Hi ladies,
I just thought I'd pop on quickly, and let you know about a leaflet I have from Heinz. It advises you how many bottle / breast feeds a day. How many solids feeds a day. What age to introduce new solids, meats etc. It's really helpful. I know each baby is different, but I find it really handy to use as a guide. I grabbed it from a MCHN station at the shopping centre. Here is a quick breakdown

7-9 Months
1tablespoon finely minced meat (fish, chicken, meat)
Meat alternatives are mashed legumes, egg yolk.
2-4 tablespoons fruit
2-4 tablespoons vegetables
1 slice bread
2-4 tablespoons of rice cereal
Plus small amounts of rice, pasta, couscous.
Breast milk approx 4 feeds a day
Solids offered before milk

It also has a Meal Guide

Morning Feed - Breast Milk or Formula

Breakfast - 2-4 Tablespoons of cereal

Mid Morning - Fruit

Lunch - Meat and Vegetables, custard or yoghurt, and Breast milk or Formula

Mid Afternoon - Fruit or Yoghurt

Dinner - Meat and Vegetables, fruit or yoghurt for dessert

Before Sleep - Breast Milk or Formula

Like I said this is just a quide. Jack is a little different, he has 5 Breast feeds a day still, and has cereal with toast for breakfast, cruskits for snack, yoghurt or custard with fruit for lunch, arrowroot for afternoon tea, meat and veges for dinner. So it different but similiar.

It's really handy for me.

Got back from the coast today. We had a great time. Both DH and I both said we haven't been this happy in ages, which is really great. We had a important talk when he got back from overseas, and we both decided to start fresh, and we have and it's awesome. He is so involved now with everything, I feel like a new person.

Anyway, enough of me. I must go back and read up some more. Talk to you all later.