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Liz342
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**UO Thursday**
Liz342
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Re: **UO Thursday**
Do you mean you don't get it, as in, you don't understand how it works? Or you don't get it, as in, you don't understand why anyone would do it?
My UO - I dislike Paula Deen. I think she's done nothing but hurt the health of the nation for years. I'm sorry to hear about her own health problems, but I hope it serves as a wake-up call for some people, and drives home that you can't eat the way she encourages her viewers to eat without consequences.
LOL
DD hated baby food so she was on table food by 7 months. I just used common sense about what to give her.
Yup.
I understand it as in the directions, just don't get why it's such a popular thing now. I certainly don't care/judge but just saying I don't "get it", people say its so they have a healthy relationship with food, and I think that's silly... how many of us have healthy relationships (okay, I don't but the majority do) and were fed baby food. I heard someone on here mention that they made a promise not to ever put anything in the baby's mouth and only wanted them to do it themselves... but they're babies! Feed em'!! That is just my opinion though.
I don't understand why everyone is all up in arms over Paula Deen.
Common sense should tell you that her food is not healthy and should be enjoyed in moderation. What happened to personal responsibility?
Next thing you know, we'll be blaming Sandra Lee for our drinking problems!
Oh yeah, I agree with you. That whole concept is complete crap. DS was on baby food until past 10 months and that kid will try anything, he never eats from boredom or for comfort. But DD was somewhat "baby-led weaning" and she is the most ridiculous picky eater I've ever seen.
This too... I think that lots of babies might not "need" food under 1, but some do! I truly believe that hadley was hungry! She eats a ton of food each day, as well as her formula, and starts crying when she sees it b/c she wants it so bad, so I don't think its true that its only for fun. Some babies need more food than others.
But the thing is, people don't show common sense or personal responsibility. If they did, one in three adults wouldn't be obese. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying everyone should turn around and sue Paula because it's her fault our nation is fat, but her whole "Add a pound of butter! Now add another pound! It's not worth eating if it doesn't have 10,000 calories a serving!" schtick just irritates me.
I think her schtick is annoying as well.
The way I look at it is, people were obese before Paula and people will continue to be obese after Paula.
I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around people thinking that Paula is causing our country to become obese.
FFS, Burger King is trying out a HOME DELIVERY service.
I also don't understand why it is such a fad. I told my mom about it and she looked at me like I was crazy. She said that she always feed her kids table food, but wasn't aware there was a special name for it. Basically she thought it was hilarious that people are clinging to this idea as if it's new.
This kinda goes along with KitCat's post yesterday...
I feel like the SAHM board has headed in a new direction lately and I don't think I like where it's going.
I thought it had to do with breastfeeding? Can someone explain this for me? What does it have to do with solids?
UO = unpopular opinion, example: I don't like babies (obviously this would be unpopular around here)
FFFC = flame free confession friday, example: I let my baby have chocolate yesterday (something that you probably shouldn't have done but did anyway, now you are confessing without the risk of getting flamed)
Note: these are just examples! I do not hate babies nor did I feed my baby chocolate.
The basic idea is that instead of feeding your child pureed baby food you let your child learn to feed themselves by offering baby appropriate table foods.
I don't get why it is a new fad either, seems like something some parents have been doing for a long time.
Confession: I never knew what baby led weaning was.
2nd confession: Now that I know what it is, I did baby led weaning. I had no desire to give my kids jarred/pureed stuff for more than a few weeks, especially the gerber stuff that's got preservatives in it to keep it from going bad.
Me too!! I like all the newbies but it makes me sad that the board regulars are all different people now. And I have noticed a slight shift in the "personality" of the board too, if you will.
Uh oh! I fear I may be among those "voted off the island!"
I better keep my UO to myself this week!
Re: Paula Deen, I agree that she can be a bit over-the-top and annoying, but let's face it, SHE isn't making America fat! If you are unaware that adding 3 sticks of butter to your dinner isn't healthy, YOU are at fault, not the chubby lady on the cooking channel. There are plenty of healthy recipes out there. It's all about choices.
And Re: BLW. I hate the "titles" of everything. Why does it need a name? Just use your common sense and mothering skills to figure out what to feed your kid and when. And it should be obvious that the timeframe for what/when you feed your kid won't work for all kids. Everyone's different. Common sense, people!!!!!!
I don't love the term "baby led weaning" nor the strong feelings associated with it (I've seen other boards where people get really militant about it). My younger daughter never went near purees. Spit them out any time I tried to give them. So we slowly introduced table food she could feed herself with and that was how she started eating food. She still won't eat anything that's a puree texture. Apparently my brother was the same way back before there was a name for it.
My unpopular opinion: I don't understand how jarred foods became so common that people assume if you aren't going with "baby led weaning" you're buying processed gerber food or it's a huge deal requiring expensive equipment to make your own baby food. I've had two kids, one who ate purees for a good 6 months, and have yet to buy a single jar of food. It's so easy to throw some steamed fruit or veggies in the blender that I never felt the need. When I was on the go I picked up small things of all natural unsweetened applesauce that are shelf-stable. Otherwise once or twice a week I threw some veggies on the steam while I cleaned up after dinner then threw them in the blender and froze in ice cube trays.
