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Gillyx

BadlyWrittenPoem wrote: »

I read an interesting article recently about research into celiac disease (or wheat intolerance or something similar - I forget the precise thing but something of that ilk) and it was hypothesising that the reason why introducing solids later increases the risk of celiac disease is that people are more likely to have stopped breastfeeding and that introducing wheat whilst still breastfeeding (rather than it being before a specific age) could be what is protective against it

I'm confused now All the research I've read indicated that early weaning is a trigger for IBS and Celiac Disease. But late weaning is too?

BadlyWrittenPoem

Gillyx wrote: »

I'm confused now All the research I've read indicated that early weaning is a trigger for IBS and Celiac Disease. But late weaning is too?

I presume there's an optimum window for allergy type stuff and being either later or earlier increases the risk. I'm fairly sure that there was research about wheat related stuff when DD1 was a baby that found introducing wheat at 4-6 months turned out better than at 6+ months.

Gillyx

Random, I was advised to wean early but was explicitly told no gluten before 6 months. I formula fed too so no immunity or anything from breast milk.

*Nutella*

The weaning books I read said no gluten until 6 months. We started weaning at 23 weeks so I didn't give her anything with wheat in it in the beginning. So much confusing and conflicting advice though!

dizziblonde

We were pushed to have Erin on a feeding schedule by the hospital - so she came home from there on fairly rigid 3 hourly feeds (well, very rigidly - they'd yell at you if one was late - even if you'd been buzzing for help when a feeding tube had been pulled out) which gradually lengthened to 4 hourly over the next few weeks. No choice in the option, no chance to do things on demand - this is how they wanted it to be "to make it easy for you" - this is how it was.

Couldn't BLW either - because of her being prem - it's only in very recent weeks she's really had the motor skills to feed herself semi-efficiently (as opposed to feeding the dogs)... stuff happens, babies don't read plans (although I DO get very angry when people knock the fact we had to do purees as some kind of force feeding... funny force feeding when you get yelled at if the next spoonful doesn't come fast enough!)

MIL issues - had a chat with hubby - thought he'd kind of gotten it - but then he threw out a sulk today that I'd "rather" have a friend living round the corner on standby if I go into labour to watch Erin, than his mother - who lives a good good good day's drive away at BEST - so I think we're kind of back to square 1 on that front... the babysitting arrangements now complicated by the fact my mother's decided to go on a trade trip to Bulgaria near when I'm due - after knowing we were relying on her to be on standby to come down and babysit since she knows Erin better than anyone.

Mum's now putting a load of pressure on me basically to move up to theirs for 2 months to get the physical help handling Erin and moving around - doesn't quite get that I need to be here in my own life, and near hubby and that, having spent the last 6 months or so trying to get things set up here to be as calm as possible in terms of hospitals and stuff, I really don't want to rock the boat and enter the system of another hospital miles away from where hubby will be and expecting him to run up and down the country every single weekend to spend time with us... don't think me saying that went down very well or met with the need to control (and we detoured down the usual road of complaints I moved away when I did and how we should uproot the family, sell the house that's unsaleable while this HS2 new route wrangling goes on, and miraculously find hubby a new job to move up there).

So yeah - feeling pretty down about all of that.

On top of it all - the beloved Dummy Bunny's starting to lose bits of his velcro - have ordered a replacement (and wondered why the grey sleepytot looks so much more evil than the cream one) to try to substitute gradually before he goes completely!

Gillyx

I wouldn't say puree-ing is force feeding, they either want it or they don't when we spoon fed, when he didn't want anymore he used to grab the spoon and launch it :eek: or similarly whine for more (only if it was weetabix.... )

tazzyb

morocha wrote: »

Yes, the lady i bought it from, spent £60 buying it in argos and her baby hated it, saw in a fb group and offered £25 and she said alright, it is almost brand new. Jade loved it, been using it since yesterday, it is a fisher price rainforest thingy.

I bought rain forest swing and so far Finley hates it. Going to give it another couple if goes before putting it up for sale. He likes his bouncer but I want something I can pop him in and get on with some jobs.

moneypenny21

Thanks for all the info on weaning. I think I'll just ignore people! (not on this thread, I mean the solids-police!).

Tazzy - We have had little one in her bouncer since 5 days and she loves it. Not sure what she would make of a swing! Funny how they like some things and not others. This little one detests her moses basket - only at night mind you

Right the last feed has been given so I'm off to bed...we'll see what tonight brings!

Bamama

Hi ladies. Mind if I dive in for some advice? I'm looking to top up my freezer stash, the stuff I pumped in hospital has a month left but I'll have to start adding to it so we have the option of a bottle in the next 3 months.

He's feeding for half hour in every 2 hours during the day really. Closer together in the evenings and then sleeping 7-9 hours at night. If he's been asleep half hour when he goes down at night it's a near certainty that won't wake until morning.

When is the best time to express? How often a day? Should I be aiming for X amount?

BadlyWrittenPoem

Bamama wrote: »

Hi ladies. Mind if I dive in for some advice? I'm looking to top up my freezer stash, the stuff I pumped in hospital has a month left but I'll have to start adding to it so we have the option of a bottle in the next 3 months.

He's feeding for half hour in every 2 hours during the day really. Closer together in the evenings and then sleeping 7-9 hours at night. If he's been asleep half hour when he goes down at night it's a near certainty that won't wake until morning.

When is the best time to express? How often a day? Should I be aiming for X amount?

I'd probably express from one side first thing in the morning and then feed from the other if he's going 7-9 hours.