MSE Newborn to 1 year (& beyond!) baby club 3

katiechoc_2

On the subject of nurseries/childcare - I took G to go and see a pre-school this morning, he was a bit shy at first but then didn't want to leave! We're going to sign him up for two or three days a week starting September as they only open in term time. Its only 9:15 - 12:15 but I think it will do us both good to get a bit of a break from each other! Having said that I expect I'll be nervous when it comes to leaving him for the first time! Already planning how to make the most of my boy free mornings - mostly it involves cleaning and batch cooking which is pretty sad really

Crabapple

*Nutella* wrote: »

Rumour has it my LO eats beans and potatoes at the nursery. She has never eaten a bean or piece of potato at home - they're the two things that she'll always point blank refuse! I think they just like to copy each other

Baked beans - another thing she has always refused and I had to order them for her the other day in a pub meal (cos if we give her peas, the other choice, she won't eat anything else on the plate!) and suddenly she was chowing down on them!

BeNiceToMySelf wrote: »

I've got my pre-one year check on Monday. I think I'll ask if they have any tips about helping baby drink water. He drinks out of an open cup cos he just doesn't get sippy cups. He's getting a bit better and puts one or both hands on the cup (mummy has one hand on too!) and takes a sip but most of it comes out of his mouth. I'm also not too sure about cutlery use - I might try him with a plastic spoon soon.

Is it a doidy cup? They are quite good for little ones learning. Must admit it took some time, we just kept giving her the cup with a little bit in it and expected a good bit to come down her front. She can do it no problem. She doesn't normally do it no problem because she would rather run around cup in hand

BeNiceToMySelf

Crabapple wrote: »

Is it a doidy cup? They are quite good for little ones learning. Must admit it took some time, we just kept giving her the cup with a little bit in it and expected a good bit to come down her front. She can do it no problem. She doesn't normally do it no problem because she would rather run around cup in hand

No I've heard they are good but can't see it being too different in terms of what LO does now. I sometimes use a tommee tippee first cup without lid and normally use a mothercare first weaning cup - they're like small beakers without handles. I think I'll try a doidy if LO shows signs of dehydration and HV says to try and get some water down him. He knows how to get water in his mouth, he just doesn't swallow it!

sunshine_1988

A has tea at nursery at 4pm, when we get home he usually has a piece of toast and a yoghurt. Sometimes he doesnt want any of it but we always offer.

He eats courgette and mushroom at nursery - never for me though!!!

X

Crabapple

BeNiceToMySelf wrote: »

No I've heard they are good but can't see it being too different in terms of what LO does now. I sometimes use a tommee tippee first cup without lid and normally use a mothercare first weaning cup - they're like small beakers without handles. I think I'll try a doidy if LO shows signs of dehydration and HV says to try and get some water down him. He knows how to get water in his mouth, he just doesn't swallow it!

I don't think they recommend it for under 1's, and to be honest I do think it is a bit of a bad habit that we instigated, but when we needed her to drink more because she was dropping her milk feeds (over 1 can't remember when) we started putting a tiny bit of juice in with her water. So long as she has some flavour to it she is happy!

sunshine_1988 wrote: »

A has tea at nursery at 4pm, when we get home he usually has a piece of toast and a yoghurt. Sometimes he doesnt want any of it but we always offer.

He eats courgette and mushroom at nursery - never for me though!!!

X

They are little so-and-sos aren't they! It's definitely a case of seeing others eat it. Strange thing is that doesn't work for what mummy and daddy are eating at home. Or when we sit down for meals together - even though she has exactly the same as us apparently it only tastes right if she has stolen it off daddy's plate :rotfl:

VickyVics

Hello ladies,

Just looking for a bit more advice really. My baby girl will be 4 weeks on Tuesday. Breast feeding is going really well and have even started breast feeding in public so now feel a lot better about getting out and about with LO.

The only thing I am now struggling with are the night feeds. I am finding that she is tending to feed for 10-15 minutes then fall asleep for another 10 minutes, wake up and want to feed again. This cycle can literally go on from anywhere between 1 to 2 hours and happens approximately 3 times a night (more if she is restless). I am exhausted and come 3 in the morning getting quite emotional with it (poor DH).

My mum (who had a bad breastfeeding experience when nursing me) is urging me that the best thing would be to start formula feeding her exclusively as then DH could also help with the night feeds. I understand where she is coming from but I actually quite enjoy breast feeding her during the day and feel quite proud of myself for lasting nearly a full month. Instead I have brought managed to get hold of an electric breast pump from a friend who no longer needs it to try out. I was thinking that maybe I could express enough milk for a feed or two so that DH could be up for one of the night feeds to enable me to sleep a little bit more.

The advice I am looking for is what is the best way to approach starting to express? I have no idea whether to express the opposite breast to the one I have offered LO or to express the breast she has fed on after she has finished or is there another way? Is there a specific time of day that I should be expressing? Should I try to get a full feeds worth in one go or should I get little bits as I go along? Or is there something I should be doing to get her into the habit of taking all of her milk in one go? I really have no idea so any help would really be appreciated.

Thank you so much in advance xxx

*Nutella*

Crabapple wrote: »

They are little so-and-sos aren't they! It's definitely a case of seeing others eat it. Strange thing is that doesn't work for what mummy and daddy are eating at home. Or when we sit down for meals together - even though she has exactly the same as us apparently it only tastes right if she has stolen it off daddy's plate :rotfl:

Or, in our case, if she gets to use mummy's fork or big spoon - makes it taste sooo much better of course! :rotfl:

*Nutella*

Vicky, I can't advise on expressing (but I know there are many others here who can), but one thought I had reading your post is whether she's comfort sucking rather than being hungry? I don't know how you feel about dummies, and I certainly wouldn't suggest not feeding her if she's hungry, but it might be worth considering a dummy - she'll refuse it if she's hungry, so you'll know you're not starving her.

You've done fabulously to last 4 weeks - I didn't, and I sometimes wish I'd persevered, especially as it's supposed to get easier and easier

Mrshaworth2b

I was going to suggest a faster teat and then realised we are talking about breastfeeding... totally not appropriate so will shut up! I agree with the dummy though, well done for doing so well

fran-o

Hi Vicky, you are doing so well and it's great that you are feeling determined to continue breastfeeding.

When my little one falls asleep while feeding after only a short time I'll try and wake him a little to continue eg stroking along the side of his face. I sometimes lift him to burp him too which revives him a little and then let him have a second go. It gets easier to judge what is feeding and what is just sleepy suckling. We tried a dummy but he never really liked it, friends of ours find it really helpful though.

Re expressing, I started this when baby was two weeks old because I has sore nips and it was the easiest way to continue feeding him and keep up my supply. I think I managed to pump about 3-4 times a day, midwives were saying I should do more but it was all I could manage in those early days! Morning was easiest and i found it fascinating to see my supply increase (early days would take 15 mins plus to pump 50ml or so, now in the mornings I can get 125ml in that time). We were lucky that baby happily takes bottle and breast and we continue to do one bottle (formula) a day so I can have a break. As long as you're fairly consistent your supply will continue to meet demand.

Some of my bf buddies say their babies won't take a bottle so see how it goes before you buy too much bottle feeding stuff!

I suggest getting some advice from your bf group or health visitor and good luck