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Why am I catching flack for making babyfood???

KGskyKGsky member
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I guess I have to file this under the same category as "Are you STILL breastfeeding?"  My dear old mom thinks I am doing something terrible by feeding my baby homemade organic baby food.  Hmm....just not seeing where that is a bad thing.  She literally went out and bought some Gerber cereal and applesauce and was feeding it to her when I came downstairs on Thanksgiving morning. 

 Now, to be clear, I'm not all "everything must be organic" or a vegan or anything, I just decided I'd rather make the food than buy it processed. And I read that if you make your own, you should get organic ingredients to avoid nitrates and pesticides.  Call child protective services already!  Georgie's not big on solids, she'll try anything but only eats a few things consistently (which right now mainly seems to be cheerios). So Mom thinks it's my "cooking" and not Georgia.  What mom doesn't know is that cereal and applesauce is one of the few things Georgia will eat homemade.  So there!  Grrrr....

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  • May524May524
    I think what you are doing is great!  Kuddos to you for making your own food and still breast feeding.  I think that's awesome.
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  • silvahalosilvahalo

    I just started reading up on making your own baby food and the author pointed out that you should be prepared to get flack from others. They just don't get it.

     

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  • mattnlinz03mattnlinz03
    You are doing a great thing by making her food.  I also get flack for making DS food.  They will never understand.  MIL told me before I started making it that she tried and it was too hard and I won't do it that long.  Well here we are 4 months into it and I am still making it.  Just try to ignore the comments from people that don't get it.  
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  • katie413katie413
    Because people are ignorant?
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  • KGskyKGsky member
    You know, I'm glad you said that, because I wasn't prepared.  It's just odd to me that anyone would care how I choose to spend my time or money on food for baby.  But again, this is just an extension of the whole "you're breastfeeding???"  "you're formula feeding???" phenomenon.
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  • luciagdelopezluciagdelopez member

    I came to the conclusion that people are CRAZY, even family. So, keep doing what you are doing. I love making my own baby food and DD actually prefers home made to jar stuff. Also, I dont eat jar stuff so why would I make DD eat it.

    PS. I also wish I was still nursing.  Congrats!

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  • tmp-354536812503300tmp-354536812503300
    Wow, I've made all of DS's food since he started eating solids and I have never heard of any comments like that. Why would anybody take offense or have a problem with any person taking the time and care to make food for their child? Weird.
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  • silvahalosilvahalo
    part of me wonders if the reason why they say those things is to justify their choices and they don't want to admit to themselves that maybe they were wrong.
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  • nbptbridenbptbride
    MIL almost fell over when DH grated a pear for DS the other day. She was like, "My Heavens, what are you feeding him? where is the jar of Gerber food?" What a whacko. I got a similar response from my parents. What a bunch of crazies.
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  • 7/04Bride7/04Bride member
    I think moms just sometimes have a hard time when you do things differently than they did.  I think they expect you to do things the same way as them.  This is kind of related I guess: Before DS was born, I was buying a breastpump and when my mom saw how expensive they are, she suggested waiting to make sure that everything worked with BFing first.  She wasn't successful BFing.  I told her that I read that only about 1% of women truly can't BF and bought the pump.
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  • wearewineloverswearewinelovers

    I'm sorry that you are.  I don't understand why any of us are critical of each other. We are all just trying to do the best things possible for our babies/children.  And at the end of the day, we all lived in cribs with lead based paint, drank out of BPA bottles, drank out of garden hoses and rode in cars without carseats and HERE WE ARE......

    I appreciate all safety and health recommendations but the species has continued despite all of these things.  Therefore, make babyfood and breastfeed as long as is good for you and your baby/family.

    None of us should be judgemental. 

     **Climbing OFF soapbox now**   ;-))

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  • wearewineloverswearewinelovers

    I will also tell you (and I'm not saying anything towards moms who didn't breastfeed) that when I started weaning DD, eventhough she was fed exclusively pumped breast milk, I felt like I was no longer providing for my child.

    So from that standpoint I can appreciate how your making babyfood would make you feel like you are making a huge difference in providing for your child in addition to breastfeeding.  You have an actual hand in making your child's meals.

    There is such a strong need to nurture your child if you've been a breastfeeding mom for any length of time that when you stop it feels like you have a hole in your heart.   Again, if a baby is exclusively formula fed there is nothing wrong with that.  I'm only saying that breastfeeding creates an insatiable bond and there is a void that really gets bigger when you wean.

    Good for you is all I'm saying :-))  And a good response for meddlers is that you and her doctors are determining how to meet her needs and that you appreciate their respecting those wishes.

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  • CFOCFO
    I agree w/ silva and other pp's...people internalize YOUR choices as reflections of themselves.  You know, the whole "its not you, its them"...  So when you take the time and effort to home make your baby's food out of love, they think it means their way wasn't good enough...  To each their own.  Jarred baby food won't hurt anyone, and neither will home-boiled potatoes...  I hope I'm in the same situation when my DD is 8 months.  I'm still EBF and some cereal and working on home-made veggies.  Rock on, momma!!
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  • CAchicaCAchica member
    Actually most of the moms I know are making their own babyfood. It just seems to be the best way to go thesedays. But sometimes the older generation doesn't get it. My mom is fine because she was all hippy-ish about food with us but my MIL - lord have mercy. She called breast-feeding "old-school" and tells ds not to eat his veggies. Nice. But she drank Scotch while pg with DH so I take her advise with a grain of salt.
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  • FasaFasa
    Wow. I would be upset that she went out and bought something and feed it to DC without asking.  (Not that it was hurting your dc, but it is disregarding that you are the parent.... They had a chance to be a parent when you were growing up... she should show you the respect to allow you to be the parent now with your child.) 
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  • KGskyKGsky member

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    Wow. I would be upset that she went out and bought something and feed it to DC without asking.  (Not that it was hurting your dc, but it is disregarding that you are the parent.... They had a chance to be a parent when you were growing up... she should show you the respect to allow you to be the parent now with your child.) 

    Well, you can imagine if she was bold enough to do that in the first place, it wasn't the first time mom has "thought she knew best"  I know it won't hurt Georgia and I'm all for her eating, but I simply don't choose to go out and spend money on processed baby food.  And I'm o.k. with that. LOL  I've also learned that in the grand scheme of life, you have to pick your battles.  I'm glad Georgia enjoyed her non-organic non homemade cereal and applesauce.  Today, she enjoyed her organic homemade cereal and applesauce.  And the world continues to spin....

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