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This was a pro to weaning until I read the rest of the thread now this is the only pro to a long list of cons
Glad to hear everyone else dislikes weaning. Iāve been dreading it. Weāve only just started and Iām already finding it stressful. Weāre also about to have our kitchen ripped out and redone. I get mum guilt giving them pouches when you see mums on insta making gourmet meals. Who has the time 
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Not scared to admit we use pouches more than we do anything else. I've not the time to be bleding and prepping daily. Not when there's 2 of them plus a fussy 9 year old.Glad to hear everyone else dislikes weaning. Iāve been dreading it. Weāve only just started and Iām already finding it stressful. Weāre also about to have our kitchen ripped out and redone. I get mum guilt giving them pouches when you see mums on insta making gourmet meals. Who has the time
Don't beat yourself up, honestly they'll be eating sand soon enough.
Been struck down with some kind of mysterious illness, everything hurts, I thought it was covid but Iām testing negative. The baby wonāt sleep, and the step son who usually happily sits and plays lego or watches a film decided he wanted to āplay exerciseā today, so I had to do a really tit attempt at a PE lesson, I havenāt exercised since before I was pregnant 
I couldnāt think of many exercises so ended up making loads up and making them boring like balance on one leg, and he kept asking for more, I was just internally screaming MAKE IT STOP. The knobwaffle told me I need to make life easier for myself because I try to do too much, when he just played fifa today and not much else 
not sure who he thinks will look after these kids if we donāt.
I couldnāt think of many exercises so ended up making loads up and making them boring like balance on one leg, and he kept asking for more, I was just internally screaming MAKE IT STOP. The knobwaffle told me I need to make life easier for myself because I try to do too much, when he just played fifa today and not much else not sure who he thinks will look after these kids if we donāt.I absolutely hate weaning too! Sheās 9mo and weāre doing 2 meals a day atm. She has free reign at tea time but I feed her breakfast because itās too early in the day to be cleaning porridge/weetabix off of the walls 
I also really struggle trying to think of different meals, especially because most of it just ends up on the floor or thrown around the kitchen and then I just thinkā¦ whatās the point?!
I also really struggle trying to think of different meals, especially because most of it just ends up on the floor or thrown around the kitchen and then I just thinkā¦ whatās the point?!We love a pouch here too. Her packed lunch for nursery is always a pouch, chopped fruit and a yoghurt pouch. Our nursery is dominated by cliquey yummy mummies (who, side note, fawn over a couple of the dads in the drop off queue which is hilarious) so Iām too scared to ask the nursery what other kids have for inspo because itāll definitely be some kind of homemade three course extravaganza thatāll make me feel rubbish. Ignorance is bliss!
Who has the time to make their little darlings (shits) baked kale with a side of avocado? Have a bit of pasta and dunk it in your yoghurt, go wild kiddo.
Baby tango has had blueberries and salmon in her hands eating it together this week and banana and carrot together .. Heston blumenthal who?
We had a hike today and plonked her on the grass for her lunch, she also enjoyed a dried leaf, a tiny gritty root of something and some grass. Iām totally going for Ellaās kitchenās crown
Canāt beat a good bit of grass though can you? When we take all of them (dogs and baby) out for a picnic they all munch on grass, itās like having a little herd of cows
(Ps if you do make your child a three course extravaganza, you go mumma! My previous post was entirely related to the small group of cliquey mums who all turn up in their Porsche wearing gym kit that costs more than most peoples monthly food bill)
So glad everyone uses pouches! I do too. The only thing Iāve made for her to not eat is mashed potato i feel so tit when I see mums on insta making chia seed finger things and blending up avocados but I know for a fact I would be 100% be wasting time & money doing it as she wonāt eat it.
She wonāt eat this morning. 2oz. Donāt know whatās is up with her. Driving me insane.
i feel so tit when I see mums on insta making chia seed finger things and blending up avocados but I know for a fact I would be 100% be wasting time & money doing it as she wonāt eat it.She wonāt eat this morning. 2oz. Donāt know whatās is up with her. Driving me insane.
I have the same issue especially when me and my husband make dinner together in the evenings. We literally think we will have 5 minutes to ourselves. Nope. My husband thinks itās because she doesnāt want a brother or sister.Do babies have sensors that youāre about to eat so theyāre suddenly starving as well. I donāt think Iāve ate a meal when itās ready or before itās cold in weeks
Love how you can always count on this thread for the real honest talk!
I had a go at making an insta-mum recipe for veg cheese and egg muffins earlier this week. I hate egg, so I thought they stank Baby was not bothered by them in the slightest, had the tiniest amount and then wolfed down a peppa pig yoghurt instead 
I had a go at making an insta-mum recipe for veg cheese and egg muffins earlier this week. I hate egg, so I thought they stank
Baby was not bothered by them in the slightest, had the tiniest amount and then wolfed down a peppa pig yoghurt instead 
I've tried the odd fancy thing I've seen on Instagram when the mum guilt has got too much. And every single thing I tried was rejectedLove how you can always count on this thread for the real honest talk!
I had a go at making an insta-mum recipe for veg cheese and egg muffins earlier this week. I hate egg, so I thought they stank
Not even bothered trying some with Everleigh
Weaning and potty training are the devils work!! My midwife who is an absolute legend runs baby groups in my area and she does weaning talks. Her biggest rule is donāt wean babies with food from baby books or social media. If as a family you donāt eat stuff like avocado then donāt give it to your baby, your favourite tool should be a fork or a masher and baby has everything you eat as a family in smaller pieces whether thatās a roast dinner, spag Bol or fish fingers if you canāt be arsed to cook. Seems like good advice to me!! And if baby O is going to be anything like one of my others then she will only eat chicken nuggets and chips for the next five years anyway!
Yup! The main variation in Toddler Runners diet is what shape the frozen potato comes in each day
Waffles, chips, smileys, stars, curly friesā¦ now you canāt tell me thatās not a varied diet This is our meals tooYup! The main variation in Toddler Runners diet is what shape the frozen potato comes in each day
Alphabet letters too. Hash browns
My freezer is full of different potato things
All the kids love super noodles too
Pasta and sauce is an easy one they all love as well
I say the same to new mums! We have our realistic set of family meals, and there is no point me trying to force fancy insta meals in there to wean that, after a few months, arenāt ever gonna be made again.
If it ain't pizza, I canāt guarantee everyone in this house will eat it. Even chips and pasta arenāt always safe
I am that mum that made everything from scratch for child 1 and still do now she's nearly 3, however I feel like that's going to be a hell of a lot harder with the second child as I have so much less time!
My eldest was such a brilliant eater until she turned 2.5 and since then she'll basically only eat pasta with a couple of different sauces I make, stir fry, sweet potatoes, fish and a few different veggies. Which I know isn't terrible but I miss the days when she'd tuck into loads of curry or lentil stew or basically anything I plonked in front of her!
My eldest was such a brilliant eater until she turned 2.5 and since then she'll basically only eat pasta with a couple of different sauces I make, stir fry, sweet potatoes, fish and a few different veggies. Which I know isn't terrible but I miss the days when she'd tuck into loads of curry or lentil stew or basically anything I plonked in front of her!
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