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Which porridge

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purpleme12 · 21/06/2014 09:53

Hi

Which porridge do you use for your baby because I gave my baby the Heinz baby creamy porridge that's suitable for 4-36 month olds and she ate all the tin but half an hour later took at least 5 oz of milk so surely it didn't fill her up enough even though it was a whole tin?

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SavoyCabbage · 21/06/2014 10:09

I just made ordinary porridge. Not with the jumbo oats but with the little ones. Just put some in a pan with some full fat milk and cook on low till it looks soft. Just add more milk if it looks a bit dry.

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purpleme12 · 21/06/2014 10:22

The only thing with that is I'm not sure if she'll wait that long til it's ready doing that....

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stargirl1701 · 21/06/2014 10:24

We made porridge cake in the early days. 3 spoonfuls of porridge, 3 spoonfuls of milk, 2 minutes in microwave. Done! Just normal oats that we eat.

It's from the BLW Cookbook.

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purpleme12 · 21/06/2014 10:42

ok that sounds quicker might try some of that then

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xvxvxvxvxvxvxvxv · 21/06/2014 10:51

Another who's baby had normal porridge. I added whatever I was having too- bananas dates raspberries etc just cut up or mashed.

If I was having raisins I added hers as a side order otherwise they'd just be picked out to be eaten first which was very messy!

Indith · 21/06/2014 10:57

Just porridge porridge. Tesco Value porridge oats to be precise. Can make it on the hob or in the microwave in 2-3 minutes.

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purpleme12 · 21/06/2014 10:58

Oh ok thank everyone it looks like it might be easier than I thought then. I don't understand how the tin says it's for 36 month olds as well then if it doesn't fill my 8 month old up enough?

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FromPenToPaper · 21/06/2014 11:06

Maybe she was just thirsty later on? Or perhaps she is due a growth spurt and needs some extra energy? I don't think it's because porridge isn't "filling".

sleepyhead · 21/06/2014 11:10

Supermarket own brand ready brek here.

Just add milk, stir and it's ready. I put it in the microwave for a few seconds to heat, but obviously stir well and test if you do this.

If you compare the price per 100g with baby porridge (identical ingredients) it's so much cheaper.

sleepyhead · 21/06/2014 11:12

Oh, and maybe she was thirsty rather than hungry? That's the thing with weaning, they vary the amount they want to eat or drink depending on their appetite or preference just like we do Smile

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purpleme12 · 21/06/2014 11:34

She has a massive appetite so I think she was hungry rather than thirsty. She only had little bit of water. She still has a fair amount of milk as well as her food.

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NovemberRainbow · 21/06/2014 11:38

How old is she Purple? It's quite warm weather at the moment so I would not worry about the milk feeds, she's properly thirstier than normal and the milks no harm if she is still hungry.

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purpleme12 · 21/06/2014 11:47

She's 8 months and a week

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sleepyhead · 21/06/2014 13:42

She maybe just really likes milk at the moment. Could be a taste /texture /familiarity thing.

You know, the way you can feel full up after dinner but can happily squeeze in a bit of your favourite cake.

Ds2 is older (14 months) but never turns his nose up at a milk feed even if it's shortly after a big dinner. If it's not offered he won't ask for it though which makes me think it's a preference rather than hunger.

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purpleme12 · 21/06/2014 13:52

She always asks for it - for dinner she had a couple of spoonfuls of food then wouldn't eat anymore but she wanted milk. Maybe it is just a familiarity thing I just don't know how you're supposed to stop the milk feeds because they say no bottles when they're 1 don't they? She still has a good amount of milk in day especially when she doesn't eat.

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purpleme12 · 21/06/2014 13:53

She also needs milk to go to sleep now so that gives her more milk when she does that

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sleepyhead · 21/06/2014 13:54

Just give the milk in a cup rather than a bottle.

It's milk pooling in the mouth causing decay that's the issue, not milk to drink. Tbh, good dental hygiene is more important plus never giving juice in a bottle.

FromPenToPaper · 21/06/2014 13:57

The "no bottles" thing just means moving to a sippy cup or similar rather than giving milk in a bottle. So you can still give milk, although it can be full fat cows milk rather than formula.

You may well find in the next 4 months that she changes rapidly, and may start to really get to grips with food. I would give food about an hour after a milk feed so that she's not too hungry but also not too full.

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purpleme12 · 21/06/2014 14:13

I have the food more than hour after a very small milk feed and she still didn't want it. Maybe she will change the next 4 months. It feels like a minefield. She can't sit yet so it's not like I can just give her her bottle or beaker and her do it anywhere

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ilovepowerhoop · 21/06/2014 14:17

those tins of baby porridge are full of water and probably not very filling. I used ready brek or weetabix or oatibix at that age. I mixed them with full fat cows milk and added fruit puree for different flavours.

ilovepowerhoop · 21/06/2014 14:21

I have checked out those tins and they only have 106 calories per tin and only 6% oatmeal with the rest of it being milk, water and cream and cornflour to thicken. You are better off with proper cereal if you want her to have a filling meal

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purpleme12 · 21/06/2014 14:40

She has liked Weetabix in the past but I gave her Weetabix with some cherries Thursday and Friday and she pretty much refused it again (leading to 2 bottles in the space of less than 3 hours again like we used to do before she had food)so today I thought i'll give her porridge in case she's gone off Weetabix. thank you for your suggestion and everyone else's very useful any others are welcome too!

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purpleme12 · 21/06/2014 14:42

When did you stop giving milk in a bottle and give it in a beaker?

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ilovepowerhoop · 21/06/2014 14:52

DD was about 15 months old when she stopped having milk in a bottle and had it in a lidded cup instead. With ds I introduced the odd drink of milk in the lidded cup from around 9 months (only once a day) and as he took to it well I slowly started offering more of his milk feeds in the cup. He was onto cups for milk by around 11 months.

There is no rush and it can all be done gradually. You can even wait until after the age of 1 if you wish.

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purpleme12 · 21/06/2014 14:59

She only mastered the beaker a few weeks ago and still doesn't drink a huge amount - an ounce at the most - often less than that. I only offer that at meal times in her highchair because she can't sit up yet so pretty much the rest of the time she spends lying down. So I think we'll wait to put milk in the beaker maybe. If she carries on only going to sleep with drinking milk then as some point we'll have to tackle that. It's so hard to know what to do

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