*** Weaning Thread *** (Stage two yet?)

[Krystal]

I'm thinking of starting to wean Lola possibly this weekend. Do i have to start with baby rice?

I asked my HV this .. she said no. She said veg like broccoli, carrot, swede, sweet potato. Obviously it has to be pureed but you don't have to start with baby rice.

Good luck with it

 

[leckershell]

Sweetcheeks - how did your first food session go?

I'm now keeping a diary (just a week to view 2008 one, with times in) of what Ryan has for food, so I can see which tastes he has tried already, and what time he had them so I can try and keep a routine going for when he goes to nursery etc.

I froze some kiwi fruit into ice cube trays, and also bought a pack of "stew vegetables" from asda for like £1 something. I used the onion and carrot for cooking, and have left parsnip, carrots still, and swede. So I'm gonna cook and puree those. Also bought sweet potatoes too. So plenty of veggies

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[newmum]

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[Krystal]

Yeah it's going well thanks Shell, bit annoyed with myself for buying those jars the other week, trying to work through them so I can get cooking! He seems to enjoy them though, Autumn vegtables are his favourite so far.

I think keeping a diary is a fab idea, especially so you can vary what they are having and know what they have already tried Think I may nick that idea from you if thats ok

I never thought of getting a stew pack. Good thinking.

Hope your LO sorts out the night/day thing soon newmum

Will get some pics of Jack today and post some I think

 

[Krystal]

me again

just wondering, can you give bread cut into soldier shapes? and if so do you put a bit of butter on or leave it

Gave Jack a rice cake today He was a bit erghh and spat most of it out. He gagged a little and I was so proud of myself, i didn't panic or anything I also grated some cheese and put on his highchair and although he played with it mainly ended on the floor and when he did put some in his mouth he didn't look impressed. Took a pic but on my phone so will try get on later!

How's everyone else doing?

 

[Lola's Mummy]

I gave Lola a rusk yesterday and she seems to like it

How does everyone make their baby food? I'm going to try and make some tonight but i'm not really sure were to start

Sweetcheeks - Where do you get the rice cakes from? I don't think i've ever seen them before

 

[Krystal]

I got them from tesco, i tried one and was a bit worried cos they seemed quite hard but once he chewed on them the kinda went sloppy When you gave Lola the rusk did you give her the whole biscuit thing? did it go sloppy whilst she was chewing on it? I got some but when I read the box it said from 9 months, thats when they think babies should be having finger food I thought that sounded bit stupid but didn't give him one cos of that, have i got right one?

 

[leckershell]

There's a selection of finger food packets in boots too, little things that look like crisps.

Sweetcheeks I gave Ryan some plain bread the other day with no butter on it or toasted or anything. I recommend quite small pieces as they can't get to grips with chewing it so they'll just get chunks stuck in their mouth if you make it too big. I just gave him a piece to play with but to eat I broke off some very small pieces (like smarties sized pieces) and put them in with my finger and then once he'd moistened them up a bit (took a couple of times re-putting it back in his mouth after it fell out) then he eventually ate it.

I'll get some recent pictures up in a sec

 

[Krystal]

well i aint got any pics but i got you a video.. jack and fruit cocktail hehe not impressed.. excuse the stated of his chair, he'd just had a play with cheese

http://s224.photobucket.com/albums/dd23 ... ack013.flv

 

[Lola's Mummy]

Sweetcheeks - I broke the rusk it two pieces, I gave her half with water and the other half as finger food. She prefered it as finger food tho, When it was mixed with water she seemed more intrested in the spoon

 

[leckershell]

Photobucket wasn't working for me yesterday so here's some piccys

Ryan and his beaker...

Ryan mastering the spoon...

Waiting for his food to warm up so he had a few pieces of bread to chew on and his beaker to play with...

All gone! More please!

 

[Lola's Mummy]

I gave Lola a small mashed bannana yesterday which she liked a lot but she just had her first real poo this morning and it was awful it stunk

leckershell - Lola has that beaker in orange but she can't figure out how to get the juice out

 

[Krystal]

Loving the pics of Ryan.. he's so cute!!

Lola's mummy.. they are getting more stinky aren't they

I tried Jack with his sippy cup but he wasn't too impressed by it. Will keep trying

 

[nikkif]

Hi can i join in too??

We are currently doing roughly the following:

730-8a.m 8 0z and fruity breakfast with bit of puree

1130 ish 7-9 Oz

3ish 7-9 Oz

5-6 ish rice and puree or equivalent

7ish 8-9 OZ milk and bed

She is generally sleeping 11-12 hours but we are having some nights of waking or early waking but she seems to do that when not been as interested in food for a few days! Its so confusing as she sometimes seems interested in food and other times not

Its nice to follow what everyone else is doing

 

[leckershell]

leckershell - Lola has that beaker in orange but she can't figure out how to get the juice out

I tried Jack with his sippy cup but he wasn't too impressed by it. Will keep trying

I hold it up to his mouth myself and he knows theres drink in it but cos he's used to being breastfed he's not used to it all pouring out so quickly! He's getting the hang of it now and knows what it is when I bring it up to his mouth and tries to hold it

 

[newmum]

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[newmum]

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[leckershell]

As of Friday he can sit up on his own He's got the balance pretty much sorted, but can't sit up himself as such he has to be put there by us and can stay there. He's fine in the highchair he's been fine in his bumbo for a bit so I wasn't bothered by putting him in the highchair as he's not floppy anymore

 

[Lola's Mummy]

I got Lola some apple flavor rice cakes yesterday and she made a right mess it was everywhere
She was sat on my knee today and also decided she would have a suck on my apple while i wasn't looking the cheeky monkey.

I also blended some carrot and swede for her on sunday but she wasn't that bothered about it. How long should i wait before trying her with some more again?

Hows everyone else doing?

 

[Krystal]

We're getting there slowly but surely. this is where we are at now..

8am - 8oz

10:30 - Baby rice or baby cereal
110 - About 6 oz (2 oz used to make his breakfast)

11-1 nap

2:30 - half a jar of dinner and half a jar of fruit. (he's not massively interested in this lunch yet but is eating more and more, i just let him eat what he wants at the mo.
Once he's finished that he has an 8oz bottle but has started leaving a little bit.

5pm - 8oz bottle and a little petite felous yoghurt.

7pm - 8oz bottle and bed.

Does that all sound ok?

still confuses me. I need to get him some more finger foods though.

Lola'smummy: I'd just keep trying a little bit each day to get her used to the taste, once she eats it then increase a little?

Well done on Ryan sitting up Shell!!