MSE Newborn to 1 year (& beyond!) baby club 2

Cake4brains

Hi everyone, hope you are all ok. And hello to the new mums :wave:

I have read back so many pages and can hardly remember a thing. I should really keep a notepad handy!

Delain, glad there was no harm done from the spilled soup. Hope all comes back fine from the bloods

Sparkles, I feel your pain re gallstones . Ive been waiting almost a year for an op to remove them. Its hands down the worst pain I've ever felt in my life. Enjoy the party!

MrsA, I've told everyone not to bother with Christmas presents for the girls. I'll just throw them a wad of wrapping paper from time to time. They'll love it :rotfl:

Hope all the poorly babies and mummys are better soon x

As for us, Mollie took her first steps yesterday :T I'm such a proud mummy. She's been trying for the last few days and she eventually got it when OH held a toy out as a lure! Amelia isn't quite there yet, she is so steady on her feet and stands unaided for ages but hasn't quite got the confidence to try and walk yet

I got the invites through for their 1st birthday in 4 weeks. Im not impressed They are a totally different colour to how they looked online. I didn't expect them to be the exact same but they are a dark dusky pink and they looked a very light bright pink online :mad:

We are going away on Monday, just to a caravan for 5 days. I was soooooo looking forward to it until I checked out the place on TripAdvisor. Its got seriously bad reviews :cool:. Now I'm worried it'll be filthy and we'll come home covered in bites :eek:

emmaf01

Just joining. My little girl is six months old, weaning well as long as you feed her fruity porridge- anything else gets chucked at you.

Teething and separation anxiety are our issues though. She hates it when Mummy tries to go out without her. As we don't have grandparents etc who can help, this leaves Dad with a screaming bundle.

Gillyx

Mrshaworth2b wrote: »

So I've gone to give lo some dinner (carrots and parsnips) made by myself, and for the 2nd day running he won't eat it? But will eat a peach yoghurt.

I don't get it!

Could it be he prefers the sweetness of the peach and fruit to the veg? Very common apparently

katiechoc_2

Mrshaworth2b wrote: »

So I've gone to give lo some dinner (carrots and parsnips) made by myself, and for the 2nd day running he won't eat it? But will eat a peach yoghurt.

I don't get it!

I agree with Gilly - he's most likely more keen on the sweet yogurt. To be fair I'd rather have a peach yogurt than carrots and parsnips! Try not to take it too personally, he'll get the hang of it eventually.

sunshine_1988

Mrshaworth2b wrote: »

So I've gone to give lo some dinner (carrots and parsnips) made by myself, and for the 2nd day running he won't eat it? But will eat a peach yoghurt.

I don't get it!

Just keep trying him. Sure I read somewhere they dont fully develop thier tastebuds of what they like/dislike till they are two. So just try him again in a day or so xxx

fluffnutter

Mrshaworth2b wrote: »

Evening ladies, I have a dilemma, I made a load of food for my lo to eat today, for the next few days.

However when it came to dinner and tea time, he had one mouthful and then looked like id poisoned him? He looked disgusted with it.

I don't get it... I've cut down his two day bottles, thinking maybe he wasn't hungry enough however he's still not eating, I'm wondering if his tooth is playing him up?

How old is he? Weaning's a really, really slow process. It takes at least six months for them to be fully 'on solids'. Cutting down their milk doesn't really help, IME it doesn't make them eat any more and you just feel worried that they might be hungry.

It's worth remembering too that, until 12 months, milk is actually better for them than solids. It's more nutritious and more easily digested. Don't be too quick to replace milk with solid food under 12 months. They also know what they want - for example, some days they'll eat lots of fruit, other days they seem to want lots of carbs.

And food they've previously wolfed down can be met with horror the next time you give it to them. It's confusing and frustrating (for you) but totally normal (for them). Can you freeze the food so it doesn't go to waste and try again tomorrow? Don't worry about food - I spent too much time stressing about how much Freddie was(not) eating. In the end it all turned out fine.

Mrshaworth2b

Thank you, think I do need to relax.

I have cut down his milk, but he seemed to do it himself his 12 and 4pm milk was only having 180ml drunk so I've stopped offering more because of wastage.

I thought we had this down after 4 weeks of him eating everything I offered.

I gave him his tea with a squirt of a fruit pouch and he ate it so I know it's all about the fruit now. It's fine I can make his veg with fruit in it and then slowly wean him off the fruit again.

Boo to changing everyday

fluffnutter

I know we obsess about giving them a varied diet, but, honestly, these things take time. Babies are notoriously difficult to get veg into - Freddie inspects it, brings it to his mouth then launches it across the room - so don't worry if he's not that fussed about it. He'll be getting everything he needs at the moment from milk so it's just about tasting, exploring and fun right now, not about nutrition.

*Nutella*

Evening all

Hope everyone's well and that the poorly babies get well soon. Glad Aiden is on the mend

LO had a fab day at the nursery and was in a really good mood this evening. Although just before hometime, she apparently picked up her book, walked over to the door, pointed at it and said 'mama' :rotfl: She has a new job: she helps prepare for lunch by handing out bibs to everyone. And then takes one for herself and says 'mine'

We're off on our African adventure tomorrow morning. I probably won't be online at all for the next 10 days, so I'll see you all on the other side! :wave:

...off to do a Sainsbury's order for delivery on 14th October...

delain

Good luck Nutella :j:j

Enjoy your adventure

And very good plan on the sainsburys :rotfl: