Fffc: I had no idea what blw stood for until someone wrote it out!
Also, we've just really started solids in the last week or so. I tried them after the dr gave us the go ahead but J wasn't having it.
I'm considering sleep training because getting up 3-5 times a night is getting a little old
I can't remember if your LO is an early or late June baby but is it possible it's still the 4 month regression? My LO just came out of it 2 weeks ago. It was brutal. She wasn't a good sleeper to begin with (usually 3-4 wakeups) but during regression it was sometimes 12x/night.
Post by billyhorrible on Nov 13, 2015 14:14:42 GMT -5
@babybean9, by "spice" do you mean heat or herbs? Because I definitely increased my use of basil, cinnamon, garlic and the like when we started doing BLW to maintain the flavors, but cut down on salt. And in theory, if you typically eat spicy (hot) foods during breastfeeding your kid should be good with them. LBB was not, but he is often the exception to the rule.
And I know what you're getting at with the health issues. I'm a BLW advocate because I'm cheap and lazy and it allows me to not buy or have to make special foods, and eat my own meals instead of feeding someone else. But I definitely like the fact that it is tied to various health benefits. Especially since my grandfather died of a heart attack at 34, my father at 54, and my brother has been seeing a cardiologist since he was 26. There is such an issue with obesity and heart disease on my dad's side of the family that it definitely makes me disordered when it comes to my food issues with my kids. We all make whatever choices we feel are in the best interest of our kids, and within our control.
@jimbobcooter, haha team America was the bane of my existence in high school. The durka durka-ing would follow me up and down the hallways. Thank god I'm going to a different area with my new job...less racists.
Eta: also a fake tree household here. We never had a real tree growing up, neither did MH. I actually didn't even know that was a thing until middle school. That was an embarrassing day.
When I first found out what BLW was I was almost embarrassed because I thought that's just how people fed their babies. I mean, I knew about purees and baby cereal too but I just thought you were supposed to feed them all sorts of ways, like to me it was just normal.
I respect the fact that all sorts things are researched and finding benefits to different things and such, I just genuinely didn't realize there was so many different names for all things parenting either. I don't come across it in my real life like I do online!
I let LO sleep with a blanket. Since he was a few weeks old, he would fall asleep on his own if I laid him down with a blanket. He cuddles it and rubs in on his face until he passes out. I eventually go back in the room (he's still in a co-sleeper next to my bed) and remove it from near his face, but I still let him sleep with it all night. Never did this with DS1, he was in a sleep sack until he was 2.5.
I let LO sleep with a blanket. Since he was a few weeks old, he would fall asleep on his own if I laid him down with a blanket. He cuddles it and rubs in on his face until he passes out. I eventually go back in the room (he's still in a co-sleeper next to my bed) and remove it from near his face, but I still let him sleep with it all night. Never did this with DS1, he was in a sleep sack until he was 2.5.
My friends kid is like this too. She'll sleep amazingly with a blanket, but she always puts it over her face and will scream if you try to move it. It scared the hell out of me when we were over for dinner and I glanced at her monitor and saw a blanket over the baby's face. She was like, oh right, that's a thing with her.
veggiemo I just wanted to say I'm glad you are stopping I today!
I'm all over the map when it comes to baby sleeping. She's mostly in bed with me, sometimes the crib works once in awhile, sometimes she has a blanket, sometimes she doesn't. She was in a sleep sack for awhile. With DS this stressed me out because I thought I as the mom was supposed to 'know' how he would sleep all the time. With DD I'm just thankful for sleeping baby!
You are not alone. TBH I really don't get why people stress about things like this. Feed the baby and everyone is happy. Period.
I mean honestly? In a year or so he's gonna be picking stuff up off the floor that I've missed sweeping up and eating that. Or he'll eat a bug when he's outside playing.
This reminds me of yesterday my 2 year old was getting up in his car seat and I noticed he was chewing something. I asked him what it was and he said ' mommy it's an old cracker I found on the floor and it's delicious'
I let LO sleep with a blanket. Since he was a few weeks old, he would fall asleep on his own if I laid him down with a blanket. He cuddles it and rubs in on his face until he passes out. I eventually go back in the room (he's still in a co-sleeper next to my bed) and remove it from near his face, but I still let him sleep with it all night. Never did this with DS1, he was in a sleep sack until he was 2.5.
My friends kid is like this too. She'll sleep amazingly with a blanket, but she always puts it over her face and will scream if you try to move it. It scared the hell out of me when we were over for dinner and I glanced at her monitor and saw a blanket over the baby's face. She was like, oh right, that's a thing with her.
