Flame Free Fridays (Silly questions thread)

HoosOnFirst

No question too dumb here!

valeriemarie24

My bf said his manager at work gave her 1 month old cereal (after it had sat in the milk for a while and gone soggy) and I was just wondering at what age did other people start giving their babies more solid food?

karaelaine1991

@valeriemarie24 I saw something on pinterest (not a medical source, I know, I'll be verifying this info with my pediatrician) saying that 4-6 months is the right time. And it said absolutely no solid food at 1 month. Again, this is from pinterest, so take that with a grain of salt.

ETA here's the link if you're interested: https://www.momjunction.com/articles/essential-tips-to-follow-for-your-babys-food-chart_0080607/

annatta79

There are ton of schools of thought on when to start solids. However, they would all agree that 1 month is too early for anything but breastmilk/formula. She should not have been feeding a baby that young "normal" food nor giving it cow's milk.

Many people say to wait till 6 months. We started my son at around 5 months. He was showing all the signs of readiness and he was a big guy, so it felt right. If you choose to do baby-led weaning, that will generally mean a later start to solids.

In the end, you'll want to discuss it with your pediatrician and see what feels right for your baby.

saraelizabeth33

We started at 4 months with my first. This is what our pediatrician suggested and also what the research I had done said, too. We started with oatmeal and he quickly moved up to eating puréed veggies. He loved them from day 1!

lrathbaby3

This isnt really a silly question but might aswell ask on here. This is my 3rd baby... New studies are out that YOU SHOULD give children before 1 peanut butter. What is everyone's thoughts and will you do it?

karaelaine1991

@lrathbun that's interesting! I'll probably run it by my pediatrician. I love peanut butter and will be super sad if any of my future kids aren't able to enjoy it due to allergies!

Mommaswizz

Ok here's my silly question, is anyone else feeling a pulsating in their belly? It's not kicks, as i'm feeling those sporadically as well. I used to think it was just it was probably just the pulse in my fingertips i was feeling while touching my belly. But now I frequently put my phone on my stomach (so DH can see kicks) and I've noticed it's always kind of pulsating... and no it's not my breathing or my own heartbeat. I feel so stupid for having no idea what it is lol

MrsCaliRN

Although LO's movements are reassuring, they really annoy me most of the time. I mentioned this once to a mom and she looked at me like I was a nutty bi*ch. Anyone else get annoyed, even slightly, at LO's constant moving?

valeriemarie24

Going back to the question I asked, I thought it was a bit outrageous too and I told my bf definitely no solid food til at least 4-6 months, but I will see what the doctor says about that as well.
I plan to give me child peanut butter as one of it's first 'solid' foods, probably just a tiny little fingertip's worth. I too love PB and hope there are no allergies

ElRuby

valeriemarie24 said:

Going back to the question I asked, I thought it was a bit outrageous too and I told my bf definitely no solid food til at least 4-6 months, but I will see what the doctor says about that as well.
I plan to give me child peanut butter as one of it's first 'solid' foods, probably just a tiny little fingertip's worth. I too love PB and hope there are no allergies

There is a reason doctors recommend against this. Children that young can not properly digest peanut butter so it's pointless to give them and if they are allergic then their tiny bodies will have an extreme reaction. Please check with your pediatrician before choosing Peanut butter as a first solid.... You can do so many other things like hummus for example (or stick with the obvious sweet potatoes and green beans).

valeriemarie24

I have another question that is one of those weird ones. But one of my favourite artists is coming to play in my city at the beginning of June (about 3 weeks before due date) and I would love to go. I'm not too concerned about going into early labour cause there are lots of hospitals by the venue if I had to leave. But my concern is...will the level of volume at the concert be too much for the little one?

Sorry for all the questions...my curiosity is making it hard to wait til my doctors appointment next week.

thepalindromicone

@hoosonfirst while I appreciate your organization and attempt to rebuild a community here... Fridays were historically Flame Free Friday Confessions (and we're rarely flame free). Let's not lose that by confusing it with flame free stoopid questions! FFFC is one of the great weekly threads!

BabyList

valeriemarie24 said:

I have another question that is one of those weird ones. But one of my favourite artists is coming to play in my city at the beginning of June (about 3 weeks before due date) and I would love to go. I'm not too concerned about going into early labour cause there are lots of hospitals by the venue if I had to leave. But my concern is...will the level of volume at the concert be too much for the little one?

Sorry for all the questions...my curiosity is making it hard to wait til my doctors appointment next week.

