All my questions fit under different sub headings so i am hoping its ok to post it under the main heading....

A bit of background:
DD is 6 months next week. I haven’t started her on solids yet, apart from the occasional finger food for her to suck on and feel in her mouth. She is desperate to join in at meal times, but i figure 1 more week won’t hurt. She has appeared to started teething (runny nose, constant biting on things, white gum, drooling, whingey etc. etc.). She has also learnt to roll very very well. Like she moves to where she wants by rolling, and she looks like she is starting to get into the motions of crawling. She generally sleeps all the way through the night (8 hours), but this can sometimes be broken by a slight grizzle and a quick rock.

So here are my questions for all you veteran mummies!!!! (and even the not-as-veteran mums )

1. The last few nights DD has started to not want to complete her big feed before bed time. Normally she would fall asleep on the breast, but now she will start talking and turn away from the breast. I have tried to keep persevering because i know she won’t sleep properly if she doesn’t have her big feed. First night i gave up, she woke early and i fed her. Last night i just kept trying and swapped sides. She drank a bit more but not as much as usual, she wanted to keep chatting away. She slept through, but then this morning, she wasn’t that interested in feeding again and wanted to chat, and got upset when i kept offering. Normally she gorges herself in the first feed??? I don’t know what is up with her! Is it normal?? Then before she went down for the morning sleep she had a bigger feed. It’s just not usual for her. She seems to just want to chat all the time and not feed??

2. I know i am supposed to start her solids now (as all the well-meaning family tell me....) but i am not sure how to go about it. She loves playing with a spoon herself and with finger food, she seems to love to taste things all the time, but do i only start on baby porridge? Or do i start with mashed vegies? How often do i feed her solids? I want to keep breastfeeding as long as possible so i really want to strike the balance between the two.

Feel free to ask me for extra details!

xx