@ciennah99 I think most pediatricians, even if they're not old-school, are still recommending purees, mostly because there hasn't been much research on other approaches. I'm not saying anything against BLW, just that your pedi is definitely not alone. Just do what's comfortable for you and your LO and work up slowly, you'll be fine.
I was fed purees first, and I can swallow just fine. We are all prone to over thinking, and worrying. Especially since this is most of our first children. I tried to give LO a skinned pea, and she gagged and spat it out. She likes the purees just fine, and she is having a blast trying new flavors. So purees it is for now, and I will slowly thicken the consistency. So again, most of us probably had purees first, and we turned out just fine.
@ciennah99 I'm following both of these threads as I figure out what's going to work for us. I wouldn't worry about transitioning from purees so finger food, all babies get there. I posted on the finger foods thread about the purees and choking in reference to really little babes like ours at this stage now. I've been told its incompatible to do both right now, which might be wrong anyway. If you do purees now there is not reason you wont seamlessly transition to mashed and then finger foods. I think its just that when you are feeding finger foods right now you want them to keep them in the front of their mouth until they are ready to swallow, which might be a while.
Anyway no one should feel behind. I think the normal 6 month olds are just playing with finger foods. Mine certainly is. We just seem to have a few super babies who are crawling, pulling to standing, and eating prime rib. More power to them but I'm not going to use that as my yardstick!
@henrytviii Good perspective. LO is pretty much crawling but has 0 interest in food. *Shrug* This girl is out to prove she is nothing like her brother.
As far as food goes, our first pedi started practicing before purees and baby food were all the rage (he's now retired). He didn't see the reason to ever use baby food and told us to overcook everything we ate and mash it up. Just another example of how little all of the "experts" know. Do whatever works for your baby.
I think I'm feeling really behind a lot of the ladies here who have their babies sucking on real food already ... Gotta stop pressuring myself to move LO faster than we need to.
Yeah, this is me, too. I begin to think to myself 'well so-and-so has offered peas and squash and bananas and apples and magical unicorn poop already, and here I am on day xx of just cereal', and I start to feel antsy. Then I remind myself "food before one is just for fun", and also that he still really wants his bottles, despite the fact he seems to have some interest in spoon stuff. So I just slow my roll. I'll stick with slow introduction of foods, and only doing it once a day until he is starting to show me he wants more
LO was " Meh" on the cheese made from magical unicorn milk, but no poop for my precious
Me-37, DH-38
Married in 2006, TTC #1 since Jan 2012
Baby Boy born June 1, 2015
He settles her in her home as a happy mother of children, praise the Lord! (Psalms 113:9)
And the peace of God, which surpasses all understand, will guard your heart and mind in Jesus Christ (Philippians 4:7)
@Sammy K my pedi said that I you have an early mover its really safe and easy to skip to mash and finger foods. Now she said this in reference to why I'd be horribly misguided to skip purees with my blob of a baby but its more fun to spin it the other way!
Sweet potatoes were a complete fail last week, and she didn't care for oatmeal much either. However avocado is a winner. She actually opened her mouth to receive the spoon and actually swallowed the food tonight. What a weird kid. Sweet potatoes are delicious. She's missing out.
Bought some purees at the store bc I don't want to waste time making stuff she'll hate...I spent a lot of time on the damn potatoes last weekend. We'll see how it goes this week.
My LO eats it all...peas, green beans, sweet potatoes, and we just introduced apples. He LOVES those! I'm using purees. I wasn't going to and then got nervous. I'm just unsure of how much to give him. I've always stopped before he seems full.
I noticed that if she hungry she keeps opening her mouth and once she's full? Or had enough I guess she won't open anymore. So when I give her food I stop when she won't open for it.
You gals are funny! Thank you! My LO will probably be crawling soon the rate she's going but food just isn't interesting her too much. She just likes to chew on the spoon. I do have swallowing issues myself but this developed later on not from my parents feeding me puréed food so I agree I'm sure she'll be fine. Thanks again!
