Hello - I am on week 5 of introducing my twins to solids. I keep having ups and downs about this new stage of their lives and have come to the conclusion that its one big stress! I was wondering if people have any advice or reassurance about this stage.
my twins are nearly 7 months old and both eat ok, but I find feeding time often involves lots of melt downs and stress.
I always have the puree prepared in advance so we don't waste time but my more demanding daughter has a melt-down because she has to wait her turn for each spoonful of food.
My other daughter needs more time to take her food - she is not as interested in food and would prefer to feed herself if she could, than take the spoon - she eventually ends up having a meltdown too as new things like porridge or slightly lumpier stuff e.g. bananas + avocado are not her cup of tea.
I know that weaning is all about going at your baby's pace. But what do I do when they have different preferences and paces?
Once they have each had a melt-down the best thing to do is to get them out of their high chairs as quick as poss. IThis a pain as I have to take them in turn to the livingroom where its more comfy (as opposed to the hard tiles in kitchen). They are pretty messy by then so I am trying to clean them up at the same time during the wailing, its just chaos.
I tried having the high chairs out in the garden, but it seemed to be too much for them as they are not used to the sunshine (even though they had hats and suntanlotion on) and got grumpy even more quickly.
I just can't imagine them ever feeding themselves or being more independent with food, I know this just takes time, but I think I am having a bad day with it all!
Any advice or feedback on what your experiences were like (even if not fun!) would be gratefully received.
Thank you
xx
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thegirlinthesassyspace · 05/06/2013 14:13
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