weaning

[Chlo1997]

Morning! My little one is 5 months and is on sma comfort , he was cleaning his bottles so I upped his ounces, he’s now on 8 ounces and still cleaning most of his bottles. My issue is the last 2 weeks he’s only really doing a poo once a week now and I assumed he’d be going more when taking more ounces. Can I start him on purées before 6 months so that he’s taking less milk and he’s able to poo more frequently?

Tia

[RachelModerator Moderator]

Hi Chlo1997

We recommend starting weaning at 26 weeks/6 months but not before unless recommended by a Dietician or similar Health Professional.

I think if baby is only passing a stool once a week on average, you need to look into this a bit more and I would suggest speaking with a pharmacist or GP.

Weaning can and does change their toileting patterns, but I would want his bowel habits checked before he starts on any solids.

I hope that helps.

Best Wishes Rachel

[Chlo1997 in reply to RachelModerator]

Thank you for your reply. I was going off some advice from other people that told me to start him on purées.

I had planned to speak to a gp before hand just to check that everything was ok with his bowels before I started him on anything else. I just wanted another opinion.

I appreciate your help.

Many thanks

Chloe.