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Find weaning advice from other Mumsnetters on our Weaning forum. Use our child development calendar for more information.

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659 replies

AnarchyAunt · 30/09/2008 19:01

aaaaaarrrrrggggghhhhhhsplutter

Ah thats better.

I know, I know, I can do nothing at all about it, its not my business, I don't have to look...... But aaaarrrrgghhh.

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VictorianSqualor · 06/10/2008 12:54

I shall try and type up a letter to my P (well, one of the MPs in my county, that is asscoiated with the hospital) a bit later, I want to call the helplines first and see what advice they give me on weaning.
If someone else gets a chance to compose a letter first I can put it on the blog for people to send off?
Am also going to start a petition in a moment.

Cwtch86 · 06/10/2008 12:58

Hi Stretchmarkqueen. Sorry, it took so long for me to get on here to read ur post. The little lady's been really fussy today. (Maybe I should start giving her solids! She'll become the perfect baby who never fusses and sleeps whenever I tell her to...)

happycamper10180 · 06/10/2008 13:15

I'm signed up to that thing with gurgle where you get weekly updates on your baby's development. Just got the 17 week one and 'This month, as your baby shows signs of being ready to try solid food, he will put everything in his mouth'. I know they're not saying wean now but it implies at 4 months a baby might be ready.

stretchmarkqueen · 06/10/2008 13:18

Have you a link for it???

stretchmarkqueen · 06/10/2008 13:20

And I disagree, they do sound like they are advising weaning.

VictorianSqualor · 06/10/2008 13:21

Gurgle are mothercare's site aren't they?
Just more marketing.

VeniVidiVickiQV · 06/10/2008 13:24

"17/9/08 13:25Login to reply
babylovex
My dd was weaned just before 4 months and shes fine i know lots of peple who weaned before 4 month and never known any probablems at all!!

Havent you got anything better to do, why do you feel the need to keep posting on weaning threads? the are for advice and dont need you posting about govenment bloody gidelines ever 6 seconds"

Do you think the poster was weaned early too?

"6/10/08 08:55Login to reply
Disneybunny
I don't buy the new research either. Babyfood still states from 4 month and if people want to feed their babies from four month they can. People wean early for all sorts of medical reasons, the last thing they need is the same people trashing every thread stating their poin over and over again."

Yes, of course, because babyfood companies have nothing to gain from getting us to wean our babies earlier, as opposed to scientists and researchers who will gain, er, something from us weaning later.

"6/10/08 08:54Login to reply
Bogiewalsh
there are lots of nice mums on here that just wanna hace a chat, get advice and help other mums, just ignore the nasty comments i know it makes us cross but perhaps we should just say that they r out of order then move on then its falling on deaf ears.
I enjoy comming on here, lets us nice mums carry on being that way.
xxxxxx"

It's all in the eye of the beholder, isnt it?

"6/10/08 09:00Login to reply
rachfox1982
hi i have been doing it for a few nights now yep ill prob get slated in a minute but its really helped ds goes into a deeper sleep then when he does wake he takes a full normal bottle where as b4 he was waking for a bit here and there he was getting tired and grumpy and so was i hahaha there not going to choke if your suppervising its not like you can leave them with a bottle !!! x x x x x x x x"

Deeper sleep patterns are thought to be connected with SIDS. I'm ignoring the idiotic statement on the end of that post.

"6/10/08 10:20Login to reply
elliey1985
i am not 100% on the controlled crying but its something lke you leave them to cry for a while, then pick them up and comfort them for a short while and put them back down again! Something like that.
I manage to get into him before the crying starts and get the dummy back in and that normally holds off the crying."

Someone recommending controlled crying, then swiftly goes on to explain PUPD as a guess. But as long as they hug each other then that's just great. No harm done......

Seriously, all this chatter about "the olden days" and guidelines being new....why are they on an internet forum in the first place? It's a pretty new thing - newer than guidelines. Why do they need it? Perhaps if they answered that question honestly they might understand where guidelines are coming from.

VeniVidiVickiQV · 06/10/2008 13:30

sorry that was HUGE!

VS - i happen to have an appointment with my local MP on Friday afternoon.

If there is anything specifically you'd like me to take along (printed docs, links etc) do email me okay? You have my addy dont you?

nappyaddict · 06/10/2008 13:37

any advice for this poster?

VeniVidiVickiQV · 06/10/2008 13:39

A hug?

