Anyone else struggling?!
We started weaning our 6 month old a week and a half ago and sleep has been off ever since. He’s also been really grouchy. He seems to be struggling with digestion and although he’s enjoying eating food, he then seems really uncomfortable for hours after as it works its way through his system 😢 we were just getting into a good flow where I felt confident and finally like it was all starting to click, and now he’s sooo unpredictable again 😭😭 I miss my happy baby so much too, it’s hard work all day now, I feel like a performing monkey having to constantly entertain/distract him so he doesn’t have a meltdown. Is this normal?? Xx
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I’m sorry that’s hard! I’ve heard from other moms that sleep was impacted in weaning so you’re not alone Our babies need nonstop entertaining lately too, but that started just before we started weaning, so I’m not sure that’s related to the food necessarily and maybe just related to their curiosity and need for stimulation at this age
Im on week 3 of weaning and my baby strains soooo much after his food! And cries .. their digestive system is now trying to process new food so just give bubba some time. He woke every other hour too in the first 2 weeks but now he’s sleeping from 8-7 when before he slept from 8-5 .. xx
It could also depend on what you are feeding the baby maybe. I think some foods are harder to digest than others
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When my baby started eating, he enjoyed it so much his milk intake dropped and I had to find a better schedule for eating. They say broth seals the gut to help with digestion, I’m not sure how true but I’ve seen it a lot. Maybe try that? Not sure when your feeding baby but I was told if baby has a bottle every 4hrs feed baby a hour-2 after a bottle.