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around about do babies go to having only 2 bottles milk in the morning and night?
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I know of some babies that are still having 3 bottles at 12 months though.
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Thank you for the reply xx
These baies and their milk!! Have you tried changing to follow on milk? I changed Emilia's yesterday and she seems to like it better...just a thought?? x
Joanna x
There's a lady at waterbabies whos baby dropped to just one milk feed (BF) at night at just 6 1/2 months old! She started weaning her at 5 1/2 months doing purees.
We've just changed from BLW to mainly purees and a little finger foods (on advice from HV for various reasons) and Lyvi is now having 5 BFs a day instead of 6 or 7. HV wants me to cut that down to 4 by next week.
Are you just doing BLW now?
Love NN xx
Yeah Jo i switched to follow on the day she turned 6 months it seems to have improved her reflux a little not sure why? but she still couldn't care less about it would much rather suck a little then blow it back at me or chew the teat,
this morning she drank 2oz then had 4 in her porridge.
She has 3 meals now so hopefully i am making it up with other dairy products!
I'm going to skip her 11 o clock bottle today and see if it makes her more interested in her 2.30.
Thank you for all the replys xxx
Alyssa (beautiful name btw!) sounds soooooo similar to Beth. Never interested in milk but still thriving!
It has taken me 10 months but I am finally feeling more chilled out about this. She went through a few weeks of literally only about 4-6oz a day and was fine. Still slept through, still happy and active.
Anyway, to answer your question. She went down to 3 bottles a day at about 6 months. Then down to just 2 a day at about 7 months I think. For weeks I would always offer the 2.30/3ish bottle but she would only take about 1oz so HV said to just not bother!
At 10 months she now takes 5-6oz first thing (only 3oz today though - sigh!) and then 5-7oz at bedtime. I don't even give snacks now as I noticed that these massively put her off her meals so now it's 3 meals and 2 bottles and that's it! This suits her, she still never cries for food/bottle so although I'd love her to have more I can't really force her so am learning to just go with it.
K x
So 3 bottles a day from now on and her 3 meals.
Thank you Beth not many people pronounce it right even after i tell them her name grrrrr!!
She is definatly very similar to your little girl i guess i just need to stop stressing she is still sleeping and happy and not hungry so i guess i ignore the rules of the HV?!?!
Thank you xx
In all the books it says to offer solids AFTER milk when baby isn't really hungry but my HV actually advised me to ignore this and give her the solids when she's due a feed and just top up with a BF if needed. We've been doing this since Thursday and it is working perfectly! Lyvi is now eating SO much, I can't believe it!
Every baby is different and the 'text book rules' aren't always going to work so follow your instincts like you are )
Love NN xxx
How did the 2:30 bottle go?
Like NN said, it sounds like dropping the 11 am bottle is the right thing. We dropped ours when I started giving Emilia meat, cheese and pasta last week. She is fine, and I am sure Alyssa will be too xxx
will see tomorrow i think you are right Jo she defo knows that the milk is making her vomit so she doesn't want it!!
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Good luck this afternoon xx