I enjoy doing solids because I do it how it works for me and it is a nice way to keep the baby entertained at meals. I skip the plain veggies for the most part and just tend to do baby cereal mixed with fruit at dinner, different mixed veggies and things that are soft and easy like yogurt, and until about 7-9 months (depends a lot on the kid) I don't worry at all about missing a breakfast or lunch since the main nutrients are still coming from breastfeeding. It is just a way for the baby to be part of the action at meals.
I also don't make my own and switch and introduce the normal food we are eating quite early.
We made our own purées last time. Ah, the ambition of first-time parents.
The mom I nanny for made homemade purées for all three of her kids.
We made our own purées last time. Ah, the ambition of first-time parents.
The mom I nanny for made homemade purées for all three of her kids.
I like making our own food. I didn't think it was that hard and it'll be fun to have DD1 help. I'll steam, she'll blend. I'll probably order pouches for when we go out to eat but they are so much more expensive here and we have restrictions on how much liquid can be shipped at a time.
The mom I nanny for made homemade purées for all three of her kids.
But seriously the baby food here is really good. It is incredibly easy to get organic baby food that literally has only vegetables and/or meat as ingredients and they are highly controlled. Of course making your own can be cheaper and if it works for you awesome. I just prefer spending my time doing different things. Like making wholesome meals for my bigger kids which they then look at with disgust and refuse to eat.
Likewise.
Full organic baby food with either just vege or meat and vege, made from all local ingredients is $1 (NZD so like 75 cents USD) per jar here. It's not even worth my time to produce the same thing, let alone the cost of the ingredients.
I did give it a go when DD first started solids but after a few rounds I just preferred to buy it and save even that small amount of time for other things.
Post by creepyeyeball on Jul 30, 2016 15:01:02 GMT -5
75 cents per jar sounds so expensive to me. Organic produce is so cheap right now and even off season, frozen organic produce is super cheap. It takes twenty minutes to steam some veggies and puree them. When I made food for DS1 I just froze it in tiny half or quarter pint mason jars and then all I had to do was pull a few out to thaw the night before. I bet you could make organic baby food for less than ten cents a jar this time of year. On one Saturday afternoon you could make at least a month's worth.
When I made my own, I froze the food in ice cube trays and put in freezer bags. It was easy enough to grab one or two and warm up.
This exactly. So easy. I did buy pea and green bean baby food though since mine never turned out right. It took no time really to whip up a bunch. I did use store bought for vacations and on the go.
creepyeyeball, I'm with you. I was so excited to do solids with my first. Not so much now. It's messy and annoying. I am excited for the stage when I can sit her in her high chair with some cheese or puffs and it'll entertain her for awhile though.
Post by URMySunshine77 on Jul 30, 2016 19:12:24 GMT -5
We started introducing solids around seven months with DS. I may start at six months with DD, but I'm not in a hurry. I kind of feel like creepyeyeball, that it's a lot of trouble. Also, I'm lazy and have a bittersweet fear of milestones.
graybaby, are there any blogs you've looked at for BLW? I had sort of forgotten about BLW and am interested in trying it out with LO. I keep seeing descriptions of how to do it but I'd like something with more pictures so I don't totally screw up the sizing on the food bits.
I enjoy doing solids because I do it how it works for me and it is a nice way to keep the baby entertained at meals. I skip the plain veggies for the most part and just tend to do baby cereal mixed with fruit at dinner, different mixed veggies and things that are soft and easy like yogurt, and until about 7-9 months (depends a lot on the kid) I don't worry at all about missing a breakfast or lunch since the main nutrients are still coming from breastfeeding. It is just a way for the baby to be part of the action at meals.
I also don't make my own and switch and introduce the normal food we are eating quite early.
We made our own purées last time. Ah, the ambition of first-time parents.
Just the thought of making baby food makes me tired. I'd love to, but man, I'm gonna be beat.
My mom has two huge gardens full of mostly veggies. She called me last night to let me know that she made 17 ice cubes of greens beans already! So thankful! I'm going over to her house this weekend to pick more garden veggies and make purées. We won't be using them til October, but my mom said they need to be made now while the veggies are in peak season and fresh.
My mom has two huge gardens full of mostly veggies. She called me last night to let me know that she made 17 ice cubes of greens beans already! So thankful! I'm going over to her house this weekend to pick more garden veggies and make purées. We won't be using them til October, but my mom said they need to be made now while the veggies are in peak season and fresh.
We did BLW with DD, and will probaby do the same with DS, mostly because I am lazy. I feel like I have forgotten everything though, so I will have to read up on it again. We started with avocado with her, and will probably do the same with DS
My mom has two huge gardens full of mostly veggies. She called me last night to let me know that she made 17 ice cubes of greens beans already! So thankful! I'm going over to her house this weekend to pick more garden veggies and make purées. We won't be using them til October, but my mom said they need to be made now while the veggies are in peak season and fresh.