I don't care if people buy baby food or not, but I think it's really odd that that has become the norm and people look at me like I have two heads because I made my own instead.
Well, I seem to be in the minority here on a few things this week. DS has had soda and I truly don't believe that every single other kid on this board has not. That said, he doesn't have it often at all and especially not now that he's been a total turd.
I like Paula Deen. I like her recipes. I don't cook like her all the time, but I sure as hell enjoy it when I do.
The board is definitely busier than it used to be. Used to be days would go by with only a few new topics and dozens of How do I work from home? and How do you afford it? posts.
I haven't really noticed a personality change, though. There still doesn't seem to be much drama. Unless I missed a few posts.
I have noticed, too. I can't figure out where I flush out on the topic, though. I really like the adult conversations regarding different topics. I do like that we all share differing views. I love to try to understand new perspectives. But I really dislike how people *eyeroll* certain topics just because they think they're stupid. Share your opinion but do it respectfully and with maturity.
My UO is that a ton of people over on BMB are having elective u/s to find out gender before their 20 week appointment and it's irritating me. I just don't get why you have to pay extra money for something you're going to find out anyway in a matter of weeks but these people seriously "can't wait!!!!!!111" ugh. I'm pretty you could wait.
I think that may be why there are so many chunky monkeys out there. Cute as they are, I know I was shocked when LO was consistently on the low end of the weight chart. He was not really thin by any means and had great baby cheeks, but not the rolls I see on a lot of babes. Our pedi said he was fine, and DH and I surmised he was just "skinny" in contrast to all the chubby babies.
ME TOO!! Am I a terrible person for always RSVPing no? (I send a gift if it's someone other than DH's cousin's sister or some ridiculous relation)
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Some of it is definitely genetics though. My younger daughter was EBF and barely touched solid food before 9 months (I offered but she had no interest and I never pushed the issue). She now goes through spurts of eating a lot but is generally a fairly light eater. She hovers between 75 and 95 percentile for weight and has since her two month visit. Her sister is around 50-75 percentile for weight and has been her whole life and she ate purees like no kid I've seen and she's still a big eater.
Where I live they don't tell you gender at all. I would pay extra to find out, for sure.
After an awful labour and an emergency c/s I was so exhausted when they said it was a girl I was physically and emotionally numb. I didn't have a reaction to gender at all and I feel very sad and guilty about it still. Since experiencing that I would pay to find out my baby's gender early in a heartbeat.
ETA: I would do the u/s to feel the excitement everyone says they feel when they find out gender. I had no excitement or shock or any feeling, really. It sucked
Re your doctor- that is certainly an exception to the rule. These girls are specifically saying they can't wait until their 20 week appointment to find out- not that they can't find out- so they're paying. And if there was a situation like yours, of course I think it makes sense to pay if you really want to know.
And I'm sorry about your L&D. I, too had major problems and Parker was swept to the NICU before I could see her so I understand the emotional baggage that comes with unplanned deliveries.
I see your reasoning, but this did hit a cord with me. DD has always been in the 90% for weight and height. People are always commenting on what a big baby she is and sometimes the say things that are mean (I've had people call her names like fatso.) But she was EBF until 6 months and even now, we do not push the solids. My dr. says that she is fine with her weight and that EBF babies would rarely be overweight. This has lead me to the conclusion that "normal weight" can be different for everyone. Not trying to go off on a rant and I'm not saying you are completely wrong in your observation. This just struck a chord with me,
Sorry to hear about your L/D too. Stupid emotional baggage, hey!
Just out of curiosity, do you know how much they have to pay?
I'm sorry ppl have said rude comments about your DD. I just wanted to let you know that my DD has always been in the 90 percentile for weight and height too and people constantly commented on how small she was...
It just goes to show you that people really have no idea what they are talking about. As long as baby is healthy and happy who cares if she/he is a bit bigger or small than another.
Bahaha! You ladies crack me up!
I do agree with Scattered's UO too. I have said some pretty stupid things and thought that I was right and after getting told I was not by many people I realized that maybe I was wrong. I hate it when people can't understand that maybe everyone else isn't just a meanie and maybe, just maybe, they might be wrong. If you are wrong just own it.
There were certainly a range of prices. Someone paid $60 and another couldn't find anything cheaper than $130. It seemed pretty regional. Here is the link to the post in case you can find someone close to you. https://community.thebump.com/cs/ks/forums/thread/62409922.aspx
Scattered' UO should have been my UO, too. Though I stand by my "be respectful and mature" stuff...this is really what's been irking me.
Agreed.
The thought of opening gifts in front of a bunch of people makes me uncomfortable. I would feel tacky if I let someone throw me a shower and invited all my friends and family to come buy stuff for my baby. It's a baby. It doesn't need stuff.
I agree...my issue with her is that she kept it a secret for 3 years, while she lined up spokesperson opportunities and kept right on promoting the same kind of food she has always made. No cool.
I don't know if crackheads feel much guilt?
I understand "mommy guilt" I often feel guilty, but once I get out of the house and some time to myself it diminishes quickly and I feel better when I'm back with baby