Gave myself an early christmas present and I am now a Platinum BB member! Yay!! Lol
Had a terrible night with Hayley last night...she didn't go to sleep until a bit after 10 and was screaming for an hour or so before...she just eventually crashed out from being so exhausted. I don't know what was wrong with her, maybe just really overtired? My mum and little brother have been here for the last few days, they went back home yesterday morning. was great to see them and I think they both enjoyed spending time with Hayley now that she is a bit more interactive.
everyone excited about Christmas? Our tree has never had so many presents under it, think most of them are for Hayley though!
Jetta- we started solids last week too, just a little bit of rice cereal. I don't know if she is ready for it (although she ticks all the boxes on the 'signs' they are ready) as she has started crying every time I try and give it to her, then won't drink the rest of her bottle, or if she just doesn't like the taste of it? I might try mixing in some mashed pumpkin or something, what is the best vegetable to start them off with? I gave her a little strip of zucchini last night while we were eating dinner to keep her quiet and she happily played with it and ate about half of it (the other half was decorated all over her grobag!). Maybe she just doesn't like to be fed and wants to do it herself? Sometimes she will grab the spoon and put it in her mouth but as soon as she gets the taste of the cereal she screws her face up and pulls it back out. I can understand her not liking it though...I had a taste and it is gross!
Hey Storm - they do say that becuase breast milk is sweet they can prefer sweet things. did you mix some breast milk in with it? If not try that or otherwise you could try a fruit first that is something a bit sweeter.
Sam seems to love anything, I did 4 days of just rice cereal then 2 days of a cube of pumpkin mixed with the rice cereal. Today I just did rice cereal as he seemed to have huge amounts of wind last night, slept fine most of the day but last night was awake til after 7.30pm after going down at 6pm and was crying a lot. He had a lot of wind and I guess it is just getting use to the food, although it is running it is different to liquid. He was gassy today and did 2 HUGE number 3's!!! Seems a bit better tonight and settled okay but I guess the extra fibre from the pumpkin too probably is working through his system.
Hayley is obviously interested in food which is why we started. Today my mother in law didn't have any milk and he cried after a few mouthfuls so maybe just water was something he didn't like?? I am no expert at all but hope something like that might help!!
Thanks Jetta. I might try stewing some apples and mixing a little bit in. I didn't really want to start with fruit because I read somewhere that if they start with sweet things they are less likely to want to eat vegetables. Don't know how true that is? DF bought her some baby vanilla custard, but again I don't really want to start her on something sweet, and the custard says for 6 months +, whereas at least the cereal says from 4 months. She is on formula so I have been using that with the cereal but it doesn't seem to make a difference if I use that or water.
just when we had everything all worked out it changes again!
ss-storm - have you thought about doing finger foods instead? rice cereal seems pretty bland & so i can understand why babies don't want it we've just offered DS some different things - so far he's had bread (plain & once with a tiny bit of hommous), strawberries, cantaloupe, porridge & loved them all. we offered some vegies tonight (pumpkin, sweet potato & carrot) but he wasn't interested although he did like squishing the pumpkin between his fingers! but yeah, what i meant to say is that they don't actually have to eat just yet, so if you wanted to offer hayley food & all she did was play with it at first, then that's cool. i tried to feed DS the porridge on a spoon but he wanted to do it himself, so i let him - it's been a total spin out so far just how adept they can be at feeding themselves when they're ready. i got a tommee tippe spoon set that had an adults feeding spoon but also a spoon that was for babies to use themselves.
jetta - what a great thing to get on film!
jas - i'm a bit late, but any time! but i hope your poor DH has recovered from the stress a good cry is so therapeutic sometimes, i hope you're feeling better. xmas is great, but stressful too, i reckon.
sloane- with the strawberries did you cook them or anything first or just give them raw? I guess I'm just paranoid about her choking! Might try some apple in her cereal tomorrow and see if that makes a difference, she will grab the spoon and try and put it in her mouth but as soon as the food touches her mouth she backs away. Finger foods might be the go as she did like the zucchini even if she didn't have very much. Might have to make a trip to the fruit & veg store tomorrow. lol
Would help if we had a highchair...need to find one as MIL said she would buy one (give us the money) for her for christmas.
nah, just gave them raw. apparently because they're acidic, that they can give some babies a rash but DS was fine. i don't think they do much more than suck on foods initially so if they do eat anything it's very mushy, if that makes sense? these strawberries were quite ripe so they must have mushed up easily in his mouth. he did end up with strawberry juice all over him & so did DP! check out the BLS chatter thread - there's heaps of good info if you are interested
Thanks
I have some in the fridge so might give her one while I'm trying to have brekky tomorrow. i'm sure she'll enjoy getting strawberry juice all over her even if she doesn't eat anything! I was a bit concerned about giving her "real" food rather than just a couple of bland foods to start off with as she isn't 6 months yet, but she certainly seems more interested in eating it herself rather than me feeding her.
Storm!!!
I read your first post earlier tonight & thought ooh, can't wait to see your avvy... and look here it is already it's gorgeous!!
So, a few babies on solids now. Arlea had a cruskit yesterday, she was watching DS eat chips & killing herself trying to get to them, lol - no good giving her chips so I gave her a cruskit & she loved it!
I was planning on waiting a bit longer before really starting her on solids.. we will see. She seems to have made a bit of a jump WRT her interest in food inthe last few days so I will watch her a bit more closely now.
Thanks Sarah I am feeling better, sometimes it's good to just let it all out still a bit full-on & stressed but coping ok
How is everyone doing in these last few days before Christmas?
We are flat out here, cleanign & shopping to do etc...
Arlea has another cold didn't get much sleep last night, fingers crossed tonight will be better.
we've just offered DS some different things - so far he's had bread (plain & once with a tiny bit of hommous), strawberries, cantaloupe, porridge & loved them all. we offered some vegies tonight (pumpkin, sweet potato & carrot) but he wasn't interested although he did like squishing the pumpkin between his fingers! but yeah, what i meant to say is that they don't actually have to eat just yet, so if you wanted to offer hayley food & all she did was play with it at first, then that's cool. i tried to feed DS the porridge on a spoon but he wanted to do it himself, so i let him - it's been a total spin out so far just how adept they can be at feeding themselves when they're ready. i got a tommee tippe spoon set that had an adults feeding spoon but also a spoon that was for babies to use themselves. 
a good cry is so therapeutic sometimes, i hope you're feeling better. xmas is great, but stressful too, i reckon.
I am feeling better, sometimes it's good to just let it all out 
didn't get much sleep last night, fingers crossed tonight will be better.
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