I took Imogen to be weighed again yesterday. OK, so piling on the pounds is a bit of an exaggeration, but she's reached the mile"stone" - yes, she's now 14lb! She still pretty much hugging the 25th centile line (where she's been since she was just a couple of weeks old) so obviously my milk is still enough for her.
On the subject of weaning, we've given her odd bits of things - a stick of celery, a slice of apple and a bit of banana - but nothing mega or regular. Now she's sitting pretty well we've ordered her a high chair (should arrive at the beginning of next week) and then we'll start thinking about doing the weaning thing properly. She's certainly taking an interest in us eating and is grasping things, putting them in her mouth and chewing, so she's getting to the stage where proper food is a goer.
We're going to go for baby-led weaning. The NCT breast-feeding counsellor first told us about it, and from what we've read on the internet, (there's plenty more info if you type "baby led weaning" into google) it seems to make sense and is a lot easier than faffing with puréeing and mushing, which I really can't be bothered with! We've talked to a few people who've done it, and no-one seems to have had a problem, as long as you're prepared for changes in milk demand depending on how much the baby's eaten - but as Imogen is feeding on demand now anyway, that should be OK.
On the subject of weaning, we've given her odd bits of things - a stick of celery, a slice of apple and a bit of banana - but nothing mega or regular. Now she's sitting pretty well we've ordered her a high chair (should arrive at the beginning of next week) and then we'll start thinking about doing the weaning thing properly. She's certainly taking an interest in us eating and is grasping things, putting them in her mouth and chewing, so she's getting to the stage where proper food is a goer.
We're going to go for baby-led weaning. The NCT breast-feeding counsellor first told us about it, and from what we've read on the internet, (there's plenty more info if you type "baby led weaning" into google) it seems to make sense and is a lot easier than faffing with puréeing and mushing, which I really can't be bothered with! We've talked to a few people who've done it, and no-one seems to have had a problem, as long as you're prepared for changes in milk demand depending on how much the baby's eaten - but as Imogen is feeding on demand now anyway, that should be OK.
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