Please help!
I had been exclusively breastfeeding my daughter until she was 5 1/2 months old. At that time, we introduced solids (I know this wouldn't be some people's choice, but we really felt she was eager and ready for solids). Now, 3 weeks later, my periods have returned. This has made me worry that she may be receiving less milk from me. Is this a valid concern? How do I introduce solids but still be sure that she's having enough milk (she doesn't take a bottle so I never have any idea about the volume of her meals)?
FYI, before and since the introduction of solids, she has been nursing 6-7 times per day. I'm nursing her before each of her three naps, before bed, twice overnight, and sometimes once upon waking in the morning. I give her solids once per day after her second nap (usually 1-2 hours after I nursed her before that nap and about 1-2 hours before I nursed her before her third nap). She's up to 4 tbsp of food per day.
I want to keep breastfeeding as much as is healthy for my baby through her second year.
TIA!!
I had been exclusively breastfeeding my daughter until she was 5 1/2 months old. At that time, we introduced solids (I know this wouldn't be some people's choice, but we really felt she was eager and ready for solids). Now, 3 weeks later, my periods have returned. This has made me worry that she may be receiving less milk from me. Is this a valid concern? How do I introduce solids but still be sure that she's having enough milk (she doesn't take a bottle so I never have any idea about the volume of her meals)?
FYI, before and since the introduction of solids, she has been nursing 6-7 times per day. I'm nursing her before each of her three naps, before bed, twice overnight, and sometimes once upon waking in the morning. I give her solids once per day after her second nap (usually 1-2 hours after I nursed her before that nap and about 1-2 hours before I nursed her before her third nap). She's up to 4 tbsp of food per day.
I want to keep breastfeeding as much as is healthy for my baby through her second year.
TIA!!
