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4 months starting solids too early for BF baby?

valeivegasvaleivegas member
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My LO has been EBF and we started giving him 1-2 oz of homemade veggies per day last week at the advice of our Dr.  Since then I've noticed a decrease in my milk supply on the days I work & pump (3 days/week). LO is already about 20 lbs so the Dr was really pushing to start solids now & he's eating well & likes it but I'm afraid about losing my milk supply. Usually I get ~4oz pumping but now I can barely get 3 oz & I'm wondering if this is enough for him...  I was reading online that a BF baby should start solids around 6 months.  Any advice from those of you who BF & started solids?  did your supply decrease?

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Re: 4 months starting solids too early for BF baby?

  • watermellenswatermellens member

    We waited until 4 1/2 months, but a lot of people wait until 6. If you feel like your milk is decreasing I would personally put off solids for a bit. When are you feeding him? Before he nurses or after? 

    At this point, I think solids are meant to be just for practice...kind of like dessert. I would nurse LO as you usually do and then offer some food 30-60 min after he BFs. And maybe cut back to 1 oz? 


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  • OliveBabyOliveBaby member

    Our ped said we could start rice cereal at 4 months but didn't really need to do it until 6 months and if he was interested. Solids at this age are really just for practice; LO should still be getting all his nutrition from BM, so like PP said, you'll want to nurse and then give solids.

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  • valeivegasvaleivegas member
    I have been nursing him & then offering solids about an hour later.  I'm really questioning what our Dr's advice since he said to start giving him solids to increase his calories & to help him sleep thru the night.  Then I read online what pp mentioned - that solids at this age are just for 'practice' at this age.  It just seems like the Dr wants to push solids since LO is big.
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  • daenikoffredaenikoffre member
    Our pedi said there is no hurry, and that starting solids simply is practice for eating and developing their muscles in preparation for speech. We've given O lots of tastes of things, but he doesn't have "baby food". He just sits with us at the dinner table, has some toys while we eat and if he's interested in what we're eating we let him chomp on a bite or mash up a few teaspoons for him. 
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    imagedaenikoffre:
    Our pedi said there is no hurry, and that starting solids simply is practice for eating and developing their muscles in preparation for speech. We've given O lots of tastes of things, but he doesn't have "baby food". He just sits with us at the dinner table, has some toys while we eat and if he's interested in what we're eating we let him chomp on a bite or mash up a few teaspoons for him. 

    This.  Our Dr. also gave us the go ahead to start solids because DS was over 18lbs at his 4 mo appt.  We waited until 4.5 mo and tried a little oatmeal and then I baked him a sweet potato and a few days later gave him a little avocado.  He has had a bit of banana and a little acorn squash too.  He doesnt seem that interested though so we backed off and just let him sit with us at the table.  If he seems interested, we give him a little.  I do have some of the previously mentioned items in the freezer for him if he needs it but I am not going to make up a bunch of food for him if he isnt into it.

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  • TBLilyRoseTBLilyRose member
    Have you gotten AF yet? It's not unusual for your supply to dip before your period...maybe it's coming? We started solids at 4 months but I didn't notice any supply issues.
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  • valeivegasvaleivegas member

    imageTBLilyRose:
    Have you gotten AF yet? It's not unusual for your supply to dip before your period...maybe it's coming? We started solids at 4 months but I didn't notice any supply issues.

    No AF yet... I had thought that it could possibly be that..  Not looking forward to AF returning though..  Even if it's not that, it's not impossible to get my supply back up, right?  I just tried to pump now & it was not that successful...  =(

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  • BlueEyedMama715BlueEyedMama715 member

    I thought I was running into a supply issue too after starting some rice cereal. I realized that my body has become very sensitive to if I am not drinking enough water or eating enough throughout the day. As soon as I started drinking a ton of water I noticed a huge difference. I also ordered some fenugreek in pill form and tea bags. here is a link if you want to read more about it : https://www.kellymom.com/herbal/milksupply/fenugreek.html

     

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