njd - basically this talk that i went to (Roquen - it was run through our council - it was awesome) asks you to totally rethink theway that we feed.
EVERYTHING (well most things) is back on the list that was previously a no no...
IF you or your partner or any of your babies sibling have an allergy to something, it is advised to wait until 12 months, however this new evidence says that it is fine... how is this, PENUT butter (smooth) is fine right now...
Obviously if you are concerned dont do it, this is what i was told (please if you are not happy dont do it) but came from research from the RCH.
The only things to avoid are small objects atm like peas ,corn (unless mushed) and sultanas, oh and rice too...
Whole nuts are not advised until 5 years... but things like satay are fine.
Basicially they say, give you are having it for dinner, they can too.
NO added salt or sugar until they are old enough to ask for it, so when cooking dont add the salt, unless you remove a portion for your bubba first.
I dont always wait 20mins before offering, sometimes it is straight away, depebds on when she wants a feed and we sit down to eat... its what they said as a recommendation, so that they get the milk, which is where the nutrients are to come from first...
Oh and the lady said that farex is bad and should be avoided if possible. too many additives and additional Iron binds up baby...
And no juice unless you squeeze it yourself - but if you want to ge extra fluids you should offer water in a sippy cup if FF but BF babies shouldnt need any extra fluid as the BM will adjust to thier needs...
Cows milk as a drink after 12mths... no low fat milk until 2 years (but you can cook with milk)
Personally if i am doing something for her only i used EBM but if its a family thing she gets cows milk
Last edited by Sammiejane; August 18th, 2008 at 05:15 PM.
: extra stuff
Wow all that info is great! How awesome that your council is helping to educate about this!
With regards to timing of BF/solids etc. Jordan generally has a early morning BF around 6am, then he will munch on some fruit while I eat brekky around 8 or 9, then he will often have a quick BF again and snooze for an hour. Lunchtime is always a bit different, I sometimes offer him booby and he isn't interested but clearly wants food so I give him some then, then he will have a good drink afterwards. Evenings is always BF then if he hasn't gone to sleep I will offer some food then too, then he has another BF at about 10pm, then twice overnight usually (we mostly co sleep)
Roquen, it was Kingston council (vic)
They also showed the DVD by Gill Rapley which answered most of the Questions. It went for about 20 mins - maybe you could see if your council has a copy of the DVD as ours has one in all its centres
7 - 7.30 = wake up
7.30 - 8 = bf
8.30 - 9 = brekky
9 - 9.30 = sleep
11 - 11.30 = wake up
11.30 - 12 = bf
12 - 1 = sandwich
1 - 1.30 = sleep
3 - 3.30 = wake up
3.30 - 4 = bf & sometimes back asleep.
6 - 6.30 = finger food while I prepare dinner
= spoon food til dinners cooked
7 - 8 = bf & bed.
Will wake up to 3 times atm for bf, but is settling down to 2.
He does have bf between those times as a drink too. Sometimes he will have a full feed straight after solids as well. Thats just an average of the last few days.
I don't think he's cut out, but he's more settled & is happier since starting solids. He was still waking every 2 hours through the night, but is more like the happy relaxed bubba I brought home from the hospital now.
Thanks for that info Sammiejane that is really interesting. I think the most thing about being a parent especially a new one is that things seem to change so much which makes BB even more invaluable as we can share info.
Ok - to updae what MJ has been eating the last few days...
Monday Dinner
Homemade Hummus on toast - she LOVED it
Tuesday
Breakfast - banana and rockmelon
No Lunch - too tired
Dinner - Pumpkin, cheese and straberry
Wednesday
Breakfast - Avocado on toast
No Lunch again
Dinner - broccoli, pumpkin and banana
Thursday
Breakfast - Banana on toast
Lunch - Broccoli and strawberry and a peice of avocardo
I am finding that some meals she is more interested than others... some days she will love one food, and another she will prefer something different.
DH has been working laste so we have have had no sit down dinners this week, hense the veggies and fruit for most meals.
She will sit in her high chair in the kitche while i tidy up or prepare other things and chat and munch on things.
Her dexterity has improved over this last week and is picking things better and finding her mouth easier...
She knows that sitting in the high chaor is fun and usually has a great big smile on her face
We are all loving it - nanna and tic toc (my dad) included
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