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catycate · September 2014

Come on people, it's 8:17. Let's get this party started. I've had one all week that I've been thinking of. I let DD (11 months) eat whole grapes. I don't cut them. In my defense, she won't eat them cut up and I only give them when I am able to sit right next to her. But she loves them, so whole grapes it is. I let DS eat them whole pretty young too, bc I got sick of cutting them.

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carawasa · September 2014

We do?

blueeyedrose86 · September 2014

DH and I have been together for 7 years (married 5). I never told his parents that I was married before him and we're really close, so I feel kind of guilty about it. My reasons for not telling them are threefold. 1) It was embarrassing that I got married so young and it turned out that my ex was a pathological liar and cheater. 2) I wanted them to take me seriously. 3) There isn't really a third reason, I just wanted to make a Friends reference... DH says he doesn't care if I ever tell them. It's my past and I have a right to keep it private.

catycate · September 2014

I don't see a FFFC anywhere? Huh. Oh well, first FFFC I have ever started is a bust.

SHAWNACPA · September 2014

I ordered DD one of the rockers from Zulilly and it came in late last week. We opened it and let DD play with it all weekend. She won't remember, right?

sooner1981 · September 2014

catycate said:
Come on people, it's 8:17. Let's get this party started. I've had one all week that I've been thinking of. I let DD (11 months) eat whole grapes. I don't cut them. In my defense, she won't eat them cut up and I only give them when I am able to sit right next to her. But she loves them, so whole grapes it is. I let DS eat them whole pretty young too, bc I got sick of cutting them.

So....when your two year old toddler starts freaking out because she hates being strapped into her carseat, you will just let her ride in your lap in the front seat? Because obviously her happiness while doing an activity is directly correlated to how safe it is.

I just can't...no one should have to see their kid or anyone die/lose brain function because of choking. It is not a good way to go. Especially if you will have to live with the fact that you could have prevented it.

I clearly need to step away from this very personal issue...

sooner1981 · September 2014

Okay, I probably should stop...but I can't.

There are a million healthy, baby-friendly fruits and finger foods that you can give to a baby with very minimal cutting. Raspberries, strawberries, bananas, tomatoes (not cherry tomatoes), peaches, pears, etc.

Raw apples, raw carrots, and grapes account for a huge percentage of kids under five ER choking visits--along with nuts, peanut butter served as a glob instead of spread onto something, marshmallows, popcorn, hot dogs (and, randomly, balloon fragments).

These are things my husband (who is incredibly chill about most things and takes a gazillion hours of infant resuscitation education) won't even feed to our kids while he is cooking dinner. It doesn't matter who is watching it happen. The Heimlich maneuver is better than nothing but it is far, far from foolproof.

Please take the 30 seconds to chop up your baby's grapes if you decide to keep feeding her this "labor-intensive" fruit, instead of one of the alternatives...

jennlin · September 2014

FWIW, i'm also too lazy to cut grapes...so i bite them in half and place them on his tray...win-win. i get half a grape, he gets grapes.

DisneyMamaToBeTTC · September 2014

Just trying to help all involved...I hope this video works...

Eta: it's a video about an easy way to cut grapes. The link works but didn't post like I hoped.

https://video.search.yahoo.com/video/play;_ylt=A2KLqIOQOhxU7ncANkb7w8QF;_ylu=X3oDMTEwcmMwM2kyBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDdmlkBHZ0aWQDVk0wMDQEZ3BvcwM4?p=grape+cutting&vid=cc5ba362225c1822d904e6ed8ae8bb6e&l=2:00&turl=http://ts1.mm.bing.net/th?id=VN.608035148838798076&pid=15.1&rurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXYojqxq-pw&tit=Cutting+Grapes+in+Half+-+Genius!!!&c=7&sigr=11a2jqmp1&sigt=11267mcnm&age=0&&tt=b

Jenball717 · September 2014

Me too @jennlin‌

Random aside: did you know that grapes have the highest sugar content of all the fruits?

muffyvonmuff · September 2014

jgslr said:

<< I quarter grapes. I have a 5in cutting board and a butter knife at the table, and I'll cut 2 or 3 grapes at a time between my bites of dinner. It's not that hard. My fffc, I have 4 or 5 outfits that were gifted to me on standby to give as a gift if needed aka regift. Two were outfits I already had (no gift receipt) and 3 were outfits I haaated (minnie mouse, pooh bear, etc). ::puts on flamesuit::

Only 4 or 5? I have so many with tags Im about to hit the consignment store if I don't get some friends I don't like to have boys soon.

