I think at this point I would put it down to recovering from illness and/or just going through a stage. If she is 'nearly' better I would guess she isn't all caught up just yet and won't be for maybe another few days, maybe a week. I remember every time DD1 got a tooth she would feed and sleep terribly, then the pain would stop and she'd be HUNGRY for 3-4 days and want to sleep lots, then get back to normal. I reckon every single time I would wonder if I needed to be doing something different, then magically it would fall into place and I'd go a-ha that was the issue!
If it is still happening in a couple weeks I would reconsider.
There are lots of reasons feeding and sleeping patterns change, and hunger is only one possibility. If she's been ill, that's far more likely. Also, it is a common age when these things just tend to change anyway.
A healthy, full-term baby gets everything they need from breast milk for *at least* the first six months. Sometime after that they begin to run down their iron stores and need a complementary source of iron and zinc, that's all.
Developmentally speaking, if she's sitting up unaided, has lost the tongue-thrust reflex and is able to chew and swallow, then she's ready to eat.
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