Hey MummuSue, its scary when they actually choke isn't it. DD1 choked on a piece of crust when she was 10 month, I had to pull it out of her throat. We didn't do BLS with her, so it can really happen to any bub.
Just a question BLSers - are any of you giving your bubs an infant supplement, like Pentavite? The BLW book suggests some supplements for iron, zinc and vit D. I have a history of low iron and Vit D, and we live in Melbourne so Vit D will be an issue for DS. Should we put him on a supplement when he starts weaning off the boob? Or at 6 months? Or not at all?
My feeling is that there's no harm in putting him on a supplement, but DH doesn't like the idea of giving DS a "medicine" when we have no evidence that he's deficient in anything. ???
I had to go back and find the section - in my book there's some discussion at page 139 about vitamin supplements. It's not really a recommendation, just something to consider. It talks in particular about vit D and says that a supplement can be a "cushion" but only IRT families with a poor diet.
I had low Vit D when pregnant and was advised to give bub Pentavite for 12 months. She hates it! She just spits it out. So your little one might make the decision for you.
We've been doing BLS for a couple of weeks now and I am so totally surprised at how fast DD has gotten good at it. She picks everything up and gets it in her mouth, she just has the problem that when she sees another bit of food she immediately drops the thing she has in her hand/mouth and reaches for the new thing. Not much is getting eaten so far but enough to make her nappies scary to change! At the moment, we are still giving her foods on their own - bits of steak, spinach leaves, vegies on their own. Tonight DH and I had lasagne and I was wondering if it would have been okay to give her too? DH made it himself with no added salt etc. Is this fine to start or too early?
Staranglk - I gave DD risotto the other day....made myself, which even had wine and cheese in it....she loved it! I though afterwards whether I should have given it to her, but then thought...hey...nothing happened (thank goodness) so I guess all's well. There's always going to be a first for everything I think.
Persephone - we don't use supplements here, our gp has always told us they will just fill their nappy with your money. Majority of supplements aren't absorbed and will just get flushed, unless there is a proven deficiency. Even with DD2 major eating problems, gp has never said to give supplements. Their bodies are super efficient at taking nutrients out of food, so even a limited small diet will help them grow. Its personal choice though, even if to just make you feel better.
Starengelk - let her go at whatever, as the theory is, if they can pick it up themselves and get it in their mouth, they can chew it. Lasagne is one of DD2 favourite dinners.
Last night she scoffed tuna bake, I couldn't believe how fast to little hands could shovel it in her mouth, she was finished the bowl in under 5 minutes, then played with the rest I gave her. Had to remove tuna bake from her hair and in her ear though, grosssss. Today she ate a ham, lettuce and cheese wrap for lunch and her very first cupcake (aunties will do things like that behind your back)
We had fingerpainting with vita-brits mixed with ebm last night. Then straight into the bath with Dad! Big mess but she had fun. My little one has been sick and was on antibiotics they we had to syringe into her mouth so she is kinda on strike with anything going into her mouth at the moment- except nipple. Also trying to get her to take ebm which has not been very successful so far.
Can I ask everyone about a change in poos? I think that this is the right place to ask - DD was a "once every 6 days" pooer and now she is pooing every single day. I wasn't all that sure she was getting much in the way of solids - but could she be getting more than I think she is due to the change in nappy?
She's also cut her 2 bottom teeth and I was reading that this can have an effect on their pooing habits.
I'm just wondering.
Anyway, today we have had a croissant for breakie, some soup and bread for lunch (chunky soup that she got her fingers right into) and we are having chicken salad wraps for dinner. YUM!
S xxx
Kate, we never did manage with the EBM here, although she'll happily drink cows milk from a sippy cup when I'm not there or we're out somewhere that I can't b/f her easily. I hope you have success, I know it's important for your day working.
Sue, for us it was more the consistency than the volume that changed with solids intake. I would suspect it could be linked to the teeth, teething has an effect on poos every time around here.
Mumma Sue - DD's poo's have increased in frequency here too! And they seem to have quadrupled in size also. I had to beg DH to change her the other night LOL
LOL, ok good to know! So it's probably a combination of the teething and the solids.
Seph, I don't give DD a supplement. Hadn't even occurred to me to do so - bad me!
DD still isn't all that fussed about food. I'm really starting to worry that she isn't getting enough. It's like when she bites things, it just comes back out again - kind of like she doesn't like having chunks of stuff in her mouth. We are offering her stuff all the time at the moment - meals and snacks, so she is getting plenty of practice.
AAHH, I'm sounding like a broken record. Sorry guys.
Mummasue- I can sympathise with the worry about whether they are eating enough. All the problems we have had with DD1 and her diet, I found it a bit hard with DD2 and the BLS to keep myself thinking she is eating enough and are we doing the right thing. She's almost 10 months and I've never seen a child eat with the abilities that she does. It took till about 9 months till she was really consuming a decent amount of food, before that she mainly played and experimented with it. Now I can see the time line forming that they say a baby should develop at, 6-9 month food is for experimenting and no nutrition required from it, 9-12 months transition starts from experimenting to actually requiring the nutrition and dropping milk as the main source. She has started to eat much more, I go to clean up sometimes and was used to picking it up off the floor and scrapping it off the inside of the highchair and now I get shocked cause I don't find scraps which means she has eaten the entire lot. Her coordination and motor skills are amazing, she uses her tiny little fingers with agile speed, picking out tiny bits of food to play with and eat. She's only 7 months, plenty of time to get there.
Thanks Studymum, it's good to have the support here. I know what you mean about her coordination though - she's amazing already. It's just actually consuming the food that she needs to get the hang of!!
We already have a "drop mat" - luckily my Grandma provided some old fabric she had lying around and it saves our floor!!
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