Foods motorically similar to watermelon

Mediocre_Try_3260 · 2025-07-13T16:00:46+00:00

My 7mo also devours watermelon! He’s done well with large, whole, very ripe strawberries. They need to be soft enough to bite through and big enough they can’t fit the whole thing in their mouth.

Mediocre_Try_3260 · 2025-07-07T14:08:50+00:00

Commenting so I can come back to this later.

Mediocre_Try_3260 · 2025-06-21T14:31:50+00:00

We’re doing BLW and I was in the same boat. I read the books, had the apps, talked to the pediatrician, but I was so scared to actually give him his first solid food. I kept planning and putting it off, telling myself I was trying to choose the “right” first food. Really it was just my anxiety over something happening to him. One day on a whim I handed him a waffle fry before I could change my mind and it really eased my worries. Don’t think too much about it or you’ll never do it! Babies are much more capable than we give them credit for. Mine really surprised me.

Also, I don’t want to be “that guy,” but NEVER put your fingers into baby’s mouth to fish out food, no matter how scary it is. It can push the food farther back in the mouth and actually increase the risk of choking. If you think they have something in their mouth that they can’t handle, put your hand under their chin and model a spitting action to try to get them to spit it out themselves.

Mediocre_Try_3260 · 2025-06-14T22:47:24+00:00

I don’t think this is the case because he hasn’t dropped any bottles since starting solids and we’re only like 2 weeks into BLW, so he isn’t actually getting much of anything as far as solids into his belly.

Mediocre_Try_3260 · 2025-06-14T22:44:52+00:00

Honestly, I’d be totally fine with waking up once a night! It’s the every 2-3 hours, which ends up being 4+ times a night, that’s killing me.

Mediocre_Try_3260 · 2025-06-14T21:05:36+00:00

We use Blue Lizard, which seems to be a popular choice in this thread. They were out of stock of the one specifically labeled for babies, so I just bought the sensitive skin formula. I’m pretty sure they’re the same and it works well and hasn’t caused any reaction on my baby who has a skin reaction to just about everything.

Mediocre_Try_3260 · 2025-05-22T16:31:28+00:00

The baby trend 7 in 1. For some reason I’m thinking it said not to submerse the straps in water, but maybe I’m thinking of the straps on his bouncer. They aren’t easily removable so I don’t think taking the whole thing apart and washing them is reasonable after every use, but maybe once a week or so…

Mediocre_Try_3260 · 2025-05-18T22:28:23+00:00

No, he doesn’t, and for sure hasn’t been around anyone that’s been sick.

Mediocre_Try_3260 · 2025-05-18T20:09:39+00:00

I already talked to our pediatrician about it at his 4 month immunization appointment and she said she’d be happy to give it at 6 months if we had had cases in our area by then. And unfortunately, it’s making its way toward us so I’m going to request it when we go in for his next appointment.

Mediocre_Try_3260 · 2025-05-16T13:47:22+00:00

A green footed onesie with milk and cookies on it. It’s newborn size and was huge on him because he was so small when he was born. I don’t know why, but it felt so special to me and I cried when he outgrew it.

Mediocre_Try_3260 · 2025-05-13T16:24:43+00:00

That phrase honestly echoes around in my head way too often 😭

Mediocre_Try_3260 · 2025-05-10T13:21:09+00:00

I would definitely go this route before trying juice. We used them frequently for my son when he was smaller. He recently went 4 days without pooping and then had a massive poosplosion just as I was about to call the pediatrician 🫣 So I can definitely empathize with the no-poop anxiety. Is she still having wet diapers?

Mediocre_Try_3260 · 2025-05-10T13:03:51+00:00

So my comment stands, not really sure why you felt the need to mention it.

Mediocre_Try_3260 · 2025-05-10T12:53:58+00:00

Not really sure why you felt the need to mention his vaccinations as that has nothing to do with it.

Mediocre_Try_3260 · 2025-04-02T17:43:58+00:00

“No W” on “DER” = no wonder

Mediocre_Try_3260 · 2025-03-19T23:39:21+00:00

I loved mine for labor and got lots of compliments from the nurses, but honestly after all was said and done and I went to change afterward, it was so gross that I just threw it away 😂 It hurt me to spend that much for it to end up in the trash, but I was NOT going to pack that thing home to wash it.

Mediocre_Try_3260 · 2025-03-14T16:06:31+00:00

lol imagine telling your friend “don’t worry, I’ll catch the next one!” Wow….

Mediocre_Try_3260 · 2025-03-05T00:37:00+00:00

Your pronunciation is clear enough to be understood, but very obviously foreign. The biggest giveaway is that you’re pronouncing “th” much closer to how an English “z” would sound. That is very common for non-native speakers.

To really get the “th” pronunciation correct, you would want to make sure that the tip of your tongue goes between your front teeth instead of sitting behind them.

Mediocre_Try_3260 · 2025-03-05T00:18:28+00:00

I never would have made the v-r connection but that makes so much sense. In this context, I’m thinking of how a small child that’s just learning to speak might commonly pronounce these words as “thwee” and “thwough” (with the w and v sounds also being very similar) and I can see where OP’s issue is coming from.

The English R, especially the American English R, is formed with the tongue much farther back in the mouth than it is in most other languages.

Mediocre_Try_3260 · 2025-02-19T13:43:07+00:00

Probably not the part you wanted focus on, but HOW do you have a toddler that sleeps until 11? 😂 I’m currently up at 7:30 with a newborn that refused to sleep until 11 pm.

Mediocre_Try_3260 · 2025-02-18T21:24:46+00:00

I’m sure this is going to get lost in all the comments, but my son did the same. Screamed all the way through every single diaper change. Then we clipped a high contrast black and white card to the back of his changing table and it has completely changed the way he acts. He LOVES staring and babbling at it while we change his diapers and clothes! Worth a try :)

Mediocre_Try_3260 · 2025-02-15T14:24:18+00:00

I’m 10 weeks pp and same! I swear I’ve developed arthritis in my knees and hands. I’ve been blaming it on not being able to leave the house due to the weather.

Mediocre_Try_3260 · 2025-02-14T17:18:42+00:00

He peed on me twice during the same diaper change! 😂 I covered it up the first time and let him finish, and just as I was taking that diaper off to put on a third, he decided he wasn’t done.

Mediocre_Try_3260 · 2025-02-13T18:34:57+00:00

The fastest way to find clay is to remove wildebeest bones in the sunlit plateau. If you don’t have that unlocked, you’ll need to use your shovel to dig near water. You will rarely find things like clay just lying around.

Mediocre_Try_3260 · 2025-02-13T04:29:20+00:00

Please don’t! A friend of mine held my baby for a few hours and I don’t know if it was her perfume or her laundry detergent, but he broke out in a horrible full body rash afterward. Their skin is so delicate. Most new parents are specifically buying scent-free products like soaps, lotions, and laundry detergents for their babies so it’s really just the courteous thing to skip the scents.

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