For the past week or so Baby E has been showing a lot of interest in food. She will watch me bring whatever I'm eating or drinking to my mouth and try to reach for it.
Any other Aug13 babies showing interest in food?
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Re: Showing interest
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My pedi gave us a chart of how to introduce solids at her last appt (las Monday) and said she wanted her to practice using the spoon.
We plan to wait to introduce solids but the fact that she's getting interested is exciting. One step closer. She's growing up so fast!
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Anyway, they definitely watch and are interested. It's really fascinating, actually to watch them discover their world. They'll be 6mo actual on the 26th (but 4.5mo adjusted), so we'll likely start right around the new year.
I'm thinking of picking up some mum mums for them to play with / get used to while we eat dinner.
For those that haven't heard of mum mums:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001DBPUB4/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1387209876&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL60
But, it is cute to watch how they mimic opening their mouths when we're eating
Baby C - 08.23.13
eta: posted before ready. D'oh!
I am probably waiting until closer to 6 months anyway. Which is darn near March for us.
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Eta. DD has also been mesmerized when she hits a button on her jumpy saucer and it lights up. She also likes to spin the little thing with beads in it... I can tell she's trying to figure it out
Baby C - 08.23.13
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The pedi also said that introducing solids is a way to get her additional calories, especially if she is getting distracted whole nursing, but I thought solids at this age were primarily for experimenting with flavored and textures, not for nutrition/calories and that BM (or formula) should be the primary source of nutrition until 1 year old? Does anyone have good links/sources about this? I think DH may need some convincing to wait on solids until 6 months.
https://kellymom.com/nutrition/starting-solids/solids-when/
https://kellymom.com/nutrition/starting-solids/delay-solids/
We plan to wait to introduce solids for at least another month. Her pedi wants her to practice with a spoon and cereal right now and to be comfortable with a spoon by 5 months. We are choosing to not go that route but she is very interested in food and watching us eat. If H is in the room eating she'll stop nursing or sucking on a bottle to watch him (she's 4 months). But every child is different and develops differently. I just wanted to see where Aug 13 babies were with this.
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Touch your baby's lips. If his/Cher tongue pushes forward the reflex is still there.
DD2 8.22.13
MMC 1.4.17 at 16w
Expecting #3, EDD 1.29.18
@msspeedymarie you are our A13 teacher!!
LO turned 4 months today. I told the pediatrician I was concerned how awful the nighttime had become with multiple wakeups and lots of crying when I put LO down. I feel he is constantly hungry. Ped said this was a great reason to start introducing solids. Gave LO some cereal tonight mixed with bm and he loved it!
Mine is doing this, too. Growth spurt, I'm guessing. If she needs more milk, I want her to have it, even if I'm a zombie the next day!
@msspeedymarie let me be clear in saying that this was NOT a solids post. In no way am I giving my child solids yet. She is showing interest in food. And as for your opinion of showing "interest" since when does a child "not gagging on food and losing the tongue thrust reflux" be considered showing interest? At that point you've bypassed the interest and you're already feeding them solids.
And I want to get it out there that I say this without snark. I think some Aug13 mom's jump to conclusions when reading posts about food.
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DD2 8.22.13
MMC 1.4.17 at 16w
Expecting #3, EDD 1.29.18
DD2 8.22.13
MMC 1.4.17 at 16w
Expecting #3, EDD 1.29.18
Mine is doing this, too. Growth spurt, I'm guessing. If she needs more milk, I want her to have it, even if I'm a zombie the next day!
I don't think you are being a bitch. I appreciate your opinion. I hadn't planned on introducing solids until closer to 6 months but if my doctor is suggesting it and it will help satisfy LO, I will try it. I am still breastfeeding him as much as he wants. I thought it was a growth spurt at first, but it has been over a week. I hadn't planned on feeding him cereal either, but I wasn't prepared to start pureeing since I wasn't planning on starting solids! That being said, I am going to try it and see how it goes. I have reached out to a friend that is a pediatrician for her professional opinion and talked to my IRL friends and several started after the 4 month appointment.
It might be a fluke, but LO slept from 8 to 4:30 a.m. last night, which is much better than he had been doing. I am still waiting on the Merlin Sleepsuit and hoping that gets us to 11 hours!
I also didn't notice any digestion issues today, but thank you giving me the heads up. I will watch out for it.
I am not in any way judging people who start early because it's a very Grey area. For us waiting is the right decision. I am not overly cautious but I would hate for DS to be suffering from a tummy ache or constipation because I was impatient. It is not as if he knows he is missing out.
Sorry, I didn't mean that this in particular was a solids post or to imply anything, but it did evolve to that a little, particularly the post I quoted. I was more referring to posts about solids in general, and just trying to admit to the fact that I recognize I've become a little lectury on this issue lately on a couple threads and that I'm going to back off - before some felt the need to tell me to shut it. like I said, I don't want to come across as a sanctimous know it all. I do that enough in real life. I have my opinion, it's different than some others, I'm gonna quit shoving it on people. That's all I was trying to say.
We're good. I like you and I completely agree with you in waiting. I just wanted to clarify why I posted.
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