I have LO at the office with me a few days a week. My boss was always walking in the room and trying to move the blanket away from his face, until one day he said to me "is that just how he likes it?". Yep. Now quit messing with my baby while he's napping so I can get shit done.
veggiemo I just wanted to say I'm glad you are stopping I today!
I'm all over the map when it comes to baby sleeping. She's mostly in bed with me, sometimes the crib works once in awhile, sometimes she has a blanket, sometimes she doesn't. She was in a sleep sack for awhile. With DS this stressed me out because I thought I as the mom was supposed to 'know' how he would sleep all the time. With DD I'm just thankful for sleeping baby!
Aww thanks! I've been a dirty lurker lately. I will try and participate more often
This reminds me of yesterday my 2 year old was getting up in his car seat and I noticed he was chewing something. I asked him what it was and he said ' mommy it's an old cracker I found on the floor and it's delicious'
lol I mean who are we to say what's delicious or not? maybe the kid is onto something?
DD ate some sheep poop once. 9 months old at the time? I noticed she was chewing on something, and forcefully extracted it from her mouth, then identified it. She lived.
Everyone's talking about purees and BLW....and I'm still over here feeding my kid a bottle googling BLW. -shrug-
You are not alone. TBH I really don't get why people stress about things like this. Feed the baby and everyone is happy. Period.
This is where I am. I read a bit on the BLW thing and eh whatev's. We've tried some sweet potato...she spit it out. We may try something else next week or wait till she's more interested. Either way 99% of her caloric intake is STILL going to be formula so as long as I have that on hand then I'm good.
I confess that...fuck it I have nothing to confess. I am lame and boring these days. I confess I am lame and boring.
I let LO sleep with a blanket. Since he was a few weeks old, he would fall asleep on his own if I laid him down with a blanket. He cuddles it and rubs in on his face until he passes out. I eventually go back in the room (he's still in a co-sleeper next to my bed) and remove it from near his face, but I still let him sleep with it all night. Never did this with DS1, he was in a sleep sack until he was 2.5.
E has been using a blanket since he was a few weeks old. He always worked the swaddle/sleep sack things up around his face, so I switched to swaddling with a blanket and then moved to just tucking it around his waist and legs. He have never gotten a blanket up around his head at night, so I've let it continue. When he sleeps in bed with me, he actually pulls the blankets up higher if I try to wake him up. I'm trying hard to think of a FFFC, and will be back if I do.
When I first found out what BLW was I was almost embarrassed because I thought that's just how people fed their babies. I mean, I knew about purees and baby cereal too but I just thought you were supposed to feed them all sorts of ways, like to me it was just normal.
I respect the fact that all sorts things are researched and finding benefits to different things and such, I just genuinely didn't realize there was so many different names for all things parenting either. I don't come across it in my real life like I do online!
I let LO sleep with a blanket. Since he was a few weeks old, he would fall asleep on his own if I laid him down with a blanket. He cuddles it and rubs in on his face until he passes out. I eventually go back in the room (he's still in a co-sleeper next to my bed) and remove it from near his face, but I still let him sleep with it all night. Never did this with DS1, he was in a sleep sack until he was 2.5.
E has been using a blanket since he was a few weeks old. He always worked the swaddle/sleep sack things up around his face, so I switched to swaddling with a blanket and then moved to just tucking it around his waist and legs. He have never gotten a blanket up around his head at night, so I've let it continue. When he sleeps in bed with me, he actually pulls the blankets up higher if I try to wake him up. I'm trying hard to think of a FFFC, and will be back if I do.
T always has a blanket tucked around him at night.
I realize this is FFFC, but if we are having a side convo of kids eating suspicious things, one time awhile ago DS ate part of a red crayon and I almost died and practically had 911 on the line when I changed his next diaper to find red chunks everywhere only to take another second to think about what I was looking at.
I let LO sleep with a blanket. Since he was a few weeks old, he would fall asleep on his own if I laid him down with a blanket. He cuddles it and rubs in on his face until he passes out. I eventually go back in the room (he's still in a co-sleeper next to my bed) and remove it from near his face, but I still let him sleep with it all night. Never did this with DS1, he was in a sleep sack until he was 2.5.
Cole has slept with a blanket draped over him since he was 2/3 weeks old. Whenever it was that he started breaking out of his swaddle (did not like his arms being swaddled). We use a sleep sack too, but only because he kicks around so much that half the time when I go check on him he's already kicked his blankets off or they are tucked under him. He loves to sleep with the blanket up by his cheek and a lot of the time its the only way I can get him to go to sleep.
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