Weaning

I think the official definition of weaning is the process of teaching the baby to take food/drink from something other than the breast or the bottle. By this definition, we have started weaning Dex at age five and a half months (contrary to the recommended six months that Toronto Public Health now recommends).

At this point of Dexter's life, I think we are close to the halfway mark, that is, he is probably getting half of his nutrients from non-breastmilk. Here's a typical day for the boy:

6 am - breastmilk in bed
9 am - cereal (made with breastmilk) plus a couple of tablespoons of fruit du jour (he loves pears!)
12ish - dollop of vegetables, a smattering of protein du jour (chicken, chickpeas or egg yolk), fruit with yogourt
4 pm - breastmilk
6:30ish - rice cereal (mixed with breastmilk), plus protein, plus veggies, plus fruit
9:30ish - more breastmilk
middle of the night - breastmilk on tap whenever he demands

We are also starting to feed him from the table as in the occasional bite of bread or whatever fruit or veggie. By next month, I'm supposed to be feeding him similar food to what we are eating for dinner. That should be interesting.