Grub - i had a very chucky baby - we didn't start solids til later (6 months) and started with normal food rather than purees. i found she rarely bought anything up at all after we started solids. i honestly can't remember her bringing up much in the way of her solids at all. she's been a bit sickly the last week or so, but is teething, and that seems to make it a bit worse - but with her normal everyday chucky habits, it's pretty much stopped altogether since we started on the solids. before solids, she would brining up milk every feed, up to 8 or 10 times. it was so frustrating! i now only have one puke rag in the nappy bag "just in case" as opposed to having to carry 4 if we went out anywhere!
kinda feel a little sorry for you guys starting solids in the coming months. i guess we got the messiest phase out of the way in the middle of summer - we'd strip E to her nappy and feed her like that!
Well... I've gone from being really excited about going again to absolutely crapping myself with breath-snatching fear. Yep, it's another opportunity to add to our family - but it's also another opportunity for my body to let me down again. I guess I've got a lot of things to work through in the next few months - I thought I was feeling ok with the chance of having another premmie bub, I think I'm ok with possibly not being able to breastfeed again... I'm definitely NOT ok with the chance of having another miscarriage.
When it came to starting solids - we didn't have that much in the way of mess issues, unless Sam was feeding himself. We do know, as he thinks it is fun to try to snatch the spoon off us but still isn't coordinated enough to cope with a spoon solo... We used a lot of bibs when he was younger, but rarely put one on him now. We do have a plastic mat on the floor under the high chair - but he can throw further than it reaches now! We also found that starting solids didn't really help with reducing Sam's chucking at all, but I do know that it has helped some. We just got apple-scented puke instead! The chucking didn't really stop until he had enough control to sit completely unsupported.
On another note - it appears that I can no longer deny the fact that Sam is well and truly due for his first hair cut. He's looking far too girly again!
Janie - really sorry to hear that Jasmine is sick again. I feel like we've been unbelievably luck with Sam's start to daycare. He's been sick once - and that turned out to be teething not a bug. He hasn't brought home any colds, viruses or anything else exciting to make life harder for his immune-suppressed mother. Counting my blessings every day there.
Marcellus - I hope A's start to daycare is better than his last. I know that one was tough on both of you.
I guess the whole daycare thing contributes to me feeling ok about Sam not being breastfed. His immunity is clearly not lacking in any way at this point in time. One thing that our paed suggested to help reduce daycare bugs - bath as soon as they get home after daycare. We don't always do it, but do make sure his face and hands are washed at least. The paed also suggested pentavite - but that's the one medicine that Sam doesn't open his mouth and beg for so we ditched it.
Here's my contribution to feeding mess - get naked (baby, not you, or you could I spose) and put down a plastic sheet (though that's less helpful if they aim their throws further away).
That is lucky BW. A must have gotten 2 flus, a vomiting virus, and a couple of viral/rash type things in the 12 weeks he was there last time. Washing up is good advice! I must remember to do that.
Hopefully you've gotten the 'mix' right with your last cycle, so it'll be smoother sailing next time round
Hope you're enjoying the porn Grub
It's so hard, isn't it Janie? Hope she's better soon. I think sometimes they get sick and never quite get the chance to recover properly with daycare so they just get sick again and again.
Wow Murph, you must be a super mum staying on top of all that!
Time to go pick up the little man....hope he's had a better day today.
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