Can someone please tell me we're doing ok???

[Visitor8]

whaaat? most babies don't start solids till 6-7 months, if your breastfeeding I wouldn't stress over it. Chase started at 6 months and he was NOT having 3 solid meals until about 10 months!

[Laranna]

Sarah, you're not doing ok....YOU'RE DOING GREAT!!! Fantastic, wonderful, brilliant. As the others have said, go with your instints. Mum knows best. Juliette will know when she's full or when she's hungry. Keep up the great work!

[paradise lost]

OMG Sarah, your MCHN is right! Don't you know if you feed/don't feed your baby enough/too much solids/milk she will get too fat/thin/fast/slow!?

Pffft! They can't both be right hun but they CAN both be wrong!

You're doing champion, ignore them.

Bx

[kelebek]

You are doing o.k
You are doing o.k
You are doing o.k
You are doing o.k
You are doing o.k
You are doing o.k


Everyone has said what I wanted to say but just wanted to let you know DS almost 9 months, is really only been having 3 meals a day for the last month or so. He is still b/f at least 6 times a day upto 10 times a day still now. I too was worried about anemia because we haven't really introduced meat but as MR said they absorb lot's of iron from b/m & he also has brocoli most days which is a great source of iron if you are worried.

Actually on second thoughts NO You are doing o.k.....

In Fact You Are Doing a brilliant job

[Kmn]

I offer 3 or 4 solid meals a day, and DS has around 7 bf's as well. He's 9 months old. Sometimes he'll scoff all the food, othertimes he'll turn up his nose and just want bf. My MCHN has no real concerns with him - she wants me to keep offering lots of different foods, and he'll work it out for himself.

I would offer J small amounts of solids reasonably often and see how she goes. If in a few months she's not eating well then maybe get concerned!

[Jaycee]

Sarah, I just wanted to pop in and say you are doing a fantastic job and should be so proud of yourself!
I never ever went to the MCHN's after the home visit, I relied on doctor visits for vacc's and weighing my DS fortnightly at my local chemist. I followed DS' queues regarding solids and would offer but not persist if he wasn't interested.
If I were you I'd stop going to the silly nurses and start listening to your gut, you're little Juliette's mummy and you know best!!

[{sarah}]

All I have to say is thank you, you guys are awesome

I'm feeling so much better reading everyone's responses & think I might just give up on going to the ECHN from now on. Nothing worse than making myself feel like a bad mother once a month

[MistyFying]

Sarah you're doing a fabulous job. Your little princess is doing so well.