General chat thread for puree lovers Part II

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Here we are...

Will post a link on the old thread and be back in a sec.

(He's exactly 8 months btw, in case it's relevant, so I do think he still needs quite a lot of milk).

I dont know Maria - you'd have to look up the guidelines - is it still 20ozs at that age - I've never known them. I reckon at 8mos my dd was having about 4-5ozs a feed and was having 4 feeds.

With my ds who was on one ff feed by this time he would have about 6ozs in the afternoon when he woke up from his lunchtime nap and then usually 4ozs would go in a yoghurt or on his cereal in the morning - he probably only had 3ozs from me morning and night - I felt lik you that it was really dwindling but tbh the letdown is easily 2ozs on its own and that happens so quickly.

How many 'comfort' bfs is he having? if its 3 or 4 then that could easily be 2ozs each...

oooh artifarti - cant believe you've won a washing machine - am soooo jealous....

GKS- the number of 'comfort bfs' really varies. Today it was 3. Other days it's none. Some days it's even more. So can't say really. But as you say- I feel my supply is really dwindling...

[washing machine? have i missed something?]

maria, i also think dd has cut down her milk, because now she's done after 3 min, instead of 5 min each side a couple of weeks ago. and last night she fell asleep after one boob, which left me rather asymmetric! had to express at 2am as it was one of those rare nights when dd has slept 7-7 without so much as a peep. the poor thing is exhausted from nursery. tonight we had a total meltdown at bathtime but at least i managed to get her to feed from both sides before zonking out

Teehee! Yes I am very excited indeed about my Mumsnet win! Haven't won anything since I was 12 and won a family ticket for Alton Towers but parents wouldn't take me because they didn't like theme parks. Plus our current washing machine is only fit for the Antiques Roadshow.

Thanks for the recipe Whinegums - rice pudding without skin is not worth contemplating IMHO.

We have a 4am poo issue at the moment. I know babies will poo when they feel like it and it's probably his digestive system getting used to solids - but someone said that it happens if you give them too much fruit and veg later in the day. What do you think? Currently has porridge and fruit for bf, protein meal and yog at lunch and vegetable/potato thing for supper.

Congratulations Artifarti! Fantastic news.

GKS. No reaction to lentils so far. Trying to keep milk feeds up, but he wasn't having a dreamfeed last night.

Today he hasn't eaten as much solids but his milk is up. Food that he has loved before(apple) was met with clamped mouth & growling! I guess its a slow process!

Hi all, lots going on on this thread!

Maria, the big Oatibix do have some added sugar and salt but the salt is very low (0.09g per biscuit!). Glad your DS is doing better on the sleep front. I don't really know what to suggest re your BFs, except just feed him whenever he demands it. Does he drink a lot of water? GF suggests not letting them drink too much water at tea time as it can put them off their 7pm BF. I am a big believer in the body knowing exactly what your baby needs and giving it to them (and your baby knowing exactly what he needs and demanding it). But I am no expert so don't listen to me! How much formula do you give him per day?

We had puking galore here yesterday with DD, it was gross. Banana porridge all over the cot (she kept retching and it kept coming and I just wanted to cuddle her but didn't want to get sick all over me ). I put her straight in the bath and then we snuggled on the sofa all afternoon, which is so unlike her. When it came to make tea I put her on the playmat and she just lay down on her tummy with her head turned to the side . She is better today though, no puking at all.

Now the DTs are mobile they are into everything. Yesterday DD pulled a load of weaning cards with recipes on out from the back of the changing station... I thought maybe she was trying to tell me something ('no more sweet potato and parsnip Mummy!'). I had a look at them and thought the lamb and apricot casserole looked good and the one-pot chicken so I have made both today and will try them with the lamb and apricot (which I actually made with pork cos I had no lamb ) tomorrow.

Deanna that's great news about the weight gain. Just keep doing what you are doing!

Good news - A eats pretty much everything unless lumps are very large and resilient. Mashed turnip and sausage was good, and he and SIL2's baby loved my homemade bolognese with beans (proud mummy moment!)

Not so good - since starting solids 3 weeks ago, A has needed a new nappy in the middle of the night almost every night (use Bumbles with booster pads). And has got very upset at bathtime - have tried tea and bath earlier but he's still grumpy, and bath before dinner when he gets covered in food seems a bit pointless!
Any advice?

And he's waking at least twice in the night, having previously been down to once, but I'm hoping that's just down to having a cold again...

Notcitrus - do you mean he poos in the night or that his nappy is wet? If the former, I found that by reducing fruit/veg at suppertime and increasing carbs, it stopped the middle of the night poos (good old GF, knew she'd help me out sooner or later!)

Artifarti - thanks for the poo tip. I will try it. DD often has a dirty nappy in the morning but I don't know when she does her poo so she has to lie in it until she wakes me up

When's tea notcitrus? We normally have tea at 5/5:15 and bath at 6 but on nursery days it's tea at 5:45 and bath at 6:15/6:30. By your description it could well be teething.

Moo - DS is always a stinky beast when I go to him in the mornings but this tends to be at 6.30+ rather than 5.00 now. So not sure whether he was waking up and pooing or vice versa! Either way, I'm happier! DS must be getting a bit bored of mashed potato based suppers though...

arti he's wet through, sodden nappy and wet PJs. Saves poo for morning...

moo tea now round 5 to 5.45, try bath at 6 (was 6 and 7), then 7pm bf then bed by 7.30.
Actually he rarely has a 3rd nap now so maybe that's why he's tired earlier and wants bed at 7 not 8?

He's teething too - first 2 came through this week.

