Eek! I think it’s almost time!
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Topic: Eek! I think it’s almost time!
Posted By: my4beauties
Subject: Eek! I think it’s almost time!
Date Posted: 26 December 2007 at 12:16pm
I think Jett needs to start solids . He was sleeping through the night, but recently he's waking almost every night to be fed. Sometimes as early as around 1am. Not liking that at all.
Also tends to want to be fed more regularly during the day. He'll be 17 weeks on Friday - 4 mths. The other 2 started solids around this time too as where doing the same thing. I thought I'd wait for hungry signs like the other 2 showed, & I think he's definitely showing them. I don't mind that he needs to be on solids, it just means more work for me, but if it means he'll sleep through the night again, I'll be more than happy! ------------- My babies: R (9),G (7), J (5) http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Mum2ET
Date Posted: 26 December 2007 at 1:38pm
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Good luck with the solids ------------- Mum to Ella (5) and Tom (2) |
. They grow up so quickly don't they. Posted By: Candkids
Date Posted: 26 December 2007 at 2:22pm
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I Started Jett on solids last week as he was grabing everything in site including sarahs dinner and stuffing it in his mouth LOL, hes been sleeping sooooo much better ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  DD 10.5yrs DS 6yrs DS 11mths 5 little angles watching from above |
Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 26 December 2007 at 3:46pm
| Maybe thats what we need to do too. tom has been very wakeful at night the last couple of weeks. It is so tiring. but he doesnt seem too interested in food that we are eating. he does have excellent head control though. I was hoping to wait till 5 months |
Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 26 December 2007 at 4:36pm
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Best of luck with starting solids, Alize was the same at his age. Wow just cant believe he is 4mths already, it doesnt seem that long ago that hw was born. Let us know how he goes ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: my4beauties
Date Posted: 26 December 2007 at 4:48pm
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I know, it comes around so quickly! It's all been a bit of blur. I would love it if he could wait till 5/6 mths, but I have hungry babies that grow fast, so can't hold out that long.
My plunket nurse suggested I start him on kumera as it's sweeter than the other veges. I've always started my kids on fruit - pears. Then when they've started eating twice a day I start them on vege's. Any other suggestions?? ------------- My babies: R (9),G (7), J (5) http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 26 December 2007 at 5:02pm
Hehehe you sound like an experienced mum!! 
Don't start with banana - some kids get constipated on it (I found out for #3...). Pears or kumara is how I'd start. -------------  |
Italiah wrote:Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 26 December 2007 at 6:54pm
| After Tom threw a paddy wanting more booby only 30min after his last feed I thought maybe its worth a try. We tried avocado and he seemed to like it. Screwed up his face at first and then shoved his fingers in his mouth and smiled. |
Posted By: my4beauties
Date Posted: 26 December 2007 at 8:10pm
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Yay that's great Nikki! I was about to do the same thing tonight, as Jett would cry after I took the boob out of his mouth. He never does that. But I wondered also if he wanted it just to comfort him as I think he was overtired. Also it was almost his bedtime so I didn't want to give him solids now, just incase he reacted to any of it. So tomorrow, lunchtime, I will try it & see how we go! ------------- My babies: R (9),G (7), J (5) http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Mum2ET
Date Posted: 26 December 2007 at 8:29pm
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I started Ella on baby rice and then after a couple of days gave her some kumera, which she loved. I introduced fruit to her a couple of weeks after she had started solids. ------------- Mum to Ella (5) and Tom (2) |
Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 27 December 2007 at 12:12pm
| he got a lick of vegemite this morning. Didnt know what hit him! |
Posted By: FionaS
Date Posted: 27 December 2007 at 12:21pm
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I think a lot of babies start waking again at about 4mths so hopefully it will settle down soon. Not sure what causes it but it often does settle down without the need for solids. :)
Hope you get some good sleeps soon ------------- Mummy to Gabrielle and Ashley |
Posted By: my4beauties
Date Posted: 27 December 2007 at 3:27pm
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So I gave Jett some solids about an hour ago. He even got excited just seeing me walk to him with the spoon & cup in my hand, as if he knew what was coming! He happily opened his mouth for the spoon (anything & everything he can get his hands on goes in the mouth anyway so I knew getting him to open his mouth for the spoon wouldn't be a problem). He really screwed his face up with the first taste, but otherwise really seemed to enjoy it! YAY!
Dh ran to get the camera as soon as I told him it was his first taste of solids, so here's a few pic's of the milestone! 
Love the look on this one 
Hmm, wonder if my bib is ediable? 
