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Posted: 30 September 2006 at 6:42pm | IP Logged

Obviously besides being able to hear that much milk wobbling around your baby's belly with the ever growing waistline because your stretching the stomach from giving it so much milk!  I was just wondering if anyone could tell me the signs of when your baby may be ready for weaning.  Winston is now 11 weeks (just over) and he is drinking so much milk during the day and evening, I'm getting bothered.  His waist is growing faster than the rest of him, already in size 3 nappies for the width, he's coming very close to needing size 4, and there's no way he's much more than 12-13lbs, well I don't think so anyway!  But obviously I really don't want him on solids unless I have to. 

He didn't take to easily to the hungry baby formula, so not sure whether to try that again, or baby rice!  I know I weaned Fred alot earlier than he was supposed to be weaned, but I think thats why I am having so much problem with his constipation now.  And I don't want to make the same mistake again!

Posted: 30 September 2006 at 6:53pm | IP Logged

Vix, I'd give the hungry baby formula another shot - it took me 2 goes with Ella as the 1st time, she just got really blocked up. 2nd time, I added an extra oz of water to 2 of her feeds made up with hungry baby milk, and this did the trick. It kept her going for a few more weeks before she started glugging 50oz a day of that! Then I weaned her at 15 weeks.

Good luck - I'd say its worth another shot.

Posted: 30 September 2006 at 7:09pm | IP Logged

lily had hungry baby quite early on

we also put baby rice into her milk at bedtime

Posted: 30 September 2006 at 7:51pm | IP Logged

nice!

is his bottom really bad?

Posted: 01 October 2006 at 11:09am | IP Logged

i knew molly needed weaning around 16 weeks, her sleeping pattern changed and she was niggerly all the time and all because she was hungry, i never tried the hungry baby milk i just started giving her a bit of baby rice then the packet sunday lunch which you just add water, i would give the formula another shot and see how you get on - if no better i think abit of baby rice may help, see what your h/v says and good-luck xx jue xx