MSE Parents Club Part 10

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weezl74 wrote: »

I'm with you sweetie! We strained our tea through a muslin when that happened:rotfl:

it only just spilt as i pulled it out so after i pulling the bag out i skimmed the top ... tea tastes better with extra effort oooo and pudding was 3 of my 9p biscuits ... score! ... ive missed enjoying a good bargain x

always29

I just had to post even though am going to have to dash off as we have friends round for dinner - we were away at some friends last night and my little man slept in his travel cot from midnight-ish to about 8am and woke only once :j This is the first time he's not slept in with us so we are mega chuffed! Not only that, as we knew I'd be having a drink or two, I managed to express 5oz within about a half hour and he drank it quite happily from the bottle too!

jillie1974

ooh just got 20 thomas the tank books from freegle!!

collecting them tomorrow.

Tigsteroonie

weezl74 wrote: »

Tigs I think it helps them not to get constipated cos the food is more solid it needs more hydrating to pass through the gut well.

Sami_Bee wrote: »

I think its a mixture of a few things, one of them as weezl said,
also to get them used to having water with a meal as aposed to juice
to sort of rinse the teeth
and for dryer foods to stop them getting stuck in the throat (not chocking but you know like when you eat dry crakers and it feel like they stuck halfway down)
also to introduce a free flowing cup

Thanks for that. I'm guessing it becomes more important (from the hydration point of view) when the purees stop being so runny, when lumps are introduced. I know he'll need extra fluid when meat (protein) starts being included. Certainly no problem with his digestive system processing what he has just now :rotfl: But think I'll pick up a suitable cup next time we're out somewhere, and start offering him water after the food, just in case.

Glamazon

jillie1974 wrote: »

thanks. all the trays with lids are so expensive.

just ordered some decent size ones. all i saw in shops were tiny cubes. i'll use cling film if need be.

writing my 'veg list' for tomorrow. bought some apple/pear pots the other day.

so far -
carrot
parsnip
sweet pots
b/nut squash

anything else???

brocolli (_pale_ says Jack)

things that don't need cooking - banana, avocado. Have u tried the AK website? loads recipes on there

the pots I have r poop another broke today! gonna stick with ice cube trays - I don't cover them just pop the food in a freezer bag once frozen.

Glamazon

Tigsteroonie wrote: »

Thanks for that. I'm guessing it becomes more important (from the hydration point of view) when the purees stop being so runny, when lumps are introduced. I know he'll need extra fluid when meat (protein) starts being included. Certainly no problem with his digestive system processing what he has just now :rotfl: But think I'll pick up a suitable cup next time we're out somewhere, and start offering him water after the food, just in case.

we have had 4 dirty nappies & they have been quite hard even though he had juice yesterday! He just won't take a decent amount of it!

we use the TT free flowing cup suitable from 4m. was about £1,50 in ASDA

chopsticks

Glamazon wrote: »

the pots I have r poop another broke today! gonna stick with ice cube trays - I don't cover them just pop the food in a freezer bag once frozen.

I have these. They aren't cheap but I like them better than ice cube trays as they're less fiddly.

emlou2009

:wall:

OH moaning about the gas/leccy bill, so I did a price comparison thingy and they all came up to pay about £95 a month, he is now moaning that he cant pay £95 a month even though he currently pays £350 every 3 months when the bill comes in!

:wall:

tarajayne

emlou2009 wrote: »

:wall:

OH moaning about the gas/leccy bill, so I did a price comparison thingy and they all came up to pay about £95 a month, he is now moaning that he cant pay £95 a month even though he currently pays £350 every 3 months when the bill comes in!

:wall:

:doh:Think he needs a maths lesson.

Glamazon

our gas/elec was £260 for the last 3 months which I thought was really good considering there are an extra 2 people in the house (BIL & Jack).
The gas was £50 cheaper than last year but I don't think I had the heating on that much until December.

Jack is watching Aladdin while I cook tea, he's actually not whinging for a change. He either likes the film or it's the 6oz bottle and bowl oif apple/pear!

Thanks choppy - the trays I have are thick plastic and make quite big cubes so they will do for now.