New baby and post birth advice #41 Trigger warning: Soup

[Borntorun]

Happy New Year one and all

Thread title continues the soup saga. Title by @onlyheretoorbit. Incompetence by @jackolantern

(Just kidding, love you really)


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[WhatABore]

Partner sent me out for KFC. But I don't want kfc, I want mcdonalds. So I've joined the mcdonalds queue, called him and told him kfc is closed

*reposting it in here *

 

[jackolantern]

 

[Jellybean093]

Can’t deal with the title

Partner sent me out for KFC. But I don't want kfc, I want mcdonalds. So I've joined the mcdonalds queue, called him and told him kfc is closed

*reposting it in here *

This is everything and more

 

[Borntorun]

Genuine question. I know we can’t put swear words in thread titles but I had no idea if I was allowed to swear in the poll?! So I starred it out but if anyone actually knows I’d be interested for future sweary poll options

 

[Sky Sports Main Event]

I'm sure this has been mentioned in a previous thread and please direct me there if it has but traditional weaning v baby led weaning? In plain and simple English what is the diff? Getting ready for my next hurdle

 

[calmyourritas]

Phew! I’m in the 4-6 month category for another 2 days only I can’t take it

 

[Definitelyme]

I'm sure this has been mentioned in a previous thread and please direct me there if it has but traditional weaning v baby led weaning? In plain and simple English what is the diff? Getting ready for my next hurdle

Baby led you give them food (usually finger food, or a preloaded spoon) and allow them to self feed. You let them choose what to eat, and how much of it, and it usually avoids purées (but on a preloaded spoon that would still be baby led)
Traditional is usually where you spoon feed your baby, and they have no real control over what is given.
A lot of people do a mixture

 

[Borntorun]

I'm sure this has been mentioned in a previous thread and please direct me there if it has but traditional weaning v baby led weaning? In plain and simple English what is the diff? Getting ready for my next hurdle

Traditional weaning = what your parents did. Purée, whether homemade, jars or pouches and fed with a spoon held by a parent. Introducing slowly lumpier textures and some finger foods.
BLW= giving baby a bit of whatever you’re having. No blending, they just start on solids straight away.

 

[Definitelyme]

@Gidget00_ congratulations on your new arrival! I’m so sorry to hear you feel Dow about ending breastfeeding. I know someone asked in the other thread, but is it because you want to, or because of difficulties or feeling unsupported?
Either way, whatever you decide, no guilt is needed. You’ve given baby a wonderful gift for two weeks, and moving on from that is nothing to be ashamed of.

 

[calmyourritas]

Also welcome @Gidget00_ Another formula fed baby over here and always has been

 

[Daisydunn15]

I'm sure this has been mentioned in a previous thread and please direct me there if it has but traditional weaning v baby led weaning? In plain and simple English what is the diff? Getting ready for my next hurdle

Just don't make the mistake of saying you're doing a mix of both cos I think some of the fb mum police are still camped outside my house ready to knock me out with Ella's kitchen pouches.
Apparently even spoon feeding your baby once or blending anything is traditional weaning, but mushing food with your fingers is allowed to be BLW, so is loading spoons but not if you put it in their mouth
We let her feed herself with either finger food, puree or blended food when at home and spoon feed her from a pouch when we're out to limit mess and it works well for us.

 

[LongishCat]

Parking myself here! So happy my/Kitten's poll option is the 13-18 months, at least she'll stay in that bracket a while Can't believe she's already 14 months though

At what age do babies start having nightmares? Kitten sometimes "wakes up" (but actually she seems to still be asleep) crying, screaming, almost unable to be settled.
It can take a while to snap her out of it, but once it's over, she just rolls over and continues sleeping.
Honestly, those screams are absolutely gut wrenching, it's horrible

 

[calmyourritas]

I'm sure this has been mentioned in a previous thread and please direct me there if it has but traditional weaning v baby led weaning? In plain and simple English what is the diff? Getting ready for my next hurdle

I’m doing a new type - melty puff weaning cos that’s all she’ll bloody eat

 

[TheBabeWithThePower]

Sometimes I like to imagine what I could achieve if my baby settled in the evening and I had 2-3 hours without kids before I went to sleep...

Tonight I'm imagining that I have a 6 pack, have taught myself how to play the harp, I have become fluent in Italian and that I'm hand sewing a family quilt.

Seriously, why did I not appreciate what I had and do more things when I had a child that slept?!

 

[Definitelyme]

I’m doing a new type - melty puff weaning cos that’s all she’ll bloody eat

get yourself an insta and a cookbook deal asap!

 

[Celeste]

Phew! I’m in the 4-6 month category for another 2 days only I can’t take it

A few more days for us too Not emotionally ready to tick a different box!

 

[CrimeJunkie]

Happy new year ladies

I haven’t been on here for absolutely ages. Went back to work in October which has been a huge adjustment! Trying to find time to do everything on the never ending to do list plus work is HARD and means I have a breakdown on the regular On the upside, toddler CJ is almost 18 months now and I’m absolutely loving this stage and watching her personality come out.

Hope all of you lovely ladies and babies/toddlers are ok, I probably have so much to try and catch up on (although wish I didn’t start reading the last thread today because I’ve already done 4 loads of washing )

Partner sent me out for KFC. But I don't want kfc, I want mcdonalds. So I've joined the mcdonalds queue, called him and told him kfc is closed

*reposting it in here *

I do this quite often my OH loves Indian but I’m not so keen (Chinese every time for me!) so when he suggests it when we’re having a takeaway I say it’s offline on deliveroo so we have to order something else

 

[wakametango 3.0]

Erm as said earlier I gave up breastfeeding after 6 weeks. We’ve just got in so I quickly undressed to settle her in bed as cba bouncing when I’m tired too. Anyway, She’s just drank 7oz of milk and decided to crawl on me to… breastfeed wth (obviously I redirected her but she tried again after that)

 

[Belle Amie]

Has anyone had the contraceptive implant and had a ridiculously itchy arm? It’s been itching since I took the bandage off on Boxing Day and I’m ready to gnaw my arm off