MSE Parents Club Part 10

Glamazon

jillie1974 wrote: »

glam- could you add the oxo cubes after you have made J's portion?

I tend to add them when the mince is frying but no reason why I cant add afterwards!

Becles

Glamazon wrote: »

Any reason why Jack can't have sausage and mash?

Charlotte has had sausage from an early age. She loves dishes like toad in the hole or sausage casserole.

I never bothered much about salt in oxo cubes and gravy granules. I don't add salt to anything while cooking or buy really salty foods, so Charlotte has had a pretty low salt diet anyway. I figured by the time you dissolve an oxo cube in a meal then share it around the family, there's not going to be that much salt in her portion anyway.

She was cute this morning. She gave James loads of hugs and kisses in the doorway and then stopped and wagged her finger at him and said "that's your lot, now get to school" :rotfl:

workinmummy

:T For MM's Dylan and double :T:T for Poppies transfer.

Massive Hugs for Beenie. What a total !!!!!! - to use Sami's expression. Do NOT visit him in hospital. Leave him there and if he needs anyone to, let his ex wife see to him, if he's never upset her!

Hugs to SS too for no sleep and having to work. Its not fun is it?

Not jealous of MFD's holiday at all :cool:

Glam, I tried Alex on the Cow & Gate Night time milk last night. Went down quite well. Much better than the HIPP one that he simply refused. Didn't result in a big sleep though. But maybe this means he wouldn't be adverse to a change to Cow & Gate follow in milk. Got a £1 coupon in the post from them yesterday and a coupon for a free carton too. May get this and try him at the weekend, when i'm there to see how he goes.

jillie1974

Glamazon wrote: »

I tend to add them when the mince is frying but no reason why I cant add afterwards!

only cos when we do a chilli (about the only thing we make from scratch) we add the oxo cube nearly last to see if it needs thickening up...

K ate carrot yesterday!! think he's more 'savoury' than 'sweet'. just added a few drops of his bootle in the carrot. he was gagging a bit...and DH was he's choking

and had some toast this morning. well sucked it till it was mush and i dont htink he actually swallowed it but he's getting used to food!

tiamai_d

Beenie, I wanted to ask, did the ex arrive with a weeks worth of clothing and a toothbrush along with the medication? If he didn't then I think it's safe to assume he brought the medication with an OD in mind if you didn't play his pathetic games.

Glamazon

Oops I appear to be looking at a new car :whistle:

Glamazon

Jillie - did you puree the carrot? Jack loves it with Sweet Potato!

Following the success of the toast this morning he is about to have mashed banana. We'll see!

Oh and the cheapie gripper bottles that I bought yesterday - the teats are fab! Fast flow and don't get cloged up with his Comfort milk like the TT ones do.

A whole £1 for 2 teats!

jillie1974

Glamazon wrote: »

Jillie - did you puree the carrot? Jack loves it with Sweet Potato!

Following the success of the toast this morning he is about to have mashed banana. We'll see!

Oh and the cheapie gripper bottles that I bought yesterday - the teats are fab! Fast flow and don't get cloged up with his Comfort milk like the TT ones do.

A whole £1 for 2 teats!

cooked the carrots till they were soft and blended them, not to a proper puree but a bit 'grainy'. HV said yesterday that as he's nearly 6 months to make it thicker. he's having it again tonight as the cupboards are bare although i do have a jar i got free of squah and beef pie i might try a bit of that. HV also said that , as he's waking up in the night for a bottle to give him his food later and it should keep him going over night. now i dont know if the small bit he ate yesyerday worked or not but he slept til 5am rather than 1 and 2 am previously.

know the gripper bottles look strange but apparently are fab for getting them to drink themselves . going to get K used to eating and then will inroduce the weaning spout.

tiamai_d

I was naughty today and bought that cute zebra tshirt for amber, and the print one, and a skirt and some tops, and then into primark for tights and a £1 pair of jeans so I could say there was a sale on.... Then my dad took her back into next and bought her the twin pack of summer dresses and a cute little dress and leggins outfit too.

Fitzio

Oooh, I am quite enjoying listening to all the food talk. I pureed some parsnips and butternut squash last night so have added them to my freezer stash of sweet potato, carrot and apple. Still not started yet, but might go for it with some baby rice at the weekend just to give her a taste. She is still sleeping through, so just a bit nervous about spoiling it by upsetting her usual pattern. I have been buying the odd thing at the supermarket too whenever I am there so I have a few things in - got a couple of boxes of C&G porridge, and a few of the Ella's Kitchen things. Very interesting combinations of flavours!

Only downside was that I put my Annabel Karmel food trays in the dishwasher, but apparently they are not dishwasher safe. Whoops! They are now all bendy and the lids don't fit. Never mind, just using foil before popping them into freezer bags now.

OH is a salt addict! He says he will salt his food in the kitchen where H can't see him. I add salt to cooking but very rarely once it's cooked. I suppose it's just about being sensible like everything isn't it?!

We've had our lunch now so going to wake H, give her a bottle and then go swimming.