That's a great idea! I just got a ton of veggies from my dad's garden today...I may start!
Post by craftcrazymama on Aug 6, 2016 11:18:15 GMT -5
We had our 3 month appt yesterday and the Plunket nurse (our funded child health service) suggested starting LO on solids after 4 months. I was a little surprised because while I know some 'experts' are now promoting this, Plunket are usually very conservative and old school about stuff. But basically due to LOs size she felt he will probably need more, nutrition wise, in the next few months.
The odd thing is, now that she's suggested it and it's so close, I don't know how I feel about it. He still seems too little (in a big way, if that makes senses?) to be heading there in 3 and a bit weeks.
Think I'll wait and see how he's doing once we get there and reassess. This is my last baby. Now I want to let him just be my baby for as long as possible!!
Both of our pedis have been no juice except as a special treat, on the grounds that it's about as healthy as a soda.
DD still has never drunk juice and she's 3 years old. Don't intend to change that anytime soon.
The only time we have offered DD juice was when she was sick and we were worried about dehydration. She is 2, so I am sure that as we start going to more kid functions I will not have as much control, but for now she does not get juice, and we are happy to keep it that way.
DD still has never drunk juice and she's 3 years old. Don't intend to change that anytime soon.
The only time we have offered DD juice was when she was sick and we were worried about dehydration. She is 2, so I am sure that as we start going to more kid functions I will not have as much control, but for now she does not get juice, and we are happy to keep it that way.
Do you have Pedilyte over there?
If your babes are ever sick, and they're old enough to eat an ice block, grab some Pedilyte. It comes in tubes like ice suckies so the kids think they're getting a treat but it puts electrolytes etc back in and helps to hydrate them. Well worth keeping a stash on hand.
DD still has never drunk juice and she's 3 years old. Don't intend to change that anytime soon.
For a long time, D only got juice occasionally at school. We still don't drink much of it. I rarely buy it. She has had Sprite as a very special treat (couple of times a year). I know someone who gave their 1.5 yo Coke in a bottle.
Yeah, DD was allowed a tiny tumbler of Ginger Beer as her 'birthday drink'. She sees her Dad drinking it and wanted to have a special drink like Daddy for her birthday. She didn't even finish it and asked for fizzy water.
Post by creepyeyeball on Aug 6, 2016 15:00:32 GMT -5
I feel like a bad mom here. My kids get a glass of orange juice every morning with breakfast. I also make them popsicles out of juice. I never give it with added sugar, but they do have it daily.
But it's organic. And we eat 100% home-cooked, whole foods otherwise so I guess it evens out. They have very little sugar otherwise.
DD1, 3.5, has juice at least once a week. I make some every once in a while and every Saturday we go to a restaurant she gets to pick from fresh OJ, mango juice or strawberry juice. I know it is all the sugar without the fiber but it's fun and she usually only drinks about half so we typically share.
I feel like a bad mom here. My kids get a glass of orange juice every morning with breakfast. I also make them popsicles out of juice. I never give it with added sugar, but they do have it daily.
But it's organic. And we eat 100% home-cooked, whole foods otherwise so I guess it evens out. They have very little sugar otherwise.
Don't feel that way at all! It's all about balance and from everything you've said here it sounds like your kids are so well nourished.
Juice is just something I've chosen to leave out given all the sugar that's already available in things like biscuits, breads, spreads etc. Plus, DH and I and SS only drink water 99% of the time so it's easy.
I plan on allowing my kid(s) to have 100% orange juice or sometimes watered-down 100% juice (like apple, cranberry, or grape) with their breakfasts. But I don't plan on letting them drink juice just for thirst throughout the day.
I feel like a bad mom here. My kids get a glass of orange juice every morning with breakfast. I also make them popsicles out of juice. I never give it with added sugar, but they do have it daily.
But it's organic. And we eat 100% home-cooked, whole foods otherwise so I guess it evens out. They have very little sugar otherwise.
I would absolutley love to be able to feed my kids the food you feed yours, all those whole foods are amazing! And I completley forgot popsicles, I froze 100% oj in those mini munchkin popsicle makers for DD when she was teething. It made such a mess, so I only did it a few time, but it was great for teething.
The only time we have offered DD juice was when she was sick and we were worried about dehydration. She is 2, so I am sure that as we start going to more kid functions I will not have as much control, but for now she does not get juice, and we are happy to keep it that way.
Do you have Pedilyte over there?
If your babes are ever sick, and they're old enough to eat an ice block, grab some Pedilyte. It comes in tubes like ice suckies so the kids think they're getting a treat but it puts electrolytes etc back in and helps to hydrate them. Well worth keeping a stash on hand.
We do have Pedilyte, but I have never heard of or see the stuff in a tube. I will have to look for that!
From what I thought and what the pedi said, breastmilk until 6 months unless he is attacking my food like a zombie going for brains, starting at 5m. And then its really our choice.
DD was EBF until 6m when we gave her solids. My plan is to do the same with DS.
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