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Still BF/ starting solids

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INFO: My baby is 9 months old, still BF AM/PM, I am a working mom.

We just started giving her solid food as she is really interested and reaching for it, still predominately BF, it has been about 2 months since her first solid... I do not give her "breakfast, lunch, and dinner" on solids, it is only occasionally when we are eating something appropriate for her I will give her some, she loves it and asks for more, and she lets me know when she does not want anymore as well. 

 

Q: Her poop is undigested, chunks of carrot, green bean, etc... (which is a hassle for cloth diaper washing!) Should I get a "food mill" or buy baby food, if you buy baby food what brands do you like? Any suggestions? THANKS!! 

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Our DD is 10.5m old, and we have done pretty much what you describe.  We've just continued to feed her regular food and to let her feed herself.  Initially we didn't feed her that consistently, but now we let her eat as much as she wants when we have breakfast and lunch (MIL feeds her during her lunch, as she is the daytime care person when we are at work), and she doesn't usually get a solid dinner, since she goes to bed before we eat it, although we will probably gradually add in a baby dinner before ours as she gets older. 

 

For the diapers, we just buy flushable/biodegradable organic liners, and either flush them or throw them out.  We don't actually need them anymore, since now she is eating enough solids for the poop to be pretty solid, and it can just be dumped into the toilet with no scraping or anything.  We used the liners from about 6.5m (right after starting solids) until about 10m, but that just happened to be around the time our DD really started eating lots of solids in earnest.  She still BFs about 5-6 times per day, though. 

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