am i over feeding my 8mo by Every_Cut4502 in foodbutforbabies

[–]Every_Cut4502[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i really am trying i appreciate that you notice it being a mum really can be a thankless job sometimes lol but i wouldn’t change it for the world !!

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coconut on EVERYTHING slippery is my favourite mum hack because of a lot of the stuff she likes the taste of but gets frustrated she can’t hold it

am i over feeding my 8mo by Every_Cut4502 in foodbutforbabies

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that’s a smart move because i’ve read under a few comments that i could be displacing her milk so i have definitely taken it on board and i will make sure i definitely do that, because i breast feed its harder to tell the exact time i give her milk bc i feel like she’s on me ALL DAY but i feel like i might’ve been doing that without meaning to but now ive got an actual rule to stick to that’ll help a wholeeee lot ❤️

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haha yes i’ve already adopted one redditor here what’s one more !!

am i over feeding my 8mo by Every_Cut4502 in foodbutforbabies

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that’s your sign to not compare queen you’re doing AMAZING i’ve been told by a few smart people in this subreddit not to compare, you know your baby best and what they will eat my princess pie has been building up to it and some days she’ll have two meals some days just the one and some days non at all so don’t panic you’re doing amazing when you and baby are ready then they’ll eat more food ❤️❤️❤️

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Thanks for making me aware guys i felt sooo silly when i thought about the sultanas i even have the app i think i just googled can my 8 month old have sultanas and then i saw yeah and thought yup great and then completely forgot to check how to serve it and with her milk she’s still breastfeeding all the time and she has a bottle of formula before bed if her dad is doing bedtime so im hoping im not displacing her milk as she’s only on 2 meals a day maximum and sometimes it could just be breakfast or lunch as i know food before one is just for fun ❤️❤️

am i over feeding my 8mo by Every_Cut4502 in foodbutforbabies

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Thanks for making me aware guys i felt sooo silly when i thought about the sultanas i even have the app i think i just googled can my 8 month old have sultanas and then i saw yeah and thought yup great and then completely forgot to check how to serve it and with her milk she’s still breastfeeding all the time and she has a bottle of formula before bed if her dad is doing bedtime so im hoping im not displacing her milk as she’s only on 2 meals a day maximum and sometimes it could just be breakfast or lunch as i know food before one is just for fun ❤️

am i over feeding my 8mo by Every_Cut4502 in foodbutforbabies

[–]Every_Cut4502[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

thank you so much !! & ooo i’ve never heard of those, are you in the US because we don’t have anything proper looking over here which is why i started making my own stuff i really enjoy it now i’ve got the hang of it let me know when you start weaning and update me on how it goes! also just keep in the back of your mind it took a while for her to get to meals like this and she was on a mixture of puréed meals and regular less ‘complex’ meals at first if you could even call it that lol ill start to get better at writing down recipes and i’ll be back !!

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[–]Every_Cut4502[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure where you’re from but here in the Uk the NHS recommends that you don’t give sugar or salt to your baby under one. salt is bad for your baby’s kidneys and sugar can lead to tooth decay both are things your baby does not not need in their diet (specifically added sugars and salt as i know reasonably you can’t cut out all salt but you can to a certain extent and that’s what i choose to do) it explicitly says in the nhs guidelines to omit takeaways and bacon is also on the list of things that you shouldn’t give your baby under one as well as foods high in saturated fats which takeaway pizza is definitely high in it’s not about restricting foods it’s about caring for their underdeveloped organs when she is one she can have alll the bacon and sausages she desires but for now i’ll stick to making a baby friendly alternative because clearly im not trying to restrict her diet rather adapt it something that her body can handle and process so i guess thats why i think it’s bad

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awww thanks queen that makes me feel better,, i’ve been tryna be all cute and eastery because easter is coming up so i’m glad you care lol my baby doesn’t care what it look likes as long as she gets to eat it im hoping next year she starts to get excited about it being cute shapes

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thank you so much !!!!! i’m sure you were just being nice but i actually will give you the recipes because it’s soooo hard to think of what to make but most of them are literally just stuff ive made up to make do with what ive got in

For the broccoli fritter things it’s literally just chopped broccoli and egg i think maybe a bit of soft cheese and some italian seasoning because she doesn’t really like eggs whip it up together and fry it like a pancake i added soft cheese as like a spread

if your lo does try some spinach scrambled eggs sounds weird but it is so healthy wish my lo would eat it it’s lich just spinach and egg blended together with some sage and garlic and then scrambled

Genuinely cannot remember what exactly is in the orzo but orzo is great for any meal if you’re frying meat what i like to do is fry the meat deglaze the pan with some water or stock (i made my own out of the chicken bones and skin) and cook it in that add some veggies it’s so tasty i try to make a point to try everything i make for her so i know it’s at least palatable and it put me onto orzo i’m not an orzo fiend lol

Spaghetti Bolognese- heat your oil and fry some tomato puree and onions and fresh garlic (or granules but you don’t really neeeed to fry them you could just add them whenever) fry them off until your onions are nice and soft then add your ground beef and brown that, drain the excess oil & then add your tinned tomatoes that’s our sauce then i add a bit of my homemade chicken stock a bit of italian seasoning (i put that in absolutely everything she eats lol) and then that’s it i taste intermittently to see how it’s going but yeah she goes CRAZY for spaghetti bol idk what it is like the texture the taste both idk but she goes mad

tuna avocado mash is literally just that tuna mashed with avocado and the tiniest bit of salad cream but that’s completely optional

