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As promised...the weaning talk!
After telling her about Gracie's reflux and that the paed said solids may help, here's what she said (and for once, i think i'm gonna do it as it makes sense!)....
Start in 2 weeks time (when she'll be 18wk) by giving a few teaspoons of baby rice after a bottle of my choice (think i'll do teatime one). Give normal bottle amount, minus what's used to mix with the rice, as milk's the main food till 6 month.
Then, after 2 week of rice, give her rice for breakfast after a bottle, and then give mash n pureed veg at tea time, again with milk. She can have any veg and she didn't say we had to intro one at a time, tho i will to see what she likes/dislikes. At 5 mth they can have readybrek for breaky.
After a month of 2 meals a day (she'll be 6 mth by then), she can have 3 meals a day, breaky (which can include readybrek or weetabix), lunch and tea of anything we eat as a family. Meats, veg, pots, rice, pasra etc she even said mild chilli or curry! She didn't say to avoid anything, but i'm gonna check! Obviously it has to be low in salt (we don't add it anyway cos of the boys) and it'll have to be pureed til she's older. Hv said the more you introduce, the less fussy an eater they'll be!
Also, i asked about follow on milks and was given the same reply as 5 yrs ago...they are a bit of a gimmick and ploy by milk companies to carry on using their brand as all the iron they need comes in their food at that age. You can use full fat cow's milk in food eg mash, cereals from 6 mth but need to give formula in bottles or boob juice obv! At 6 mth they can have less milk but still need between 17-20 oz milk a day.
Offer cooled boiled water with food. Don't give honey till 12mth or any nuts till 5 yrs.
Phew...I hope that helps! If i remember anything else i'll add it on. I was pleasantly surprised that she said to start at all b4 6 mth, but i was ready with the 'my boys were weaned earlier' counter-attack!
Happy weaning everyone! The next chapter in the December babies lives has begun! or will do shortly!
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Start in 2 weeks time (when she'll be 18wk) by giving a few teaspoons of baby rice after a bottle of my choice (think i'll do teatime one). Give normal bottle amount, minus what's used to mix with the rice, as milk's the main food till 6 month.
Then, after 2 week of rice, give her rice for breakfast after a bottle, and then give mash n pureed veg at tea time, again with milk. She can have any veg and she didn't say we had to intro one at a time, tho i will to see what she likes/dislikes. At 5 mth they can have readybrek for breaky.
After a month of 2 meals a day (she'll be 6 mth by then), she can have 3 meals a day, breaky (which can include readybrek or weetabix), lunch and tea of anything we eat as a family. Meats, veg, pots, rice, pasra etc she even said mild chilli or curry! She didn't say to avoid anything, but i'm gonna check! Obviously it has to be low in salt (we don't add it anyway cos of the boys) and it'll have to be pureed til she's older. Hv said the more you introduce, the less fussy an eater they'll be!
Also, i asked about follow on milks and was given the same reply as 5 yrs ago...they are a bit of a gimmick and ploy by milk companies to carry on using their brand as all the iron they need comes in their food at that age. You can use full fat cow's milk in food eg mash, cereals from 6 mth but need to give formula in bottles or boob juice obv! At 6 mth they can have less milk but still need between 17-20 oz milk a day.
Offer cooled boiled water with food. Don't give honey till 12mth or any nuts till 5 yrs.
Phew...I hope that helps! If i remember anything else i'll add it on. I was pleasantly surprised that she said to start at all b4 6 mth, but i was ready with the 'my boys were weaned earlier' counter-attack!
Happy weaning everyone! The next chapter in the December babies lives has begun! or will do shortly!
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Ive decided im not saying anything to my hv about weaning as do not want a lecture about alfie starting too early-ive only seen her 3 times since he was born anyway as there are diff hv at the clinic when i get him weighed.
Gave alfie some baby rice today after missing out yesterday as was starting to worry about doing it too early but i know hes ready as he was not happy yesterday and wolfed it down today within 5 mins - greedy like his daddy!!!
