khawteen, we never gave her a bottle, long story but our first one has almost no 2 front teeths and docs had scolded us for giving her the bottle till age 3, especially at nights, we are scared that it can happen again.
so I have to start feeding her the milk wiht a cup, which will be the only alternative when I have stopped nursing her as then she will be pratically wiht no milk at all.
you are right about not eating close to bed time due to being tired, she sleeps around 9 and we have dinner at 7.
ya so give her porridge at 7 or 7.30 and then breast feed at bedtime
3 yrs is a big age for bottle feeding htough it doesnt always work like that.. my elder bro drank a bottle until he was 5 :D and he has the best teeth ... no rotting nothing...
but generally ya... we are adviced here to give up the bottle by max age 2... and to never let the baby take it to bed... so basically what we do is... let aariz take his bottle feed.. and then brush his teeth.. and put him to bed.. or sometimes he gets so sleepy from his feed, i take a soft towel, wet it and rub it on his teeth and gums... its a worry for me too...
if she drinks directly from a sippy cup, thats the best.. good job!
we start cows milk full fat at 8 months .. like 1.4 cup... and then by 10 months they can take a cup in 24 hours... so i used to make his porridge in that .... and keep formula milk for his bottle.
but i dont know where u live and waht the ruling is for kids drinking cows milk at all under the age of 1... here its ok before 1 .. just in little portions. to get their tummies ready for the next phase in life once they do turn 1.
I also make the porridge in cow's milk, last night she had heavy dinner an hour or two before sleeping that was pasta with chicken and veggies. At bedtime she only took a little of her bottle but was up before the usual time. I tried to ignore her but she started crying loudly so had to give her the bottle. She loves my clothes but I just don't want to make it her habit.
Another thing, she takes pacifier for sleeping only, so sometimes when she gets up I give her the pacifier and she is calm. But I do feel she might be hungry but not crying because of pacifier.
when she woke up, did she drink her whole feed or just half of it? if she did that, then she wasnt hungry, and would have been able to go back to sleep without it.... she shouldnt be hungry if she is having that kinda dinner and some milk before going ot bed (the fact that she didnt drink al of her milk is sign enough that she is going to bed full)...
do your routine feeding and putting her to bed... and if she wakes up in teh middle of the night... try to settle her back to sleep without picking her up... if she continues crying.. pick her up adn rock her back to sleep.. and put her down... if she likes her soother give that to her.. though its best to get her in the habit of going back to sleep without needing anything in her mouth....
also.. its healthy to get your baby used to a comfort item... its not a bad habit if she likes your clothing... its a part of child development. you can read up on it if you want... my son really loves his comfort toy (sometimes more than us).. the way he hugs it and kisses it.... its good...helps the child show emotions too... so you wont be developing a bad habit by allowing your girl to use an item of your clothing as a comfort tool. though its better if its a soft toy or blanky just so she isnt walking around with your kameez.. but you knwo what i mean :D
I also make the porridge in cow's milk, last night she had heavy dinner an hour or two before sleeping that was pasta with chicken and veggies. At bedtime she only took a little of her bottle but was up before the usual time. I tried to ignore her but she started crying loudly so had to give her the bottle. She loves my clothes but I just don't want to make it her habit.
Another thing, she takes pacifier for sleeping only, so sometimes when she gets up I give her the pacifier and she is calm. But I do feel she might be hungry but not crying because of pacifier.
A 10 month old won't accept a pac if actually hungry. She probably wants the sucking motion to soothe herself to sleep. If she sleeps that way, then don't feed her. Sometimes I wish Bunny would accept a paci.
I also make the porridge in cow's milk, last night she had heavy dinner an hour or two before sleeping that was pasta with chicken and veggies. At bedtime she only took a little of her bottle but was up before the usual time. I tried to ignore her but she started crying loudly so had to give her the bottle. She loves my clothes but I just don't want to make it her habit.
Another thing, she takes pacifier for sleeping only, so sometimes when she gets up I give her the pacifier and she is calm. But I do feel she might be hungry but not crying because of pacifier.
A 10 month old won't accept a pac if actually hungry. She probably wants the sucking motion to soothe herself to sleep. If she sleeps that way, then don't feed her. Sometimes I wish Bunny would accept a paci.
irkh sahar... i was like that too... my son hated the pacifier from the get go! and he too wanted to suck on something to put him to sleep ... he woldt be hungry and would still drink and then throw it all up.... then i got tough.... no more comfort sucking... once i ruled out hunger that is... wasnt a pretty week or should i say night... but he got the idea... sucking became chewing and is still to this day.. god help his poor comfort toy... bechara :s
but think of i like this.. one less thing you will have to wean her away from once she gets older... and they arent exctly awesome for teething babies or those with teeth... so thats one battle we have won without actually fighting it :D
Khawateen can you please tell me how much solid food is enough for a 10 months old like rice how many spoons...as sometimes I don't get if she is full or not.
are they solid grains? at 10 months i think my son ate 1 cooking spoon (thats about 4 tbsp) of rice...but it also fluctuated. somtimes he could have more and sometimes less... he made sure to let me know. but if it was a paste i was giving him.. like blended rice with something else... a 6 oz bottle was enough for him....
if you are getting absolutely no signal... look at her stomach... sometimes my son is loving something so much taht he keeps asking for more but i also dont want him to barf it out.. so i keep a note of his stomach.... the minute he starts to look bloated or pregnant, tats it son! its a silly way but honestly... when worse comes to worst :D
does she not give you any signs that she is full? like turn her face away... or does she keep opening her mouth for more?
are they solid grains? at 10 months i think my son ate 1 cooking spoon (thats about 4 tbsp) of rice...but it also fluctuated. somtimes he could have more and sometimes less... he made sure to let me know. but if it was a paste i was giving him.. like blended rice with something else... a 6 oz bottle was enough for him....
if you are getting absolutely no signal... look at her stomach... sometimes my son is loving something so much taht he keeps asking for more but i also dont want him to barf it out.. so i keep a note of his stomach.... the minute he starts to look bloated or pregnant, tats it son! its a silly way but honestly... when worse comes to worst :D
does she not give you any signs that she is full? like turn her face away... or does she keep opening her mouth for more?
lolsss at seems pregnant, i have never noticed this thing, she doesn't keep on opening her mouth forever, actually sometimes she keeps on eating till her food is finished, I assume its less for her so wanted to get an idea how much...i give her soild grains as she loves to eat what we like.
well then put some more in the plate and see if she eats that... now that i think about it.. sometimes my son would finish his meal and then i would put some more in but he would turn his head away...
also... try getting in teh habit of talking to her when eating... like what she is eating (teaches her to ask for diff kinds of food that she wants), is she full? (so she knows how to say when she is), do you want more? (so she knows something liek that exists and she can have more if she wants).... i had taught my son how to put both hands together as a sign of saying 'allah shukar' (he ofcourse couldnt say it but i would) when he was done eating (the plate was emtpy, i would show him that).. he put his tiny brain at work and started to use the hand sign as a way of showing me he was done.. he never used to turn his head away..... just put his hands together and show me he was done :D
jsut an example... you dont have to do that... but just something so she can get her mssg across to you in sign language.
Masha ALLAh I really love the idea of these gestures specially for ALLAH SHUKER, she has started becoming a copycat now and mimics lots of cute gestures so i can teach her ones that convey these messages.