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yes!!! my LO isnt that into food right now and I am worried she is going to be a picky eater or not really care for food that much and only want my breastmilk forever lol

100% YES. My LO doesn't really like fruits, and because she doesn't have teeth yet (she is almost 10 months), I have not done BLW because it just freaks me out!

Yes. I HATE trying to meal plan. Even if I just want to eat ice cream or popcorn for supper, she still needs a balanced meal (and so do i i suppose lol)

It is. I feel like we have a really good handle on "healthy" and I'm probably too anal about it which creates more stress. I also feel like what she will be eating is always at the forefront of my mind. Whereas for DH it might be 85% of the time. Like yesterday ILs ended up coming over for dinner bc FIL was helping DH with hte fireplace. So we ended up grabbing subs....well baby can't eat subs for dinner! So I had to figure out dinner and today's lunch for LO. Which was grabbing something from the take home food bar from Wegmans. Which thankfully isn't that bad.

And I'm anal about making sure she gets a protein, veggie, starch and fruit at every meal! Breakfast is just a whole 'nother headache bc lately she is refusing eggs. And add in the pressure that she is anemic so we have to make sure she eats something iron fortified at each meal.

This is why I'm reluctant to give up BFing at 14 months!!!

yea! i agree with @hilsy85

it's hard finding the right balance...i've read that once LO starts taking solids, he doesn't need as much breastmilk/formula but then everyone is saying breastmilk/formula should be the primary source of nutrients up until 1 year...this is where i'm torn - how much solids do i give to ensure he's eating enough? sigh

@butterbean: YES. I find this SO confusing.

@regberadaisy: but if it's just fun til 1, then the calories from solids don't really matter til they're 1? What if you wean at 1? Are all those calories supposed to come from whole milk/milk alternative? Or is LO all of a sudden supposed to be eating tons of solids? That's what I don't get!

@hilsy85: @Running Elley: this is just what *I* believe. I think if you're BFing or givng formula till one then the majority of their calories comes from that. The solids are just extra, practice etc. If you plan to stop the BFing/formula by one then you should slowly amp your LO up to 3 meals a day by the time you quit BFing/formula. And most LOs I know were up to 3 meals by one. In theory they eat more to accommodate for the reduced milk/formula.

This is what I think at least.

M is 14 months and BF 2x, 3 meals, 2 snacks (sometimes more) and 15+ ounces of whole milk per day. I did notice a increase in her solids intake once we stopped giving BM/formula at daycare.

@hilsy85: haha no, you didn't! I was just sharing what I believe, is all.

@Running Elley: My supply dropped big time after she turned one, don't ask me how. So we started transitioning her bottles to whole milk around 12.5 months. By 13 months ish she was fully on whole milk at daycare. I know a lot go cold turkey but she was MSPI so we wanted to go very slow.

@sorrycharlie: bahaha I have a list on my phone of what food has easily absorbed iron vs non easily absorbed iron. Thankfully because of how dangerously low her levels were (as in if supplements did not raise it ped was going to admit her) Dh is very on board about it. So we're both very conscious about feeding her food that has high iron content.

@NovBaby1112: please don't be!!!

I was borderline anemic during pregnancy AND my brother is anemic has thalassemia. So it should not have been a surprise to us that LO is anemic and has thalassemia trait.
Most peds do a blood prick test for iron at the 9 or 12 m well visit!

@regberadaisy: ooh could you screen shot the list and share with me? haha! I feel like such a dope..always googling, but I don't always have time to really research it when I'm standing in the middle of BRU lol!

@sorrycharlie: I put it on your wall

@Bookworm: you can do it!!! It is SO much easier than it looks. I remember being where you are and thinking it was such a daunting task.

@regberadaisy: thank you!!

wow so much to think about! i just started DD on solids (purees) and thank goodness it's just for fun right now. i can't handle the stress!