Jas, it sounds like you are doing a great job of offering lots of milk, and also offering an appropriate amount of food. I would say that she's drinking what she needs - you are giving her plenty of opportunity to drink more and it doesn't sound like she's having too much in the way of solids.
The reason she is drinking less during the day is probably because of the amount she is drinking at night. This is really common with babies at that age, especially if they are away from mum during the night. When they see less of mum during the day, babies like to make up for it at night. It's very tiring, but very normal. And it does pass.
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I had a similar situation with J - well except that he didnt eat solids.. so he would have basically nothoing all day at creche and then bfeed ALL NIGHT! it weas exhausting and i foiund it v hard...
anyway nutritionally he was fine and he was gaining weight etc, so if i could handle it i could have kept going... but i couldnt handle it which is why we chgd things around. i have basically weaned him at night and i offer drink on waking each sleeep... he is taking lots more (even EBM at creche) in the day and also now is interested in solids. it wasnt my instinct but it has worked...
if you can handle what she is doing then i say keep going... she seems to be doing well with it... if it i shard for you then maybe try to cut out some night feeding and she may take more milk in the day. J hates bottles too so it is all from a sippy cup...
Tinks I think I might try that. Her FDC routine should be much the same as home, we've worked on it together based on her cues...but there is obviously something different there...
MantaRay, thank you, so reassuring And good to know the night feeding is normal... I wondered if I needed to change her around... I will see if I can stick it out I think.
MamaPan glad to hear things have turned around a bit with J. How did you go weaning him at night? ATM I am thinking I will stick it out a bit, but if it gets too bad I will have to wean at least one of her feeds (we are doing around 3 ATM).
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And good to know the night feeding is normal... I wondered if I needed to change her around... I will see if I can stick it out I think.
glad to hear things have turned around a bit with J. How did you go weaning him at night? ATM I am thinking I will stick it out a bit, but if it gets too bad I will have to wean at least one of her feeds (we are doing around 3 ATM).
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