Well, "solids" is one of those areas where Pregnant Me had fancy ideas that didn't go as planned. My baby is working on rice cereal that is half breast milk. He had some carrot and banana, pushed by my mother, and it was way too fast and didn't go well for him or for me (not sustainable). So we will stick with rice cereal for a bit and just see what happens.
Pregnant Me thought we'd be doing BLW and be on filet mignon and bleu cheese by now, with a side of farm-to-table kale. What. Everrrrrrr.
Actually, even two months ago I turned my nose up at rice cereal for "having no nutrition." Am grateful Today Me chilled out.
My kid can be below average in trying foods. That's fine.
But peanut butter is my favorite food and I'm pumped to hear he can have some!
So, LO has her two bottom teeth and I *think* a top one is starting to come in. She has taken to biting me when nursing and GAH it hurts. She laughs when I pull her off. I fear the end of breastfeeding is near.
I'm pretty sure today we had our last nursing session. He has just been too impatient to bother with the boob, and just wants his bottles. He hadn't wanted to nurse at all the past two days, and I tried to keep supply going by hand expressing. But with my terrible supply to begin with, obviously that didn't help much. So I tried a few times today, looking for that 'last'. You know, you never know when is the last time you help them wash their hair, or kiss before dropping off at school... You don't know these things are the last time until after they've happened. Well, I was trying to at least know this was the last. So he finally obliged me for about 5 minutes, but I know there wasn't much there because he had not wanted to at all in the past two days.
So I just sat there and looked at him. I'm not going to try anymore. I'm going to finish the process of drying up and try not to be sad about this
I'm pretty sure today we had our last nursing session. He has just been too impatient to bother with the boob, and just wants his bottles. He hadn't wanted to nurse at all the past two days, and I tried to keep supply going by hand expressing. But with my terrible supply to begin with, obviously that didn't help much. So I tried a few times today, looking for that 'last'. You know, you never know when is the last time you help them wash their hair, or kiss before dropping off at school... You don't know these things are the last time until after they've happened. Well, I was trying to at least know this was the last. So he finally obliged me for about 5 minutes, but I know there wasn't much there because he had not wanted to at all in the past two days.
So I just sat there and looked at him. I'm not going to try anymore. I'm going to finish the process of drying up and try not to be sad about this
I can't tell how you feel about this, and don't want to project anything on you. But it seems like the right decision, and you are a good mama. I hope the transition is smooth for you. Hormones can shift from weaning, so keep an eye on that. xoxo
I was at work reading this article tonight and here you are posting....... This might help a bit. It's okay to feel sad about weaning or bittersweet. https://www.scarymommy.com/weaning-woes/
Sigh I think our transition from hypoallergenic formula is a failure. Four days of trying and all ending in massive throw ups and rashes.
My pedi has given pretty bad advice throughout and the internet has minimal information about what the heck to do.
Has anyone else dealt with a likely milk protein sensitivity? Or weaning off hypoallergenic formula in general? I know it can be tough but we've done the "gradual" route and it's still wreaking havoc on poor LO.
@virginiaunicorn11 yeah, its fine. I'm a little sad about it, but I could see this coming over the past two or three weeks as he got more and more impatient with the boob. And I'm tired of trying. Its just way too much work, and stresses me out to do all that work. Now I can take benadryl at night. And now I will always know exactly how much he eats.
@hoodoll82 noooo! I really wanted this to work for you! I know you said the pedi is not helpful, but what did they say about it? (I'm just curious) Maybe could you try the soy formulas?
@hoodoll82 I don't have any advice, but we're in a similar boat. I still have not been able to eat dairy even though we're at the 6 month mark. I'm putting it off until we're closer to a year and we need to start thinking about transitioning to cow's milk.
@mellymar
I was at work reading this article tonight and here you are posting.......
This might help a bit.
It's okay to feel sad about weaning or bittersweet.
https://www.scarymommy.com/weaning-woes/
Great articles
@mellymar - sorry you are going through that. I agree, it's a bittersweet moment and OK to let yourself feel sad, or angry or whatever you need.
Hope this doesn't come off wrong... but stories like yours help me not take BF-ing for granted. I'm generally positive about nursing, but there are definitely moments where I am tired of the dependency on my boob, or LO's refusal to let go in the MOTN, where I need the reminder that it is a privilege. I know I'm going to a hot mess of emotion when it's over.
