MSE Parents Club Part 10

My_Fathers_Daughter

Sarah_Joanne wrote: »

He gets annoyed when i remind him about things I've asked him to do (because he IS going to do it :rolleyes:) but yet if I don't remind him things don't get done (:rolleyes: again.)

LOL - we have this all the time! I shouldn't expect him to jump because I have asked him to do something...but today I asked him to rearrange the pebbles in the fire before I threw them at him! About 2 months ago he asked me to get out the instructions for the pebbles so he could rearrange them so I did and they have been sat on the dining room table since then *rolleyes*

He did do it though

redmel1621 wrote: »

Nope, sorry....what's he doing? Crying, or just lying chattering...

Crying, refusing to close his eyes, laughing, sticking his fingers up my nose, licking my face, putting his hands in my mouth, covering my eyes and playing hidey boo with himself, generally being very cute but simultaneously very frustrating because he is very tired.

We will get there. And thankfully he mostly sleeps once he does go down. I think it might be a separation anxiety thing because he doesn't bother with anyone else.

elle_gee

Does everyone else find the 4-6mth, 7mth and 10mth stage jars/pots are just right for your babies in terms of texture? Rhys had a 10mth jar tonight with no problems at all (HiPP Sweetcorn, Pepper and Chicken Risotto - well half of it, plus some homemade carrot mush and calorific mash) I'm finding it a bit harder making his veggies to go with it cos I wouldn't eat mash with lumps in (_pale_) but I've got to leave lumps in it for him, haven't I? Think I might just cut most veggies small from now on but still make creamy mash like we would eat anyway

elle_gee

Sarah, I wrote OH a list yesterday (partly because I couldn't be bothered to talk to him! ). Didn't give him a time limit, he's off work until Tuesday but he's done six our of seven things already... tempted to add more on now!

My_Fathers_Daughter

At some point elle you need to start gearing him up to eat the kind of food that you would normally eat. I wouldn't give Benjamin lumpy mash because I wouldn't give it to anybody else!

Keep your mash as you like it and use the jars to determine the size of the lumps of veg he can tolerate (or try a bit bigger, you never know )

csh_2

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

Crying, refusing to close his eyes, laughing, sticking his fingers up my nose, licking my face, putting his hands in my mouth, covering my eyes and playing hidey boo with himself, generally being very cute but simultaneously very frustrating because he is very tired.

We will get there. And thankfully he mostly sleeps once he does go down. I think it might be a separation anxiety thing because he doesn't bother with anyone else.

It sounds like hes just trying to squeeze a last bit of Mummy time from you, especially if hes struggling to stay awake when hes carrying on.
Have you tried taking him up half an hour earlier so he can get his wee cheeky one on one time with you before you are getting stressed about getting him down IYKWIM?

elle_gee

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

At some point elle you need to start gearing him up to eat the kind of food that you would normally eat. I wouldn't give Benjamin lumpy mash because I wouldn't give it to anybody else!

Keep your mash as you like it and use the jars to determine the size of the lumps of veg he can tolerate (or try a bit bigger, you never know )

I don't want him to eat the processed crap I eat! :rotfl: Must start eating better sometime very soon!

He's okay with petit pois and sweetcorn sized bits now, and had bits of chicken slightly bigger than that yesterday but wasn't too sure of it. I'm thinking about the sweet potato and butternut squash - do I carry on mashing that or cut it into smaller bits? It's not helped by the fact we have to boil it for ages to get the bad-for-kidneys things out of it too so it's very soft and easy to mash :cool:

SugarSpun

Right lovely ladies, I have decided I CBA staying awake till Molly wakes for a feed while there's a chance of an extra hour of sleep. Goodnight my dears, see you in the morning

Edit: oh for flucks sake, I hit post and she started whinging.

Millie's_Mum

Hi All, I'm back what did I miss?

MFD, won't you be giving Benjamin cows milk by then? I took a bottle through customs (coming back) they didn't make me taste it. Be prepared to practically strip off though, we had to empty our pockets, fold the pushchair, take watches/belts off, shoes off and be patted down all whilst holding Ello and reassuring Millie that it was OK, (OH was nowhere to be seen, he always bleeps at security plus tattoos and piercing seem to get customs guys all excited) so I had the kids on my own at that point.

tiamai_d

Elle, we're using the 7month Heinz mums own jars which have random lumps and she is taking them fine. But when she gets what we are having she gets it like we do. Today she had tattie soup with the veggies cut a bit smaller and bread for lunch then at dinner time she stole some of my toast and some egg yolk from my fried egg (it was cooked, I don't like runny yolks gadz!).

So she will take a range of textures. Sometimes she gags, sometimes she spits it out, sometimes you find a bit of carrot she's been saving for later down her top.

Only thing you may have to watch for it that he will probably eat more of the mashed stuff than off the sliced stuff (eg cooked carrot sticks) just because of missing his mouth and what not. Is he feeding himself finger foods?

Just go with your instincts. I'd hate lumpy mash tattie too, yuck!

ETA, I'd try and make some sticks from the sweet potato and butternut squash as well as some mash. Probably the SP will cut into sticks better than the BNS, unless he is allowed it roasted??

tiamai_d

Night SS!!!