We don't give anything orange. But not because I know not to - it just makes me too sick. There is too much risk it will touch me in the prep or cleanup.
PN I have a non roller and a non sitter too.
It's so funny to go from 2 kids who took a while to get used to eating and food to go to one who looks like she was born to eat lol. She's been on solids for a week and a bit and she has it down pat. She cracked it today when the big kids got afternoon tea so we gave her a wholemeal apple pikelet - she wasn't giving it up for love nor money. Wasn't even much left to feed the chooks. Hummus was a hit too.
HotI DS has figured out she'll compost his crusts too lol.
We tried a strawberry today. But I have a confession to make- I'm really scared of BLS! Like super scared. She was so ferocious trying to chow it down I was worried she'd chomp it into big pieces and choke. So I helped her hold it. I think it gave her a bad tummy ache though as tonight she took ages to settle before her big sleep and started screaming just when I thought she had nodded off, then screamed on and off for half an hour. I blame the strawberry only because she's been eating porridge and avocado no worries and this was a new introduction.
We've been going 2 days now and all we've managed is for DD to pick up a stick of softened apple and a stick of toast (separate occasions) and wave them around and bash them on the table, lol. Even that took a good 10 mins each time. I'll keep persisting though cause even though she's not eating them, at least she is playing with them and getting pick up and hold practice
It takes them a while to start eating sometimes. DS ate from 6 months. DD... was 7.5 months before she stopped gagging and vomiting everything that made it into her mouth. No eating really till over 8 months.
After two days DD was very similar, she preferred to just play and anything that made it to her mouth didn't really get swallowed anyway. It was easily two months before she was properly eating and even now some days she just doesn't care for food preferring to breastfeed more.
DD has days (like today) where she is so eager to eat her little hands practically shake in anticipation as she reaches for food. Other days she's very 'meh'. She doesn't really muck around though even if she's not eating much as her nappies are most definitely foodie nappies now lol. She loves porridge with apple, in fact anything with apple. Not so keen on pumpkin, loves avocado, a bit blah with carrots.
Okay we're getting better each day, but DD gets frustrated very quickly. I can tell she just wants to eat it but hasn't got the skills yet. Do I persist when she starts whinging or have a break?
I tend to persist a bit by putting food back within her reach a few times. She does make it known with no uncertainty when she's had enough. However, I know it's against the 'rules' but if something is really slimy (like melon) I do hold it for her. She loves it and goes crazy sucking it. I just hold my hand still and let her do her thing.
She has upped her night time booby feeds!! Aargh! I have tried to hold her off but she won't have a bar of it and practically strangles my nipples. I really want to continue with BLW but I'm getting no sleep!
FWIW Miss H has upped hers and her sleep has gone to poo too (they are only days apart aren't they?). I'm pretty sure it's a developmental thing at this age. My other two did the same.
do you think there is a link between bls and her waking?
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