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LisaLisa1980
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Food on the go
LisaLisa1980
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Background; DS is a BF baby eating 2 solid (purées) meals a day for a month now.
So Im just wondering about snacks when we're out and about on the weekends. Seems like he can handle about 3 hours without eating before he gets fussy for the boob. Can/should I be offering water in between that time if we're out running errands? (I don't pump) I know BM is still his main source of nutrition for now but I would like to wean him by the time he's one. He just turned 7 months. What about mum mums or those puff things?? Will those fill him up like BM does? Should I be bringing a container of a purée of some sort? What do you ladies do?
I feel like we're in a new ball game now that solids are being introduced.
So Im just wondering about snacks when we're out and about on the weekends. Seems like he can handle about 3 hours without eating before he gets fussy for the boob. Can/should I be offering water in between that time if we're out running errands? (I don't pump) I know BM is still his main source of nutrition for now but I would like to wean him by the time he's one. He just turned 7 months. What about mum mums or those puff things?? Will those fill him up like BM does? Should I be bringing a container of a purée of some sort? What do you ladies do?
I feel like we're in a new ball game now that solids are being introduced.
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Re: Food on the go
Do you nurse while out? Typically around 1yr moms just start giving sippy cups/bottles of milk instead of breastmilk. So, at 7 months there isn't anything you need to do to prepare them for weaning.
With my 9month old I BF on demand whether home or away. She eats (BLW) when we eat at home or while out so we don't really do anything different when out of the house. I do give a sippy straw cup 1-2x a day when at home just to keep her used to it for later on. She loves it and can effectively suck from the straw on her own but she doesn't really take more than a few sips. BF babies do not NEED water as the breastmilk quenches their thirst but you can give for fun and as a learning tool. I would be weary of using water to make baby go longer between feeds though.
My friends will bring a jar of food for baby to eat while out if it is over a meal time. I would think it is just way easier to nurse when out than to feed purees though!
I really wouldn't worry about weaning till closer to a year. I did that with DS. You might be surprised. They will usually wean themselves. I just started dropping a feeding a month before he turned 1. He was completely weaned by 13 months.
DD is FF and has 3 puree meals a day. If we're going to be out during one of her puree meals I bring along a Gerber pre-packaged puree (usually apple, sweet potatoes, squash or pear) and a spoon. I make her purees for home myself. The packaged ones are just easier for on the go. I only buy them if the ingredients are the food and water. Nothing else added.
Don't ever be caught without a baby spoon - I tried feeding DD from a regular spoon at a restaurant once and she couldn't get anything in her mouth!
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