With all the fluid and cushioning the baby has, as long as you aren't sitting very near the speakers, it should be okay. You may not feel like being at a concert at 37 weeks. Standing and walking get more difficult towards the end. If you buy the tickets and decide not to go as it gets closer, you could always trying selling them.

valeriemarie24

Thanks BabyList (sorry don't know how to tag people) I haven't bought tickets yet but I want to. I'm not usually a right up front person anyway the speakers would kill my ears so it would probably be in the stands. But you're right, I could sell them if I don't feel up to it when the time comes. Thank you

valeriemarie24

ElRuby said:

valeriemarie24 said:

Going back to the question I asked, I thought it was a bit outrageous too and I told my bf definitely no solid food til at least 4-6 months, but I will see what the doctor says about that as well.
I plan to give me child peanut butter as one of it's first 'solid' foods, probably just a tiny little fingertip's worth. I too love PB and hope there are no allergies

There is a reason doctors recommend against this. Children that young can not properly digest peanut butter so it's pointless to give them and if they are allergic then their tiny bodies will have an extreme reaction. Please check with your pediatrician before choosing Peanut butter as a first solid.... You can do so many other things like hummus for example (or stick with the obvious sweet potatoes and green beans).

There are varying answers for this, some saying yes some saying no so I'm obviously going to talk to the paediatrician first. And I'm not planning on feeding it spoonfuls of peanut butter just to put it on my finger and they can lick it or something. I was just going off of what one of the PPs asked. But you're right I'm not gonna go into it blindly, obviously consult their doctor first

aliciaspinnet

mommaswizz said:

Ok here's my silly question, is anyone else feeling a pulsating in their belly? It's not kicks, as i'm feeling those sporadically as well. I used to think it was just it was probably just the pulse in my fingertips i was feeling while touching my belly. But now I frequently put my phone on my stomach (so DH can see kicks) and I've noticed it's always kind of pulsating... and no it's not my breathing or my own heartbeat. I feel so stupid for having no idea what it is lol

My pulse is palpable over my stomach too - my midwife even commented on it the other day. My aortic pulse has always been palpable - it can be normal in thin women. Now that there's a great big uterus in the way, I would imagine it's not my aortic pulse that I'm feeling anymore. But my placenta is anterior, so I might be feeling the blood flow from that. I tried to listen to the babies heartbeat before with a stethescope, but all I could hear was my own heartbeat.

KaLikeAWind

mommaswizz said:

Ok here's my silly question, is anyone else feeling a pulsating in their belly? It's not kicks, as i'm feeling those sporadically as well. I used to think it was just it was probably just the pulse in my fingertips i was feeling while touching my belly. But now I frequently put my phone on my stomach (so DH can see kicks) and I've noticed it's always kind of pulsating... and no it's not my breathing or my own heartbeat. I feel so stupid for having no idea what it is lol

All my life I have been able to feel and see my pulse in my stomach area. When I used to lay flat I could watch my tummy thumping. So I really had a hard time for awhile differentiating between that and movements from LO. I've tried to time it to my heartbeat but it doesn't seem to match up anymore now that I'm pregnant. I can only guess its now all the blood rushing around in my placenta or something. But yes, I have this too

Mommaswizz

Thanks @mellymar and @aliciaspinnet ! I didnt even think about it being from the placenta! I forget that there's a lot of blood flow in that region because of where it's situated. I do have an anterior placenta so that would make a lot of sense if that's what it was. Ahh you ladies are the best! I still feel dumb for not thinking of that hahaha.

agapeflower117

ElRuby said:

valeriemarie24 said:

Going back to the question I asked, I thought it was a bit outrageous too and I told my bf definitely no solid food til at least 4-6 months, but I will see what the doctor says about that as well.
I plan to give me child peanut butter as one of it's first 'solid' foods, probably just a tiny little fingertip's worth. I too love PB and hope there are no allergies

There is a reason doctors recommend against this. Children that young can not properly digest peanut butter so it's pointless to give them and if they are allergic then their tiny bodies will have an extreme reaction. Please check with your pediatrician before choosing Peanut butter as a first solid.... You can do so many other things like hummus for example (or stick with the obvious sweet potatoes and green beans).

My 2 and a half year old is allergic to peanuts, and I wholeheartedly agree with your getting the okay from the pediatrician first. His reactions were terrifying, and we had no idea how to help him. He was over a year old, and I couldn't imagine that with an infant.

I'm terrified that my daughter will have peanut allergies, as well!

henrytviii

valeriemarie24 said:

ElRuby said:

valeriemarie24 said:

Going back to the question I asked, I thought it was a bit outrageous too and I told my bf definitely no solid food til at least 4-6 months, but I will see what the doctor says about that as well.
I plan to give me child peanut butter as one of it's first 'solid' foods, probably just a tiny little fingertip's worth. I too love PB and hope there are no allergies

There is a reason doctors recommend against this. Children that young can not properly digest peanut butter so it's pointless to give them and if they are allergic then their tiny bodies will have an extreme reaction. Please check with your pediatrician before choosing Peanut butter as a first solid.... You can do so many other things like hummus for example (or stick with the obvious sweet potatoes and green beans).

