Weaning - going for the second meal, some advice pls
Hi
As it says above really. LO is happy having either baby rice or porridge for breakfast with his milk and normally then goes happily 4 hourly throughout the day (approx, 8am, 12pm, 4pm, 8pm).
However the last couple of days (so not just a growth spurt) he hasn't lasted 4 hourly so think he may be ready for another 'meal'
Should I try him at his 12pm feed on a little baby rice/pureed carrot/potato? Or am I better giving him his 12pm milk and then some 'solids' at 2pm ish and then milk again at 4pm?
Is that the next step to take?
He was premature so not ready for finger food just yet but still hungry!!
Any advice welcome
As it says above really. LO is happy having either baby rice or porridge for breakfast with his milk and normally then goes happily 4 hourly throughout the day (approx, 8am, 12pm, 4pm, 8pm).
However the last couple of days (so not just a growth spurt) he hasn't lasted 4 hourly so think he may be ready for another 'meal'
Should I try him at his 12pm feed on a little baby rice/pureed carrot/potato? Or am I better giving him his 12pm milk and then some 'solids' at 2pm ish and then milk again at 4pm?
Is that the next step to take?
He was premature so not ready for finger food just yet but still hungry!!
Any advice welcome
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I started out with one meal a day for a week, then 2 meals for a week, then we were on 3. Once established it was:
7am bottle
9am breakfast
11am bottle
1pm lunch
3pm bottle
5pm dinner
7pm bottle
10pm dreamfeed
We still pretty much do that, but James dropped the 11am bottle. Will stop the 3pm one at some point, as he's showing no inclination! HTH xx
We tried individual tastes to start with e.g. carrot, pear, apple, butternut squash, parsnip.
Have given him some 'lunch' and he seeme dmore than happy to have it, will go onto veggies later in week but for now he has had baby rice.
Totally understand the lunchtime feed being food is a pain and he may well eb better with finger food at that time and will try that in a coupleof weeks, cos he is prem he is slo at progressing through the mush - lumps - finger food phases.
Thanks all
xxx