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Weaning

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I thought homemade food was advised?

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ScoobyDooooo · 13/07/2006 12:21

Well i have been to see my doctor this morning for a few things getting on top of me lately.

I was telling her about my life, she was asking about dd etc etc. I told her dd is being a real handful at the moment & that yesterday i was making all her homemade food at it was a bit of a stuggle cause dd is constantly crying, her answer?

Why are you making homemade food? it would be much easier to go & buy ready made meals what is topping you doing this the money?

To which i answered NOOO i want to feed my daughter properly, i actually did buy some rady made food jar the other day (yes i know dont shot me down) it was a jar of carrots & something but dd would not open her mouth she had one taste, spat that out & would not open her mouth again. She is now used to the homemade food & luuuurves it, its just for me finding the time to do it at this point in ny life because off dd being clingy,crying,screaming & i think she is teething!

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Enid · 13/07/2006 12:23

I hate jars and ready made food but if things were getting on top of me I would definitely use them for a week or so. If doing this makes you feel worse, then do a big cook up one evening and freeze loads (could dh/dp take her out for a walk while you do it - can be quite relaxing with the radio on )

CristinaTheAstonishing · 13/07/2006 12:23

She probably meant it well, something to tide you over a difficult patch. I doubt it was meant as a health advice.

WigWamBam · 13/07/2006 12:25

GPs are horrendously ill-advised on weaning - there was a GP on here the other day saying just that, and it's been my experience too.

Home-made is best, but if making it fresh is affecting you then maybe you need to rethink. Do you make it in bulk and freeze it? That way you don't have to make everything fresh three times a day. Can you do it when she's in bed - if she's only having veg at the moment then make up extra veg when you cook for yourself and freeze them? I don't know how old she is but if she's eating pretty much what you're having then save her a portion of what you're having in the evening and give it to her the following day.

expatinscotland · 13/07/2006 12:26

We cook up and freeze. Got a chest freezer and bung it in there. I highly recommend it.

Feistybird · 13/07/2006 12:30

I agree with Cristina - some jars versus your mental health? I know which side I'd come down on...

expatinscotland · 13/07/2006 12:30

Also, how old is your DD? DD2 is now 7 months, and for tea she just has whatever we are having -add water and whizz w/hand blender to desired consistency.

FioFio · 13/07/2006 12:33

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ScoobyDooooo · 13/07/2006 12:39

Hi sorry i am not very good at explaining, i am have a very hard time at the moment in my life (another thread altogether) Yes i think she was probably saying that maybe i just toke it the wrong way.

I make a big load & freeze it, this is how i have been doing for the past few weeks, dd loves her homemade food, she just will not eat jars, maybe its because its not what she is used too.

I have made enough food now for the next 2 weeks, i think it was just because i had totally run out & dd has been an absolute nightmare the last couple of days, i can understand why because i am pretty sure she might be teething but trying to do everything else, look after a 4 yr old & hold a screaming baby is v hard.

Dd is asleep at the moment but she will probably be awake soon

As for dp taking the kids away from me, if only!!
He has just done a half day at work come staright homgot changed & gone bloody golfing till about 5pm probably one reason why i am struggling so much

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CristinaTheAstonishing · 13/07/2006 12:49

SD at your DH disappearing like that.

When DS was small I slaved over the home-made food. I had my mum cooking it, my Dad, myself. He'd sometimes eat it, sometimes wouldn't. Same as with jars in fact. DD now eats what we have and that's that. Have you looked into baby-led weaning? I'm assuming your DD is at that age now?

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ScoobyDooooo · 13/07/2006 12:54

No i have not looked into baby-led weaing could you explain more please? my dd is 6 months now i started weaning her quite early because she started waking in the night where she was not getting enough from her milk, she sleeps through at night again now ( i am so lucky on this side of things) she has not been eating much lately though maybe its because of the heat?

