10/3 Mommy Milk Monday

[lilyelayne]

How old is your LO?

How often are you nursing / how often does LO get milk?

Solids?

Questions/AW?

GTKY: when it comes to fall I think ______ is overrated and ______ is underrated.

[lilyelayne]

How old is your LO? - he'll be 19 mo on Wednesday!

How often are you nursing / how often does LO get milk? - 3-4/day, 1-2/night

Solids? - no complaints. During Sunday lunch my grandmother is constantly telling DS to clean his plate, but I just calmly tell him to eat until he's full every time she does. I figure it's not an argument worth having.

Questions/AW?

GTKY: when it comes to fall I think leaves falling are overrated and hoodies are underrated.

[agm04]

How old is your LO? 19 months

How often are you nursing / how often does LO get milk? nursing 2x/day most days, WCM 3ish x/day

Solids? all good. lilyelayne DH does a lot of mealtime things i don't love, but i try not to nitpick. he's always pleading with DD to take another bite. sigh.

Questions/AW? DD is actually nursing way less (like shorter duration with more unlatching/talking/cuddling), but is still very attached to the shirtless cuddles. ok with me for now. this morning she woke up early so i got to see her before work. every time i told her i needed to get up to get dressed, she'd say "mah!" (no) and push on my chest to get me to lay back down, then she'd put her little face on my chest for a snuggle.

GTKY: when it comes to fall I think black friday is overrated and snickerdoodles are underrated.

[lilyelayne]

agm04 it helped me to have a conversation with DH about mealtimes when it wasn't mealtime and G wasn't around. Kinda a hey, this isn't how I grew up, this isn't how you grew up, this isn't how our nieces & nephews are being raised, but this is the food strategy I believe in and I want you on board. It's hard to remember sometimes, especially confronted with a toddler at mealtime, but how do you feel about this food strategy? Do you have input? Let's get a game plan.

[agm04]

lilyelayne yeah i've tried that...unfortunately DH is not all that open minded on parenting strategies and we often don't see eye to eye. he just thinks i'm being bossy.

[seamonster]

How old is your LO? 19 months

How often are you nursing / how often does LO get milk? Nursing 1-2 and day, mostly bedtime and if he's not feeling well MOTN. WCM 2-3 times a day

Solids? He likes pretty much everything except most standard kid fare. More chicken nuggets for me! We let him eat until he's full and pushes his plate away. I do encourage bites of something he hasn't tried that meal or if I'm trying to get more of something into him.

He's also been wanting to eat only what's on my plate even if he sees me serving him from my plate. And he'll eat with silverware instead of his hands unless he sees us eating with our hands. Even bread gets stabbed with a fork.

Questions/AW?

GTKY: when it comes to fall I think Pumpkin Spice is overrated and Halloween is underrated.

[seamonster]

Oct 3, 2016 15:05:15 GMT -5 agm04 said:

lilyelayne yeah i've tried that...unfortunately DH is not all that open minded on parenting strategies and we often don't see eye to eye. he just thinks i'm being bossy.

So does mine. But I try to let him have his way on some things. But being different from how your parents raised you doesn't mean they did it wrong, just differently, and I think some people don't understand that.

Picky eating is tough. I try to give DS a variety of things at meals so if he doesn't like something today, there's likely to be at least one thing he'll eat. And I eat his food in front of him and gush about how yummy it is. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. Just like adults. And toddlers are worse because they really want to assert their independence and have no idea that you're trying to keep them healthy. I don't know how people think you can force feed a toddler.

[agm04]

seamonster totally agree! DD really isn't all that picky (most of the time), but sometimes she just doesn't want to eat. i try to do the same things you described - variety, repeated exposure, let them do their thing. part of the reason i'm so attached to the division of responsibility thing that ellyn satter describes is that it makes me way more relaxed. i tend to stress over things, and that's not good for anyone. the idea of serving her and then allowing it to be in her hands is so freeing for me. so when DH tries to make her take bites and she gets upset/cries in response, my blood pressure goes through the roof!