Arrh, that wasn't so bad, what's next mum?  ------------- My babies: R (9),G (7), J (5) http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Candkids
Date Posted: 27 December 2007 at 6:31pm
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gorgeous photos italiah
my plunket nurse said the same thing however i started jett on the pear and banana baby rice but . . now he wont eat anything apart from anything that contains pumpkin or sweetcorn lol at least he likes his veges unlike his dad :) ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> DD 10.5yrs DS 6yrs DS 11mths 5 little angles watching from above |
Posted By: MyMinis
Date Posted: 27 December 2007 at 10:12pm
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over here i was very bluntly told off for giving james solids at 4months, plunket nurses are so much nicer about the subject lol.
love the picks they so cute. i tried james on farex and he hated it, anything else though and it doesnt get refused. he loves his meat lamb esp ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 27 December 2007 at 10:26pm
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Aww what gorgeous pics Italiah. he has gorgy blue eyes. Yay for solids Monique you poor thing. I just dont understand the whole starve the baby thing. I always just went with my gut feeling and the hungry signs of my baby. I did get told off from plunket for giving Alize his 1st solids at 13wks old but I just took it with a grain of salt.. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: my4beauties
Date Posted: 27 December 2007 at 10:32pm
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Yeah I would never have given him solids if I didn't think he needed it. I wish he could hold off for another month or so, but I sort of knew he'd be like my older 2 & need it at 4 mths. I will hold off from giving him baby rice til 6 mths though, just keep him on fruit & veges til then. ------------- My babies: R (9),G (7), J (5) http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 27 December 2007 at 10:44pm
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I was exactly like you and wanted to hold off till at least 5mths as Mercedes wasnt really till 6mths but Alas Alize wanted to be like his oldest sister and start early. I think you have done a fantastic job and did what was best for your boy!! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: my4beauties
Date Posted: 28 December 2007 at 6:56am
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Thanks Kels! I'm really not looking forward to the change in poos though!! ------------- My babies: R (9),G (7), J (5) http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 28 December 2007 at 10:07am
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Defintely the down side to solids is the ------------- http://lilypie.com">
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
stinky, yucky number 2'sPosted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 28 December 2007 at 6:29pm
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when do these poos kick in? We have had pears yesterday and today and still no poos.
Tom seems pretty happy with this whole solids business. It was mum who was apprehensive. Like you Kels I wanted to wait but after the way he was grabbing the spoon and opening wide today I think we have made the right call. |
Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 28 December 2007 at 6:31pm
| Italiah, why are you going to hold off on rice etc till 6 months? Is it due to the lack of an enzyme for digestion? I read that babies cant digest starches until they have all their teeth and wonder how many people actually follow that theory. |
Posted By: my4beauties
Date Posted: 28 December 2007 at 8:18pm
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Yeah my sister (who looks into everything - food & medicine - before giving it to her child), said their stomachs can't digest the rice at that age. So yeah, am going on her advice with that. I used to use the rice to thicken the pureed pears/apples but will do that after 6 months.
But boy, I think giving him solids has made him even more hungry! He still wants to feed afterwards. I thought it would make him hold out longer. Might not be giving him enough solids? ------------- My babies: R (9),G (7), J (5) http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: ShellandBella
Date Posted: 28 December 2007 at 9:48pm
Hey Italiah, Bella was exactly the same...she went from 1 teaspoon once a day for about 3 days then I upped the amount she was having for that one meal and then after a week she was STILL hungry so I started on 2 meals a day and she's still on 2 meals a day but has about 4 ice-cubes for lunch and 5 for dinner. She loves her solids  especially her fruit and veges, she didn't like the baby rice so I don't even bother (I mean I tried it and thought it was disgusting ) And she started just before she was 4 months. It would have been nice to hold off but she was so ready. But yeah, the poos are the only draw back  . I think the hard poos kicked in about 3-4 days after the solids, Nikki (and it was like a long sausage hehe!!) ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: my4beauties
Date Posted: 28 December 2007 at 10:17pm
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Yeah I think I'll up the amount I give to him tomorrow. I obviously give him both sides of b/milk before offering the solids & an hour later when he's due for a sleep he'll still want a FULL feed from one side.
And funny how you describe Bella's first solid poo!  . It will be nicer to have a thicker poo, rather than the runny ones that go EVERYWHERE! ------------- My babies: R (9),G (7), J (5) http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 28 December 2007 at 10:28pm
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Tom still seems really hungry too! Today I fed him at 7am, 8am and then 1/3 can of watties pear at 9am!! So much for one or two teaspoons. He would cry if we were too slow getting it to him
It hasnt helped his sleeping though so maybe he is having YET ANOTHER growth spurt.
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Posted By: my4beauties
Date Posted: 28 December 2007 at 10:34pm
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He also could've gotten into a pattern of waking in the night maybe? Jett woke last night around 4am, so that was a bonus 3 hours later than what he has been doing. Fingers crossed he'll stretch it out till 6am tomorrow morning. ------------- My babies: R (9),G (7), J (5) http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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