Sounds like you are doing great Jitterbug! 7 teeth already? :O Jett got his bottom two teeth at 7 months exactly and then didn't get anymore until after he was 1!! He did get quite a few in quick succession though, but he still only has 8!!
AliMoy - yeah the honey catches a few people out. It isn't a traditional "allergy trigger" food and so people don't think any more about it. Sooooo much to learn and remember! In regards to feeds and cycles etc. I got my cycles back before Jett had even started solids so I can't really help there. Dropping feeds, I can't really say when it happened. It just sort of evolved. By the time I started back at work when he was 9 months old I vaguely remember he was having 4 or 5 feeds over 24 hours. He very quickly dropped down to 2 or 3 just before he turned 1and would go all day without a feed when I wasn't around. But of course when I got pregnant (he was 13 months) he dropped me flat!! But alot of those feed adjustments happened because everything had been upset. Suddenly he was in childcare and although it is onsite at my work and I could still feed him personally he was too distracted by his new world to feed effectively. Because I was demand feeding him it did evolve naturally and I think it was the best thing for us at the time.
Alimoy, I have noticed a big drop in feeds about 2 weeks ago here. It didn't happen gradually either, it was quite sudden. He was still having around 7-8 feeds in 24 hours when he was 8 months and now he's having 4-5 each day. Usually early morning, mid morning, mid afternoon, before bed and maybe a middle of the night feed. He's actually slept through 3 times this week.
Sorry can't help you with your question about getting your cycle back... mine came back regularly when DS was 3 months and I was still feeding 8-10 times per day! It seems to vary so much from person to person. Some people get it back when they stop overnight feeds.
Just a question about the Gill Rapley book - for those who have it, did you buy online or at a bookstore? I have checked all my local bookstores and they don't have it and will take 3 weeks to get it in. Hoping to get my hands on it a bit quicker than that if I can.
Megan I got my copy from the Australian Breastfeeding Association Shop. They are in Malvern. I have seen it in Borders a couple of times too.... but I think they are a little more hit and miss.
I got mine through www. fishpond. com.au/ (just remove the spaces) - cheaper than online with Angus & Robertson and Borders inc postage. I got it in about a week in the mad rush just before Christmas too
Georgi - I've never tried using pork mince (or pork) because I HATE the taste of pork, but realised that Maya might like it. Today I made a meat loaf with beef and pork mince, so fingers crossed she'll like it. If not I will try the rissole recipe you posted before I give up on using pork mince. I also like the sound of the carrot muffins. They would make a great morning or afternoon tea food. You are full of great recipe ideas.
MummyTummy - I should add that Maya will eat meat as long as it's all puréed up and mixed up with other things. I made a bolognaise that she wouldn't eat at all, until I puréed it and then it stuck to spiral pasta which she ate no problem! So I have no idea what that's all about? It just worries me that she won't eat pieces of meat - like chops or roast, because by this age she should definitely be able to manage it. She will eat little bits of roast chicken sometimes but she won't eat much of it.
MOI - The pork mince tastes much better when mixed with beef. It's a good mix actually. I need to be creative with meals & BJ gets 'over' eating the same thing. DH bought me a childrens cookbook for chrissy so i'm looking forward to trying all the different recipies. Just let me know when you're ready for more, I'm happy to share!
ALIMOY - The original recipie I had for the zucchini slice also had oil & salt & pepper.. But I leave those out for DS. He loved it for ages, then got over it, now loves it again. They can be so funny can't they
I tried some new muffins the other day. The same as the carrot recipie, but add grated apple & zucchini with a few tablespoons of honey. They have been a hit. It makes 12 all up so I just freeze them.
I'm also please to announce that DS can use a spoon to eat now... Yay.. That means I can give him a wider variety of food.
I've also found a better way to keen minamal mess... I have bought some cheap, home brand, garbage bags. I cut the join off at the bottom, then cut it down the centre to make a mat that I put under DS's high chair. It's great, all I need to do is wrap it up at the end of the mealtime & pop it in the bin.... Save's having to clean up the mess on the floor! Not real good for the environment I guess, but makes my life easier
Hi there everyone.
I am singing the praises of BLS (BLW) to everyone I know! I am astounded at how well DD eats! It's just amazing, and my Mum who was not very keen on the idea to begin with, is very impressed.
