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AW: 6 month appt.!

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Well, DD's brief flirtation with growing up to be tall is officially over. The pediatrician had the nurse measure her twice, because she's only grown half an inch since her 4 month appt. But both DH and I are short, so, it was bound to happen :) She's 25 inches long and 14 lbs... which means I still have to use the newborn carry with my Boba! Ugh. It is not comfortable that way, I swear.

The pediatrician also FLIPPED when I told her we were BLW. She's old school and calmed down a little when I explained that everything is steamed until it's soft, but she still has me freaking about DD choking on something now. And while I know I'm not supposed to fret about how little DD is ingesting, being told that a good solid meal before bed will help her sleep (because she hasn't been) is like a siren song. Maybe we'll just do a mix of purees and BLW until DD really gets better about feeding herself.

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Re: AW: 6 month appt.!

  • JulyMomma2U2JulyMomma2U2 member
    She's just perfectly petite! I'm jealous of you only having to carry around a 14lber!! DS is over 20lbs now! Porker!! As for the BLW.. Go with what feels right to you! I think a mix of both is a great idea!! Especially if it helps her sleep!!
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  • bluebonnetmegbluebonnetmeg member

    imagemissbea3:
    She's just perfectly petite! I'm jealous of you only having to carry around a 14lber!! DS is over 20lbs now! Porker!! As for the BLW.. Go with what feels right to you! I think a mix of both is a great idea!! Especially if it helps her sleep!!

     

    I agree with this - your instincts are probably right on! Other than that it sounds like a good appointment. Glad she is healthy!

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  • Karen1998Karen1998 member
    Sounds like she's growing well!  I wouldn't sweat it on the food.  Do what feels right to you.  Solids had no bearing on STTN here, sadly.  He kept waking up 2-3 times for BM. 
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  • bmv1980bmv1980 member
    Sounds like Miss E is doing well! I wouldn't worry too much about BLW vs purees. Like all the pp mentioned, do what feels right to you. She'll be fine however you introduce food, as long as, ultimately, you model a healthy appreciation of food.

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    Yay for a great appointment!
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    Sounds like she is a happy, healthy little girl! As the other ladies have said, do what feels right to you when it comes to solids. I've learned to take our pedi's advice with a grain of salt. At DD's 6m app ours convinced me that she should have been STTN long before then and that we needed to let her CIO. There are days (and nights!) I regret following his advice. 

    We do a mix of pur?es and BLW. She loves to feed herself and I think BLW teaches some valuable skills. She also likes being spoon feed the pur?es, though, and that's mainly what we started her out with. (and I like making them in my baby bullet!) Puffs are a great first finger food since they desolve quickly. 

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  • adoxyinherearadoxyinherear member
    Thank you for all of the advice, ladies. I went ahead and made some sweet potato purees this morning, but also roasted off some sweet potato sticks for her to feed herself, too. I figure we'll just do a mix until she's a little older.
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    Glad she had a great appt!! Happy 6 months!

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    Happy 6 months and yay for a good report!
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