thread: Breastfeeding at 7 months - how often?

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  1. #1
    robynmc Guest

    Smile Breastfeeding at 7 months - how often?

    Hi
    My almost 7 month old baby girl eats 3 solid meals a day and I breastfeed her 3-4 times a day and I am just wondering whether that is the right amount of breastfeeds if anyone has any advice. She goes to bed at 7pm and then usually sleeps till either 4 or 5 at which time I BF her (sometimes she wakes earlier but I don't feed her then) and then she goes back to sleep till around 7am. I then give her solids and then solids again at around 11.30 followed by BF, solids at 5.45pm then a BF at 6.30pm just before bed.

    When I try not to BF her at 4 or 5 in the morning she doesn't cry but 'whinges' for ages and only feeding her resettles her. Should I continue to BF her or try and get her to go back to sleep using other ways?

    Any advice would be great.

  2. #2
    Registered User

    Mar 2007
    6,900

    My 9 1/2 month old is having 3 solids meals a day and still up to 8-10 breastfeeds in 24 hrs!!
    I am just continuing to BF on demand.

  3. #3
    BellyBelly Member

    Oct 2008
    Over The Rainbow
    1,142

    I Feed my dd whos nearly 9 months now 4-5 times during the day depending on the heat two shes still on 3 solid meals throughout the day too

  4. #4
    Registered User

    Mar 2009
    2,269

    My DD is a few days from 9 months. We are having 3 solid meals a day and around 7-8 breastfeeds.

  5. #5
    Registered User

    Dec 2009
    203

    Just keep feeding on demand, your baby knows when she needs booby

  6. #6
    Registered User

    Jul 2005
    Sydney
    7,896

    She's very little still and bm should still be her main food. I would definitely keep bfing her in the morning and I'd be sure to give her a bf before every solid meal at this age. Milk is her most important source of nutrients until she is one, solid foods won't give her nutritionally what she needs the way bm will.

    GL!