November 2012 - Lots of mummies going back to work

[StuntNun]

Previous thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/postnatal_clubs/1761048-November-2012-Weaning-is-messy-fun-what-does-your-baby-eat

Fucking crap day, but suddenly made just fine by a self settling night time sleep. Not sure that has EVER happened. I told DP we have to get him to do it, because it isn't fair for me - who is struggling to rock him with his size (17lb 12!) and his length, and his 16 fucking limbs. He is seriously strong. I've never known a baby as strong to be honest! DP ignored me last night and rocked him to sleep. Which isn't helping me. We need to be doing the same thing! Just because he can do it, doesn't mean he should! Bastard! Anyway, think he might try it more now he's done it at bedtime. He keeps putting the swaddle on him too, when I can get him down without.

He just won't do what I ask - he does what makes it easier for him, ignoring what I need! What am I going to do with a baby that will only be rocked asleep when DP isn't here?! Doofus.

BP There seems to be lots of shit and piss suggestions flying your DH's way. Wouldn't like to be him tonight . I'd be fumongiously mental. That is a word by the way. Furious and humongous. I kinda like it. Twat. There is a simple word for him tonight .

I've loads to say, but can't remember it all! Duuuuh.

Erm, oh, I've bought a whole load of goodies for O. Lots of fruit and veg, along with chicken, cheesly and vitalite, so he can have a mix of puree and BLW. So tomorrow I'll make yet another batch of stuff up. I'm thinking the cubes might be better than mixing them before freezing. Will have to get trays though. I spent a fortune though, £23 on stuff that will probably last him 10 days at a push.

OH! Egg! O had egg tonight! I figured fuck it, give it a try, if he reacts, we will avoid. The paed did say not to avoid anything else in his diet at all, not that I took much heed of what she said, but we see the dietician tomorrow so I just decided to go for it. I fucked off out to Slimming World and left DP to it with instructions to ring 999 if he reacted. I think DP was actually shitting his pants. He took a pic of O. He loved it! He was covered! He had it mushed up with his milk and dipped in toast! Tried him with little pieces first but he couldn't manage it! I had my phone glued to me the whole time I was gone, paranoid wreck!.

In my cupboard, just for O, I have... porridge oats, baby pasta, baby stock cubes, chicken (in the fridge obvs!), carrots, swede, parsnips, potato, sweetcorn, courgette, avocado, bananas, blueberries, pears, apples, peaches, cheezly, vitalite, lentils. Is there anything there that anyone can see he shouldn't have, CMPI wise?

Going to make it all up in to stuffs tomorrow!

kyz yep, literally just chucked the bolognaise we had eaten for tea in the blender and wooshed it. It is now like a bobbly thick sauce.

Oh and cauliflower for making cauliflower cheese!

I will avoid bagels for now then yw I panic like fuck when he has toast never mind bagel!

Can I put raspberries in a mesh feeder? I have read stuff about removing seeds?

Dunno what ill feed him tomorrow again but he has quite a selection of purees again now.

glad o liked his egg det. E cant pick up scrambled egg and I don't know how else to do it for him

VQ I was intending to wait and do fish and lamb before beef (chicken first of all), but the little opportunistic rascal grabbed a fist full of my meal as I was eating it, rammed his fist into his mouth, and looked delighted. So I figured, why not? He's nearly 7 months, doesn't appear to have any reactions or issues (sorry ladies with babies with many) and actually, the sooner he eats what we do, the easier my life will be. Working FT and spending most evenings cooking the next evening's dinner will be considerably easier when everyone is eating from the same menu!!

He sucked it off the toast Kyz, DP said he mushed the egg with a small bit of milk, then mushed the toast in to it so it was mega soft! He ate a 400g slice of toast with it on!

Thank you VQ. Sensible as always. Chortled at little sumo.

I am going to speak to the dietician before introducing any more common allergens like fish. I have haddock in the freezer I was hoping to use but I want to hold off a day or two.

Have just made apple and strawberry puree (just peeled, chopped, in bowl, zapped in microwave for a couple of mins and blended) and it smells AMAZING. DS might not get any...

Have often thought the amazing smells of the fruit purees which get frozen into ice cubes would make amazing actual ice cubes for alcoholic smoothy type things.

