skye - i read your post and thot jesse had dropped 8 puppies!! i reread it and then realised it was jess.. :P
sorry to go on about solids, im going ask his gp about his habits when i see him on monday.
i have him a bottle and he drank 120 out of 180. later i gave him some solids, and he happily ate it.
i tried to give him a little milk, the 60 that was left, and he fussed and started to push it out and spit it up. i gave him more solids and he happily lapped it up!
this kid is driving me crazy w his feeding habits!!
I wasn't thinking about the dog when we named him!!!
I did say we shouldn't call the dog Jess incase we decide on that name for the baby, but it was so far off then. I was only just pg when we got her. We always had Jesse picked out for a boy, but when we found out he was a boy we couldn't agree on a name.
We thought we couldn't use Jesse coz of the dog, but we forgot. I wanted Kobi Andrew & had my heart set on it. Anth wanted Harley Kenneth. I liked it for a while, but nah... Anths step dad is Kenneth Andrew, so thats where the middle names came from.
I even tried to slip Kobi in just after he was born thinking he might get caught up in the moment & agree! It didn't work though.
I said how about Jesse then. He agreed, then she asked for a middle name. We had no idea.
I was in the shower a few minutes later when I thought of Andrew. I think they flow well together.
Prama - sorry havent had a chance to update it yet...
Basically they said that babies should be getting all of ther nurtients from the milk until they are 9 months... then they shouldbe dropping a feed.
Thats the resaon that Baby led solids is so great (so they day) as the food at the moment is about texture and taste not really about the food... so if you give them lots of different things to try all at once they can pick and choose.
You are not meant to use a spoon at all... they are to feed themselves totally, this way they learn from day dot to take in the ffod that they require.
Re fussiness the CMHN said that a baby will not intentionally let themselves starve, if you offer a full feed first and then 20 mins later a solid meal - and seriously it is exactly what you eat, like cassarole, or roast, its hard to get your head around at first but after watching the DVD it makes sense... basically you give them a small amount of what you are eating each time (other than whole nuts, rice, peas an corn that type of thing that they could chock on as they are too small)
The thing is, i have no idea exactky how much MJ takes each feed as i dont have a fluid gauge on my boobs :P so she may be drinking less at some times.
I will get to update the thread soon, DSS is here so i have been occupied
Gill Ripley is the person that first founded it... check out this link, this is a short snippit of the DVD YouTube - Baby-led Weaning if you google it you should be able to find more...
The CMHN was saying that DR's and some health nurses will not recommend this way of feeding yet, (unless they have done extra training) as things change so frequently... but they should
Here is some more info on it. Baby Led Weaning | Is Baby Led Weaning the Best Way to Introduce Solid Foods? I would recommend trying to get your hands on the DVD - surely there would be somewhere to download it, it runs for about 20 mins...
HTH - i will update later, have to go and see what DSS is up to, its waaaaaay to quiet
I did some exercise down at Stanhope Gardens with some other mums felt great for doing it then went to Big W and bought some great stuff on sale for DJ. Bought one of those teething feeders, so you can insert a piece of watermelon and close it up so they can't choke on the foods. I haven't tried it yet. I think I will need to think of something that won't create so much mess. I can imagine watermelon being everywhere....
Prama - yeah the girls are now doing exercise on Fridays at Stanhope at same time but I won't be there next week since we are going away on Monday for Byron Bay (can't wait!!!) and we will be back probably on Friday or Saturday night. but yeah my counting was all over the shop and I did the same thing with my aunty disagreed about how many months he was haha no wonder I started his solids early, wooops... haha he loves his solids.
Skye - awww how cute on puppies, I would love to say yes but we already have two dogs....
Teach - re: ecesma cream - I have been using goats milk lotion and I find that works well, so thinking I will get some goats milk soap for bath. I bought another cream but it works and then he has it back again, so doesn't work that great.... I was told goats milk is about the best you can do for it.
Well girls, better go, I am hungry so need to organise some dinner.
skye - you so funny!
sorry, i didnt mean to be cheeky, i just wasnt sure what i was reading, and had to read twice.. Kobi is like my brother's name - Gobi.
JEsse Andrew has a great flow! you chose well, hehe wonder if dog and son will come if you call out Jesse.
SJ - the baby led weaning is confusing me even more! hehe. i'll have a chat w his paed whom we see in a few weeks. i'll have a look at the link soon.
shell - im so jealous! enjoy byron bay!! tommee tippee has those feeders, geez, it would confuse me even moer when to give that to poopy! im hopeless!
Just relaxing with a glass of red watching So you think you can dance
Prama - I can't wait to get away and we booked a place right on the beach as well so I can't wait to get away. It is only 2 nights in Byron Bay. 1 night in Port Macquarie and then 1 night in Armidale or Tamworth on the way home. Hoping for nice weather. Going to bring some cooler clothes for DJ and going to buy some swim nappies in case the water is warm for Doni to take him into the water kehehe
Lisa - good to hear from you - are you lurking in the posts
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