MSE Parents Club Part 11

pigpen

tiamai_d wrote: »

Oh yeah, and DH went on and on about his Canadian French toast all the way home... I've to learn how to make it and buy maple syrup.

he can't possibly expect you to learnsomething.. HE'LL have to learn it and make some for you then you can decide if it is worth it or not..

tiamai_d

Jillie, they get to a point where they eat. Up till 1year old they mainly need milk, food is for playing with. Don't worry about it, I've yet to see a Primary one turn up to school with bottles of milkies, a dummy, a blankie and demanding to go home to mummy at lunch for a breast feed (not saying they don't do that at home!).

Yesterday Amber was sitting next to DH's necies daughter who is 1yr 3 months. Her mum is sitting giving her tiny little bits off food, Amber is shoving a whole sandwich in her mouth! They all develop at different rates for EVERYTHING.

jillie1974

money_maker wrote: »

jillie, Dylan didnt eat till he was nearly 7 1/2 months and I think Samis Ed could have been about the same age !! Just because 'they' say 6 months, not all of them are ready at that point, but will get there eventually

thanks mm. and everyone else too. have been telling myself that but it wasnt working.

a few ladies i know (one with children all my age) kepy saying when he was 4 months why i hadnt started to give him food. and then proceeded to say that all her children and grandchildren took to food no problem etc...

HV also told me that as K had put 2oz on in 2 weeks it was obvious that he wasnt getting enough from his milk and he should be eating loads.... not been back since

thanks for everyones comments. took so long to post (phone call and nappy change) others had posted but had only quoted mm's

pigpen

jillie1974 wrote: »

ooh K actually ate loads at brekkie. had baby rice mixed with apple/pear puree and ate all that i made for him. bout 20 weaning spoonfuls. hope, finally he's cottoned on to food. i gave him the crust of my pizza last night (sauce and a bit of cheese) and he sucked all the sauce and cheese of it and ate a bit of the crust. so am going to give him a bit of my tea tonight too. will offer his food as well. he's just drained a 7oz bottle as well

havent posted about it before on here, but we have been struggling with weaning and everyone we have talked to/met seems to have breezed through weaning so have been lurking on a few other w/site forums to get ideas of how to make it easier.

Well.. it isn't a race to see who can wean fastest soonest.. so work at his pace..

Miine were 8 weeks, 6 months, 8 months, 4 months, 10 months, 12 months, 11 months and 7 months.. before they had ANYTHING other than milk.. HUGE variation based ontheir needs and stages of development..

Babies don't actually NEED food until they are a year old anyway!!

tiamai_d

pigpen wrote: »

he can't possibly expect you to learnsomething.. HE'LL have to learn it and make some for you then you can decide if it is worth it or not..

Don't be silly! This man gave himself food poisoning several times. Plus, Toasted slices of baguettes, banana and crispy streaky bacon smothered in maple syrup makes my stomach turn! It looked amazing, but I couldn't actually eat it....

money_maker_3

jillie1974 wrote: »

thanks mm. have been telling myself that but wasnt working.

a few ladies i know (one with children all my age) kepy saying when he was 4 months why i hadnt started to give him food. and then proceeded to say that all her children and grandchildren took to food no problem etc...

HV also told me that as K had put 2oz on in 2 weeks it was obvious that he wasnt getting enough from his milk and he should be eating loads.... not been back since

stoopid woman :mad: Shes the sort of person who would probably tell me there must be something wrong because Jas was on 3 rather large meals a day at 6 months (she was a greedy wee sod ) and Dylan is on 2 smallish meals and a snack now at 10 months ....

If K is happy and healthy and taking his bottles, then that is all that matters

tiamai_d

The whole weaning thing peeves me off anyway. From damaging your baby if you dare to wean before 6 months, to your baby being damaged if they are not eating like a horse at 6 months! Can never bloody win, so tell them all to !!!! off.

jillie1974

pigpen wrote: »

Well.. it isn't a race to see who can wean fastest soonest.. so work at his pace..

Miine were 8 weeks, 6 months, 8 months, 4 months, 10 months, 12 months, 11 months and 7 months.. before they had ANYTHING other than milk.. HUGE variation based ontheir needs and stages of development..

Babies don't actually NEED food until they are a year old anyway!!

thanks - seems to be the one thing that grandparents and other mums seem to love to go to me about. bloody weaning. (no-one on here btw, RL friends) and how much their little darling eats and what they eat.

my mum told me yesterday, (i got upset bout it all and rang mum) that even if he takes 2 spoons at a time it all counts. and he will take food when he's ready.

i just get stressed by it all. i start to think that i'm doing something wrong

money_maker_3

jillie if anyone asks, just tell them he had a bit of your chinese or a whole happy meal !!

jillie1974

thanks mm and tia
you know how to make me feel better