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September 2014 Babies leave the newborn stage behind. Thread 2

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SeptemberBabies · 04/11/2014 12:38

New thread because our initial thread is about to max out.

For babies born around September 2014 - or just before for early arrivals and just after for late arrivals.

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Allisgood1 · 10/11/2014 10:13

Re: weaning. Interesting that the guidelines are changing again Confused
Dd1 weaned at exactly 4 months with peadiatrician recommendation.
Dd2 weaned closer to 6 as that's when she was ready

My DN is a very large baby and is currently 7 months and not very interested in food. So size definitely has nothing to do with it. Dd1 was tiny and dd2 was big. DS is like dd1 was but I'll wean him when he's ready.

ilovemonstersinc · 10/11/2014 10:44

Ds2 was very interested at this age. He was drinking 8oz every 2ish hours. Held off as long as possible. Ds3 im struggling yo get more than4oz in him every3-4hours.

bananapickle84 · 10/11/2014 11:12

I weaned DD at 21 weeks and she was more than ready. I was told by my HV though that getting flavours into them before 6 months is a good idea. I puréed until she was 6 mths and then she ate what we did.

It does seem to depend who you talk to about the guidelines as out HV said the set in stone 6 mths thing was a mistake and means you have to hit the ground running.

As someone else said you just have to do what is right for your child and not see it as a competition which is a temptation with all childhood milestones!

I'm going to see how we go with DS as he's already on 5 8 oz bottles a day and he's only 8 weeks so not sure how far we're going to get!

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SeptemberBabies · 10/11/2014 13:11

Lots of chunky babies on the thread. My chunky monkey had her 6 week weight check today and she's 13lb 0oz - massive!

DD is exclusively breastfed and so should have well developed jaw muscles by the time she is 6 months. I won't be mashing anything. She'll have proper food that the rest of the family have from the start.

I will start weaning only when she is capable of picking up her food, putting it into her mouth herself and chewing it. Once she can do that, she'll be weaned.

With the exception of things like cereal or soup that need a spoon, I am planning on not 'feeding' my daughter solids at all. She should be feeding herself from the word go.

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SparklyReindeerShit · 10/11/2014 14:07

I'm trying not to get a complex about the size of dd! Especially when everyone says how 'massive' their babies are and mines way above them on the charts!

I wouldn't call what we do 'baby led weaning' as I do help with spoons and feeding at first, otherwise meal times would take hours. They're not speedy at eating.

Purées were recommended before 6 months as babies don't have the chewing abilities needed before then.
Don't panic if babies weight slows or stops when they start solids, they don't take in nearly as many calories on solid foods as they do milk which is why they say food for fun until they're one. The main source of nutrition is still milk.

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SeptemberBabies · 10/11/2014 14:09

Sparkly - chunky babies are the cutest! Definitely don't get a complex about it.

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KitKat1985 · 10/11/2014 15:41

Not sure when I'll wean Jessica. My mum was horrified to find the guidance is now officially 6 months. She was always told to wean at 3 months 'back in the day'. I'm sure she thinks Jessica is going to starve if we wait until 6 months. I'll see how we go personally and when she starts to show 'signs' of wanting to eat. I'm going to try and wait until at least 5 months though well probably anyway.

Just took Jessica for her 8 week vaccinations. I felt so guilty when she started crying when they put the needles in. I could have cried for her! Sad However she was asleep five minutes later so clearly she wasn't that traumatised!

lilone1234 · 10/11/2014 19:07

Gosh I wouldn't know where to start with weaning! I don't really want to get in to all the baby food jars and stuff but it just feels wrong to go straight from bottles to solid food.

Got a question. How has tummy time been going for people? Molly absolutely hates it and cries and cries until she's picked up and won't settle to play on her back at all afterwards either. I'm starting to worry that it's hurting her somehow. She won't lift her head up at all, though she does hold it quite well when I sit her up or hold her up.

holls2000 · 10/11/2014 20:06

lil tummy time not hugely successful here....

today started DS on infacol. he seems worse today than ever - I really want to put him on comfort milk but feel I need hv permission first. ..

RedToothBrush · 10/11/2014 20:10

Tummy time?! Not even tried it yet beyond hugs with me and DH.

He generally hates not being able to see everything going on, so I figure he'll hate it, certainly at first. I think we'll try it in the next week or so, but I'm not in a rush to. I don't really see the point if I'm honest.

ilovemonstersinc · 10/11/2014 20:20

You dont need permission to use comfort milk. Its trial and error with feeds.

