6 mos eating

In article .com,
says...
Hi everyone:

I just wanted to make sure I am not causing harm to my little one.
I'm sure I'm not, but always good to get opions from other
breastfeeding mommies. Neil is 6.5 mos old and still mainly
breastfeeds. He eats some oatmeal for my sister and will eat prunes
the ones from the jar that we prepare not the gerber kind. but that's
about it. He's not much into food. we've tried lots. list of
dislikes
applesauce
pears
peaches
banannas
list of sometimes he'll eat a bite or two from
peas (frozen then blended with water)
sweet potatoes mashed from my plate
carrots (frozen then blended with water

most of the time he will eat bananna Oatmeal with apple juice or
breast milk, but that's only once or twice a day.

Is this normal?


Yes!

On May 3, 5:51 am, "Sue" wrote:
"Chookie" wrote in message
I am not sure where you get this bit from. Who has implied that you made
the
worst mistake in the world (*)? I've seen a fair bit of "the doctors were
wrong" or "the recommendation was wrong" but I have never seen "the
parents

No one person. And no I am being very sarcastic when I say the worst
mistake. I feel like though, many parents feel the need to follow the AAP or
the WHO because for a lack of confidence in themselves to follow the baby's
lead.

I think that's why people follow Doctor's orders, because they lack
confidence in themselves and expect the doctor to know everything. I
think people who quote the AAP/WHO guidelines do so to back up what
they already intend to do or how they believe, rather than the other
way around. It's a useful tool when someone is trying to convince you
to do otherwise.

If TTC weren't an issue, I'd BF my DD 2+ yrs or longer, not because
WHO says I should, but because it is right for us (unless DD
disagrees). However when ignorant people argue there's no reason to BF
past 1 yr, or there's something 'wrong' because one does, those WHO
recommendations are a good back up. That said, I strongly disagree
with some WHO recommendations in other areas of public health (which
is my field).

"Nicole" wrote in message

I just saw the headers and realised you must be "Anna.nicole.m" who used to
post on misc.kids.pregnancy, you vanished not long before your baby was
born, a while later I posted do see if you were out there somewhere, we all
wanted to know how you were getting on. So, how did it go? spill the beans!

belated congratulations!

Anne

In article .com,
cjra wrote:

No one person. And no I am being very sarcastic when I say the worst
mistake. I feel like though, many parents feel the need to follow the AAP or
the WHO because for a lack of confidence in themselves to follow the baby's
lead.

I think that's why people follow Doctor's orders, because they lack
confidence in themselves and expect the doctor to know everything. I
think people who quote the AAP/WHO guidelines do so to back up what
they already intend to do or how they believe, rather than the other
way around.

Nope, not me. I had absolutely no opinion on when babies ought to start
solids until I was informed what the WHO/NH&MRC guidelines were. I did know
that there was such a thing as "too early"; my Mum told me that in her day
there was a 'solids oneupmanship' going on: "Oh, my boy is so advanced --
he's having solids and he's only two weeks old!"

But I'm a librarian -- I do the research and make my own judgement on the
basis of it. The WHO specifically looked at whether 4 or 6 months was a
better age to start solids (they did a literature review). The main reason to
delay introduction of solids is, *even in developed countries*, because it
protects babies from gastrointestinal infection. That is, occurrence of GI
infection goes up as soon as solids are introduced, even in places where the
water is safe and food is prepared hygienically. I find this startling: even
in developed countries, we can't keep our babies safe from stomach bugs! The
other reasons are to aid maternal weight loss and delay the return of menses.

I'm a believer in the *educated* instinct. Feelings alone don't always tell
you how best to act. In aus.family this week, someone mentioned that she has
encountered TWO parents who "can't stand to hear their children cry", so their
solution is never to deny their children anything! The feeling isn't wrong,
but their actions to deal with it are.

--
Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
(Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply)

"Parenthood is like the modern stone washing process for denim jeans. You may
start out crisp, neat and tough, but you end up pale, limp and wrinkled."
Kerry Cue

In article ,
"Sue" wrote:

LOL. I wonder where she gets her information?

They don't. They don't think in those terms. I don't know how to phrase this
without sounding condemnatory, but she is so used to being ignorant that she
simply doesn't recognise it for what it is. Knowing where to get help is
another kettle of fish, but my guess is that she never even *wondered* whether
feeding such a young baby solids was a problem.

(It's an issue librarians continue to bust their brains over: how do you serve
a community which doesn't know it *has* information needs?)

--
Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
(Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply)

"Parenthood is like the modern stone washing process for denim jeans. You may
start out crisp, neat and tough, but you end up pale, limp and wrinkled."
Kerry Cue

Chookie wrote:
In article ,
"Sue" wrote:


LOL. I wonder where she gets her information?


They don't. They don't think in those terms. I don't know how to phrase this
without sounding condemnatory, but she is so used to being ignorant that she
simply doesn't recognise it for what it is. Knowing where to get help is
another kettle of fish, but my guess is that she never even *wondered* whether
feeding such a young baby solids was a problem.

Exactly. There's a lot happening in that family that's just so plain
wrong, yet they don't even see it as a problem. And if I even just gasp
at some things they're all "Yeah well, nothing I can do about it" when
really there's everything they can do about it. They just either don't
see it as a problem, or they just ignore it because it's inconvenient.

It's really frustrating when you're stuck watching it going on because
there really isn't a thing you can do about it.

cu
nicole