Hi Docket, I'm just loitering around the computer trying to find out more about the 'mamallian dive reflex' - featured on the website of one of those incredibly expensive baby swimming organisations.
Apparently, when immersed in water any mammal will conserve oxygen by slowing the heartbeat etc.. and very young babies have a shut down reflex, to stop them from breathing in water and retain the oxygen in the blood/lungs. Then, later on children learn to hold their breath instead so they then have a choice - drown or not drown.
Anyway, this article said that all babies will still drink the water, so it's best not to duck them too often or leave them in a pool to long. Anyhow at six months old Pog is past it and his breath holding reflex is dwindling - over the hill already. Poor old boy!
Oh yes, quinoa! I bought the quinoa in grain form from a health food shop and then had to find out what to do with it?
You basically cook it like rice and I have been doing that and then pureeing it. You can also grind it up before cooking ala babyrice/cereal, but I can't be bothered. I don't even know if my blender could cope with it.
So you get your grain and treat it like any cereal, cook it with whatever (I've just been using water - then adding some ebm or formula once it's done). It tastes quite nice, although I haven't tried it after adding the ebm/formula uck.
A key thing seems to be to run it under the tap in a sieve for 2 minutes. Apparently it has saponins on it, which are bitter tasting to deter animals from eating it. Seems to work.
One of my friends is now a grandad, and he phoned me yesterday to tell me how advanced his grandson is. Question, so many people tell me how advanced their children are, does this mean developmental charts are based on information gathered from terminally slow children (like mine )?
I don't think Pog has done anything at the 'right' time. I've given up even checking.