Ginnymarie
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Hi guys
I am a stranger to the forum, never get time these days but have decided I need to make time as it was a massive support to me during my pregnancy and I got to know some of you really well.
I am seriously confused and struggling with weaning.
I have started Mhairi on purees as I am an anxious person and terrified of Mhairi choking, the only books I have are Gina Ford and anabel Karmel. I have serious amounts of ice cubes that need using up but now Mhairi is 6 months do I need to be pushing her towards more mashed food or can I use up the icecubes for next month?
At the moment she is
7am - boob milk
9am - cereal and baby cereal (can I bring in normal cereal i.e weetabix)
12am/1am defrosted veg, butternut sqash, sweet pot etc...
5pm - baby rice and fruit
6.30- milk feed
10pm-milk feed
I have tried her with rusks but she gagged, I have also given her fromage frais but it looked like it was full of sugar on the packet.
What do I need to be doing? my HV is all for baby led and I must agree I love pitta myself, tuna, cheese on top as well as chopped carrot etc.so would love to not have to cook up loads of stews and purees but I am so scared of the choking and Mhairi just does not seem ready for it yet. Also Does the bread have to be wholemeal or white?
She is still waking in the night but not with hunger, teeth I think and she likes to talk at 2am !
Can anyone advise a book or menu planner with ideas for baby-led foods?
Also, I am still giving her the last feed at 10.30pm, she still wakes for it.
I am really lost here and my mum gave me jars and my health visitor is not very helpful to .
be honest.
Any advice be much appreciated, I find the BLW thread a bit too much info just now, what are normal finger foods and when do you give them, when do you introduce proteins ?
So many questions I know but would love some advice and hope I can help others here with some of my breastfeeding experience over the last 6months
xx
I am a stranger to the forum, never get time these days but have decided I need to make time as it was a massive support to me during my pregnancy and I got to know some of you really well.
I am seriously confused and struggling with weaning.
I have started Mhairi on purees as I am an anxious person and terrified of Mhairi choking, the only books I have are Gina Ford and anabel Karmel. I have serious amounts of ice cubes that need using up but now Mhairi is 6 months do I need to be pushing her towards more mashed food or can I use up the icecubes for next month?
At the moment she is
7am - boob milk
9am - cereal and baby cereal (can I bring in normal cereal i.e weetabix)
12am/1am defrosted veg, butternut sqash, sweet pot etc...
5pm - baby rice and fruit
6.30- milk feed
10pm-milk feed
I have tried her with rusks but she gagged, I have also given her fromage frais but it looked like it was full of sugar on the packet.
What do I need to be doing? my HV is all for baby led and I must agree I love pitta myself, tuna, cheese on top as well as chopped carrot etc.so would love to not have to cook up loads of stews and purees but I am so scared of the choking and Mhairi just does not seem ready for it yet. Also Does the bread have to be wholemeal or white?
She is still waking in the night but not with hunger, teeth I think and she likes to talk at 2am !
Can anyone advise a book or menu planner with ideas for baby-led foods?
Also, I am still giving her the last feed at 10.30pm, she still wakes for it.
I am really lost here and my mum gave me jars and my health visitor is not very helpful to .
be honest.
Any advice be much appreciated, I find the BLW thread a bit too much info just now, what are normal finger foods and when do you give them, when do you introduce proteins ?
So many questions I know but would love some advice and hope I can help others here with some of my breastfeeding experience over the last 6months
xx