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Dcb is 10 months and has been breast fed with mom supplying milk daily and a frozen supply too. In the last few weeks, he has been eating table food far more than breastmilk and I was wondering if this okay? I try giving him a bottle, but he wants nothing to do with them anymore, so I put the milk in a sippy cup and he drinks it with his meals. Mom said he is not nursing very much either and seems to only want table food. He eats solid foods great and has no weight/health issues, so I was just wanting to make sure if it is okay that he is not getting very much BM anymore?
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My kids (and daycare ones who were breastfed) seem to all go through this around the 10m time. Just keep offering the milk with meals/snacks (sometimes I offer before if I notice they haven't drank much and give table food after). But no, as long as he's drinking I wouldn't worry too much about it
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He's almost one, so no, don't worry. He's getting most of his nutrients from table food. Breast milk is packed with nutrients and goodness, but he'll probably wean off soon anyway. Keep offering it in a sippy. Maybe he'll be easy to come off the bottle too!Comment
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He needs the milk. He does not need the food. I would feed him milk first and only after he finished it would I give him the minimum serving of food. Keep away from the carbs and stick with the meat and green veg.
I don't agree that he is nearing one so it's ok to not worry. He needs the breastmilk WAY more than food until he is one. I'm not a fan of doing any food till one and am a big fan of extended breastfeeding and if need be formula.
His brain is very rapidly growing. He doesn't need much carb so stay away from more than ahalf slice of bread or a couple of ccrackers. Usually when the shun the bottle it is because they are filling up on cereal and fruit. His full serving of meat and veg should take about ten bites average and just a few minutes to feed. It's a VERY small amount of food for a reason.Comment
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I do the bottle first and he has been drinking maybe a half ounce to an ounce and then he wants nothing to do with it. I will then put him in his high chair with the milk in a sippy cup and he drinks some while I ma making meals, but as of now, he is drinking probably about 6-8 ounces of BM when he is with me, which is a 13 hour day. His mom said he has cut back on nursing quite a bit and is not night nursing very much anymore. Just want to make sure he is getting the nutrients he needs.Comment
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Perhaps you can ask mom to consult the doctor?Comment
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IME, 10 mos was the age my older 2 BF DSs weaned from the boob. It felt like a natural time to wean and right for us. However, I supplemented with formula for majority of diet and mostly followed the FDA recommendations on what and how much of solids. My youngest DS didn't wean from BF until he was 14 mos. Again, it felt natural and the right time for him.
I have known kids that preferred foods to bottle, and the parents felt it was okay (they look healthy, peeing/pooping fine, height/weight ok), so those children barely consumed any breastmilk or formula from about 8 till 12 mos, and you know what? They all have terrible teeth! Lots of fillings and pulled teeth. Very British!:
: I think it is more than coincidence.
So, my advice is that yes, 10 mos is natural for DCB to start shunning boob and bottle, but he absolutely NEEDS to follow the minimum recommended amounts of breastmilk or formula consumption for things you can't see, like his brain, teeth, bones, and organs. So serve fluid first, food second. In a bottle, sippy, straw, or open cup, however you can get it in him!Comment
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I have a dcb like this now. Apparently, he was only getting bottles for nap/night, and good during the day with a cup.
I would give him table food (just a little), so he could be social at the table with the other kids, and then give him his bottles before nap.
Maybe worth a try?Comment
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Is there a recommended amount of BM he should be getting daily? I think he nurses about twice a day, so he is getting most of his milk from feeding from me, so how many ounces would keep him in the right amount? He is about 18 months and a mover. He was crawling at 5 months and walking right around 8 months and he is always busy. He loves food, btw. Almost anything, except fruit. He rarely eats the fruit, but he eats a lot of other foods and seems to be doign okay, so that is why I just want to see if I can do something to help push the BM during the day, to make sure he is covered.Comment
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***I mean he is about 18 POUNDS. He is 10 months oldComment
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Is he getting distracted?
My 10 month old dd will not eat when the other kids are up and making noise. It is too distracting for her. They have to be sitting and doing a quiet activity. Usually she ends up catching up at nap time and right after the last one goes home.
Just a thought.Comment
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So he is only with you three days a week at 13 hours per day?
If he is there 13 hours five days a week the breastfeeding relationship aint gonna work.
Please please please tell me he is part time.
Six oz a day in 13 hours is awful. He needs to be cut off the food and only given it after he has drank a six oz bottle straight. If he doesn't eat then hold off and offer him another six oz bottle. I personally wouldn't allow him to have any food for a week or two to get him back on the milk.
Once he hits twelve months he will go down to four oz cups of milk. Between now and then the food isn't important at all. He needs to have just green veg and meat if he does have food. If you are on the food program and he has to have starch I would do smashed beans for his bread.
If he is only getting a half oz (tablespoon) of milk an hour average he is NOT getting what he needs. He needs an average of 2 ounces an hour.Comment
bottle first then food
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