Bought Lorraine Kelly's Baby & Toddler Eating Plan from a discount book shop for ??1.99 and its really good. Gives you loads of recipes for each stage and gives you rough meal planners. Its not an in-your-face book, if you know what i mean?! Lots of great ideas but to do at your own leisure.
Hows gracies reflux anyway? Havent been on for so long that im sooo out of the loop lol!
Anyone got a highchair yet? I'm thinking of getting a basic one from ikea that is the equiv of about ??15 and has really good reviews for how easy it is to clean etc. For those who have had los before do you have any advice on what to look for?
Ali - one bit of advice that I read that I thought sounded quite good was to give the first feed during the first half of the day i.e. breakfast or lunch so if there is any reaction or vomiting they are awake (or at least you are!) when it happens.
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The new pic of Gracie is lovely xxxx
They fold up but are still quite big, good job we've got plenty of space...for little people they don't half take up a lot of room!
did the hv give you any reason for waiting for 2 weeks?
I thought you were meant to introduce a new food every few days only so you could see if there were any reactions to it - did your hv mention that?
IT sounds awfully soon at 6 months to be introducing lo to everything family eat for tea!
I think before getting a high chair, we are gonna get a bebe pod (like the bumbo but it has a tray) but its good to have a list of things to look out for in a high chair... I wouldn't have thought about reclining seats..
With the boys i made meals for them around 7 mth, as opposed to cooking separate veg, meat, rice, pots etc and mixing up. When i can tho, i'll give her what we're having as it's easier! Minus gravy or rich sauces tho - not too much salt! She didn't mention intro one food at a time but i'll do it for first 2 weeks, a new food every 2 days or so, after the 2 wk of rice.
Reclining h/chairs are well good - wish i could have one!
All sounds really useful - I too have older ones - but it seems an age ago that I had to do this. Gave Sam more purred apple today and he is loving it. Def the right time for me to try, but not all babies are the same. As one person said, only you know your baby and should trust your instincts with your own lo.
Glad to know just one meal for the first couple of weeks and then to bring in another. I don't know about anyone else, but I am excited about this bit. My older 2 think its great.
My friends little boy (who is 11 months) has all the same food they eat (minus rich sauces etc) and she has always done that, pureeing things from the start.
I can't wait to start feeding Amy solids, they're all changing and growing so fast now - they're not newborns anymore!!
Highchairs - another minefield to explore along with travel cots!!!
Bet you're well chuffed Sam went so long! Hope it continues! x
Gracie's face was a picture when i gave her the baby rice (was quite thick for a 1st taste, so added more milk) but she had quite a bit then finished her bottle. Who'd have thought a year ago I was poas and now I'm weaning my baby!
Ive been giving Jack it since Thurs and he ate two mouthfulls on Thurs and has ate the whole lot since he seems a lot more satisfied bless him!!!
I think I'll start Cole again this weekend (hubby has saturday off so we get 2 whole days together so he won't miss stuff).
My hv rang me today (dunno where she's been haven't heard from her in weeks!!) and she's coming round on Wednesday for the weaning talk. She asked if I'd started and I said yes but stopped but we were going to start again though. She did say did I want her to come so I figured I might as well - she might have something useful to say. I think she might have me figured out as someone who doesn't go by the wonderful government guidelines and who is quite capable of researching on my own so hopefully she will be useful! I'll try and take notes and write up on here what she says.
I took Bren for his first jabs today (they start them at 3 months over here) was more traumatic for me then him! He cried a bit and then fell asleep! He has been pretty restless so far this evening but I'm hoping if i give him a bit more calpol before bed he will sleep ok tonight.
Getting to the point though my hv asked about weaning and I said I was thinking about giving him some baby rice around 4 months expecting her to say to leave it as long as possible and she just said yes and that this was the norm over here! I was very surpised! She must have noticed my reaction as she said 'I'm sure it is the same in the UK isn't it?'. To which I of course agree but added that it was anywhere between 4 months to 6 months. She seemed very relaxed about it and just said to start him on little bits of baby rice to see how he got on and to take it from there!
Well done Gracie for being a big girl and eating her rice, fingers crossed it does the trick and you can start to reduce your washing Ali!! x