Is it time to wean my 4 month premature baby? My daughter Tilly was born 11 weeks premature and weighed just under 3lb. She now weighs 9lb 13oz and is 4 months old. I am wondering when I should introduce solids – my health visitor is not sure. What is the normal pattern for babies […]
Continue ReadingSince weaning, my 5-month-old son needs feeding in the night Until recently my 5-month-old son was going through the night, or waking for a short feed at 2am. I would skip the late feed in preference of a 2am feed, which he was starting not to need. Having recently cracked the lunchtime nap and begun […]
Continue ReadingSince birth my baby has been slow to gain weight, but is content My son has always had quite slow weight gain (4oz a week on average) but is perfectly contented and happy. He feeds and sleeps really well. My H.V. made me worry that this wasn’t enough and advised drastically increasing the amount of […]
Continue ReadingWhat is the proper balance of milk and solids for my 6 month twins? I am just a little confused about what the balance of my twin boys’ milk/solids should be, as they are being introduced to solids later. In the weaning book it starts at 4 months i.e. still offering the milk first followed […]
Continue ReadingDespite being weaned my 18 week son still wants a feed in the night From around 12 weeks, my son started to sleep from his 22:30 feed, which he still has, to somewhere between 05:00 and 07:00. Around 15 weeks, however, he started waking again in the night. I have tried to put him back […]
Continue ReadingHow do I structure milk and solids to help my 4.5 month sleep through? My daughter slept through the night from 12 weeks on for about 2 nights a week on average. I was hoping that once I introduced solids she would sleep through consistently. I started her on baby rice at 17 weeks and […]
Continue ReadingDespite being hungry my 4.2-month-old son is refusing all solids from a spoon My son has always fed extremely well (on milk); He is currently drinking 8oz at 7am, 11am, 2.30pm and 6.15pm. He went onto the CLB routine very well and dropped his 10pm feed 10 days ago with no problem, sleeping from 6.45pm […]
Continue ReadingMy of almost 6 months daughter has started to wake at night since starting solids I have been following the CLB weaning guidelines to the letter, and all was going great till about a week ago, when my daughter started to wake up in the night with a dirty nappy and what sounded like wind. […]
Continue ReadingI am not sure if my 5-month-old son is teething or hungry My 5-month-old son sleeps exactly at the times that the CLB book recommends; the problem is: he seems ratty about 10.10am every day and remains ratty until after his 11am feed! He did cut his first tooth last week but this has been […]
Continue ReadingI am not sure if I should begin to wean my 4.5-month-old daughter My daughter is 4.5 months old but is still on the routine for 3 month olds and has not yet been able to sleep through the night solidly. She has done it a few times but her waking-up time is generally 6am. […]
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