Pulling faces when weaning

[Keely]

Hi all

I have just been to my HV to ask her some questions about weaning and ended up coming home in tears.

She basically told me off for feeding Ellis before 6 months and answered none of my weaning questions

I thought HV;s were for advise not for RULES, i understand its not till 6 month but if someone decides to bring there baby up different should she not offer advise not tellings off!!!

My question was, I have been feeding Ellis for nearly 2 weeks now, and only feeding him one teaspoon and breakfast and one at lunch, all home food, only veg and rice etc, not gluten... so everything right,

but Ellis is still pulling faces at me, he is not spitting it out and will swallow in the end and occasionally heeves.

I want to know weather to carry on cos i have started now or give up???

I must add that the food is not upset his belly or changing his poos, so I think his body is ready

thanks

Keely xxxx

 

[Nicky_Jones]

Everything I have read (sorry no real experience) says start with baby rice. I have given a small amount to our LO already and she didn't pull any faces, beyond slight concentration as she chewed on it. Might be worth trying that? BTW for some reason my machine isn't showing me your ticker - how old is your LO?

 

[Keely]

4 1/2 months. He pulls faces at baby rice too!!

xxx

 

[Strangeness]

Aaron used to pull faces and still does at some foods. Baby rice and carrot etc tends to be very bland so not very nice. He also used to gag because it's a lot thicker than milk is. He will get used to it hun, it is totally down to you when you wean and if it doesn't feel right for you then you can stop as well. You shouldn't have been told off because he is your son. I tend not to even bother my HV with my worries because I soon figure it out. I usually ask my mum or if he's ill I will see my gp. I had better advice from websites about weaning than I did with my HV. I did it on my own and my HV's advise was well now you've done it he can eat whatever you eat so I just carried on with my own way and my son is fine. You'll know if he's going ok with it or not or what he does and doesn't like. Just go with Ellis, he'll pretty much guide you most of the way.

Good luck

 

[Keely]

thank you for your message strangeness, you have replied to a few of my messages and made me feel better. I had to tell you your helping me because i think we need some more positive comments on this forum get it back to the nice place it used to be.

ANYWAY...... Ellis just took his baby rice for lunch and DIDNT pull any faces!!!! It was like he was sticking two fingers up to the HV for making his mum cry!!! hehe He was just chatting to me all the way through about 10 half baby spoons.

xxxxx

 

[Nicky_Jones]

Fantastic well done. I will start weaning Ellie once she reaches 4 months as well. I just won't tell the HV's

 

[Eveadel]

Im glad that Ellis is enjoying his rice now and that you feel alot happier in yourself now.

Isabella has also been pulling faces, only started on Monday though, her top trick is blowing raspberrys with a mouth full, it is so funny but I try very hard not to let her see !!!!!!

 

[Bagpuss17]

What is it with HV's, they can be right jobs worths when they want to be.

I don't discuss things with mine, I'm following my instincts and consulting friends instead.

Anyway, I don't think it's unusual at all for babies to pull faces when they are weaning. Can you imagine what it must be like for their taste buds to go from milk to baby rice or fruit and veg? It must be strange for them.

I tried Isaac with baby rice to start with and I can't remember if he pulled faces or not, I'm sure he must have.

Then I introduced him to apple, pear, carrot and sweet potatoe. He did pull faces at those but once he got used to the taste he was OK.

This week I've introduced new flavours such as brocollie and cauli and parsnip and boy did he pull faces. Worse than that he gagged and kept spitting it out!!!!

I had to laugh. I'm going to perservere and mix them in with his favourites and then add milk instead of water when I make up the next batch.

Don't be put off if your little un pulls faces. Stick with it, you're doing a great job and ignore your HV, they're no help at all at times.

 

[Keely]

thanks for your replys girls. Means a lot that you all think HV's are idoits haha

And i am glad ellis is not the only weirdo that pulls faces, I thought he was going to love his food cos he is a little chunk!! 17 pound 6 today xxx

 

[Strangeness]

Really pleased that he's got in to his baby rice It does take time but they soon get the hang of it. Not many people like weaning cos it's all trial and error really. He'll be on 3 meals a day before you know where you are at

 

[HELENUK]

I say carry on 6 months is only a guideline not a hard and fast rule. The goverment also says breast feeding is ok till 8 years old and who in the hell is going to do that.
Your doing fine go with your insticts and you wont go wrong.

 

[beanie]

The World Health Organisation's guidelines are that breastfeeding is best carried on til the age of 2, I have never seen 8years anywhere????

 

[Keely]

breast feeding is ok till 8 years old and who in the hell is going to do that.

hehe!! nice!!!

Thanks for your support i feel a lot more confident about feeding him now and not like i am posioning him! stupid bloody HV!! xxxx

 

[Tan]

Hi Keely

HV's can be so horrible.

As far as I know and what my HV and Doc told me (luckily I have really good ones!) was that the 6 month recommendation is really for breastfeeding and that if your bottle feeding it is still really between 4 and 6 months. I haven't started Isabelle yet but thats just because I don't think she really needs it yet. She's watches loads when we eat but she's still really settled and never wakes up at night etc so thought we'd leave it. Its different 1st time cause you can't wait to do it but this time i'd like to leave it as its more hassle when you go out etc! She's also got bad excema etc so don't want to do anything that may aggravate it.

But, Ellis is your little boy and you know whats best for him and don't let anyone make you feel bad for what you're doing. I'm not surprised he's hungry when you look at his weight and it gets to the point when theres just not enough room in the bottle for the amount of milk he needs! It does take them a while to get used to the texture though so persevere but if occasionally he's really not bothered about it then leave it for that meal time and try again the following day.

You're doing great and don't let anyone tell you any different!

Tan x

 

[SarahH]

I agree with Tan completely... Ellis is your wee boy and he'll tell you when he is ready for weaning.

I have been feeding Arianna now for 3wks and she too made funny faces at first but now she stamps her little feet wanting more!!

My HV told me I was a fool (her exact words!!) for weaning her now, but the other HV attached to my doctors surgery told me I was the mother and mums always know best.
I think it depends on the age of your HV - my one is old and stuck in a time warp whereas the other one is in her 30's and is in the REAL WORLD!!

S. xx

 

[Keely]

My HV told me I was a fool (her exact words!!) for weaning her now,
S. xx

B*TCH!!

xxx

 

[Lindsay]

I have to agree, my HV kept putting me off weaning Jacob and I listened as I thought they would be right, in the end I did what I thought and it worked out so much better - mum's know their children better than any HV

Xxx

 

[Alfiesmummy]

Hunni i think that you should do what is best for your little guy! If you think hes ready there must be a reason you think that and thats because as his mum you no what he wants, i cant believe she made u cry wot a cow, hes ur little boy and hes obviously thriving overwise he wouldnt be doing so well, go with your gut instinct ur right x

 

[nathanmum]

i weaned nathan at 13 weeks he was soo hungry having 8-9 onces every couple of hours. i was told same that 6 months was to encourage breast feeding until then. go with your instincts a good book is annabel karmels about weaning i found it a god send

 

[Alfiesmummy]

Alfie is nrly 12 weeks and iv started puttin baby rice in his last bottle 2 help him slp through and hes been so happy, the last 2 nites i havent as was told it was really bad for him and he has been so miserable, he takes and 8oz bottle every 3 hours normally, but today hes been screaming none stop iv been giving him 8oz bottles every hour and a half