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General chat thread for puree lovers!

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Neenztwinz · 25/11/2008 13:39

Before I started weaning my twins, I read about BLW and thought it looked like an amazing idea.

When I tried it I found my darling LOs didn't pick up a single thing never mind get it into the mouths.

So now I puree food and spoonfeed them and they are eating massive amounts and loving it - and sleeping all night!

So I thought I'd start a thread for others who are doing the same as me - we can swap ideas for meals and say what works for us (ie what makes them sleep ).

I gave my twins four plums plus ebm and baby rice for breakfast and they have had a big bowl of sweet potato, haricot beans and brocolli for lunch. More of the same for tea (plus maybe some swede and parsnip). They are 6.5mths old.

What did yours eat today?

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Neenztwinz · 28/11/2008 15:30

Yeah I was excited to move through all the different foods. Hope she doesn't react bad to sweet pot again - it is the weaning wonder food!

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lauraloolajinglesalltheway · 29/11/2008 20:16

What age is spinach ok from? Ive just bought a massive bag and it got me wondering if I could puree it for dd when I start weaning.

simpson · 29/11/2008 22:48

Spinach will be fine but DD wasn't that keen on it TBH as it is quite stringy.

I would puree it with something sweet like sweet potato or carrot.

tassisssss · 30/11/2008 15:22

neenz - you're doing great, but probably just need to slow down a bit! you can always prepare things and have them in the freezer!

For future reference in cafes I generally order baked potatoes (with cheese once they can have it!) to share with my babies. Having said that I'm looking forward to R eating finger foods like toast. I have a feeling she'll enjoy that!

Sweet potato here today for the first time too, seemed to be a hit though by the time the poor lamb had her lunch she was getting past it...

(not seeing that longed for improvement with the sleep though - gutted!)

whinegums · 30/11/2008 19:40

Hello all. My little piglet is getting well stuck in to this food lark. Today he had cereal with apple puree and EBM for brekkie. I gave him lentil and sweet potato for lunch and he polished off almost a full weaning pot of it, and was still making his 'feed me' (a growl when he sees the spoon/dish!) noise, so I gave him half of a plum baby blueberry banana pot - well messy! For tea, another weaning pot full of parsnip, squash and Organix fruity chicken, and then the rest of the blueberry stuff with baby rice and EBM! He has had 3 bfs today and another 'snacky' bf, and he usually feeds twice during the night. He's put on almost 3lbs in the past 6 weeks. Can you feed a baby too much?? Surely he would refuse or be sick?

I have some 'ishoos' about this - I refused to eat when I was about 4 months old and hospitalised and tube fed for a time. I think my family were all so worried that they just wanted to me to eat and eat, and I did. My plate was always piled high; I was an overweight kid and have always struggled with food and my weight. Maybe I'm being a bit oversensitive about it, and I know DS is very very young, but it is in the back of my mind. Someone give me a poke and tell me not to be so silly!

Christmaschick · 30/11/2008 20:10

You're not being silly, I can understand your concerns, but to be honest I think they do stop when they're full. And your little piglet is really young, I would worry more if he's older and still eating loads. He sounds like he has about when my dd2 is having apart from the night feeds.

whinegums · 30/11/2008 20:40

Thanks Christmaschick - I am sure he would eat even more if I offered it. We call him Master Creosote...!!

MERLYPUSS · 30/11/2008 22:49

Whinegums - You're being silly . My DTs are totally different weights, by nearly 4lb. They both eat the same more or less but I am obsessed with 'getting more down him'. I think it must be because he is like the Duracell bunny whereas DT1 is a chilled kid.

emotionalwreck · 30/11/2008 23:16

ok ladies - a bit of help needed! My DD2 is 26 weeks and we've been on veg/fruit purees for the last 2 weeks. She seems to be developing a sweet tooth and will only eat fruit purees, butternut squash or sweet potatoe. Any other veg makes her gag or she rasberry blows it all over me (I'm considering developing an adult weaning bib). DD1 just ate anything and everything I gave her.

Am I being a tad impatient?

giantkatestacks · 01/12/2008 09:03

hi there emotional wreck. I thin ktheres two ways of looking at it isnt there - 1) babies are all different and therefore will like different things and 2) all babies will have a sweet tooth and therefore will naturally prefer fruit etc.

Have you tried mixing in some other veg to the squash/sweet potato and then slowly changing the proportions so that eventually you're just got all carrot or courgette etc?

goingfor3 · 01/12/2008 13:33

emotionalwreck DS only ate sweet foods for the first couple of weeks and refused savoury except carrots. I perserved and now he loves savoury probably more than sweet.

emotionalwreck · 01/12/2008 14:18

Thanks for that - I know I'm doing the unthinkable and comparing children. My HV tells me off for it all the time! Funnily enough at lunchtime today she ate about 2 tablespoons of carrot/cauliflower and didn't want any fruit after that!

I should be grateful she's started sleeping through the night instead of finding something else to stress about! Off to find some more inspiring recipes to try now.....

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Neenztwinz · 01/12/2008 14:31

I worry about overfeeding too, and whether they will ever eat anything that isn't sweet-tasting! Today I had no sweet potato so did haricot beans, broccoli and sweetcorn and they pulled their faces, So I put some ebm and baby rice in and it went a bit better, then I put some peach in and they ate it.

