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Baby only eats solids with others

SouthRNComfortSouthRNComfort member
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My issue is twofold: I exclusively breastfeed my 8 month old baby. Around 6.5 months we started a few bites of solids here and there. I now send her to daycare with a serving (about 1 oz) of fruits/veggies so she eats solids at least once a day there. Daycare reports that she eats well there and is scraping the bowl so they always want me to send more. She finishes all her bottles there too (about 13-15 oz total over 10 hours). I notice that when I offer solids to my baby in the evenings, she usually refuses so we just nurse together. I figure between when nursing twice between 5-8 pm, she doesn't have any room for solids. This past weekend I noted that she didn't want anything to do with solids the two times I offered them each day.

1) Is it normal for a breastfed baby to refuse solids with mama but eat them willingly with other care providers? I hear she eats everything with grandma too. But with me, she barely eats a few bites, even of things she's liked in the past.

2) Could this have anything to do with my drop in supply?

I just noticed a drop in supply last week, but chalked it up to lack of sleep or the fact that we were apart 4 days in a row for work (usually we're apart for 3 in a row, so I pump then) . So over the weekend I ate oatmeal, my usual mother's milk tea, and slept a lot, and nursed all weekend. But today my daily pump was barely what she needs for daycare (12 oz). Is there an 8 month supply slump? I haven't started my periods again yet. Is it related to starting solids? I tell daycare to make sure she has a bottle first before giving her solids so she gets the bulk of her nutrition from milk, and she never just eats solids and refuses milk.

Thanks for any insight!
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Re: Baby only eats solids with others

  • meganenglermeganengler member
    My DD is 9 months, and only recently will take solids from me. But has been eating 2oz of purée or more at daycare since 6 months.

    I also noticed a supply drop around 8 mos...
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  • SouthRNComfortSouthRNComfort member
    Glad to hear I'm not the only one. I'll def try calcium and magnesium supplements. I think I get stressed out over the supply drop which makes me pump even less. I've been super protective overy supply as if it were my second child lol.
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  • SouthRNComfortSouthRNComfort member
    Thanks!
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