March 2013 babies - we all have our beautiful babies :)

[sethsmummy]

I have no idea what baby led weaning is. But the way I do it is I feed them till they can hold a spoon themselves then I just let them get on with it and enjoy making a mess. Im also big on lettig them use their hands to dig in, itd hillarious watching their expressions with new sensations.

 

[Mrs. AJ]

BLW is where you skip the puree phase, and just start giving them whole foods to eat with their hands - slices of fruit, steamed veggies, etc. It is not recommended you start solids before 6 months if you do BLW because their gag reflex is still to sensitive, and they just aren't able to handle the more sold foods yet. So essentially BLW skips the puree phase altogether. It didn't work for us with Connor - he has a super sensitive gag reflex and would just vomit anything chunkier than a super smooth puree until almost a year I like the idea of it though...don't know if I'll try it this time or not. So with Connor we didn't really start any solids until 6 months, he was purely BF until then, I'll probably do the same this time around...

 

[skeet9924]

Hi ladies!! Well Carson had his jabs on Friday and he only cried for a couple seconds after. I have him infant Tylenol an hour before we went and he's been fine since. He was not fussy, he didnt sleep any more then usual .. He was just his normal happy self

 

[AmyB1978]

Skeet, glad Carson did well with his shots. Emily has been fussier off and on and spitting up more, she was that way the last time too.

MrsC and Rose, it is good to know that your lo's also enjoy cluster feeding in the evening.

I had not heard of baby led weaning, interesting idea!

 

[kraftykoala]

My second wasn't interested in purees and really wasn't fussed eating until he was 7-8 months and he went straight onto finger foods. He was a joy to feed, totally unfussy. I'm hoping to do the same with Ella

 

[AmyB1978]

Dearest husband, what part of " I need you to be really quiet, the baby is having trouble settling and is being put to bed unswaddled" (for only the 2nd time) sounds like "talk to the dog in a big, animated voice after the neighbor rings the doorbell"

Rant over

 

[MrsChezek]

Ha. Poor AmyB!!! I experience that with my parents over every Sunday evening...she goes down and my dad yells across the room when he has a question and my mom does the dishes and seems to drop just about every item at least once And don't get me started on napping!!!! Seems like the phone that we never use won't stop ringing and the dog barks when she rarely does and DH trips on everything as he's walking by the baby Oh and it seems that every plank in our new hardwood floors suddenly creaks!!!! It makes me want to scream (but than that would wake the baby too!!!! ) Hope Emily stayed down and you'll get some good sleep too!

I'm curious about the whole baby led weaning and I see the advantage of it as the baby will eat what you eat from the start. But I'm a bit worried about choking...PLUS, I think purees are so yummy and fun! You can start them earlier on them too I bet...I dunno...need to read more about it and definitely give it lots more thought.

Right now, we're trying to decide when to move Hayden into her stroller without the carseat in it...she has a super strong neck and seems to be practically sitting up by herself so I'm quite tempted. She really likes to face forward and look out...anyone doing this yet? Our stroller (CityMini GT) is rated at 6 months but two of my friends used it earlier with some rolled up towels. DH suggested buying another stroller for the interim (he's the big spender and I'm the penny pincher in our family) - one that is more infant friendly but I am not even sure which one is! What strollers do you ladies have? Anyone have an Uppababy Vista? We saw one today and it looked pretty nice...

 

[skeet9924]

Ms chez- I was curious about when to make this switch as well.. Hopefully someone will have an answer

Amy- ugh so frustrating.. My oh likes to come into the room while in getting Carson to settle and ask me questions or stare at him and tickle him.. I usually have to kick him out of the room.. I've been considering not using the swaddle on Carson any more as he keeps busting out if it.. However even when he sleeps in my arms his arms move and startle him and he wakes up

 

[sethsmummy]

MrsC & Skeet - I have Ethan in a forward facing stroller which is suitable from birth. I have the Koochi Ipso, living in a 1st floor flat with 3 lots of steps to climb is too much with a big pram so i went for a stroller a few weeks ago. Ethan loves it, i have him partialy sat up although hes still mostly lying, just up enough so he can see whats going on around him.

I cant wait for weaning time.. i LOVE weaning haha i love when their little face is absolutely caked in food from where theyv stuck their hands in and tried to eat it off their hands. and i really cant wait to give him an organix carrot stick crisp thing.. they are SOOO messy!

oh dear for hubbies being bad. mmine was the same last night although not in the same way. I left him in the living room with Ethan as he was still wide awake... and i went to bed (normally i have to take ethan with me and get him to sleep in his crib). 5 minutes later DH brings Ethan in and puts him in his crib then buggers off "babe rock him please" ... grrr for once i wanted you to do it.. idiot.

The sunshine has gone sob sob It has been such a beautiful weekend too. haha seths at the point of looking dirty instead of tanned so we really need more sunshine to sort that out!

