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BLW vs. purees and nursing
MrsRebecca
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I can't seem to find this answer through Google...
When doing BLW vs. typical pureed foods for baby will they still nurse as much as they were before? We just started solids yesterday and haven't seen a decrease in nursing yet, but pedi said to be prepared for it.
I don't really want him having more solids than breast milk so I'm wondering if we do BLW instead (so far all he's had is baby oatmeal) if I'll see less of a decrease in nursing.
Or does it just depend on the child?
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Re: BLW vs. purees and nursing
Not sure on the BLW vs pureed food but here is some good info on making sure your LO won't wean earlier than you want due to solids.
https://kellymom.com/nutrition/solids/solids-how.html
Thanks everyone! Pedi said to nurse after the solids because that way DS won't refuse solids in favor of the breast.
And thanks for the link Ana.
I'm just so not ready to give up even one nursing session yet. I love it too much
Solids at your LOs age are really just practice. I'd definitely nurse first. Kellymom and all the more up to date literature make that suggestion.
Like pp said solids right now are just practice so it would make more sense that he should be consuming what actually provides nourishment (bm) first.
I really didnt notice a decrease in her nursing until like, oh I dunno 9 months or so...and that was slight. We also did sort of a hybrid of purees/BLW. She for sure started on purees but very early on she wanted to feed herself. I used to do a "rough" puree of things and let her have at it since they were soft.
ETA: just read the rest of the responses and yes, I agree that the main source of nutrition should be BM, if he refuses to eat his solids so be it...its not (fully) for nutrition that early anyway.
Your pedi is wrong, sorry to say. If he favors the breast at this point, that is absolutely fine. He needs the BM (or formula) as his primary nutrition-solids are just for practice/fun.
I'm sure you've gotten your answer by now, but just thought I would jump on board with the others.
Especially if you decide to go with BLW, you absolutely need to nurse first as you don't want LO to be hungry when they're experiencing the foods. At this age, everything is about exploration of solids and not about consumption.
I find that if DS is hungry when he is given his BLW meal, he doesn't really try much of his food and gets fussy quite easily, whereas if I nurse within an hour or so before his meal...he is happy to give everything a try and doesn't get cranky by the end.
Also, we've been BLW for nearly 2 months now and his nursing hasn't dropped off at all, which is fine with me. He's still getting his main nutrients from BM anyway.