A general rant !!

[brownlieB]

Good Evening ladies,

I just have to let off some steam, this by no means is an attack on BF, just an attack on a particular person who happens to BF!! lol, but i feel if I post it here i'm less likely to offend anyone!!

Ok so her baby and mine were born 2 wks apart, her baby was 4wks prem my baby 2 wks late (strange twist of fate gave us each others due dates!!)

So we both attempted BF she kept at it and good for her, her baby was prem and maybe benefited from her perseverance, but she asked me how I was getting on, and I said I lasted a week but with latching problems etc have switched to bottle

After that her facebook updates were constantly updates on her feeding routines, LO loves his booby milk, LO feeding every 2hrs but I love him so i'll do it, etc etc, which at first I felt a little sore over, (as i'm sure FFs out there who wanted to carry on BF but for one reason or another stopped will understand)

But and this is what the rant is about her LO is only 15wks old and she's feeding him baby rice and porridge, and I can't help but think it's to wean him off the breast without having to use formula (she must be giving him breast top ups through the day) But I keep thinking of you want to stop then stop don't feed your baby solids early!!

Anyone else know what I mean? I really want to say shouldn't it be 6 months to give them solids not 3!!

 

[ke29]

Id say something to her but then I do get easily annoyed at people that have judged me!

 

[angel2010]

She prob wouldn't stop if you spoke to her about it, so I would try not to get too worked up (sorry couldnt think of a better word) about it. I would however write something snide about why I was waiting for solids in my fb status, but I'm a little spiteful I guess.

 

[Sarah10]

She prob wouldn't stop if you spoke to her about it, so I would try not to get too worked up (sorry couldnt think of a better word) about it. I would however write something snide about why I was waiting for solids in my fb status, but I'm a little spiteful I guess.

haha thats what i would do! xx

 

[brownlieB]

I've just ignored it, she's only a work colleague, not a close friend, but strikes me as going to be a very competitive comparing mum who I don't really have time for.

Raising a child isn't a competition, either that or she's finding it quite hard and the constant up dates on how much she loves her baby and what she's doing next with him to show it are a call for someone to pat her on the back and say well done!! xx

 

[noree]

I think you are doing the right thing ignoring her and her silly comments, She must have alot of time on her hands to be updating so often and why does she think people want to know every detail of her day...lol my days at the moments are wonderful because I am getting to spend them with my new baby, but I doubt they would make particularly interesting reading? 'Just fed Kitty', 'Just changed a nappy', ' Just grabbed a second to take a wee'!! and as for updating on how much she loves her baby?? Well I don't feel it's something that needs to be constantly updated, isn't it just a given that she loves her baby...your right, she sounds like she is really seeking attention. I am not saying that I wouldn't update things but is it is so constant and silly it's not worth taking notice of x x

 

[Odd Socks]

if a baby's premature, sometimes you need to start feeding them solids earlier than you would for a term baby.
one of the reasons for weaning a full term baby at 6 months is because after 6 months, a baby's iron stores start to decrease (they had stores from you), but for a premature baby, those stores are less because the baby arrived early.
she may have been advised to wean early because of this
xx

 

[ShanandBoc]

A friend of mine started feeding her baby solids at 16 weeks......its not that uncommon and depends on the baby 6 months is just a guideline

 

[Mrs A]

Why get yourself so worked up over who BF and who FF, i mean its such a waste of energy and tbh i wouldnt really give a hoot, i didnt BF i FF from the start, That was my choice, doesnt mean i give a hoot about what anyone elses opinion on it might be.
I also weaned my son at 13 weeks as the Dr told me to, hes now nearly 8 months and around the average weight of a 9 month old, its up to the parents of the baby what they do, sorry to hijack your rant but im sick of others assuming its bad to wean early, when they dont ACTUALLY know the reasoning behind it xx