 

[baby_maybe]

Hey ladies, not posted for a few days but have been reading

Ruben is in the seat part of his pram now, he is almost too big for the carrycot although I do still use it in the house for daytime naps. We have a quinny buzz and the seat part is parent or forward facing so at the moment I have him facing me. It is supposed to be from 6 months but to be honest it's so padded and he is quite the little chunk so he fits in it just fine and seems really well supported in there. It has a great harness too which keeps him strapped in well, although if I've got it laid flat and he's sleeping I sometimes don't bother with that. I also do still use my car seat on the frame, unless we're going to be out for a while, in which case I use the seat unit instead, I don't like to keep him crunched up the carseat any longer than necessary

 

[AmyB1978]

I've also been wondering when to make the stroller switch.

Emily ended up going down after the doorbell and DH loudness. She did really well, especially since it is only her 2nd time sleeping (other then on us, in car set, random short naps, etc) without her arms swaddled. We've been using Velcro swaddle blankets for awhile now (she started breaking free from traditional swaddling pretty early on) so I have it Velcro around her torso like a sleep sack but her arms out... Planning on eventually going to no swaddle at all, which I think getting rid of it off her body won't be an issue at all, it's the learning how to sleep with her arms out that is tricky. I'd been trying to figure out when to start trying it and when she rolled (still only on the couch) from her belly to back and started showing back to front roll readiness (she can get to her side and her legs 3/4 of the way there)I figured it is time since i had read no swaddling after they can roll. So far it as gone much better then I was thinking it would. Hopefully it keeps up!

 

[MrsChezek]

I dread the day we let Hayden sleep without being swaddled! She is such an arm flapper!!!! But I know it will be necessary soon as well. She has been taking her daytime naps unswaddled since about week 6 but she's either in her carseat/stroller or on me in a baby carrier or on her tummy so her arms aren't as big of an issue...we're trying to figure out how to figure out how to get her to take daytime naps without our assistance and nothing is working she has to be carried or moved in a stroller or car. It's exhausting! The only way she'll sleep alone without interaction is on her belly but then I feel the need to be near her so I can't get much done anyway! She used to nap in her crib when she was tiny...can't figure out why that's changed!

RE: stroller - the BOB is on sale today and we need something that will ride over sand as we have a beach house we go to all summer. I'm tempted to get it as its never on sale!! But that's not infant friendly either, I don't think...

 

[MrsChezek]

RE starting solids...not sure how I feel about dr sears but here is some food for thought:
https://www.askdrsears.com/topics/feeding-infants-toddlers/starting-solids/6-reasons-delay-introducing-solid-food

 

[Mrs. AJ]

I ♡ Dr. Sears, but maybe I am in the minoroty on here...I plan to wait to 6 months as I said before, but to each their own. As for the stroller, if you think they are ready, you might as well give it a shot! And where is thr BOB on sale? You can find them in craigslist fairly regularly too...Id like a double one...

 

[skeet9924]

Ms chez- I have difficulty getting Carson to nap as well however a few weeks ago I started a nap time routine.. It's worked really well. I also don't let him stay awake more then an hour before I pit him down. I put him in his bassinet In our room and he naps on his belly .. I do check on him a lot but he usually sleeps for 2 hrs. I do this for his first 2 naps... Then as the evening approaches he usually takes cat naps so he sleeps wherever

 

[AmyB1978]

Emily is also having trouble napping. She seems to only want to sleep on me during the day. Every once in awhile she falls asleep in the car but tends to wake as soon as we get home! I am not sure what I am doing wrong re: her naps! Maybe I need to start trying to get her down sooner than I do.

 

[baby_maybe]

With daytime naps I've noticed if Ruben gets overtired then it takes much longer to get him settled and he doesn't tend to sleep as long either.

 

[skeet9924]

carson is the same as Ruben. I find that carson is only good for about 45 min of awake time from the time he wakes until first nap...after that he goes about 1-1.5 hours I really have to watch him for first signs of tiredness ( yawn etc) and get him down quick or else i'm doomed. I also have to give carson about a 2 oz bottle or else he wont settle...he doesnt take a pacifier so this is the only way to get him to do it.

 

[baby_maybe]

I'm lucky that Ruben will take a paci, so I shove that in when I put him down and I'm good

 

[MrsChezek]

I ♡ Dr. Sears, but maybe I am in the minoroty on here...I plan to wait to 6 months as I said before, but to each their own. As for the stroller, if you think they are ready, you might as well give it a shot! And where is thr BOB on sale? You can find them in craigslist fairly regularly too...Id like a double one...

It's 15% off at REI...my best friend said that's as much as they are ever on sale. Check it out!

*EDIT: I just ordered mine!!! I'm so excited I hope it works well on sand or my DH will make me return it Fingers crossed!