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DH and I had (another) disagreement about BLW last night......please place your bets

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FAQ · 03/02/2008 18:54

He said it "wasn't working" and that we should "do it his way" (a whole other thread - which there is out there somewhere LOL) and that we should puree food for DS3 and cut out his 5.30pm bottle. Admittedly DS3 hasn't really been that interested in his food (he's just turned 8 months) but I'm not at all worried - there's a lot of him and he's not exactly wilting away with a lack of decent amount of solids in his diet

Now - I was extremely reluctant to puree anything for him, but told DH if that was what he wanted to do - then go right ahead. Anyhow, couldn't be doing with the hassle tonight of him telling me that BLW wasn't "working" so got our (very cr*p) blender out and made a 1/2 hearted effort to blend DS3's portion for him. It actually turned out looking more like I'd given it a good mix with a mixing spoon (ie still very lumpy and not really pureed at all).

DH has just coaxed/cajooled/whatever you want to call it most of it down DS3.

HOWEVER, I also cut out his 5.30pm bottle...which could have increased his appetite.

What's the betting that DH turns round later and tells me that "his way obviously works".....despite the fact that the food wasn't really pureed - and we have already been offering more "sloppy" foods with a spoon (so not "pure" BLW) and he's not been interested. AND the fact that DS3 probably had a slightly bigger appetite because he missed a bottle???

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FAQ · 03/02/2008 23:09

and of course I didn't cook the dishes - I washed them .

He reckons we BOTH did the same when we puree fed DS1 and DS2.....well maybe he did at 8 months old, but it was only in the very early days while I was trying to get them to realise that opening their mouth would provide pleasant rewards LOL that I did it. Once they'd figured out that it was "food" on the thing that mummy was waving about in front their face they soon learned to sit there like a goldfish waiting for the next spoonful

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justabouttotakeadeepbreath · 03/02/2008 23:09

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FAQ · 03/02/2008 23:11

justabout - trust me this isn't just about BLW.......as I said in my first post there are MUCH deeper and more important issues going on.

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justabouttotakeadeepbreath · 03/02/2008 23:14

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FAQ · 03/02/2008 23:16

if it was just the BLW/puree feeding and nothing more I wouldn't give two hoots. I'd let him buy a new blender (that actually blends LOL) and he could give puree at the weekend, and I'd continue doing my mix of spoonfeeding "normal" food and BLW during the week (actually that's probably what will happen anyhow - but I'm just not going to tell him

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justabouttotakeadeepbreath · 03/02/2008 23:20

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FAQ · 03/02/2008 23:29

we've got one of those hand blenders (think it's about the 3rd or 4th we've had since DS2 stopped having blended food!) and it's rubbish

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justabouttotakeadeepbreath · 03/02/2008 23:50

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Pruners · 04/02/2008 00:13

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FAQ · 04/02/2008 00:15

did she?????

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discoverlife · 04/02/2008 00:21

quoteread up on it??????? DH?????? No - not unless it's something that he has heard of and wants to try out......then all his research is valid quote

Are you by any chance married to my exh?

tiktok · 04/02/2008 09:20

'Arsed' isn't a swear, is it??!

Pruners · 04/02/2008 09:25

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FAQ · 04/02/2008 11:54

no! Arse isn't a swear word ........although I wouldn't be particularly chuffed if my DS's started walking round saying it LOL

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