Last night for example, I made hubby and I a Chicken and mushroom risotto bake, and Allira ate 3/4 of hubby's bowl. It was fantastic and something DS NEVER would have done. I am feeling alot more confident about Allira's eating habits as we go into the future.
She still has no teeth, and is nearly 8 months old, but they will come. It's just odd because DS had teeth at 5 months.... and he probably still would have been on puree mush at Allira's age.
I know I haven't really posted much in here, but I LOVE reading all of your posts, and seeing what everyone is doing, and getting ideas ( I'll be trying that zucchini slice this week on DS, who has a complete aversion to all things fruit vegie and red meat, but I'm sure he will just LOVE that slice!).
So thank you thank you thank you! I am so glad I went the BLS route with DD.
Awesome Niadla - it is impressive watching them eat isn't it!! My Mum was the same, very unsure of the idea but once she watched him eat for a few weeks her views turned around around and she was telling all her friends about it!! (For their grandchildren!!)
Moi - I wonder if she is like me? I can't eat the chunks of red meat but I can eat mince and processed red meat. A doctor once told me that it is quite common to not like red meat but be ok with processed meat - apparently the processing removes a particular chemical in the meat which makes it ok. But that is particularly a red meat/white meat kind of thing. Otherwise I would guess it is a texture thing for her. All I can suggest is keep offering, but provide other foods that can cover the iron content and nutrient side of things. Puree if you want or can be bothered, but try not to get hung up on it. Plenty of people do well with no meat and I am sure she will flourish just as well!!
georgi - that succhini slice sounds great! i'll have to give it a try! and wtg your DS with the spoon!
jitterbug - it's good to hear that someone else's little one would never refuse a feed! i'm sure my DS would feed every hour if i offered
not having too much success with vegies here - zucchini has been the main success. i've tried roasted & steamed pumpkin & sweet potato & not much interest. same with steamed carrot. i tried mashing roasted pumpkin & letting him feed himself with a spoon but nope to that as well! i have the AWW healthy babies cookbook so i'm thinking about trying a few things from that - it has a vegie burger recipe that i thought might be good (leaving out the bun for now). it also had some polenta fingers that sounded good.
his fave still seems to be feedng himself yoghurt!
Maya put the meatloaf I made in her mouth, then spat it out and threw the rest of her meatloaf on the floor. I am just so sick of trying all sorts of different meat meals just to have her spit it out and throw it on the floor.
Georgi - It was very similar to your rissoles recipe, so I don't think the pork helps.
MummyTummy - Maybe she is like you? Though she doesn't eat mince meat unless it's pureed and she doesn't really eat chicken either. She will eat processed meats like ham, but I didn't think that was as good for her and not sure about the iron content. So it could also be a texture thing. She does seem to like pureed soups a lot. So maybe I did too many pureed type foods and now she's not used to other textures?
I just worry that she won't get enough iron and protein.
MT - It's The Australian Womens Weekley healthy babies.. Maybe the same one as Sloane is talking about. It's just a cookbook really. No different to adult food
SLOANE - It sounds like we have the same book. Is it the one with the teddy cookies on the front?
MOI - Hmmmm, what about Spag Bol? Fry garlic & onion in a bit of oil, add mince & brown meat. Add grated veges & include grated pumpkin as this sweetens it a little, add a tin of tomato soup (salt reduced) & simmer for 15 mins. I add in cooked wholemeal spiral pasta or wholemeal penne. Grate loads of cheese in & mix it all up. DS absolutely loves this one. I portion it up & freeze it. It freezes well
NIADLA - That's fantastic that you enjoy BLS so much. DH & I are so glad we started DS this way. We'll certainly be doing it with the next bub too
hi all, we have discovered DDs fave food is prunes!!! which is great cause she has alot of constipation problems and refuses to drink water/juice.
she seems to eat more than me (no joke, she has 3 meals a day and i have one) but i spose its cause of my PND im very lazy, usually she has a combo of the following: plastic cheese stick thingy, cruskit, prunes, cooked pasta, ham, carrot sticks, sultanas etc.... whenever i go to the fridge i just get something out and give it to her, this prob isnt a very good way of doing it but hey she gets fed
and she hates cucumber i gave her a few slices and she licked them, pulled a face and chucked them on the floor....she freaked me out with her prune (pitted) she puts the whole thing in her mouth and sucks/chews til its gone!!
