I think that might mean raw as in unpasturised :think::
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I think that might mean raw as in unpasturised :think::
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Yeah, that's what i was wondering. So then maybe pasteurised honey is ok? Is commercially available honey pasteurised?:
Hmmm thanks ladies. Might just give him plain chicken then.....
Thanks for the help. I will call a nurse on wed and post what she says :)
Hi ladies, a month ago I purchased the BLS book through the book depository and they had a "BLS cookbook" by Gill Rapley which I decided to buy as well ($16) and it arrived today! It has mostly the same information as the book but maybe more specifics about food and then lots of recipes. The recipes are pretty common sense but still really good "point in the right direction" style.
The MCHN recommended that we start DD on solids at 5 months if using the BLS method because 'the first month is mostly play/co-ordination.' So after consideration, we did this last week and so far, things are going really well. She has eaten spinach leaves (by far her favourite), steamed brocolli, gluten free toast, capsicum and a few other things. She seems to be only using her left hand and leaving the right one limp but when she plays she uses both hands......is this strange?? Other than that, she is really enjoying it and while she has her moments of frustration (accidentally dropping the food without realising and crying when she notices she is just eating her hand) she is generally getting the hang of it. In fact, she is probably "eating" more food than I thought she would be at this stage and that is sort of messing with my head with the whole "wait until 6 months thing" but right now we have a happy baby so it all seems good :)
DD loved broccoli and spinach too. Still does! Sounds like your DD is doing well, strangelk. The idea with BLS is that you follow their lead, and while six months is the guideline, as long as you are not spooning food into her but she has control over what she's eating, she will 'know' when she's ready. I think the main reason there's a need for a 6 mths guideline is that so many baby food companies start labelling food from 4 mths, when no baby is ready. Most babies digestive systems will be ready for food other than bm between 6-9 mths. But I'm sure our ancestors didn't mark their babies ages to the day when they started offering samples of their food. ;) Keep an eye on whether or not her food intake is affecting her digestive system (constipation, for eg) or her milk intake (which is much more important at this stage), and as long as that is all going well, then you can feel confident in what you're doing.
Thanks heaps Jennifer. As she received EBM 5 times a day and only BF's twice I am 100% sure that the food she is receiving is virtually NIL compared to the ever expanding quantities of milk she is demanding LOL