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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. I have decided to pump until I go back to work until I go back to work. I will go back at 4 months and decide then if I want to still pump. We are supplementing with formula. The pumping hasn’t been that bad and the baby is eating well from the bottle. [/quote]

This sounds like a good plan. You’ll have to taper off so you don’t get mastitis. By the time you wind down, your baby will be beginning solids. Then you just have a few more months of formula. Our pediatrician was okay with us introducing cow’s milk around 10-11 months at which point my kids were losing interest in milk altogether and were more interested in real foods. I was excited to drop the bottle ASAP by 1 year old. I promise this time will pass more quickly than you realize and you’ll wonder why you spent so much time fretting over BM vs formula![/quote]

OP here. We will not be feeding solids until 6 months. [/quote]

We fed solids earlier.  No need to be fixed at 6 months unless you want to.[/quote]

OP here. I was a nanny for 10 years. I’m not comfortable feeding solids until baby can independently sit in high chair and hold head up. 5 months maybe, but most 4 months old can not do that, and it increases the risk of choking. I’ve seen many feed their babies solids while they are laying down in a boppy or barley able to hold their held up in a high chair. We will also be doing baby-led weaning in combination with purées, and feel more comfortable starting at 6 months. [/quote]

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