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Food in nappies - I don't get it???

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ChocOrange05 · 20/05/2009 17:40

Why does it come out exactly as it went in?
Does this mean they aren't getting any goodness from it?
Is it a baby digestive thing or for everyone - I've never inspected an adults no2's! (I don't do them - I'm like the queen. )

DS has sweet potato chips for lunch, and mummy had a sweet potato nappy a few hours later!

Curious.....

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cyteen · 25/05/2009 20:47

Today I was horrified to discover what looked like a nest of slugs in my DS's pooey nappy...till I remembered the roast courgettes that featured in yesterday's tea. Urgh.

ChocOrange05 · 25/05/2009 21:18

Oh good greenmonkies just checking. I once watched an aunt (not even a mother!) chew up some food in her mouth to mush and then put it in the baby's mouth - I think she was about 9 months old and it was gross to watch.

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CherryChoc · 25/05/2009 21:55

Lol my own!! I just meant I'd always wondered since I chew it, why it looks whole when it comes out, hence the

No, DS has never had so much as a puree lol

Verity79 · 04/06/2009 11:01

Just wait until they get hold of crayons.....teal blue.....bright orange.....purple....evey one's a suprise!

Also don't be afraid when you have a black poo in a nappy. It just means you've given them blueberries (if you haven't might want to NHS Direct it!)

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