Any mum using a beaba or avent babycook?

Savvy_Sue

lily76 wrote: »

Thanks so much for such a detailed reply. I have considered your way to be honest. However that means I need to buy a electric steamer, a blender, and a masher at one time as I don't have any of them. My thought is that a babycook could save time and energy as it is small and electric. I do have a two tier 32CM steamer,but it is very large and both time and gas-consuming. To use it everyday, I will be concerned with my gas bill, but I will check the prices of those three things in sainsbury first.

I have never owned an electric steamer, nor did I ever steam anything in a colander for the boys. I already had a potato masher, probably 99p from Tesco. A hand blender is useful for more than just baby food.

lily76 wrote: »

I usually put a lot of sauces into our dish and we currently just eat one meal a day. HV told me not to give him any salt or sugar. A steamer is a healthy option.

Save portions from your daily meal, serve them out before you add the salt.

pinkshoes

iamana1ias wrote: »

Babies can have small amounts of salt and sugar and can certainly have spicy food. Give them everything (no need to
mash) or risk having fussy eaters later.

Really? I like chicken jalfreizi, which I presumed would be way too hot for him!!

Perhaps I'll start him on a tikka masala or something, and go easy on the chillies?!?!

mrcow

lily76 wrote: »

HV told me not to give him any salt or sugar.

In which case I strongly suggest that:

1. Your health visitor takes a basic nutirition course as they sound completely clueless.

2. You stop blindly taking advice from any Tom !!!!!! or Harry who comes along.

Sugar and salt are a healthy part of any healthy balance diet.

onlyroz

pinkshoes wrote: »

Really? I like chicken jalfreizi, which I presumed would be way too hot for him!!!

Cook up your usual jalfreizi, leave out the chillis until right at the end, and serve it up (minus the chillis) with a generous dollop of greek yoghurt stirred in. The kids will love it.

onlyroz

mrcow wrote: »

Sugar and salt are a healthy part of any healthy balance diet.

The advice I was given was to not add extra salt to a meal for an under-one.

iamana1ias

pinkshoes wrote: »

Really? I like chicken jalfreizi, which I presumed would be way too hot for him!!

Perhaps I'll start him on a tikka masala or something, and go easy on the chillies?!?!

If you're eating curry and breastfeeding your milk probably already tastes spicy!

What do you think babies in India eat?

iamana1ias

onlyroz wrote: »

The advice I was given was to not add extra salt to a meal for an under-one.

Extra salt, yes. But foods with salt in already are fine.

onlyroz

iamana1ias wrote: »

Extra salt, yes. But foods with salt in already are fine.

Exactly. . . .

mrcow

onlyroz wrote: »

The advice I was given was to not add extra salt to a meal for an under-one.

That depends on how much sugar/salt you normally add to stuff.

If you go around pouring loads of salt onto your food, then it's not healthy for any one, let alone a baby.

As with most things, it's a question of simply putting your brain in gear and using common sense. You don't need advice from health visitors (especially those who are getting it out of a book) or any fancy equipment.

plumpmouse

From my own experiences there isn't a one way fits all system to weaning.

My ds was weaned at 4 months, fruit and veg purees at first and then moved on to whatever we ate fairly quickly from 6 months iirc. BLW wasn't around then from what I knew so I just did what I thought worked

My dd started weaning from 5 1/2 months and again I started on purees as I enjoy that stage and she was in no way ready for BLW. At 8 months now she is getting to grips with eating what we eat. I use a steamer we had (which I can understand people wanting to use as they are meant to be a healthier way of cooking veg) and a blender/mashing/cutting.

She does feed herself fingerfoods but also likes having some things spoon fed. She hasn't got brilliant skills for picking up food yet but this is getting better with the practice she is having. She has pureed fruit on her weetabix every morning.

If we are having something that's not good (eg takeaway) I tend to make her something like pasta in tomato and butternut squash sauce and make extra to freeze for another day.

I guess the point (long winded I confess) that I'm trying to make is that while BLW may suit one baby (or mother) it doesn't suit everyone.


OP there really isn't much you can do wrong with weaning it is just about finding a method that works for you and bubs. Good luck and enjoy it!