Sito: I guess besides the number of feeds, you have to see the amt u give as well. And baby's reaction is the best gauge. (Eg: poo, behaviour...etc) Just make sure they don't get sick fr overfeeding. Afterall at this age, the BM or formula they are getting should provide sufficient nutrients they need. Weaning them now is to better prepare them for eating solids in the future. So I guess you probably can look into how you want to intro your baby to acquire the new skill of swollowing thicker consistency food. And most imptly, do it as a slower pace as their digestive system is still weak and growing.
I learnt it the HARD way when my daughter was overfed with porridge when I just started to wean her. I had told my MIL that I wanted to start feeding her porridge since I thought 5 mths shd b the appropriate time to start. By then porridge, I thought it should be those puree consistency. But my MIL (with her many yrs of looking after kids experience) said that the soft grainy consistency is OKAY. She claimed that was what she fed her sons last time and they started ard 3-4 mths old. She cooked the porridge in those electric slow-cooker, added fish, veg to sweeten the porridge. So we started to feed her the porridge for her lunch and dinner. Yes! Just like that, never say start with a few scoops or just 1 meal a day 1st...(I know you ladies must be thinking what this Mum was doing!) then on the 3rd day morn, she threw up during her lunch. And oh, she was already crying during her previous night feeds and I wondered why! Then on the 3rd day afternoon, when I went back to my mum's, my daughter pooed and it was full of indigestable rice grains!!! previously, I did discover a bit of grains in her poo but my MIL assured it was norm. And also, my daughter's face colour was bad. Pale looking. She was sick from indigestion. And that's when I went to research online and realised we have been overfeeding! My mum also reprimanded me for this. Kaoz....I felt so guilty for "hurting" my daughter and putting her thru the pain. It hurts so much to see her cry whenever she drinks her milk and she could only drink 1/3 of her regular intake. Sigh..and I thought it should never go wrong to follow an experienced mother and baby-sitter (aka my MIL)but god knows! BTw, did I mention it was the 2nd time of overfeeding? The 1st time was with the brown rice paste. (Goodness!) So now, after learning my lesson(s), thou shall not BLINDLY follow "unsolicited" advice on how to take care n bringing up my baby. It's always best to follow one's instinct as a Mum coz we know what is best for our own child. And most imptly, do our own hmework by researching! At least at the end of the day, you wldnt have to blame anyone.
btw, I just realise there's a typo error to the book I recommend. It shd be "babyproofing your marriage".
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