Me-37, DH-38
Married in 2006, TTC #1 since Jan 2012
Baby Boy born June 1, 2015
He settles her in her home as a happy mother of children, praise the Lord! (Psalms 113:9)
And the peace of God, which surpasses all understand, will guard your heart and mind in Jesus Christ (Philippians 4:7)
Oh, and a non-weaning win of the week is that my previously lazy left boob suddenly decided to become a superstar pumper - often outperforming the. Go lefty, go!
Me-37, DH-38
Married in 2006, TTC #1 since Jan 2012
Baby Boy born June 1, 2015
He settles her in her home as a happy mother of children, praise the Lord! (Psalms 113:9)
And the peace of God, which surpasses all understand, will guard your heart and mind in Jesus Christ (Philippians 4:7)
Sorry guys, somehow I missed this thread I wouldn't have started the other one.
In other news a lactation consultant told me you shouldn't start solids until baby can get themselves into a seated position from the floor. I was feeling guilty enough with starting BLW when he could only sit unassisted for 30 seconds when I put him there, although he can sit great on a lap forever. Thought I'd post to get a rational viewpoint. I don't want to google anymore
Stupid question but if I want to defrost breastmilk to use in oatmeal later I can defrost it in warm water and then keep it for 24 hours still right? Instead of letting it defrost over night?
I planned on pumping and using that but she's been cranky today so I haven't had time to pump. She won't drink out of bottles otherwise I would keep some always in the fridge but for now I've been pumping every few days to have a bottle in the fridge to use for the oatmeal. Maybe I'll try to pump now when she takes a nap otherwise use water and pump tonight for the next few days.
@caitlincunn I believe that warmed milk will only last for a couple hours. You can defrost milk in the fridge for 8 hrs (12 max I think). Once it's warmed, it's a whole other story. I would be careful about defrosting in warm water, and then leaving it in the fridge for 24 hrs. I err on the side of caution though.
@janit368 my experience with LCs have been mostly scare tactics. Don't ever give a newborn a bottle or pacifier for fear of the dreaded nipple confusion. Breast is always best. Don't feed food until they can do the pincer grasp. Things like that. There is something to be said about starting too late and having picky eaters, or allergies. So I say, if your LO is doing well with what you've started, then keep on truckin.
LO hasn't shown any preference toward liking her foods until we hit green beans and she's in love. Weird!
We have tried both rice and oatmeal cereals and other than that just veggies (maybe 4-5). I'm worried about starting fruits and her no longer eating veggies.
@janit368 That timeline seems a little nuts, you might not be starting solids for months if you go by that. I tho k you are just fine to start now. I am and my LO is a wobbly sitter on his own. I feel like the lactation consultants I've worked with are a little extreme so I pick and choose what advice I follow. @sorrynotsorry
I know this I a million steps back for this board but I am in a breastfeeding panic. Feeling seriously anxious about what is going on. LO nursed day and night for about 36 hours this weekend. Literally for hours on end at night, screamed if I took him off. And wanted to nurse every hour yesterday. Fine, building my supply, he must have noticed my pump slacking. But he refused formula from DH yesterday and today. We started supplementing three weeks ago and I was even thinking of weaning him in another month when my workload gets crazy. Now even DH who isn't a fan of how hard breastfeeding and pumping is and has always said I should quit is suggesting that this kid isn't ready. Ahhh, I have 3 bags left in my freezer stash, probably gone now if he wouldn't take formula. I have no time or place to pump many days and I'm working 6 days a week (not always full days). Anyway, rant over. My question, has anyone successfully stopped pumping buy continued to nursing mornings, evenings, middle of the night? Does it work? Does your body keep producing for this times?
@mellymar I hope but the best on your transition. I wish I could have been able to Breast feed!
So I bought the baby bullet yesterday and puréed my own peas. LO loved them. I was hesitant thinking it might be a hassle to prepare his own food. I think part of me decided to go this route since I wasn't able to breastfeed, I can totally make food for him!