There are varying answers for this, some saying yes some saying no so I'm obviously going to talk to the paediatrician first. And I'm not planning on feeding it spoonfuls of peanut butter just to put it on my finger and they can lick it or something. I was just going off of what one of the PPs asked. But you're right I'm not gonna go into it blindly, obviously consult their doctor first

I actually don't think its pointless. If you have allergies in the family then you probably shouldn't do this but the idea is that early introduction to allergens like PB will help reduce the likelihood of an allergic reaction. And you could actually be harming them by waiting until after age 1. The hypothesis is that part of what's leading to the increase in allergies is our extremely clean and sterile environment, and thus kids with animals at home, and houses with less sterilization (no dishwasher, no antibiotic soap all the time), have lower rates of allergies and asthma. It needs to be studied more but from what I have researched I find the idea very credible. My first was exposed to all kids of foods starting at 6 months. No purees, as we went with baby lead weaning. We also tried not to be too fanatical about sterilization once he was a few months old and normal pudgy baby weight. I also recently stopped washing our drinking water cups in the dishwasher every time to slightly increase bacterial exposure. And what's the evidence that a 6 month old can't digest a little peanut butter? Really they can't fully digest anything was my understanding but I don't see why PB would be different than hummus. A large clump is a choking hazard but a thin smear licked or gummed off some crusty toast is fine. Here's a study that points to early consumption giving a 10 fold reduction in allergies in a study of almost 11,000 kids. https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/124/Supplement_2/S118.2.full

HoosOnFirst

@thepalindromicone You are totally right, forgive my forgetfulness as to which thread meant what! Not at all intentional. I'll let someone else start next Friday, at least until I get my (half-caf) coffee in me

devyns2nd

valeriemarie24 said:

Thanks BabyList (sorry don't know how to tag people) I haven't bought tickets yet but I want to. I'm not usually a right up front person anyway the speakers would kill my ears so it would probably be in the stands. But you're right, I could sell them if I don't feel up to it when the time comes. Thank you

I actually just talked this over with my Dr. She said she wouldn't recommend it but, pregnant women go all the time and no damage is done. The problem is by 27 weeks baby can hear well and there is little proven on what sounds are amplified and what sounds are not. Also the danger is less about how loud but for how long. It's a risk just like many other things. Some woman regret their choices. I'm so afraid of that.

ZZ top will have to be a no for me...this time.

amhowell14

valeriemarie24 said:

My bf said his manager at work gave her 1 month old cereal (after it had sat in the milk for a while and gone soggy) and I was just wondering at what age did other people start giving their babies more solid food?

I introduced solids at 5 months with both my girls.

devyns2nd

My confession is my husband thinks I can't lift over 25 lbs and I don't plan on telling him otherwise...He even packs the laundry bin for me :^o

AmyCee

Regarding peanut butter - the research is just being made public, but doctors have had it for at least 4 years - my dad is an allergist and gave my son peanut butter at 6 months - licking a bit off a spoon or maybe his finger, I don't remember - we also gave him Bamba (a peanut butter puff from israel) as a first finger food.
That said - ask a doctor.
If you have a history of peanut allergies it may not be a great idea...

NotISaidtheCat

In regards to feeding baby cereal at one month, this is extremely dangerous. Starting babies on solids before they're able to sit up and feed themselves on their own (hand-to-mouth) can cause digestive issues and insane allergies. For instance, the old trick of adding a bit of infant rice cereal to a bottle to keep baby full can cause a lifetime of extreme (even life-threatening) allergies and digestive issues in baby, even restricting what baby can tolerate mom eating if she's still nursing...and this is despite the fact that rice is one of the least allergenic foods we know of. The risks of feeding baby actual food before 4-6 mo far outweigh any reason parents may have for wanting to try it.

lizabean15

Anyone having some pretty scary dreams at night or real early in the morning? I find it really hard to calm down when I suddenly wake up I get so scared my heart beats fast and I'm scared it startles her pretty bad as my stomach pulses pretty good for minute or two.

sarah2064

There was a really interesting article I read, around the time my daughter started solids, about the top allergen causing foods and the new recommendations for when to introduce them. I don't remember the exact ages but it was from a reputable source. The next pediatrician appt my pediatrician had it pinned with a few current articles she keeps in the rooms to read while you wait. So I asked and she said she agreed and thought it made a lot of sense.
The foods (or food groups) I can remember were tree nuts, peanuts, dairy, berries, & eggs. It said research showed that without a family history of allergies to those foods it was safe and even beneficial to introduce them at the ages it specified.
My daughter had yogurt and scrambled eggs much earlier than most of my friends kids. I did a modifies baby led weaning approach (she also had purees) & she loved it. One of her favorites was peanut butter toast the peanut butter freaked a lot of people out. But it was a very healthy and nutritional food for her.
I can look for the article and try and PM it to you if you're interested.