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BLW - do they actually EAT???

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jetjets · 01/04/2007 12:20

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FrannyandZooey · 01/04/2007 12:26

"are you guys being so pro-BLW that you're not telling the whole truth about the pitfalls of it (if there are any???) and are you saying that your babies really swallow and gain weight or do you just want us to be on the side of BLW? "

How can anyone recommending BLW on here read that and not be offended???? You're suggesting that people are lying about their babies eating and gaining weight just to make you think that BLW is a good thing?

Gosh.

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jetjets · 01/04/2007 12:28

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jetjets · 01/04/2007 12:31

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FrannyandZooey · 01/04/2007 12:32

Ok.

(it is fairly offensive to suggest people are lying to get you on to their side, isn't it? But we will gloss over that )

Have you read Aitch's blog? It is marvellous and full of ideas. In theory a 6 month old can have a go at eating anything as long as it isn't an obvious choking risk (nuts etc). I think you are meant to either cut the pieces very small or quite large, so that the choking risk is reduced.

What sort of thing do you normally eat yourself for each meal? Your baby could probably try to join in with your meals and have tastes of things, if she is ready to start weaning.

My son is nearly 4 so I am not the best person to advise you but I am sure you will get lots of help on here. I hope it works out for you

TeeCee · 01/04/2007 12:33

????? Do they truly eat?????
I don't understand. What do you think they are doing if they aren't eating?
I didn't do tru blw, i sometimes used a spoon for the odd thing but at 6 months DD was shoving blueberries and bit of carrot and sweet potato into her own mouth. What is that if it's not eating?
The pitfalls are that there can be a lot of food on the floor. They still get some of it in their mouth. At 6 months milk is the most important thing in their diet. By the time they need food more they are pros at feeding themselves.

FrannyandZooey · 01/04/2007 12:33

LOL jetjets I don't think a huge amount goes in at the beginning but it doesn't matter. Milk has enough calories for a baby and should form the main part of their nutrition until they are at least 1 year old.

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jetjets · 01/04/2007 12:38

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singingmum · 01/04/2007 12:41

Sorry to go off at an angle,but when did the health proffs decide that weaning should be at 6mths?My ds weaned at 5 weeks and dd at 6-7 weeks(small amount of baby rice) if they hadn't I would have gone mad as they were constantly hungry like their father who started solids at 4 weeks.Strange q I know but don't understand why it was changed from 3-4 mnths

TeeCee · 01/04/2007 12:42

Oh so I'm jumping on you am I??? oh righto.
I thought my saying "The pitfalls are that there can be a lot of food on the floor. They still get some of it in their mouth. At 6 months milk is the most important thing in their diet. By the time they need food more they are pros at feeding themselves." was me trying to answer you, but whatever.

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jetjets · 01/04/2007 12:47

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TeeCee · 01/04/2007 12:53

Oh right, I thought you'd chosen to ignore the bit where I was trying to be helpful, obviously not, great.
Sorry my post wasn't fluffy enough for you, I didn't think I was jumping on you at all though, but as you say it's your right to feel jumped on so nothing I can say really. Good luck in whatever works for you in terms of feeding your child.

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jetjets · 01/04/2007 12:58

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NoBiggy · 01/04/2007 12:59

You might think nothing has gone in. Last night I harvested some bits from the floor, and a couple of handfuls from the highchair seat. I may well have thought that none went in. However, the nappies this morning tell a different story, and even while I may not have noticed any real eating going on she was sneaking the odd bit in.

Same pretty much every meal, unless she truly isn't interested (would have nothing to do with french toast, for example).

The key is, keep on with the milk, don't be thinking that you'll be dropping milk feeds in favour of solids, I think the baby will stop taking so much milk, rather than you stop giving. This is what I'm expecting in time (we're about 4-5 weeks into this weaning lark). And you really, really, have to not mind if they don't fancy eating. Which is way easier if they are just having some extra of what you're having than if you've invested time and cash in preparing something special then pureed it. I can say this, having done both ways - not talking out of my hat!

TeeCee · 01/04/2007 13:06

Sorry, where did I say I thought it was too fluffy to ask for advice? Stop reading things that aren't there and being so easily offened fgs. I haven't actually said anythign wrong as far as I can see. You've taken some sort of instant dislike to me for some reason.

I was trying to help you, thought I'd given you some answers. You took offence. Not my problem - it's yours.

However you chose not to be upset by F&Z saying "How can anyone recommending BLW on here read that and not be offended???? You're suggesting that people are lying about their babies eating and gaining weight just to make you think that BLW is a good thing?
Gosh.
" But I'm so offensive you're still banging on about it.

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jetjets · 01/04/2007 13:09

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Tatties · 01/04/2007 13:10

Your lo might not eat much to begin with - but it doesn't matter, it's not really a 'pitfall' and hunger will be satisfied by milk at this stage (as long as you offer it on demand.) Some babies eat more solid food than others anyway, whichever way you choose to wean, and the theory behind BLW is that you are letting the baby decide how much he wants to eat. So you kind of have to relinquish a bit of control on that one.

The only real pitfall is sometimes a well meaning relative may suggest that you are not feeding the baby properly But you can just ignore that

Kellymom also has some really good advice on weaning. FWIW, I did BLW with my ds, who really didn't develop much of an appetite for solid food until at least 12mo, and his weight never wavered from just above the 50th centile since he was born.

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jetjets · 01/04/2007 13:12

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hunkermunker · 01/04/2007 13:12

Singingmum, 5 weeks?!

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jetjets · 01/04/2007 13:14

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singingmum · 01/04/2007 13:15

Didn't want to but ended up with no choice they are now 12 and 6 and have stomachs that can eat anything and not react.Even my HV said it was ok as my two would not settle for just milk.

TeeCee · 01/04/2007 13:17

Do you know what, you've actually really upset me to the point I feel a bit teary. Am very hormonal so that's not helping. I feel that you have actually really jumped on me tbh, not the other way round and I'm not used to that. I was trying to help you, you didn't like my post then said I thought your asking for advice was too fluffy which I didn't and now I'm ranting apparently. Mumsnet hasn't made me feel upset for as long as I can remember so best I log off .

BabiesEverywhere · 01/04/2007 13:23

jetjets

Yes, babies do eat some food when BLW. How can you tell ? Easy, watch their poo. At first the food goes straight though and out without being digested so you can see Brocoli/carrots etc in their poo. After a while they start digesting it and their poo goes from the soft yellow breastfed poo to a sticky more solid darker poo.

Alternatively weight food before and after offering it to your baby, the difference in the weights is what the baby ate.

I find that some meals/foods go down faster than others. Sometimes my DD is too busy/not hungry enough to eat a proper meal and other times she wolfs her food done.

But like previous posters said, at seven months milk is still the bulk of her diet.

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jetjets · 01/04/2007 13:26

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jetjets · 01/04/2007 13:27

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lulumama · 01/04/2007 13:30

re the 'how much do they actually eat'

when you feed a baby puree, how much goes in,oozes out, end up on the bib, rubbed in a eye, raspberried back out mixed with spit, scraped off the chin and back,ad infinitum

6 month old babies, regardless of nature of their weaning, will not eat vast quantities, especially as milk is the main source of nutrition and calories

re weaning at 5 weeks....because baby was constantly hungry....that is what babies do! they want milk, a lot, it has changed because research has shown that early weaning can give rise to major issues with the gut in later life...your kids are ok, but somearen;t....believe that weaning at 6 months has been recommended for 10 years?
sure i will be corrected if that is wrong..

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