G43, how did you persevere with the savoury stuff, did you just offer it but have something else ready just in case?

Whinegums, mine are piling on 1lb a fortnight too at the mo! Sometimes I think they will eat forever then other times they do look genuinely full and turn their heads away, so maybe you just haven't got that far yet. They are eating a big bowl of food each at each meal (one of those plastic weaning bowls pretty much full to the top)

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goingfor3 · 01/12/2008 15:46

Neenz, I didn't add anything to it if he didn't want it. I just kept offering the savoury food but if he didn't eat it I did still give him pudding which is usually apple or pear. I'm suprised at what he does eat now, one of his favourite foods is a dish made with onion, potato, veg stock, quinoa and spinach - there's not even a sweet veggie in there!!

mulledwhinegums · 02/12/2008 20:30

Neenz, that sounds like a right mix - beans, broccoli, rice, sweetcorn, EBM and peach! B has only turned his head away once - I was giving him rice and EBM with just a bit of pear, and I think it was too dull for him! I added more fruit, and it went the way of all the rest! He yells if he's not keen and growls if he is.... but even if he's not keen, he still eats.

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Neenztwinz · 03/12/2008 09:15

Love the new name Mulledwhinegums. Tea didn't go down too well yesterday - I think they get bored of the same thing as it was the fourth meal in a row they'd had beans, broccoli, sweetcorn and sweet potato! I just mkae a load and feed it to them every meal for a couple of days . No need to freeze then but if they get bored then it's not good . Cod again today - that always works well and they tend to sleep well too

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giantsantasacks · 03/12/2008 09:22

am the same neenz - made a bumper load of lentil stew at the weekend and slowly working my way through...she does give me a look of enormous forbearance when she tastes it again...

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Neenztwinz · 03/12/2008 09:28

How do you make the lentil stew? Would like to try that.

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giantsantasacks · 03/12/2008 10:37

its just veg they have already had in any combination - so ours was courgette, carrot and swede and some olive oil - so you could fry off the courgette first - or onion/leek if you were using it. Then bung in your red lentils and enough water, they need to be boiled then simmered for about 20 mins - you may find you run out of water so keep topping it up.

Then you can either puree or leave depending on how big your veggies were/what your baby is upto eating...

it smells horrid but tastes lovely...and is really cheap and freezes well.

bitofasnowqueen · 03/12/2008 10:43

Hey puree lovers,

It's not too long till I'll be starting to wean DS, and as it will be over Christmas I thought I'd make some purees in advance and freeze them.

Just wondering what kind of consistency I should aim for for purees that I'll be offering 'after first tastes accepted' (to quote a well known children's food book author) if he'll be having them after 6 months? I don't want to make too much very liquid purees that I then have to throw out.

I don't even cook for me and DH so making purees will be a huge achievement for me .

Also, can anyone recommend some good ice cube trays? Have read a few bad reviews of the AK ones, and someone suggested ikea. Lastly, do I really need much more than a hand blender do make purees?

Thanks!

mulledwhinegums · 03/12/2008 11:21

Neenz, I am going to buy cod today on your recommendation (sleeeeeep - puh-lease!).

BSQ - I steam veg/fruit til really soft then mash it with a fork and rub it through a sieve. After this week though, I'm going to stop sieving unless it's something particularly fibrous, and just use my hand blender. For lentils, I just boil them up, strain and freeze. I don't add any liquid before I freeze it - saves space - I add milk if it needs it once defrosted. And means that if it's too hot, can use the milk to cool it down.

I'm just using bog standard ice cube trays - 2 for £1 from Woolies, and put in a freezer bag. I dunk the bottom in hot water and then the cubes come out easily. Save your pennies and buy something nice for yourself

mulledwhinegums · 03/12/2008 11:21

Neenz, I am going to buy cod today on your recommendation (sleeeeeep - puh-lease!).

BSQ - I steam veg/fruit til really soft then mash it with a fork and rub it through a sieve. After this week though, I'm going to stop sieving unless it's something particularly fibrous, and just use my hand blender. For lentils, I just boil them up, strain and freeze. I don't add any liquid before I freeze it - saves space - I add milk if it needs it once defrosted. And means that if it's too hot, can use the milk to cool it down.

I'm just using bog standard ice cube trays - 2 for £1 from Woolies, and put in a freezer bag. I dunk the bottom in hot water and then the cubes come out easily. Save your pennies and buy something nice for yourself

mulledwhinegums · 03/12/2008 11:22

ooops!

goingfor3 · 03/12/2008 11:27

BOASQ I use these ice cube trays. I also put then in a freezer bag and pop them poout when they have frozen. I didn't have to buy much this time round so thought I would treat myself to some nice ones!

bitofasnowqueen · 03/12/2008 11:42

I was wondering who BSQ was then remembered my new christmas name! Thanks whinegums and g43 Good idea re: adding liquid afterwards.

G43 - thanks for the link, I'd forgotten about those ones (I think you or someone else posted them on our post-natal thread).

mulledwhinegums - am trying not to 'waste' any more money on baby products. Have still managed to stop myself spending all that money on the beaba cook thingy just because it would fit well in my kitchen

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