@henrytviii With DS1 I kept nursing mornings, evenings, and nights for about 3 months after I stopped pumping. I did do a couple of daytime formulas on the weekends.
@henrytviii With DS1 I kept nursing mornings, evenings, and nights for about 3 months after I stopped pumping. I did do a couple of daytime formulas on the weekends.
Elle is eating textured foods right now. (Rice. Pasta. Homemade things) she still.takes her milk all day though. She chews (daddy's favorite thing to watch) biscuits..stars.. Cheese curls (made for toddlers/babies) She all of a sudden just hates pureed foods..I let her eat as much little as she wants.
I think a few of you saw already but, this was the reaction to sweet potatoes.
She ended up eating the whole container though!
And then she threw it all up in her sleep, and got a rash everywhere it touched her skin. Wonderful.
So is that considered an allergy? It only seems "topical".
That's how my older daughter started out. She is highly allergic to this day.
That's really weird to me, because sweet potato is considered an 'alternate' carb source (a source you would use for those who are allergic to normal carb sources like wheat, rice, etc).
This whole food thing I'm finding super interesting
Re: Feeding LO - December
(Now I just need to take my own advice...)
Anyway no one should feel behind. I think the normal 6 month olds are just playing with finger foods. Mine certainly is. We just seem to have a few super babies who are crawling, pulling to standing, and eating prime rib. More power to them but I'm not going to use that as my yardstick!
As far as food goes, our first pedi started practicing before purees and baby food were all the rage (he's now retired). He didn't see the reason to ever use baby food and told us to overcook everything we ate and mash it up. Just another example of how little all of the "experts" know. Do whatever works for your baby.
BFP #1 12/23/13 MMC 01/24/14 @ 9w5days
Bought some purees at the store bc I don't want to waste time making stuff she'll hate...I spent a lot of time on the damn potatoes last weekend. We'll see how it goes this week.
Pregnant Me thought we'd be doing BLW and be on filet mignon and bleu cheese by now, with a side of farm-to-table kale. What. Everrrrrrr.
Actually, even two months ago I turned my nose up at rice cereal for "having no nutrition." Am grateful Today Me chilled out.
My kid can be below average in trying foods. That's fine.
But peanut butter is my favorite food and I'm pumped to hear he can have some!
So I just sat there and looked at him. I'm not going to try anymore. I'm going to finish the process of drying up and try not to be sad about this
I was at work reading this article tonight and here you are posting.......
This might help a bit.
It's okay to feel sad about weaning or bittersweet.
https://www.scarymommy.com/weaning-woes/
And here's a funnier article just to lighten the mood !
My pedi has given pretty bad advice throughout and the internet has minimal information about what the heck to do.
Has anyone else dealt with a likely milk protein sensitivity? Or weaning off hypoallergenic formula in general? I know it can be tough but we've done the "gradual" route and it's still wreaking havoc on poor LO.
@hoodoll82
In other news a lactation consultant told me you shouldn't start solids until baby can get themselves into a seated position from the floor. I was feeling guilty enough with starting BLW when he could only sit unassisted for 30 seconds when I put him there, although he can sit great on a lap forever. Thought I'd post to get a rational viewpoint. I don't want to google anymore
@klkonwi you notice both those articles had a common theme there, right? And I'm not referring to nursing. Something you're not telling us...?
@janit368 my experience with LCs have been mostly scare tactics. Don't ever give a newborn a bottle or pacifier for fear of the dreaded nipple confusion. Breast is always best. Don't feed food until they can do the pincer grasp. Things like that. There is something to be said about starting too late and having picky eaters, or allergies. So I say, if your LO is doing well with what you've started, then keep on truckin.
We have tried both rice and oatmeal cereals and other than that just veggies (maybe 4-5). I'm worried about starting fruits and her no longer eating veggies.
So I bought the baby bullet yesterday and puréed my own peas. LO loved them. I was hesitant thinking it might be a hassle to prepare his own food. I think part of me decided to go this route since I wasn't able to breastfeed, I can totally make food for him!
BFP #1 12/23/13 MMC 01/24/14 @ 9w5days
This whole food thing I'm finding super interesting