We've been having tummy time but hes more happy being sat up.
He also lovee his swing too.

Red tummy time helps build the neck muscles and helps stop the head from becoming flat on thr side they favour when laid down

who was it that was being seen for craniosynostis?

holls2000 · 10/11/2014 20:30

ilove I said to hv today I felt it might b a good idea and she said not yet. xx

polkadotdelight · 10/11/2014 20:34

We have started tummy time (6 weeks) and probably should have started it sooner. I hate doing it, I know it has to be done but I feel so guilty and hate seeing DS like that.

ilovemonstersinc · 10/11/2014 20:44

Holls why not? Its from newborn? Its easier to digest.
Ask pharmacist.

holls2000 · 10/11/2014 20:53

they said not till 8 weeks. im going to start him on it. This is horrid poor boy xx

misog2000 · 10/11/2014 20:57

Emily is doing really well on comfort milk holls, what was the HV reasoning behind saying not yet as I think ours are about the same age (7 weeks on Tuesday)?

velvetlilithi · 10/11/2014 21:08

We tried comfort milk from 6 weeks but no difference.

I put ds on tummy to play from 4 weeks once in couple of days and from 6 weeks every day at least twice for just couple of minutes. He hates it though and always screaming, but it's important so I have to try with him.
He has already flattened right side of head as he was born with pulled neck muscle due to being breech and having his head in my ribs. His head was sticked to his right shoulder for a whole first day.
He always lies on right side and doesn't really like me turning his head so I welcome every minute he lies different (through day naps I try to put him on his left side to sleep and at night turning his head if sleeps deeply).

holls2000 · 10/11/2014 21:52

she just said to have another couple of weeks on first milk as they don't recommend comfort till 8 weeks cos of digestive system. im such a bird brain I didnt question it....idiot.

ds has just gone to sleep. please let him have a super good sleep full of windy bottoms.

cookielove · 10/11/2014 22:39

Eli is a dinky 12lb 7oz at three months or if we adjust his age to.hus due date he is a huge 12lb 7oz 6 week old.

Developmentally we have been told to wean early not sure if we will or not.

Is it someone In this group who it's there baby down on their front?

RedToothBrush · 10/11/2014 22:44

Red tummy time helps build the neck muscles and helps stop the head from becoming flat on thr side they favour when laid down

See this is the thing. He has very good control as he's constantly doing mini push ups on both me and DH as he likes to watch the world and doesn't like being held too closely (he's not liking his sling atm...). He tends to sleep in all manner of positions on us too during the day and he only sleeps in his cot at night and doesn't seem to favour any side. I really don't get it. Especially since its only for a few minutes at a time.

CumbrianExile · 10/11/2014 23:29

Red my lo is the same. Hates tummy time but pushes himself up on mine and dh chests all the time. I still try now and again but I don't like seeing him upset.
He's also quite small still at only 10lb1 at nearly 9 weeks.

velvetlilithi · 10/11/2014 23:44

cumbrian and red My lo is the same on chest and he's generally very active baby. But tummy time isn't just important for shape of head or neck muscles. Also necessary exercise for strenghtening arms which is beginning for crawling. Tummy play is the only way they can use their arms to pull themselves up.

TeamEponine · 11/11/2014 04:00

Argh. DD has gone from sleeping nicely in her Moses basket to not settling I'm three at all. I'm really not comfortable having her in with us. Neither of us sleep well at all, and DH is now sleeping (badly) on the couch so she has space in our bed. Really not good. She was in it so well, but now just will not settle unless she is cuddled up with me, resting her head on my arm. Any ideas, because this is driving us nuts and we are really not getting enough sleep Sad

RedToothBrush · 11/11/2014 08:30

velvet, I am still not really getting it. Apparently I simply didn't crawl. I just went straight to walking at 9 months, so I really am a bit hmm at the value of it. Plus he pushes himself up with his legs and is starting to try and push and pull himself when he's on me and DH.

I did try it over my maternity pillow this morning. DS was actually fairly ok with it but started getting frustrated in the end.

I have to confess to being a skeptic with so many things we are told we 'must' do. So much of it is frankly bull shit. I'll probably half heartedly persevere with it, but I am afraid I'm not convinced its really necessary.