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CristinaTheAstonishing · 13/07/2006 13:01

BLW is basically just letting your baby decide when she's ready to wean and how. E.g. when she can sit up and starts grabbing for food. Give her bits of what you're having. If you have potatoes, mash one up with a fork for her, a bit of broccoli etc. Nothing different to what the rest of the family are eating, just in smaller chunks for her. It avoids the mushy phase. I started more or less accidentally when I was with DD on holiday with some relatives in rural Romania, no time there to make special baby food. I think there've been some threads on here about this.

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ScoobyDooooo · 13/07/2006 13:03

Hmm thats interesting because she is actually at that stage, she loves food & anytime anyone is eating near her she reaches out to grab it, she also reaches out to hold the spoon when i am feeing her, i am just waiting for my highchair to arrive then i am going to start putting food in front of her for her to try & grab herself because she seems to really want to do this.

I am not so ready for the mess

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CristinaTheAstonishing · 13/07/2006 13:07

Oh yes, the mess is another thing You can hold her on your lap meanwhile when you're at the table. Just take care of any hot things.

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ScoobyDooooo · 13/07/2006 13:16

Thanks for the advice i will let you know how we gwt on should be interesting, she is a v forward baby & very independant so we shall see how she gets on bless her.

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CristinaTheAstonishing · 13/07/2006 13:24

Good luck. TBH I did have my doubts about it as DD is quite skinny and there are times when I think I should have spoon-fed her myself but she's so independent she just won't allow any help. She's the same with food, with trying to put on her shoes, turn pages in the book etc. She's 16 months old now.

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ScoobyDooooo · 13/07/2006 13:28

Dd is not skinny at all she is a food monster i would say she is just thr right weight, she is 6 months & weighs about 18lb she is very long though. I will see how she gets on even just giving her some food to suck on, it may even help with her teething i think.

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CristinaTheAstonishing · 13/07/2006 13:30

Have a look also at the link I posted on the other thread about weaning (i saw you posted there too). My DD is skinny: 9 kg at 16 months. She etas a little bit of everything. She ate better a while ago but these past couple of months she's been a sparrow.

kiera · 13/07/2006 15:46

Idiot doctor!

At 6 months she could now start eating a lot of the same as you are having. Ds used to love pureed shepherds pie, bolognaise, chicken casserole, moussaka, all cooked from scratch, I tried to prepare as much as possible when he was napping eg prepare the veg, defrost the meat, make the cheese sauce etc,and as there were only two of us plus ds I could easily make enough for two days every time I cooked. Really helped us eat better too as we lived on jar sauces and oven-ready food before he came along!

Sorry to hear your dp isn't being too helpful

kiera · 13/07/2006 15:49

Have just read the recent messages - yes I did let ds loose with a spoon as soon as he wanted to. He had a very big, wipe-clean highchair with big tray and I used to put a towelling bib on him under a pelican bib to try and minimise the mess on his clothes. It was no problem at all and now he is almost 3 and eats really well.

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ScoobyDooooo · 13/07/2006 15:50

I do make homemade food for us is well, i was just unsure of when you were allowed to start giving them all this food too, do you think i could start now? is there anything she should not be eating at 6 months?

I know what your saying about when she is napping but its not really possible sometimes because when dd is napping ds is fighting for all my attention, which he defo deserves because dd takes up alot of my time this past 3 days.

She actually seems alot more settled this afternoon which has made things easier but i am just shattered & cant be bothered.

she had carrots,parsnips & sweet potatoe for lunch followed by apples & pears this is her fav She has eaten the lot is well.

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kiera · 13/07/2006 23:23

Ah, I didn't realise you had a ds as well, that must make it much harder. I don't know if the guidelines have changed at all but when ds was 6 months we could then start introducing virtually everything, but I did do it one new food at a time in case of reaction (I found he used to get nappy rash from tomatoes for example). At this stage they can have dairy, meat, poultry, fish...anything really if memory serves, someone please correct me if I'm wrong! Obviously cooked from scratch rather than processed stuff is preferable. I'll never forget the first time he had meat...he slept 10 hours straight that night which was unheard of for him at the time!

hth

kiera · 13/07/2006 23:24

PS glad to hear she is enjoying her food

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