Looking for some ideas. We've started with BLS (okay only 3 times since Christmas Day but hey got to start somewhere). I'm still Bfing DS (about to turn 6mths tomorrow). He has really dry skin/ dermatitis and has been prescribed a pro biotic and another tablet (which I need to grind up for him to take) BUT the little ratbag spits most of it out when trying to give it to him (I need to give it too him 2x a day). I had tried mixing the pro biotic with cooled boiled water and we would get about 1/2 swallowed (so gave up on it for a while). The other tablet was only prescribed today after it was discovered that it hadn't gone through my milk to him.
I need to have some suggestions on how to try and get the stuff into DS without him spitting it out or getting overly upset when having it. The naturopath suggested mixing it with honey (manauka because it apparently doesn't have bacteria in it - not too keen on this just in case as it's recommended that honey not be given before at least 12mths) or pureed pear or apple - I don't want to buy pre-made stuff and I don't have time to do this.
I'm thinking of trying to mix the powders with breastmilk to see how that goes but don't quite know what to try if that doesn't work.
(I'm also posting this in the general baby &toddler section to see other suggestions)
Still not actually eating anything? I came on here ooh I dunno a cple months back for some advice on how to stary BSL. We've kind of ended up doing things 50/50 but the 50% finger food still isn't actually being eaten. I'm not sure what to do, DD is 8 months old now (1 month prem) she will try anything I give her in either form but will only eat pureed stuff, anything on a spoon with lumps in gets "filtered" & the lumps are promptly pushed out! Finger foods will always be given a whirl, she will touch it taste it & suck on it but as soon as something gets broken off & in the mouth she will spit it out. Everyone said it takes a few weeks for them to actually start eating something but its been a couple months now. Any tips?
She will have porridge for brekkie, if she takes a small portion I will offer her toast. Lunch is generally pureed but I offer her a small sandwich ( I have tried doing this the other way round BTW, sandwich 1st then puree but same outcome), evening meal would be puree & some steam veg or a piece of chicken to try. We had some success this week with macaroni cheese, i had to blend it as the pasta was way to big but she ate the whole lot little lumps & all. Do you think I should just keep plugging away like I'm doing? Snacks are things like crackers & baby biscuits which get sucked to death & then discarded. I've tried small pieces of fruit but she's totally uninterested.
Shuold I be worried or do you reckon she will just start when she is ready? She still has not teeth & is teething badly so perhaps puree is just easier for her at the mo???
georgi - that's the one! some of the recipes sound yummy! i'm looking forward to when DS is just that bit older & i can make some of the dinners.
CAH - sorry no real advice because we're just starting out here. when you give your DD puree, does she use the spoon herself? my DS loves using a spoon, although i do put the food on the spoon for him. have you tried just doing the BLS & no puree?
leckert - have you tried with the BM?
tattoo_mama - sounds like your DD is going along really well & loving her food!
I haven't been in here for ages - looks like you've all been very busy talking .
I have finally got a copy of Baby-led Weaning by Gill Rapley and Tracey Murkett. I've had it on hold at the library for months and months and it finally came in. I wish I had read it from the very beginning - I would have doubted myself so much less, and just been more relaxed in general about DS and food. I'm only a couple of chapters in, but I'm already finding myself more content with going down the BLS path. It's a great read!
We are going well with food here. DS has developed his pincer grip in the past month or so, which has made meals slightly easier cause he can pick up all those smaller bits and pieces.
We tried blueberries the other day, and he LOVED them! Just wanted more, more, more!
DS has also discovered gravity recently. For the past 3 weeks or so, once he's finished with his meal he'll start picking up pieces of left over food, holding them over the side of the high chair and letting them drop. He then leans over his high chair to get a good look at how the food splats! A few times he has been downright cheeky about it, and looked at me right before he drops the food to see how I'll react. I know it's all part of experimenting, but I don't want to encourage it either. Saying "no" just turns it into a game (I can't seem to say it firmly enough), so I've taken to basically ignoring the behaviour. Anyone else having this problem? How do you deal with it?
pmsl sterla!! DD does the same!! When she's done she chucks everything else off one by one. She looks at you with a cheeky look holding it over the side then lets it go.
Saying 'no' doesn't seem to work so I just ignore it now too. I don't know how many bloody sippy cups she's broken!!
I am just so sick of trying all sorts of different meat meals just to have her spit it out and throw it on the floor. 
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