Solids and Breastfeeding

Christina - posted on 11/14/2008

Thanks to everyone! You are all so helpful!

Courtney - posted on 11/14/2008

I swear by the Nuby cups with the soft spout for picky babies, it's the only thing my daughter would take when it was time to take the bottle away, also most babies don't want to drink from it at first, it takes a while right now it's a toy:) she'll get the hang of it a little later it's just the familiarity that important right noe good luck!

Katia - posted on 11/13/2008

the only thing she gets to drink here is breastfeeding. They don't need any water with that, because breastfeeding has water in it and it's good for you too when you want to breastfeed for a long time. (English isn't my motherlanguage, so if anything isn't clear, please ask ;o))
They even don't need solids before 6 months.;o)

Erica - posted on 11/12/2008

I give my son some food (breakfast, lunch, dinner) and then top him off with a nursing. I also nurse him when he wakes up from his am & noon naps. He seems to nurse the same amount each time but he is a BIG boy and eats a LOT! We do give him a sippy cup of water. We use the Avent sippy cups. Haven't seen them around lately but I had them from when my daughter was a baby. He even sips off of my regular cups!

Adrienne - posted on 11/12/2008

We just started a new schedule last week. She BF's as soon as she wakes up 6:45ish. Breakfast is at 9:00 or 9:30 (cereal and banana with apple juice). Another BF when she wakes up from her am nap (ususally 10:30). Lunch at 12:30-1:00 (Yogurt & Cheerios). BF after the pm nap (3:00). Supper with the family around 6:30 (veggies-sweet potatoes and avocado are the favorite). BF at bedtime (8:30). We got this idea from the Super Baby Food Diet by Ruth Yaron btw.

Jenny - posted on 11/11/2008

My son took to a sippy cup with no problems and I even have two different kinds. Our pediatrician suggested putting a little apple juice in with the water to give it flavor and motivate the baby to tip it up and get the juice. I'm not sure about the schedule for eating and nursing either....would love to hear what other people are doing.

Jennifer - posted on 11/10/2008

We tried all kinds of sippy cups and finally broke down and bought the expensive Nuk Orthodontic cups. They were worth every penny and are the only sippy cups that our daughter can manage to get any water from. But, that being said, she often just chews the handle and we have to help her hold the cup most of the time.