Finding weaning really hard... HELP! :'(
Hi Ladies,
I decided to start weaning JJ (5 months on Sunday) about a week ago, as he is going through so much milk and doesn't seem satisfied. He is showing all the classic signs that he needs weaning, similar to that of my now 19 month old daughter.
The only problem is that he wont entertain any kind of solid food! I've tried: Baby rice, rusks, cearilac (bad I know but I was desperate), all kinds of Ella's Organic foods - but no he just spits it out and then cries and we both end up frustrated and upset. As of the last two weeks J has been taking 6 8oz bottles a day. He rarely goes 3 hours between feeds. I never had this problem with Alex, I was so lucky and she took to weaning like a duck to water. As my DH is out of the country I am doing this on my own. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
G, Alex & JJ x
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I decided to start weaning JJ (5 months on Sunday) about a week ago, as he is going through so much milk and doesn't seem satisfied. He is showing all the classic signs that he needs weaning, similar to that of my now 19 month old daughter.
The only problem is that he wont entertain any kind of solid food! I've tried: Baby rice, rusks, cearilac (bad I know but I was desperate), all kinds of Ella's Organic foods - but no he just spits it out and then cries and we both end up frustrated and upset. As of the last two weeks J has been taking 6 8oz bottles a day. He rarely goes 3 hours between feeds. I never had this problem with Alex, I was so lucky and she took to weaning like a duck to water. As my DH is out of the country I am doing this on my own. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
G, Alex & JJ x
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hope this helps
clare x
J is already on Aptamil stage 2 hungry baby milk. I always offer him food about an hour after a bottle so he is still quite full but not stuffed as to try and make him interested. He did take some pureed banana and apple, but about two mouthfulls and then started with the spitting and crying. It sounds so ridiculous but it really is disheartening. I know it's important for his development to get him weaned but I can't see a way round it at the mo.
Maybe try leaving it a week or so and coming back to it?
They say they prefer sweeter foods, so maybe start with fruits, and don't expect him to take too much to begin with, so try not to be frustrated if he only takes a spoon or two. My HV said that apparently it takes 10 tastes of a food to develop a like for it, and my lo tends to take a few goes of any type of food before he starts to like it.
Also, try not to get stressed out about it as he will feed of your frustration and get upset, which isn't going to help either of you!
HTH
zakis been havin 9oz bottles and is still lookin for more after.. and he wont sleep at night until hes had his 9oz of hungry baby milk, 6oz of water and a petit filous yoghurt lol... x
claire and lola-mae xx