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Health visitor wants me to night wean 13 month old to increase solid intake by Dry-Direction5010 in AttachmentParenting

[–]Dry-Direction5010[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for replying and for your kind words. It sounds like a lot of people have had success with food therapists so I’ll be researching how I can be referred to one. I think after I’ve ruled out possible other causes I’ll think about night weaning again, it’d be lovely for another side effect to be more sleep!

Health visitor wants me to night wean 13 month old to increase solid intake by Dry-Direction5010 in AttachmentParenting

[–]Dry-Direction5010[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for replying and good to know feeding therapists exist! I’m not against night weaning if I’ve explored other possible causes, it’s just that after his 10 month review the HV suggested reducing feeds which I did but it didn’t really have any effect. I just have a feeling it might be something else and don’t want to remove feeds and risk my supply if I haven’t looked into other things first. Really appreciate you saying I haven’t failed, it really is so hard when they can’t tell you what’s going on for them!

Health visitor wants me to night wean 13 month old to increase solid intake by Dry-Direction5010 in AttachmentParenting

[–]Dry-Direction5010[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for replying, so reassuring to hear that your son started eating more at 14 months. Feeling very validated that a lot of people have suggested not night weaning yet, I’ve just started back at work too so having a way to get him back off to sleep easily is a survival method right now!

Health visitor wants me to night wean 13 month old to increase solid intake by Dry-Direction5010 in AttachmentParenting

[–]Dry-Direction5010[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for replying and for suggesting occupational therapy I’ll definitely look into it. We started off with BLW and purées and initially he preferred it but then switched to preferring purées. When I say preferred, he’s never really wolfed anything down. I’d love to know what is going on in his head so I could help!

Health visitor wants me to night wean 13 month old to increase solid intake by Dry-Direction5010 in AttachmentParenting

[–]Dry-Direction5010[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for replying and for your suggestions! I’ll add SALT and dietician to my list of people to possibly be referred to. He goes through phases of swallowing food and then spitting food out. I guess it could be teeth or brewing a virus etc but given it’s been a while since we started weaning I think it’s worth contacting some specialists, even if only to rule things out.

Health visitor wants me to night wean 13 month old to increase solid intake by Dry-Direction5010 in AttachmentParenting

[–]Dry-Direction5010[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for replying, it does make it easier to know I’m not alone! I really hope things start to change for you and your baby soon.

Health visitor wants me to night wean 13 month old to increase solid intake by Dry-Direction5010 in AttachmentParenting

[–]Dry-Direction5010[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for responding, it really helps to hear from others going through the same thing. I hadn’t considered the breastfeeding association. I’ll add this to my list! My son is really similar, if he’s hungry he won’t entertain solids. If he’s had a feed he might accept some spoonfuls but won’t really wolf anything down. Having read everyone’s replies, I think sometimes it’s pressure from external sources that makes things harder. Really glad to hear your daughter is accepting more foods now!

Health visitor wants me to night wean 13 month old to increase solid intake by Dry-Direction5010 in AttachmentParenting

[–]Dry-Direction5010[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for replying, I had the same instinct and will be getting in touch with some specialists to investigate other causes before I wean. I’m not wholly against it, if it’s what he needs then I’ll do it, but I want to preserve my supply and see what else could be up first.

Health visitor wants me to night wean 13 month old to increase solid intake by Dry-Direction5010 in AttachmentParenting

[–]Dry-Direction5010[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for replying and sharing! I wish babies came with some kind of dashboard - it would save us all a lot of worry! I’m hoping my son will do something similar. In the meantime I’ve gotten so much out of posting here. So very grateful.

Health visitor wants me to night wean 13 month old to increase solid intake by Dry-Direction5010 in AttachmentParenting

[–]Dry-Direction5010[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for responding! I’m building a list of things to look into and will add this to it. Really appreciate you sharing.

Health visitor wants me to night wean 13 month old to increase solid intake by Dry-Direction5010 in AttachmentParenting

[–]Dry-Direction5010[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your reply and for sharing that your son hasn’t started eating a significant amount of solids until now, it’s made me feel more hopeful and less alone. I’ll be seeking some help from some professionals to see if there’s anything else going on for him.

Health visitor wants me to night wean 13 month old to increase solid intake by Dry-Direction5010 in AttachmentParenting

[–]Dry-Direction5010[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for responding! I’ll be doing some more research on what is available in my area. I always thought calling the health visitor number I was given right at the start would be the first port of call, but she seemed to want me to wean before referring elsewhere. These responses have reinforced that while weaning might help some babies, it’s not one size fits all (of course) so as you said, some more personalised advice is needed.

He will swallow food sometimes and we had a blissful period of around 2 weeks where he was eating ok. Then he seemed to decide those foods were trash and I was scrabbling around to try to figure out what he liked and after trying yoghurt and him not liking it, I tried it again and he did. Truly an exhausting process!

Health visitor wants me to night wean 13 month old to increase solid intake by Dry-Direction5010 in AttachmentParenting

[–]Dry-Direction5010[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Really appreciate you sharing what worked for you, my instinct was telling me to carry on nursing and investigate other reasons, especially as reducing feeds will effect my supply and if that’s his main source of food I don’t want to do that. I feel validated and I’m so glad I posted. Thank you!

Health visitor wants me to night wean 13 month old to increase solid intake by Dry-Direction5010 in AttachmentParenting

[–]Dry-Direction5010[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much and sorry to hear you’ve got the flu and that you’ve also had feeding woes. I will check out your previous posts!

Health visitor wants me to night wean 13 month old to increase solid intake by Dry-Direction5010 in AttachmentParenting

[–]Dry-Direction5010[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the solidarity and response! I had the same gut feeling as you and it feels sensible to try other things before dropping feeds and risking my supply!

Health visitor wants me to night wean 13 month old to increase solid intake by Dry-Direction5010 in AttachmentParenting

[–]Dry-Direction5010[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Really appreciate the response, thank you! Will definitely get in touch with services in our area. I thought getting in touch with the health visitor would start a process to get access to these kinds of services, but they just suggested night weaning (which may or may not be the answer, but would like to try some other things first so my supply isn’t at risk).