Baby Led Solids Chatter #4

[Fleur]

Hi everyone... we are still floating around

Storm, I have been really nervous too about the risk of choking, but I am getting much better as she gets older (my fears I mean) and I am becoming more confident. I will admit though that it has slowed me down a bit.

We had an incident a while back with gagging on a piece of pear (can't remember if I posted here?) and DD1 freaked right out. I explained to her what to do... well yesterday we had another gagging incident, and she picked her up & laid her across her lap Bless you could see she was freaking out still but she was trying to stay calm & do it right (although she wasn't choking). Anyway a bit OT but thought I'd share. I'm obviously not the only nervous one

I love the idea of a recipe thread, having a bit of trouble being imaginative here Is there a thread already here with ideas?

[MummyTummy]

Balmaingal - My DS doesn't dribble really at all when he gets teeth and never has. He also never got in to the teething ring thing either so it could be just the way she is. The cold fruit and vegies should be nice and soothing anyway if they are moving around down there. And with Jett his first two teeth just appeared, there were no real signs of expecting them, no irritability or anything. A couple of days before the first one popped through he just chewed a little bit extra on his spoon. That was it. I was so surprised to see a tooth a couple of days later!! So with those first couple of teeth I think they know what is going on, but we don't get to find out until they are just about through the gum!

Jasp - I don't think that was OT at all. A great experience to share with us. And great that even though your DD1 was freaking out she still tried to remain calm and handle the situation. I think you should be a very proud Mummy. You and your DD know what to do!!

As for this recipe thread - MantaRay and Jennifer13 - is it possible to get a dedicated recipe thread for BLS people? Or is there one already?

[sloane]

hi everyone, like jasp, i'm still floating round as well! i always read the thread but never seem to get around to posting.

i've been a bit slack with the BLS recently. we've been out at lunchtimes a bit & then i usually use some rafferty's garden because it's just so convenient, although i know it'll slow things down a bit.

trying to get back into it a bit more - so a recipe thread would be great! i also need to get started on making some things out of the cookbook that was mentioned - it is the WW healthy babies cookbook. my mum bought it for me but i think she just got it from the newsagents. i'll ask her when she pops round this afternoon

[wysiwyg]

I also give DD whatever we are having, but I struggle sometimes for ideas for us to have - so maybe a thread of recipes/meals that have gone down particularly well could be a good idea and then the ideas don't get lost in the thread. Sometimes I think our diet isn't as varied as it could be so suggestions of new things to try is always good, and I think our diet has improved as a result of DD being on solids.

E.g Lamb tagine with cous cous (then recipe) age 7 months (4 weeks on BLS) put in little bowl watch scoop into mouth.

Or ideas for things that are less messy when eating out and about - e.g. eggy bread with spinach.

[MummyTummy]

BG - Yep! You are doing everything right - we do exactly the same. Feed DS what we are having. And yep, that is part of the point for BLS, to not have to have special recipes for them.

For me the advantage of a recipe thread would be for snack type food to take out with us when we are not going near a cafe or anything. I am a bit useless for coming up with ideas for those situations, so it always tends to be sultanas and/or Arrowroot biscuits. If we have a recipe thread it gives everyone a chance to share successful ideas without them disappearing within the chatter thread. For example someone ages back gave a really quick simple recipe for cheesy corn scones, which we use all the time. Quick to prepare and cook, and perfect for taking out and about with us. We do use this one quite often. But it has disappeared somewhere in one of these threads.....so chances are most people frequenting this thread now will have never heard of them.

And also as Wysiwyg mentions, our diet isn't all that varied. And part of BLS is about exposing them to lots of different food and we tend to get stuck in a rut! So recipe ideas might shake me up a bit to try new things. Especially as I am a fussy eater myself.

Does that make sense? It would just be for ideas and inspiration for those that want it, not something you need or should follow or anything.

[Heaven]

For me the advantage of a recipe thread would be for snack type food to take out with us when we are not going near a cafe or anything.

:yeahthat: That's why I wanted a recipe thread! DD eats the same as us for meals but I'm not very imaginative with snacks and I think she gets bored. She loves trying new things (and I should too) and what I'm snacking on (like tim tams, lol) sometimes isn't suitable for her.

ETA- I forgot to say! DD is really getting the hang of a fork and spoon! She likes to eat her fruit with a fork now and uses a spoon for yoghurt. Last night I saw her rubbing it on her face and then realised she would eat a spoonful and then try to clean her face with the spoon like I do if I'm feeding her yoghurt

[briggsy's girl]

ah suggestions are good for stuff like snacks! that makes sense!

DD's fave snacks at the moment are things fresh from the garden - snow peas (suck the pea out, spit it on the tray, eat the outside!), beans (and hers is never good enough - as soon as i start a new one she thieves it and ditches hers, cucumber, not soo keen on tomato... we take a container with all this sort of stuff in it when we go out cos i know she'll eat it. as well as sandwich and yogurt in the esky if we're doing a road trips

she likes cold spag bol from the fridge (just like mummy!), curries (strong, but not toooo strong) - roast veg. i guess we're at an advantage in that DH takes leftovers for lunch most days at work, so we make just a little extra to feed DD.

she like pancakes too

tonight we're going to give her chicken fried rice to try. she's had a little bit from my plate in the past, but this will give her a meal rather than just a little bit from me...

[briggsy's girl]

i'm starting to worry a little with all the mention of a recipe thread! we just feed DD exactly what we're having - i thought that was the point! but now i'm concerned cos people are asking for ideas - don't you just give them what you have

ave day for us is brekki (she isn't always hungry as she fills up on breast milk). lunch is a sandwich or leftovers from the night before. dinner is generally at least four different veg and meat of some kind. we just let DD eat what she wants from that. am i doing ok with that?

she will sometimes snack on yogurt through the day, and if we're out she may have a biscuit or something...

ETA - on the teething front - DD had signs of teething from when she was 3 months until about a week before her first tooth popped through. then nothing - the tooth popped through and i only knew cos she was playing and bit my hand!