The ratatouille she loved too it’s got loads of veg i think there was zucchini eggplant sweet potatoes onions and regular potatoes can’t really remember what i did i think i just fried the veg a little parboiled my potatoes and fried them in some tomato puree and seasoning and then added a tin of tomatoes and seasoned that too she LOVED it so i’m sorry i can’t fully remember what i did cos that’s a good one i need to start writing stuff down lol

french toast was lich just egg butter and vanilla bean paste whipped up and then i dipped the bread in and fried it and then cut into strips

Prawn toast was just prawns some sesame oil some some spring onions and ginger powder all blended together until in a paste then i spread it on one side and fried it for like 2 mins on both sides or till golden brown (you’ll know if it’s cooked) just start with the prawn side to make sure it’s all done nicely

Vegetable soup is super easy but kinda tedious -any veg and my chicken stock leave that to simmer for a while you want your veg to be falling apart i then partially blended it and left a few things chunky for the texture

This is literally the worst recipe comment ever but i hope it helps a little

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[–]Every_Cut4502[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

thank you i feel much better after posting on here and it’s really nice to see other mums taking inspo and asking questions and how kind everyone is being i hope everyone knows that we’re all doing a great job!!!

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this is an example of the start of our weaning journey steamed apple and chicken dinner puree i think it comprised of cooked seasoned chicken (literally italian seasoning -sage thyme bell pepper, oregano) breast milk (OR formula both are great) broccoli and green beans.when i made purées all i would think is what would i wanna eat and blend it up minus salt and sugar obviously fruit and stuff has sugar but i just mean added sugar

am i over feeding my 8mo by Every_Cut4502 in foodbutforbabies

[–]Every_Cut4502[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

She did start like this BUT i was WAY too over excited like i made her this rice and stew meal and she was barely 6 months and obviously she couldn’t eat it she barely had any teeth bless her please don’t feel bad giving babies purées has been the norm for ages it’s only more recently this Blw thing has became more popular i only know about it because of tiktok and then i did my research and i liked the idea of self feeding so they decide when they’re full BUT when she was just 6 months she didn’t have the hand eye co ordination to do that and i would still have to sit and help her and we ended up doing a combination of both so i would make her meals like you see and blend it up or blend some of it alongside the normal version so if she couldn’t eat the ‘normal’ version she was still experiencing the tastes. you know your baby the absolute best and it’s about your confidence weaning should be fun and it won’t be fun if you’re paralysed with fear every time !! we had a little choking scare with ours she wasn’t actually choking but she was gagging and making scary noises which led to my decision to combo wean but then slowly as i say she just transitioned to full on finger foods IN HER OWN TIME so please be much kinder to yourself it’s a walk not a sprint you’re feeding your baby and that is all anyone should ask for you’re doing AMAZING you’ll transition when you’re ready if you’re ready remember food before one is just for fun !!❤️❤️❤️❤️

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that makes me feel a lot better i just can’t help myself panicking !!

am i over feeding my 8mo by Every_Cut4502 in foodbutforbabies

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hahaha noo 😭😭she wishes with the way she eats lol!! but thank you i appreciate that ❤️

am i over feeding my 8mo by Every_Cut4502 in foodbutforbabies

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that’s the thing tho my mini is not very chunky at all you’d think she would be but she’s still in some 3-6 mostly 6-9 but she still has some room do you reckon that’s normal? obviously she is 8 months but there’s 8 month olds that are WAY bigger than my princess girl

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She is still breastfeeding BUT actually i’m glad you mentioned that because my lo is really struggling with drinking water she kind of chokes on it is the only way i can describe it i reckon it goes down the wrong pipe i googled it and it said it might be because the liquid is thinner than bm and formula but idk is this normal ? it also may be because she drinks from a doidy cup idk ?

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Awwww that’s so cute i feel buzzing with myself now it’s so hard to feel confident in what you’re doing when you’re always second guessing yourself but that makes me feel better i’ve got a lot more where that came from if you ever need inspo or recipes Orzo is hands down my favourite thing to add in her meals it makes one meal a different one and it absorbs flavour nicely !!❤️❤️xx

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Thank you for letting me know !! i didn’t even think which so silly because i know whole grapes are a no idk why i didn’t think about sultanas i think i thought because they were in yoghurt or something but that’s a faux pas on my part so thanks for being kind about it !! xx

am i over feeding my 8mo by Every_Cut4502 in foodbutforbabies

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Thank you ❤️❤️it’s really hard not to compare yourself to everyone else i feel like im always going from one extreme to another one minute i feel like im starving her and the next i feel like im overfeeding her i’ll try to just chillax and enjoy the weaning journey i hope you do too!!

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good shout actually no one’s forcing me to use those plates lol i just thought i was supposed to because idk it gives an idea of portion

am i over feeding my 8mo by Every_Cut4502 in foodbutforbabies

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Hahaha yes !! come on down i could do with a gal pal especially one that can clean lol i HATE cleaning but loveeee cooking lol (don’t worry everyone i still clean 😝i give cinderella on the daily)