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jenjade

Bamama I see you have a Christmas day baby too

fluffnutter

creditcarddebt wrote: »

Hi, I have not posted on this thread before, a little bit of backround about us first - I have DD who will be 11 this year and DS who will be 1 next week, so a big gap between them! And because of this gap I seem to have forgotten how to do it all and at the moment DS1 eating habits are beginning to drive me crazy. I can't remember if we really had any problems with DD eating when she was young, we certainly don't have any now! I think she eats more than me. However, with DS he just does not seem to really eat anything! Now I know this flucuates with teething, but it is getting to the point where I just don't know what to do. He is still on 3 bottles of milk a day, 1 at breakfast, 1 mid morning before his nap and 1 at bedtime. This will be changed to cows milk within the next week, and I will plan on breakfast bottle and mid morning bottle changing to milk out of a cup and maybe a snack too with mid morning. He won't really eat much for breakfast, this is possibly because he has his milk first, but he spits out his cereal, barely touches toast or pancakes so inevitably he ends up having fromage frais and some fruit. At the moment he has beans on toast for lunch and has not really touched any of it, he won't let me feed him so he has picked at it with his fingers and is now banging the fork on the plate instead of eating. He seems to prefer the finger food at the moment, he used to love his roast dinners but now won't eat that either. It seems all he is really eating is fromage frais and fruit!! Any one got any advice? Do I need to be concerned?? Am really worried he is going to end up a really fussy eater, which in all honesty will not be tolerated as food time in our house is the same for everyone. I appreciate I can deal with that when he understands more about how he should be eating, but am just really worried. Maybe I am doing something really wrong this time round!

First thing - is he still putting on weight? If he is, then you know two things - 1. You don't need to worry too much and 2. He needs his milk feeds reducing.

I struggled to get my baby to eat any solids until the HV suggested that offering the boob before his meal wasn't going to help . Similarly, allowing him to snack on the boob all night meant that, not only were we all shattered, but he was getting most of the calories he needs during the night feeds and so wasn't interested in eating during the day.

I know it's a bit different with your boy because he was eating but now doesn't seem interested. But I'd still say reduce the milk feeds so that he's hungrier for solids. Probably be difficult at first and you might worry that he's not getting enough, but kids don't usually starve themselves. Keep offering him food and take it away without comment if he doesn't want it. The last thing you want is for meal times to become a battle. Toddlers often get fussy with food after being good eaters when 6 months to a year old. I'm sure it's just a phase x.

fluffnutter

Bamama wrote: »

I seem to be doing everything different to my whole family. I've already been quizzed on breast feeding... popular one atm is "how long will he be breast fed for?"

God, my dad rolls his eyes every time I feed Freddie. I know he thinks I should have given that up months ago. Oh well

Lola888

I still breastfeed my LO, she's 13 mths now. No one bats an eyelid with me, or maybe they just say things behind my back!! I know my MIL thinks formula is better and a friend of mine kept going on about formula helping her LO sleep and that if I wanted a good night sleep I should do the same, her LO still doesn't sleep and my LO who has never had formula sleeps 12-13 hrs a night and has done from about 3 mths!!!

Bamama

I do indeed jenjade. He was due on the 22nd but stick in there until 1.25am on Christmas day.

jenjade

Ellie was due on the 18th dec and held on dispite measuring huge! She was born 7.20 christmas day a huge 10lb think she should have come out earlier

Ellie is a year older though she was born 25 dec 2011

Bamama

Oh dear me. Yes.. she could have come out earlier! At least I was half prepared for it to be Christmas day. Dewi was a nice (if a little big for me) 7lb8

jenjade

well you celebrate his birthday on christmas day or create a new day?

Bamama

We'll probs just do it Christmas afternoon/evening he's actually the 4th in my family... there were 2 of them this year!

*Nutella*

elisabeth854 wrote: »

Evening all,
I've been a lurker for a while... Did post ages ago, but not properly joined the thread... So can I now? I had Oliver 3rd February 2013 so he 's just approaching 12 weeks, and it's been a bloody hard 12 weeks, a complete shock to the system! I can honestly say being a parent is the hardest thing I've ever done. I won't go on too much now-I may never stop!!

Savage-we used to have the ikea hemnes day bed. It's a single bed that converts to a double but also has lots if storage. It used to be our spare bed and was actually very comfy (we slept in it for 3 months whilst bedroom was being decorated).
http://m.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/art/50080315/

Me x

Elisabeth, I've been thinking of you and feeling guilty about not replying to your post, so if you're still reading (and I hope you are) I'd like to offer a collective apology for not welcoming you to the thread We are a friendly bunch, I promise! I do remember you posting a while ago.

I know what you mean about parenting being hard - it is indeed a shock to the system. But you've survived the first 12 weeks, which are the hardest by a mile - bit by bit things will get easier, until one day you suddenly stop and think 'hmmm, I'm actually starting to enjoy this!'.

Welcome again, and please do stick around and chat