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The joys of weaning
I started weaning Henry at 6 months, even though I already have a daughter and have been through this before, I was nervous! Allergies choking etc. As most mums do I started on baby porridge and Henry loved it. The packed says to try a little, Henry had a whole bowl! Also tried the sachets of sweet potato and apple all the basic stage 1 packet purees, all were ok and he thought they were tasty. I'm now moving onto stage 2 and looking at finger food too.
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My little one ate up big portions too! Always good to have a healthy appetite! He's coming up to 9 months now so looking at stage 3 and more finger food for meal times. Need to get doing more bulk cooking again!
I'm still nervous about finger foods, but the longer I leave the worse I'm going to be.
I'm a little bit upset that Henry didn't like the sweet pot, apple and chicken that I made, this was a hit when I was weaning my daughter. Still another 3 meals for him to try.
Have you tried goats milk? I can only imagine the worry but as you know from your daughter kids are so resilient. If he doesn't like it he won't eat it and now that you are aware of the potential for allergies you are so much better prepared if something happens again in the future. Good luck hon x
Oh no, sorry to hear that you're down but you're right health is the most important thing. Hopefully you'll get your appointment through soon.
Can I ask what is his skin like? My 8 1/2 month old has always had "high maintenance" / eczema more or less since he was born but is definitely getting worse at the moment, so much so he cut himself whilst scratching today. I've made another appointment to see the doctor as the creams are working (not until 4th Feb, grr) but just wondered if I should maybe ask whether food is making it worse... She did briefly ask last time I was there is he was having cows milk.
Good luck - keep us up to date x
I used to suffer rotten eczema as a child so much so I had to bandage my hands at night as they wept - it can be brought on by certain foods and drinks so it's possible something's not agreeing with him or making it worse. GL
Definitely something going on then I hope they find the cause for u x
How frustrating, rather hard to avoid "food" altogether. Hope the date comes through soon, my doctors appointment is next week and might enquire about allergy testing.
I've been using this stuff, although it's called nappy salve it's really helped on his dry legs and where he's scratched so much he's cut himself
http://www.purepotions.co.uk/collections/all/products/lavender-nappy-salve-60ml
The neocate milk that the dr prescribed is awful, smells so bad it made me gag, so I'm not surprised that Henry wouldn't drink it. I'm currently mixing it in with his normal formula and I will gradually take out the normal formula.
Roll on the 11th!
I have also tried just plain carrot and parsnip which he seemed ok on.
Once I know what he can and can't have I've got to crack on with the weaning. It's a joke that at over 7 months old he is still really only on porridge.
My son goes red after tomatoes as well. He's ok with tomato sauce but not with actual tomatoes. It's quite high in acidity and possibly the skin more than the flesh that's the problem. My daughter had it a little bit too but grew out of it.
Good Luck for Tuesday Deb Tab, fingers crossed they will get you on the right road for what your little boy is allergic to. It must be so frustrating for both of you xx
In the mean time I'm going back to basics, carrots, parsnips etc etc. And starting all over again. To see if I can figure out what allergies he has while I wait for the appt, I just hope that this has not put him off ????
That's so frustrating. Hate it when that sort of thing happens.
I'm sure it hasn't put him off at all, he'll still have a natural curiosity about food I'm sure
How is the back to basics going? Have you identified anything that he is allergic too?
xx