Hi girls, still in Greece. Weather here is really really good (almost too warm actually).

Eating has been going well, DS seems to be gobbling down- right to the last bit- everything we give him, so that's great.

My big news is that I think my bf days with DS are over For the last 2 days he only bf at bedtime, only for a couple of minutes & only from the left breast. It was actually pretty strange because instead of just latching on & bf as he usually does, he instead latched on, then stopped, looked at the breast, touched it, looked at it again, then latched on again etc. It almost felt as if he was saying goodbye! This went on for a few mins & then he simply refused the right breast & went right on to the bottle. He also has refused any other bf through the day, and I'm not really encouraging him to be honest, because I've decided if this is it, this is it. For many reasons, I'm too tired to keep trying to up my supply & reverse the tide. It just feels very sad...

By the way, he was 8 months last week. This is earlier than I had hoped to stop- I had hoped to keep going until 1 year. For many reasons this doesn't seem possible, not without considerable effort on my part which-because of the sleep deprivation and all that- I can't make, I'm too tired. I just wish I could accept it more easily- I've been trying to convince myself that it's ok & that it would feel sad at any point, but yes, I admit it does feel very sad.

Maria - gosh, your post made me feel very emotional. DS is getting less and less interested in BF and most feeds are a painful fight, instigated by me. I am very torn about whether to continue but the thought of stopping makes me although continuing is hard. 8 months is brilliant though, you should be very proud. Plus, I guess it's a nice way to wind down BF in a way - not v distressing for him. The bit about him saying goodbye though...really got me. But again - feel very proud of yourself.

Oh of course, DS still loves the night feeds. Just the daytime ones he can't be a*sed with.

Hello ladies, may i come back? I keep not having the time to keep up with what i want to.

maria glad greece is good and sleep is better, but I really feel for you about the bf lots of hugs.

Ds is now 8.5 months. most of his food is purees, though not in the least smooth. he is v good with things like toast, sticks of melon, rice cake, brocolli (loves it) and hot cross bun (dd was nver allowed that kind of thing at this age,am lax in my old age - actually I think I'm just more chilled).

Not sure when I ought to try making sure there are substantial lumps in everything?

Going away next week (only N irelend but it's a plane ride so can't take the whole house) and am stressing about what to do about ds's food. We are staying with 2 sets of people - the first of which have 2 dds, so will be totally supportive but... help!!!!

Maria - is it hard isnt it? I am wondering what to do on that front as well - am sort of ignoring it iyswim.

alittlebitshy I'm the same on the laxness front with my dd - she has had things my ds never had this early. And hot cross buns are one of the main culprits. With the lumps though if shes eating buns and toast then tbh he can have most things and definately very lumpy food. Have you tried him on things like spag bol etc - you might be surprised - I was!

While you're away I would do one meal a day as finger foods as its just easier - so cream cheese on toast and fruit and steamed veg and then if you're having something in the evening that you could mash all well and good but otherwise maybe make up some tomato sauce and keep it in the fridge and deploy it with some macaroni/rice/quinoa? You can always microwave a jacket spud as well and mic up the insides with butter and cheese/avocado etc.

ahem that would be mix up not mic up...

GKS: hot cross buns.... mmmmmmmmmmm delicious! Your girl has good taste.
As for the bf, yes I know what you mean about ignoring the situation, that's what I've been doing. Our bedtime feed is still going on (kind of) but I'm sure it won't be that much longer. It's sad & I'm kind of ambivalent about the whole thing. It's hard to feel there's an absolutely 'right' time to stop.

ALB: the other thing to give regularly on a holday is yoghurt with fresh fruit (instead of an evening meal). Just mush up whatever fruit's available with your fork, add some natural yoghurt & you're done. I also agree with GKS about finger foods, and even more importantly about everyday meals the family's having (provided there's no salt). I make sure I give DS one 'proper' meal a day (now that I'm away on holiday) & usually the other one is on the go, visiting relatives, friends, etc. Just to reassure you, I haven't found it hard at all. I always have some extra pieces of fruit with me, & that works well if all else fails.

oddly he does not like spag bol - well, not mine or dh's. He ate some happily that was made by a friend (must ask how she does it)...

Welcome back ALBS

Maria, sorry you are feeling down about stopping BFing . No real advice cos I don't really know what to suggest, but you have my sympathy. You have done brilliantly to get to 8m so don't be too hard on yourself.

I had my two weighed today and they have put on 2oz and 5oz in a month . They were poorly last week though and haven't been eating well. Previously they had been putting on 1lb a month! But they are starting to eat more again now. My pork and apricot didn't go down too well but they were OK with the chicken dinner. They still love potato and parsnip though .

hello everyone! hope you are enjoying the long weekend. since friday i've been chasing dd with a thermometer. needless to say, she hasn't been eating much but loves drinking water. we were doing so well with finger foods, including raisins. now she wants mainly fruit and yoghurt and even then, not much.

neenz - glad to hear your two have found their appetite again. nothing wrong with sweet potatoes or parsnip!

maria - very sad about your bf. i'm also aiming for a year but who knows.

albs - ella's pouches, avocados, bananas, etc are all convenient.

Mookickkick- sorry to hear about the fever... yes, their appetite does drop significantly when they have a fever. Don't worry about it, it'll return soon with a vengeance

Girls, we're back tomorrow, and I'm a bit phobic atm about the flight home (taking into account that DS refuses to stay in our arms & only wants to stand & crawl these days!)

Anyway. Hopefully will have more puree-news soon, although these days DS has moved on to just mashing with a fork & eating finger foods...