AnarchyAunt · 06/10/2008 13:47

That wholesome baby food link is absolutely fantastic, thanks to whoever posted it!

I am noticing that every site with any links to shops, or companies, is (funnily enough) giving incorrect advice as to signs of weaning readiness.

The Bounty lot really are an advertisers dream aren't they? For all the posturing people do about how advertising dosn't affect them, they really do fall for the shit these companies are peddling

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stretchmarkqueen · 06/10/2008 13:53

Which link AA?

AnarchyAunt · 06/10/2008 13:59

This one

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stretchmarkqueen · 06/10/2008 14:13

Whoops!!

VictorianSqualor · 06/10/2008 14:25

I do have your email VVVVVVVVVQV yes.
Hopefully the petition will be up and running by then, I'll try and get some info together for you to take with you.

kerry83 · 06/10/2008 14:55

hi hope u guys dont mind me posting on here! im a bounty mum (sometimes), and new to mumsnet, and as much as i like the support u get from them, it is nice to know that u guys are concerned for our babies in the early weaning threads. i must admit at first i was annoyed at the posts and thought some of u were interfering i have read through this post (quickly)and realise u are trying to make people aware. as u have said the guidelines for sleep have changed and people take them on board so why not weaning?? i must admit i to was told to wean my lo early and tried against all my instincts(i stopped after a day as it didn't feel right) admittidly (sp) i am starting to wean my lo as he is nearly 5 and a half months, but am doing it very very slowly (and this is under the guidance of gp and hv - my lo can sit up unaided for short periods of time as well so he is well supported). i just wanna say thanks for trying to make people aware that it is no good to wean early just because ur lo is not sleepin through - they are just babies and need lots of cuddles and love (even if it is at 2am then every half hr till 8!!!) im sorry for crashing ur post and hope u dont mind its so long!! and i hope u dont think badly of me starting to wean at 23 weeks, like i said i am doing it very very slowly and u have all shown me the dangers!!

VictorianSqualor · 06/10/2008 15:01

kerry, this is a public forum and anyone can post so of course we don't mind.
We're just glad that someone has taken on board what we have said.
Yes, it may seem like we are 'interfering' especially as our manner is very different from the bounty site. I'm sure it hasn't passed you by but on MN, many of us are a lot less, shall we say 'soft', I would say nice, but really, we are nice! Just harder at times. Plus the way we talk is different, not much text speak or sweet names for each other like 'hun' etc so when we started posting it was pretty obvious that we were not regular bounty members (probably why one person was convinced we were all the same poster)
It's just the way we are, and although we may not be considering the mothers' feelings greatly when we post, we are considering the future health of their baby.
Welcome to Mumsnet. Stick around, who knows, you might like being able to swear

stretchmarkqueen · 06/10/2008 15:04

Welcome. Nobody will think badly of you. Are you Baby Led Weaning? My ds is 21 weeks, and I want to start BLW in 3 weeks, but he's still a bit wobbly when sitting up!

Ah! vs, we found a way to swear!!! By mixing big letters and small!! I even wrote cnut!!

VictorianSqualor · 06/10/2008 15:06

I started BLW on saturday.
DS2 is 25 weeks.
I've just added a pic on my profile.

kerry83 · 06/10/2008 15:09

thanks, i know what u mean its weird being called hun by a bunch of strangers!! i just cant believe the people that wean so early (i beat myself up over starting last week and even now i dont give him very much). it is unfortunatly the attitude "its my kid il do what the hell i like" they should take a step back and see if it is really ok for the child!
oh and another thing bugger, bollocks, shit, arse, fuck!!! That felt great hahahaha.

stretchmarkqueen · 06/10/2008 15:09

Very cute! What was he eating? Did you say you gave him watermelon?

stretchmarkqueen · 06/10/2008 15:11

Kerry83, you will get on ok here!!

kerry83 · 06/10/2008 15:12

i have tried giving him a bit of banana in his high chair and he picked it up, squashed it all between his fingers - tried to shove it in his mouth and missed hence shoving it up his nose!! and he found it hilarious!! am gonna try agen in a couple of weeks

VictorianSqualor · 06/10/2008 15:27

Yeah I gave him watermelon, those pics are marmite on toast though.(a smidgen)
Weird how some people hate marmite, al three of my Dcs have loved it.

scorpio1 · 06/10/2008 15:33

all mine love it too. Mimi had some y'day.