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There's probably millions of threads on this but I cant find any..

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monkeytrousers · 02/10/2005 18:17

I'm getting to the stage where I'm just going to have to bite the bullet and let DS try to feed himself. For some reason though I'm wincing at the thought of all the mess! Does anyone have any good tips? He's just turned 1 BTW. (and MIL has nicked my 0-5 NHS book)

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motherinferior · 02/10/2005 18:19

Plastic sheeting for him, a nice gin for you.

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monkeytrousers · 02/10/2005 18:20

Just as I imagined MI

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monkeytrousers · 02/10/2005 18:21

Seriously though, there are no tips just mess? he's not too young?

(Is your DH back yet??)

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biglips · 02/10/2005 18:21

mine just turned 1 so so best for me to waterproof the whole living room (just incase!!)

motherinferior · 02/10/2005 18:22

I think it is all pretty gruesome and frankly there are moments when you have to leave the room. There are all the finger-food recommendations, aren't there?

Have distinctly no recollection of this phase with either of mine which suggests (a) the childminder led on it (b) I have blotted it out. Am now onto toilet training, which is even more horrifying.

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monkeytrousers · 02/10/2005 18:23

lol Biglips. Note to self - put off buying that new sofa for a few weeks..

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motherinferior · 02/10/2005 18:23

(Yes, DP is back, bearing pricey perfume and informing me gaily that he's off for a night or two not just next week but the one after as well.)

tortoiseshell · 02/10/2005 18:23

2 spoons, one for you to feed him with, one for him to paint himself, you and the room with.

aloha · 02/10/2005 18:25

My dd is not yet 8 months and merrily attempting to feed herself. She can already 'manage' bread and butter and bananas and biscuits, but also had a go at lasagne tonight. My only real tip is to avoid having bare feet in the kitchen as the slime underfoot is quite unpleasant. Apart from that though, it's fine. Really. I don't much care about mess though.

aloha · 02/10/2005 18:25

Nice perfume MI?
Off for work I do hope

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monkeytrousers · 02/10/2005 18:26

Problem is my desk has temporarily replaced the kitchen table for my last year of study and gets used as a table anyway with ds being fed right next to it. I'll just have to seperate feeding from the mumsnet experience too.

Toilet training..the mind boggles (but I'm giggling sorry )

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emily05 · 02/10/2005 18:26

Hi. I only let ds eat messy food at the dinner table (as I have a cream carpet! Big mistake). When he first started to learn I brought one of those large plastic mats (the ones for when they paint and stuff) and would put it under his chair.
I would also have some wipes (could be baby ones or cleaning ones) so that it is easy to mop up the table after!
Try to relax about it - he will get in a mess, it is part of the learning experience and is good for him to get used to the textures.

good luck!!

emily05 · 02/10/2005 18:28

crossed posts! Could you buy on of those cheap plasic childrens table and chairs (good for the garden as well) for him to eat at? you can also use the table to draw at.

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monkeytrousers · 02/10/2005 18:28

And if he see's a bowl of anything it's upside down a second later.

Yes what kind of perfume MI??

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motherinferior · 02/10/2005 18:29

Oh yes, DP is never leaving the house for recreational purposes again if I have anything to do with it.

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The good thing, monkeytrousers, is that once they can feed themselves life takes a step nearer Normality. It is usually, of course, the stage at which one starts getting broody again

aloha · 02/10/2005 18:29

A high chair with a biggish tray?

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monkeytrousers · 02/10/2005 18:30

Oh, I don't knbow why I'm procrastinating! I'll probably enjoy it more than him! Won't try lunchtimes just yet in case I need to go out after..

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biglips · 02/10/2005 18:31

BUT what made me laugh though.. last friday i put baba in a creche whilst i went off to my aquafit lesson, came back and there she was on some fellas knee (he was one of the staffs) with a bowl on her knee eating fruits (i was gobsmacked!! ) as if i give her a bowl at home she would flung it everywhere! - i told DP about it as thought it was funny but why she do it like that here

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monkeytrousers · 02/10/2005 18:31

Highchair. Ikea. Not very big no..

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monkeytrousers · 02/10/2005 18:33

I already feel the distant calling MI

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motherinferior · 02/10/2005 18:36

It will only become louder and more Siren-like as the reality of a baby recedes.

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monkeytrousers · 02/10/2005 18:40

Yes, I'm crashing on those rocks at the moment...funnily enough just as I've stopped breastfeeding. Ah, many a man has been lost to them treacherous (once jagged) shores.. (don?t tell dp!)

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aloha · 02/10/2005 18:44

Chanel 19 is nice.
Presents are nice.
My baby is everso baby atm. Giggling a LOT. And she'll turn a bowl upside down or dash it to the ground with a single dramatic gesture as soon as look at it.

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monkeytrousers · 02/10/2005 18:46

How old Aloha?

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aloha · 02/10/2005 19:04

Seven months. A particularly yummy age IMO. Lots of laughing, delighted to see you (in the bath with dh atm) and can sit and play.