Baby led weaning: good eats

Since Meili has another 1.5 years left of breastfeeding (hopefully), where the next six months will still be mostly breastmilk, I'm not pressured to make her eat a lot. I've been offering her finger sized pieces of poached tender chicken that she gums off bits and swallows. She has gagged a few times and I've watched her  quite easily bring up the chicken if she has accidentally swallowed too big a piece. She's also had lamb, beef and pork in bite sized pieces usually at dinner (a departure from BLW as we feed them to her). She has lettuce offered to her every morning with chicken. And lunch is avocado and banana about a spoonful each which she adores. 

She's also had egg yolk two mornings in a row and loves them. 

Meili is six! (months)

My precious little peanut, mama can barely believe you are six months old! Time has flown by, and it's all a bit of a blur for me as days meld into weeks into months, and as I cope with illness and caring for you best as I can. I love you with all I have Meili Abigail.

Meili at six months is 28 inches long (99th percentile) and 15 lb 3 oz (32nd percentile). 

Accidental Peppermint Tea Ingestion - Breastmilk Decrease!

I ran out of mothers milk tea and thought I'd finish up the pepermint tea I got for nausea while pregnant. So I guzzled bout a liter through the night and the next day my milk production ground to a drip. Now I did not expect that. Google informed me that peppermint tea is drunk to dry up milk supply. Oh dear. Poor Meili is hungry. She's been wanting to nurse every one-two hours instead of 3-4 hours. Also, I had started sleeping on my tummy the past few days. That apparently puts pressure on the boobs and prevents them from filling up with milk. I'm now guzzling heaps of mothers milk tea and putting Meili on as often as she needs and for as long as she likes. Let's see how long it takes for my milk to come back. Here's a rare pic of Meili crying. :)