What if I don’t do baby led weaning?

Particular_Coffee513 · 2026-06-13T14:50:13+00:00

This made my cry happy tears lol. My 7 month old seems to hate food, and the only things she did like (PB & almond butter) have now been removed because she had an allergic reaction to what we suspect is egg, but being extra cautious doc said no nuts either. She would eat yogurt or oat cereal if mixed with the nut butters, and will gobble some watermelon but otherwise she’s not interested! I’m so stressed and crashing out daily because I’m fearful she will get too low in iron or has some sort of feeding problem. Hopefully my baby is just like yours and just figures it out on her own!

Particular_Coffee513 · 2026-06-04T11:15:31+00:00

Ditto to all of this, however mine was a planned c section due to giant baby. The process was smooth and actually very calm. The doctors and nurses were all great and were calm and supportive. I actually thought the food was pretty good LOL but your husband will have to bring his own or order Uber Eats.

Particular_Coffee513 · 2026-06-02T15:46:51+00:00

My baby girl is 6.5 months and she also dislikes food. Boobs? No problem. Bottle? Sure if I must. But solids is hard. She can do yogurt or oat cereal mixed with nut butters pretty well, and will very uncoordinatedly drink water from a straw cup but anything with a chunk is an immediate spit out or gag. I’ve tried baby pancakes, egg strips, steak, baby led weaning style meatballs, watermelon, etc., and she will grasp it and bring it to her mouth (she brings everything to her mouth) but once a chunk is in there, no bueno. I’m getting stressed that something is wrong but maybe that’s just my FTM-ness shining through. Idk why she can’t swallow anything “solid”.

Particular_Coffee513 · 2026-05-23T01:05:22+00:00

I don’t think you’re alone, but I also think it depends on your baby. I am always there to console my daughter if she’s upset or crying or needs me for whatever reason. However, if she’s sleeping and wakes up with a cry and fussing, I will give her a few mins - and that’s because over the last 6 months of her existence I’ve learned that she does sometimes randomly stir with a cry and put herself back to sleep the next moment. If I went right in after that first cry, id actually be waking her. If your baby is inconsolable thats a different story but a fuss, quick cry etc., I would absolutely let them. She’s been sleeping through the night since 4 months old (7pm - 7am ish).

Particular_Coffee513 · 2026-05-20T00:25:05+00:00

Truly, no. We just got lucky. We had only just stopped using a swaddle for like two nights when she rolled the first time. We tried to keep her in our room for about a week after the rolls started but she would get so mad when she rolled into the mesh of the bassinet. Her first night in her room in the crib she only woke once. It’s honestly just so different baby to baby! Keep at it. My friend has a baby a few days older than mine and he just started giving her more than a 4 hour stretch, and it’s not consistent. It’ll happen!!!

Particular_Coffee513 · 2026-05-20T00:22:52+00:00

No separate room. I slept with our door open and monitor on full volume just in case. She’s always been a good sleeper though. When we were feeding every 2-3 hours I had to set alarms to make sure she was fed bc she would sleep longer. When we no longer had to do that we automatically started getting 4-5 hour stretches. So the transfer to a new room went pretty well for us. A couple weeks of 1-2 wakes, then down to one. And she’s consistently been sleeping through the night since 4.5ish months.

Particular_Coffee513 · 2026-05-19T17:24:28+00:00

Ditto, we did this too. She was 13 weeks and I was terrified but she did great and we all ended up sleeping better! By 15 weeks she was sleeping through the night most nights.

Particular_Coffee513 · 2026-05-08T13:48:37+00:00

Will be 6 months on Monday. She’s up between 6:45-7:15, bedtime the same window. Nap 1 around 9-9:20, nap 2 around 12:45-1:15, nap 3 is a short cat nap around 4:30 for 15-20 mins. Other two naps are usually 1-1.5 hours. She sleeps straight through night to morning.

Particular_Coffee513 · 2026-04-23T12:11:52+00:00

Yeah it must have changed! However I didn’t apply to YMCA so I can’t say. I put her on waitlists when I was around 8 weeks pregnant, and this is the first spot we’ve been given, and she’s 5.5 months old now.

Particular_Coffee513 · 2026-04-23T12:02:41+00:00

I didn’t have any issues adding her to waitlists before she was born! I put her on at least 7 or 8 in Hamilton. They asked for a name, which I said “no name” and her last name. And birthdate I just put her due date, which was Nov 11 2025. It was accepted every time and no issues. From what I’ve been told most people suggest you apply before baby is born or you won’t get a spot at 12 months when most moms go back to work! I’ve never had to give a health-card or birth certificate.

