the tunnel is that he has recently discovered finger foods. He has no teeth yet so can't do much more than "suck" on them but he will suck on fingers of bread and butter, organic rusks, slices of apple/banana (and whist sitting in the shopping trolley in Tesco on Tuesday, a gingerbread man! Oh he made a mess with that!). Trouble is he doesn't actually swallow any of it as he has no teeth to chew and if a bit of whatever he's sucking on breaks off in his mouth he will either spit it out or gag until he's sick.
He refuses anything with "lumps" in it. Will only eat purees that are completely smooth - ie meant for 4-6 month olds.
I'm not sure why he is this way. His weight is fine so the HV and GP are not worried. But so many babies of his age are gobbling up their food like theres no tommrrow and its a struggle to get anything into him. I was pressured into weaning him at 4 and half months by family and friends who thought that 4 months was the "correct" age to wean and I can see now that he wasn't ready because we had no many false starts and weeks of crying, puking and refusals. I wish I'd waited till 6 months.
I feel like the odd one out as everyone I know boasts about how their baby is shovelling food down them at 9 or 10 months and my little boy hardly eats enough to keep a bird alive! He is still getting breastfeeds every day and his weight is fine, I just hope he will start to eat more as he gets a bit older.
2007-09-19 10:58:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fine. Started slow. Breast milk and rice cereal. Then added pureed vegies-one at a time initially, then combinations, then fruit etc. My kids were good eaters (became fussier now they're older-4 and 8). Easy going out meals were mashed banana and avocado. I would carry them whole with a container and spoon. On the weekend I would make three types of baby casseroles -mixed veg, beef mince and veg and chicken mince and veg. As they got older I would add a little stock or tomato paste for flavour. I would puree, mash or make with diced vegies (age appropriate) and then freeze in little pots for the week. They also enjoyed custard and yoghurt mixed with different soft or tinned fruits.
It's a bit more work than breastfeeding so was daunting originally but was generally smooth sailing.
2007-09-19 01:55:26 · answer #3 · answered by Sammc670 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Weaning from the breast took about 2 weeks alternating from breast to bottle and then only bottle. To help stop the production of milk I put cabbage leaves inside my bra. It helps take the moisture away and reduces the inflamation. As far as introducing foods- start slow by adding rice to milk or formula and make it thicker as time passes. Babies digestive system still learning to work at absorbing and eliminating solids. Be sure to introduce mostly veggies, just like an adult babies prefer sweet banannas, apricots etc. Eventually you can introduce pieces of corn, peas, cooked carrots for an introduction to self feeding. Also, fold the back of the diaper over about an inch to help stop liquid poop from going up babies back!
2007-09-19 02:23:59 · answer #4 · answered by Jodi Y 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can not remember my 7 year old, but I went back to work when he was 5 months old. I have a lovely for month old, and starting to worry about how he will be, from what I can remember of my seven year old it was not as easy as I thought it would be, also with this child I want to give him more healthy food rather than the jar foods you can get, I want to blend at home and feed him this way as I am going to be a stay at home mum this time. Good Luck.
2007-09-19 01:53:23 · answer #5 · answered by 3dom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its not that simple usually. some babies are really fussy and its a real struggle to get them to eat, it can take months. its something you have to do gradually, introduce baby rice to start with and let them get used to that before bringing in pureed food. they might not like a certain food so you have to be patient and test them with a bit of everything, leaving 2 weeks between a different food incase they have a reaction so you know which one caused it. as they get older and need lumpier food, it can get harder. my friends daughter took a month to eat lumpy food as she would only take very thinly pureed. she would gag and heave at lumps and throw her food. my friend found it stressful. shes now almost 11 months old and doing well. as long as your patient and let them do it in their own time it will be fine. there will always be hiccups on the way but nothing you cant handle! good luck.
2007-09-19 01:50:45 · answer #6 · answered by * Mummy to 2 Girls * 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter took to food quite easily and will eat anything you put in front of her even sprouts! The only thing I did find difficult was the mess! She's now 2 and still most of her food ends up around her mouth or on the floor.
2007-09-19 01:58:58 · answer #7 · answered by suckaslug 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son is 8 months and except for night time, I have to talk him into nursing. He's more interested in real food, playing, and sippies.
The only person I know who actually had to decide to ween, and found it to be hard was a friend of mine. Everyone else in my family, all my other friends, they just transitioned into it little by little and it happened pretty much on its own.
2007-09-19 01:49:02 · answer #8 · answered by amosunknown 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It was not difficult except for gagging now and then - but it is a slow process. It went well and she eats well today - who knows about tomorow - she is 2 years old.
We all live in ignorance about some aspect of parenting - mine was sleeping...
2007-09-19 03:30:56 · answer #9 · answered by justme 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My 1st son was a fussy eater so was a bit harder to do theweaning thing once he got to 7 months i tried giving him lumpier food, but he just wouldn't eat it. With my other 2 sons it was soo easy
2007-09-19 03:29:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