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Sorry Loopy, didnt realise you got your BFP as well as madly!. congratualtions!:thumbup:
 
Well Sean has agreed to think about it for next time... It's hard work doing big food shops when you don't drive and live on a mountain... and now we have to add Thomas to the mix :wacko: but I admit his pram makes a good shopping trolley :lol:
 
I shop online as well but this week I need a little so gonna go to wilkinsons which is 5mins walk and as it's my day off from car booting tomorrow we are going to the big car boot/Market to get some veg and meat! I wanna see if I can get a good deal on them plus I want organic fruit and veg for Calebs purees without paying a fortune for them!

It's bedtime in our house so best go and get boys ready

Xx
 
tas organicis a very badly used word. considering the crap we ppump into the air, land and sea all fruit and veg is exposed to chenicals even the stuff you grow at home the only difference is the commercial growers have safe checked soils with controlled amounts god knows whats in a backgarden or a small holdings garden. Iknow it sounds odd but i hate to waste money on something thats not a lot better
 
James is finally asleep after 90 mins of battling. Might get some tea now although I feel shattered after all that so might not bother!

I have never tasted such nice chicken as what comes from our local butcher, I could never buy it from a supermarket again
 
Butcher chicken is beautiful. I sometimes get nice chicken breasts from mine, though they are a bit expensive so don't have it often.
 
So do you not think it will be cheaper to buy from a Market then?

I really need to start budgeting on shops! I might even have to go from huggies nappies to asda ones

Xx
 
i go with a list, i used to online shop but at the moment i use it as a good way to get out the house with leo, i know if i were to faint or anything then there will be plenty of people to catch me unlike the park which sits empty most of the time . . . i spent a lot more time there now looking at weights of things, obviously smaller is cheaper do i really need 60p more of mince . . . not really, looking at deals, looking across the brands instead of picking the name brand, seeing whether buying in bulk will save money next week or if it is just a rip off (you would be surprised how much buy in bulk stuff is actually more expensive) also i started buying sainsbury basic biscuits as i couldnt afford too many treats, now i can buy 3 packets of biscuits for less than the amount of one brand name one! if you can spend just a little time setting a budget, planning meals, and spending more time looking around, also looking at sell by dates is a biggy as we always ended up throwing the last couple of days worth of meat away and getting take out, you can save a lot of money. .. just take a little more time! i spent £60 this week got 9 meals and the rest of lunchtimes being sandwiches, nappies for two weeks for leo, two weeks of wipes, washing liquid and softner - all things that make the shopping more difficult to stick within budget but i managed it all because i took my time. i havent sacrificed much just saved £s from not going for brand names
 
the market probably won't be organic if its like ours. Im not sure on exspence but i would say its probably better cared for and fresher. Meat from the market is way better you can haggle for a start. my parent use a fab market buter minted lamb chops yummy. A good one is try different meat like mutton its gorgeous cooked slow or goat. replace chicken with turkey. if you have an asian shop near you they do cheap rice. oh buy pizza bases and top them yor self with the kids and home made wedges yummy.
 
oh yes use your bounty vouchers. i got surf in the big boxon offer. 50 washes for £5 i got 2 and the persil from the vouchers so for £14 i think it was i have 5 months worth of washing powder. I only use own brand nappies unless i have money off the branded ones wilkos fall to bit but the super market ones are good they only get shit on at the end of the day.
 
I only get nappies and wipes when they are on offer at asda then i stock up! Actually Morrisons have a baby event next week they have a box of 12 wipes for £10 which I think I'll be getting a couple! I did try asda nappies the other week and they were ok but then huggies came on offer so got two boxes!

I do buy frozen veg coz it lasts me longer than fresh! But while I'm weaning I will be using fresh then batch making.......oh my god it's just dawned on me I've started weaning where has my baby gone :'-(

Xx
 
lol hewas never a baby saying that abby is wearing baby boutique vests that are 3-6 as they seem to come up alot smaller. you could probably take frozen out of the packet and puree but you cant refreeze it. Matts going to tell me off i spent £5 on a hand blender. One thing i do rember reading is babies love sweet stuff so wait on giving them fruit as they will prefer that oh and they digest yellow and orange fruit/veg easier than green so no sprouts and spinach yet bleugh
 
I'm just doing Caleb weaning plan I will tell you as I need advice (my sister did all this last time and since we ain't talking I'm doing it myself) ok.....

Week one - all week baby rice mixed with formula in morning
Week two - baby rice mixed with formula with apple and pear alternates
Week three - porridge sometimes mixed with banana and melon then on an evening carrot butternut squash and sweet potato alternates on each night then last night mixing all together
Week four - porridge again in morning mixed with formula then on an evening potato swede and parsnip alternates then in last night mixed together

Then what? When do I introduce desserts? Do I cut his milk down? When does he have lunch purées as well? What's everyone else plans?

Oh god its so difficult actually I don't wanna get it wrong and mess him up!!!! I thinking have gotten so use to a toddler just giving him what I eat!!

Xx
 
Quite a lot of websites have plans for weaning you can follow? I can rememver seeing a good one, think it was Ellas kitchen? I did BLW with James, wow it was so easy as you just give them what your eating pretty much, we just made sure we were cooking stuff without salt etc which we were anyway tbh. I felt so relaxed once I made the decision to start that.
 
Well I remember blending our foods up but reading the books say you have to start with one foods! Why can't they just stay on milk then after their first birthday have normal food lol x
 
I cant believe we are thinking weaning already:wacko:

Where does time go?? Time - please slow down otherwise I will be back at work in the blink of an eye.

I have ordered Madlys recommended AK book. Will also do a bit of BLW. Or just make it up as I go along...

I too have really cut back, when I do go proper food shopping. Have been a bit lazy recently as have been so tired. Dylan back to 3 hourly feeds during the night, one hour of which is feeding so effectively getting only two hours at a time. It is really catching up. So have been nipping over to local Co-op or getting OH to collect basics on way home. However this is an expensive habit as local shop soooo more expensive.

ALways stock up on wipes when on offer. Have tried loads, quite like boots own brand and am now trying tescos.

Not giving up on my pampers tho I love em.
 
sound complicated tas. i'v read up and plan is change 1 thing at a time oh and food at the normal timesof day. so porridge fror breaky bt don't add any thing new for 3 days. every time yo add something i have read you should wait 3 days before the next item BLW is later than purees for obvious reasons when their tummys have hardened off more.


Abby slept through! 9-6
 
Loopy, I know what you mean about the coop. We've been just topping up as it's much easier. I'll have to do a Tesco order when DH gets paid. I've been living on ready made meals because it's just so much easier! I actually managed to make chicken, potatoes, and green beans the other night. I need to start meal planning again.
 
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