MissLauraPants · September 2014

All I got is that we are totally broke right now because of all the bills stacking up and my b/f going back to school so I've been going through everything we own trying to sell it on FB, craigslist etc. Sooo lots of Avery's old clothes, swing are going up. Hopefully my BC works forever!

Also I am getting pretty pissy when someone asks when I am having another baby or I should have another since one is not good. I am an only child and I'm pretty sure he will be too. It would be sooo unfair for us to have another baby when we can hardly get by now and guess what I don't want another....I just want to hit them.

PixiesDust · September 2014

I can't see the other FFFC either

Amjoy25 · September 2014

sooner1981 said:

Come on people, it's 8:17. Let's get this party started. I've had one all week that I've been thinking of. I let DD (11 months) eat whole grapes. I don't cut them. In my defense, she won't eat them cut up and I only give them when I am able to sit right next to her. But she loves them, so whole grapes it is. I let DS eat them whole pretty young too, bc I got sick of cutting them.
So....when your two year old toddler starts freaking out because she hates being strapped into her carseat, you will just let her ride in your lap in the front seat? Because obviously her happiness while doing an activity is directly correlated to how safe it is. I just can't...no one should have to see their kid or anyone die/lose brain function because of choking. It is not a good way to go. Especially if you will have to live with the fact that you could have prevented it. I clearly need to step away from this very personal issue...

I feel like I said something very similar in a FB O13 thread recently. Brain twins.

PixiesDust · September 2014

Snowboarderbritt said:

I can't see the other FFFC either
How are your threads sorted?

By post date

muffyvonmuff · September 2014

If you're sorting by date you're doing it wrong

tashad18 · September 2014

No matter how I sort it, I see no other FFFC.

hartsl01 · September 2014

FFFC: I had no idea you could sort your posts in different ways...

sleepy33 · September 2014

NRyan lit-rally posted a link to it right up there ^^^^

Jalee85 · September 2014

Deft flames for @catycate‌ considering D literally choked on her supper last week. I would never want to take that risk. She was eating appropriately cut food as well. When you see your baby's face turn red, they can't speak, their eyes start to water, and you see their little hands coming up to grasp their neck. I think you will change your mind. It was the scariest moment of my life. Luckily a few quick back pats and she was able to cough it up. It's still very very scary.

Jalee85 · September 2014

@sooner1981‌

Are cherry tomatoes okay if cut in quarters, because now that I think of it. She was eating chicken and quartered cherry tomatoes. I looked at what she coughed up though and it just looked like chewed up chicken.

sooner1981 · September 2014

@jalee85--I treat cherry tomatoes like grapes. Quarter them and you should be good. With most food, if they choke, you should be able to dislodge it with the Heimlich. The bad thing about the whole grapes, popcorn and hot dog type food is that it "conforms" to the airway because they are "squishy" and compressible. So they form a complete seal once they get in and they are very hard to dislodge.

Glad your dd was okay. Choking is the worst!!

Jalee85 · September 2014

Thanks for the info @sooner1981‌ As you can see. I have a ton of cherry tomatoes on hand...lol

blueeyedrose86 · September 2014

My DH choked on a whole grape when he was two, so MIL has drilled this into my brain.

sooner1981 · September 2014

Jalee85 said:
Thanks for the info @sooner1981‌ As you can see. I have a ton of cherry tomatoes on hand...lol

Those are beautiful!! Love summer tomatoes!

Jalee85 · September 2014

sooner1981 said:

Jalee85 said:
Thanks for the info @sooner1981‌ As you can see. I have a ton of cherry tomatoes on hand...lol
Those are beautiful!! Love summer tomatoes!

Pretty much the only reason I have a garden is for tomatoes. They just don't taste the same boughten at the store.

Jalee85 · September 2014

MrsLoraP said:
Zomg. This is a huge joke with my friends. The word "boughten". I totally say it and it's not a real word.

So now anytime I see/hear someone say it- I'm like "BOUGHTEN!!" LOL. well done @Jalee85‌

@MrsLoraP‌

LOL I think some of my North Dakotan dialect came through on that one. It's a very common "word" around here. Just like they don't say a shirt is Striped they say that it is Stripe-Ed. I will never fully conform

Also love when people say "A guy would/should/could"

Jalee85 · September 2014

@MrsLoraP‌

https://dictionary.reference.com/browse/boughten

Deft sounds like a regional thing. Did you grow up somewhere else as a kid and then move?

Jalee85 · September 2014

MrsLoraP said:
@jalee85 No, I've always lived in Texas...but my Dad's family is from North Dakota, so maybe I heard it from them and adopted it. It's a good word.

That would make sense

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