I've been weaning my six month old for just under two weeks and this last week she's developed hard stools and is only passing them when I'm changing her and is obviously distressed and in pain (she looks red and sore).
My HV said start weaning with two days on one meal then go to two meals and forget rice and go straight to veg and fruit. Dh is still having as much breast milk as before and i have tried to give her water but she's not impressed. I thought because she was having bm she'd be having enough fluids but now I'm worried I've bunged her up. Her first poo after we started weaning was the usual runny affair but the next was thicker - same consistency as when it went in - which I guess is how it's supposed to be. This carried on through another poo but then this week she's had only two poos and they've both been stools. She's fine the rest of the time. Is it because I'm using pre prepared baby food (Plum Baby and Organix)? Did we move to two meals too quickly (she gobbles them up and is upset at the end of the meal because she wants more) HV (who's quite gung-ho abotu the whole weaning business) wanted me to go to three meals at the start of this week but I just thought it was too quick. Should I drop one of the meals? (she has one meal veg one meal fruit), should I replace one with rice? What am I doing wrong?! If you can shed light on it please help - left messages for HV but not heard back.
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makedoandmend · 22/05/2009 14:39
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