Skip to main content
Skip to main navigation
Skip to talk navigation

Active discussions

Please or to access all these features

Add post

Watch this thread

Save thread

Start a new thread

Flip thread

Hide thread

My feed

Saved Active Unanswered threads

Getting started FAQ's

Unanswered threads Acronyms Talk guidelines

Hide shortcut buttons

Talk

Flip

Find weaning advice from other Mumsnetters on our Weaning forum. Use our child development calendar for more information.

1 2

Find weaning advice from other Mumsnetters on our Weaning forum. Use our child development calendar for more information.

Weaning

BLW/ breastfeeding...

47 replies

quootiepie · 31/07/2006 12:52

Hiya, my son is 4 months and around the 6 month mark im obviously planning to start weaning, but I have no idea about it. He is breastfed on demand, and I thought (before mumsnet!) the way to go was puree up the food, attempt after a breastfeed, then after more BFs, then before a BF, then give EBM in a cup with a meal, and have morning and night feed on breast. Now ive heard about baby led weaning, babies still feeding at breast beyond 6 months, im all confused on how to approach this! Is the 6-12 month period mainly breastmilk with getting used to solids? Can I breastfeed on demand? Do I stick to mealtimes being at a (semi) regular time, then allow him to breastfeed when he wants (like now). Im still not entirely sure what BLW is... and how to approach it. DO I still give him mid- night feeds? Im so confused!

OP posts:

Report

hub2dee · 31/07/2006 13:16

This might help you .

Kiskidee · 31/07/2006 13:16

have a read of this weaning guidelines. it answers a lot of the basic questions.

i assume you have also looked at the babyled weaning links in the thread that floating on the med started?

oops · 31/07/2006 13:48

Message withdrawn

quootiepie · 31/07/2006 13:58

Hub2dee, thanks... but they talk about spoon feeds... do I swap them for finger food in BLW?

OP posts:

vnmum · 31/07/2006 14:22

hi. i too am doing BLW. i found alot of information on the yahoo group about it. basically i still feed on demand, including at night. DS gets offered finger foods, usually what we're having and he eats with us at mealtimes. he has a drink of water with his meals. it can be slow to get going and they dont really eat much at first but DS really enjoys it. he startde refusing puree off a spoon so thats when i started the BLW. there are also a few threads about on here in the weaning section, have a look

quootiepie · 31/07/2006 14:32

thanks... is it OK to give water with breastfeeding after 6 months then?

OP posts:

oops · 31/07/2006 14:37

Message withdrawn

vnmum · 31/07/2006 14:38

as far as i know, i only give it at mealtimes with solids so its not actually replacing a milk feed. i also give a milk feed after solids too as ds isnt eating that much at the moment. ive found it important to relax and not get het up about how much solids he is eating. they get most of their calories from breastmilk till 12 months anyway. another poster on here - aitch- is also doing it and has given me advise, she is doing a blog about it and theres lots of info on it, there is a link on the yahoo group.

hub2dee · 31/07/2006 14:46

Sorry qp - thought link was something else. My mistake.

quootiepie · 31/07/2006 14:49

its ok, was a good link

OP posts:

hub2dee · 31/07/2006 14:54

Did you see the online chat with Gill Rapley (blw guru) hunker linked to on another thread ?

hub2dee · 31/07/2006 15:08

Here and you might like this too.

(Probably second one is best first)

quootiepie · 31/07/2006 15:20

i saw a gill ripley link and read it, but it didnt give too much of the actual how-you-go-about it stuff. need to read it again though as i skim read it...

OP posts:

quootiepie · 31/07/2006 15:20

rapley

OP posts:

hotmama · 31/07/2006 15:25

quootiepie- join the yahoo group. In the files there is a Do and Don't guide to blw - very helpful. My dd2 is 25 weeks this week, I haven't started weaning yet but intend to go down the blw route.

quootiepie · 31/07/2006 15:26

good stuff ... but is BLW ALL finger food? or finger food 'till they can hold a spoon? im all confused again now...

OP posts:

quootiepie · 31/07/2006 15:27

hotmama... i feel like im betraying mumsnet!

OP posts:

quootiepie · 31/07/2006 15:51

read the chat thing... its great i think im getting the jist now...I had the idea in my head that after 6 months you SWITCHED gradually from breast to food.

OP posts:

hub2dee · 31/07/2006 15:55

Put a shout out for hunker too, she's around the the same stage with ds2 and a fount of knowledge.

archiesmummy · 31/07/2006 16:04

Hiya, we r also doing BLW. Here is the link to aitch's blog, very good...

\link{http://babyledweaning.blogware.com/blog\click here

archiesmummy · 31/07/2006 16:05

Sorry, not sure why that didnt work, just type the address in

hub2dee · 31/07/2006 16:11

am - you're only missing one teensy tiny 'end curly bracket' }

Go on... you know you want to...

Don’t want to miss threads like this?

Weekly

Sign up to our weekly round up and get all the best threads sent straight to your inbox!

Email address

Log in to update your newsletter preferences.

You've subscribed!

hub2dee · 31/07/2006 16:12

(It goes after your 'click here' text)

archiesmummy · 31/07/2006 19:14

click here
like this???

hub2dee · 31/07/2006 19:31

Splendid !

Flip

1 2

Please create an account

To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.