hello all,

my daughter is 4 months and 20 days old and is on exclusive breast feeding right now..during day time i offer feeds as often as i can and whenever she demands..but day feeds only last 3- 4 minutes..after that she wants to jump away from my lap..it seems she is not so hungry in daytime..also earlier she used to sleep through night at a stretch but for last 2-3 weeks she get up at around 4 am and demands feeding and that too very eagerly..she does not leave my chest early as in daytime..is she ready for weaning? is my milk not sufficient for her now that she is growing? what should i give her to start with? mdmom replied. Hi Puja,

I don' t think she is ready for weaning yet. Breast feeding is recommended atleast for minimum of 9 months (builds up baby' s immunity from mother' s immune system and is complete nutrient).
You can try feeding her more during the day so her caloric needs are met by bed time and she is not very hungry at night. Other thing what I did was when my daughter was this age (she is 17mths now), gave her formula at bed time in bottle so she was very full.
Also, you can try her on Gerber-1 foods and rice cereal now which will get her full.
Good Luck !