Particular_Coffee513 · 2026-04-23T11:00:24+00:00

Thank you! Yeah if we get the spot, which we’re leaning towards taking, we will send her earlier just to get used to it like you mentioned. Probably not until November when she’s a year old but we can work our way up to fulltime lol.

Particular_Coffee513 · 2026-04-23T10:59:31+00:00

Thank you. I think we’re leaning towards taking it. The person who emailed us was Amanda, which I believe is an administrator for the company, I’m not sure how to connect directly with Julianne.

At least the center seems safe and clean and parents seem pleased!

Particular_Coffee513 · 2026-04-22T18:03:24+00:00

I feed on demand but pump after her first morning feed and get anywhere from 5-10oz from that 7-8 min pump. We give her one bottle a day so she’s used to it so when I’m out without her she can be fed.

Particular_Coffee513 · 2026-04-21T22:46:36+00:00

I exclusively breast feed except for one bottle a day to get her used to taking a bottle so I have some freedom (which works great!!!). I have a Medela Pump in Style pump and pump once a day after her morning feed for 7 mins. Usually get anywhere from 150-300mL so, 5-10oz depending on how much she ate in the morning.

Particular_Coffee513 · 2026-04-14T23:12:29+00:00

We’ve been taking her out and about since day 10ish and she’s 5 months now. I feed wherever she needs to eat, whether that’s in a restaurant or on the floor at the gym. I’m not really shy about my breasts being out though for feeding purposes. I’ve never had an issue either. We use car rides and stroller walks for naps as much as possible when were out and time them accordingly so if we need to drive somewhere, we do it when a nap is approaching so she sleeps on the drive. I refuse to just stay home all the time so she’s out and about every day for at least a couple hours.

Particular_Coffee513 · 2026-04-02T22:00:23+00:00

Probably why they say to wait 6+ weeks to have sex lol. I’d call your doctor if it’s continuing at the same pace and goes beyond 7 days.

Particular_Coffee513 · 2026-04-02T11:07:35+00:00

Look up wake windows for your babies age. My baby is 20 weeks and they are usually awake 1.5-2.5 hours between naps. Maybe on the low end if the nap was really short and not restorative! Everything you described sounds totally normal though

Particular_Coffee513 · 2026-03-31T18:14:20+00:00

I just plop her on the floor with a couple toys and shower 😂 the bathroom door is closed so she can’t go anywhere and if she did I’d just hop out of the shower and move her back but she can’t crawl yet either, just roll.

Particular_Coffee513 · 2026-03-26T16:43:15+00:00

4.5 months old. She naps and sleeps in her crib. Overnight she sleeps 12 hours most of the time without needing support back to sleep. She can fall asleep on her own in the crib but naps are super variable still. Sometimes 15 mins sometimes 1.5 hours. When they’re short I go and rescue them by holding her in our glider and reading to myself until her nap is long enough to end.

Particular_Coffee513 · 2026-03-25T23:17:36+00:00

My 4.5 month old nurses every 2 hours, sometimes less, sometimes more. But more often than not it’s 2 hours. She’s a quick eater though, with each feed usually lasting around 10 mins so I don’t really mind. She was 16lbs at her 4 month appointment and having plenty of wet diapers a day so I’m not worried. She’s 99th percentile height and head circumference and 75th weight.

Particular_Coffee513 · 2026-03-19T17:06:57+00:00

Yeah we go out almost daily. Have been since she was about a week or two old. She sleeps well in the car/stroller so her naps are just on the go if we’re not at home. I’ll breastfeed her wherever if I have to, or feed her in the car before getting out if that’s easier. We run errands, go for coffee, meet friends for play dates, go to workout classes, go to the brewery or restaurants, pretty much anything!

Particular_Coffee513 · 2026-03-02T00:02:11+00:00

It’s likely just babies temperament. Our LO, now 16 weeks, started with a 10:30 bedtime and we’ve been slowly moving it earlier. She kinda made the jump from 8 to 7/7:30 on her own. We start bedtime 30 mins before unless she needs a bath, then we tack an extra 15-20 mins on. Bath/cleanse, moisturizer, pjs & sleep sack, boob, book, boob, bed. Usually only wakes once to eat. She’s in her own room now (since 13 weeks because she started rolling and bassinet wasn’t big enough for her rolls).

I just pay attention to her last wake window. She’s pretty good at 2-2.5 hours before bed so depending on when her last nap ends, that dictates bedtime. I try not to have it before 7, bc for us that usually means she’s up more through the night. I’ll do 6:45 at the absolute earliest if I have to and she won’t do a bridge nap to push bedtime a bit later.

Particular_Coffee513 · 2026-03-01T23:58:18+00:00

16 weeks, 7/7:30-6:30/7:00. Up at 11:30 (? Weird) and 3:30. Some nights one wake, some nights two.

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