Ah yes, spending most evenings cooking the next evening's dinner is something I'm really looking forward to

F finally asleep. 2.5 hours later than planned. Having fed at 9 there'll be no point in a dream feed. So she'll be up 2 or 3 times at least.

Kyz could you hard boil an egg, and chop it into bigger pieces for E? Would he your nerves manage that? Might get some chicken for next week then and try F. Anything with lumps in gets spat out, so may put the heavy duty bib with a tray at the bottom on, for that meal!

Det glad O liked his tea, and dp had no need to phone 999! Will nip over to fb and have a look at the egghead lol.

Feeling a bit overwhelmed and inadequate by all of the lovely, varied foods you are making for your babies I have little imagination and my cooking skills are crap. This week O has had largely the same things every day. Poor boy.

P is now working lates Mon-Thurs so I will be alone every evening and having to deal with dinner/bottles/bath/bed myself. Then next Friday he's going out to a party. Lucky him having a fucking social life.

Chasing at least one of Fs meals each day consists purely of...pear. It's her favourite. I need to start mixing things up once we get back from my parents next week.

QQ: is kiwi advisable at 6 months? I can't remember.

whoever suggested puree on toast is a genius

Catching up tonight has made me quite hungry . We don?t do any baby type foods really, other than organix rice cakes and sweetcorn rings.

How do you do Wwf? Does it have to be through facebook? I?ve done it with fb friends before but can?t see how you do it with others.

Det sorry to read about such a rubbish appointment.

Chasing see it as good prep for super mum and to show you you can do it all.

Pp well done to DP!

Pass glad P is ok.

VQ glad to hear J is better

YW that made me properly well up

Kyz you are doing ace, do not panic

Madam you sound so well organised

Det cauliflower cheese is a big hit here

Bplp I go with cat poo on pillow...

I can't remember anymore

LO got to stroke baby goats today and play at the farm. He's very tiring at mo as on the go all day from 7-7 if not earlier. I get maybe 2/3 20-30 min naps if I'm lucky so hard going with DP away.

He's eating well but still wants milk. When do I start trying to reduce it?

Judgey pants alert:

O's 6 month old cousin sleeps in a cot with a duvet on and cot bumpers. She found him today with the cot bumper over his head so he was in real danger of suffocation. The first thing you do is remove the bumper from over his face, yes? No, if you are SIL, you take a picture, send it to your siblings, saying aww how cute! and then remove it....

Ooh I've really got the rage today.

Chasing Jonas' brekkie is pretty much the same each day (fruit puree and porridge and a bagel - tho am about to try him on weetabix) - his tea ideas I'm getting from the quiche. I was v surprised he loved olives.

Det I've yet to find a baby stock cube that doesn't contain milk - have a double check. If you've found a soy and dairy free one please let me know There's a reason we don't have cheezely too (can't remember) it might just be minging???!

Good thinking det and bplp I could try both methods. Only I tend to take over when e has toast because he tries to ram a whole soldier in in one go. Surely I'm supposed to stop that? I really need to get a grip

bplp what size are we talking for egg? Little cubes or something?

chasing you are doing a fab job with o dont worry :)

Chasing

Chasing she is a very silly cow!

Kyz let him stuff the whole soldier in. It'll come out and go back in and gradually get smaller as bits are sooked off. And with egg I'd just quarter a boiled egg or mash it - small chunks are probably more dangerous.

Chasing she sounds yet again like a fucking idiot.

kyz I would quarter an egg. If it would help I can try and get some videos of O eating BLW style to show you how he handles toast etc?

Thanks YW I might give him some of my bagel tomorrow.

your sil sounds ridiculous chasing. Vids would be great thank you

I have taken a cube of apple puree out for his toast tomorrow and I will give him his porridge then toast so he isn't so hungry and ill try not to interfere even if a big bit breaks off in his mouth?

I will quarter an egg when I give it or make a milky mash and spread it on toast. Or try both ways.

Going to repeat to myself that I do not need to interfere with the toast now until tomorrow morning lol

is cheese sauce as it sounds? Just melted cheddar ir something? Geez I'm clueless!

YW The Boots one - but I could be wrong. www.boots.com/en/Boots-Baby-Organic-Stock-Cubes-Vegetable-1-x-66g_124064/

I might ring them up to check tomorrow though now you have said that! We haven't used them yet, but was going to do chicken with them tomorrow!