Ahhhhhhhhhhhh, Hunker saw her HV today...

[hunkermunker]

She said well done on exclusively bfeeding for six months and agreed that even though he's 26 weeks now, he looks happy enough without solids, leave him be for a bit if I don't think he's ready yet and try him with a bit of proper food, not slop, when it's cooler.

[SoupDragon]

Mine told me I could switch to follow on milk now if I liked.

[anthonykiedisbitontheside]

That's good advice my ds is nearly 8 months and isn't really bothered with food yet and i'm much relaxed this time too, he's not losing weight and is content, they'll eat when they're ready. Nice to hear a HV got it right for once!

[Twiglett]

the woman's a mad fool ... that child is patently starving .. go and buy him a sausage roll FGS












snurk

[hunkermunker]

of a different nature for that advice, Soupy... I know you'll ignore her

[hunkermunker]

Oh, he eats sausage rolls already. They're not food!

[beef]

mine didn't have any solids until 7/8 months old either

[hunkermunker]

Much easier, I think, Beef (did they go onto prime rump then?)

[ComeOVeneer]

Well done Hunker. I'm not surprised he isn't interested, in this weather who wants anything solid (other than ice-cream ).

[SoupDragon]

To be fair to her, she had no idea I was breastfeeding as she's never seen me before. BabyDragon is enormous too, clearly too big to be breasfed.

Apart from that, HV was good when I asked about weaning.

[wherethewildthingsare]

Sanity! always welcome. One of the HV at my surgery has been to a lecture locally by Gill Rapley so she is all for it. Unfortunately the one who is coming out to do F's 6 month check next week has no kids of her own, no midwifery experience and was an incontinence nurse for 20 years....

[FrannyandZooey]

Unbelievable, you are a lucky woman Hunker.