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Hints and tips for weaning (merged)
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If you look at the ingredients of a farleys rusk its actually the same as a rich tea biscuit. You can use those to add to the fruit instead of a rusk and they are only 22p per packet in Tescos.2008 Comping ChallengeWon so far - £3010 Needed - £230Debt free since Oct 20040
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lol, I've got visions of HV's going mad :rotfl: You were right to go with your instincts though, no-one knows what your children need better than yourself.1 John 4: 7 & 80
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cookiesancream- Hope there aren't any HV's who come on here reading this! lol Think we've all made it quite clear they are useless and patronising!
You think you've had bad experiences, try being 18 and on your own. I'm sure you can imagine what they were like with me! I think she was bitterly disappointed when she came to my house and it was clean!0 -
Started weaning DS a few weeks ago, and he seemed to eat anything put in front of him. I got really busy & filled the freezer with various different flavoured 'ice cubes'. We spent a week away at Christmas visiting family, and due to lack of freezer space we took jars with us.
Now he will not touch any homemade vegetables unless it is butternut squash or sweet potato. He will not even eat carrot as it will not blend totally smooth. I think the stuff in jars is quite sweet tasting which he has decided he likes!!:(
Is it really that bad for him to rely on jars? (He will eat homemade fruit puree)
Is it really cheaper to make your own considering the cost of organic fruit & veg?
Pause for breath ... next question ...
He has been breastfed for 6 months, but I would like to start introducing some formula feed. I have tried giving a beaker of water with his feeds, but he just throws it about or chews the spout. He looks totally surprised if he gets a mouthful of water & spits it out!!:rotfl:
Should I give him a bottle? I wanted to avoid this if necessary.
Should I start with regular or follow on milk? I do not want to express.
Should I persevere with breatfeeding until he gets the hang of the beaker?(much more MSE I know - but I would like a break!) I'm not going back to work for a few months so this could be an option.
Sorry this is so long, but any advice greatfully received:D0 -
On the food front, had exaclt the same with DD who is now 14 months old
i found it dis heartening, i made loads of stuff up, sheps pie etc and she won;t touch anything i cook, so i gave in and she eats a jar for lunch then dinner is whatever we have, at least that way i know she is getting at least one full meal a day and am still trying to tempt her with my cooking - funnily enough though she doesn't sniff her nose up at nannys cooking!!
The breast vs bottle is a hard one, if you choose formula go for follow on milk, and normal may be more filling and might make them want food less from 6 - 12m you are trying to cut back on milk give more food (still about a pint of milk a day though) i think it is wise to try and not give a bottle, stick to the beaker the avent magic cups are good and boots do a rubber big teat thing that they chew before they learn to suck so this might be an option
I never had any problems with daughter No1 just No2 causes me no end of worry!!0 -
Hi, if you and ds still enjoy breast feeding then continue, I fed dd1 untill she was 2 and a half and currently bf dd2 who is 10 months.I would not bother with a bottle but with a feeding cup with a soft teat.
Regards to weaning I used a mixture of jars and home cooked. My dd loves mash with tuna, chicken, brocoli and potatoe e8ither tuna or chicken pasta. With both dd's I found that they did not take to lumpy food till they were about 10 months.0 -
Hiya
I think that babies go through a fussy phase anyway as they start getting older so I would persevere with whatever food you want. If you want to give jars, then do so - he will soon be on real food anyway. What I wouldn't do is make this an issue at all. If he has days when he doesn't want to eat anything then leave him to it - he will soon eat when he is hungry. Nowadays there is no way our kids will starve and I made the mistake with Son No 1 of getitng stressed when he wouldn't eat and making it into a bigger issue than it should have been. So he knew if he wanted to get my attention he could refuse to eat. Hence one fussy eater.
with No 2 I let is ride knowing that there was no way I was going back to all that hassle so am totally laid back about what he eats and so is he. If one day he isn't hungry and doesn't want his tea then no problem - he knows when he wants to eat and when he doesn't. Guess what? He weighs exactly the same at 23 months (now) as did son no 1 at the same age and has done al the way through.
Breast vs bottle - I would persevere with the cup if I were you. Neither of mine would take a bottle both were breastfed exclusively for the first year then Son 1 carried on till 2.5!! Son 2 dropped it of his own accord at age 1 and went straight onto a cup which he had been using from about 6 months for water anyway. I know a lot of people who have had real hassle trying to drop bottles so best not going there in the first place if you can avoid it. Don't know what milk you should be using as I just used breast milk being a stingly MSEer!!
Good luck & my main advice is do what feels right to you and don't worry - you are doing a fabulous job.0 -
Thank you all for your advice - I feel a lot better. Think I just need to relax a bit more!!:rotfl:0
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If your baby becomes accostomed to highly processed foods with sweetners and flavourings now you may find it difficult to introduce a 'healthy diet' later. Ask yourself 'Is it easier to battle with my baby now or a toddler later?'
I never used a bottle with DS. He went straight from breast to cup.
You are your babies Mummy. Whatever you decide to do will be right for him. Trust yourself, you will know instinctively what is best.0 -
What I did was serve homemade food in a shop-bought jar - worked a treat when DS1 went through a fussy phase ...
Takes a little more organisation, because you may have to defrost the cubes before you can put them in the jar.
And of course if you're not usually serving straight from the jar that might be another problem: I often was because we were out a lot!Signature removed for peace of mind0
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