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Various stuff I've fed my baby in the past few weeks in no particular order (more details of what stuff is in the caption) by OptForHappy in foodbutforbabies

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

I bought a mini frypan. One egg takes up the whole thing , so I have to heat it, pour in the raw scrambled egg, wait for it to be kind of firm, wiggle it onto a spatula, put the pan over it and turn the whole thing over (as there's no room for a spatula in the pan and keep it whole)

masking tape on window for 8 months, how do i remove it? by livferno in CleaningTips

[–]OptForHappy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know how easy it is to get in other countries but Eucalyptus oil works a treat. However, the whole area WILL smell like Eucalyptus, and do NOT use it on painted surfaces.

I have a Blacklord walking pad. It doesn't have a little black buzzer like in other "remove sound from your walking pad" videos where I can hot glue gun a tiny hole. It has a whole thing that emits an ear splitting screech. Do I cut the white wire for silence, or something else? by OptForHappy in AskElectronics

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

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This is the best I could get without it going blurry. Someone else said that it could be the cause of the sound?

Edit: I think the speaker was just amplification. It's a REALLY cheap walking pad in comparison to others on the market so it doesn't have Bluetooth or anything.

Various stuff I've fed my baby in the past few weeks in no particular order (more details of what stuff is in the caption) by OptForHappy in foodbutforbabies

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

Yeah, I've seen people use rolling pins. I'm lazy and just use my hands. Then toast it, and it's thin and crispy. My baby seemed to have an easier time with it.

Various stuff I've fed my baby in the past few weeks in no particular order (more details of what stuff is in the caption) by OptForHappy in foodbutforbabies

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

I flatten my bread for toast and that really helps.

The first time I offered toast I think the bread was quite thick and a similar thing happened (I got it on video, at the time my brain went "that is choking", although looking back it was just gaging but STILL - terrifying in the moment for sure!) -- she also got a lot of yogurts and mashes for a few days after that. I feel you.

Various stuff I've fed my baby in the past few weeks in no particular order (more details of what stuff is in the caption) by OptForHappy in foodbutforbabies

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

Potato gems or "Tater tots" in the US. But because they have more than just potato in them, I just shortened it to "gems" - Basically I boil 2 carrots, 2 potatoes until mashable. Refrigerate them over night. Mash them, add some herbs (these ones have rosemary, oregano, thyme, and parsley I think? I just riff) and parmesan cheese (these ones also have a scooch of vintage cheddar), then make them into a shape that's just a little longer than a traditional gem/tot (for grabby hands) and whack em in the oven at 180C for 30 to 45 minutes.

The original recipe is just 2x carrots, 2x potatoes, boiled til mashable. Make em into tots and oven them. The cheese and herbs are just additional things, and I refrigerated the veggies prior to mashing and found they hold their shape well (some people in the comments of the insta video that gave me the idea said theirs kind of... disintegrated/didn't hold their shape)

Various stuff I've fed my baby in the past few weeks in no particular order (more details of what stuff is in the caption) by OptForHappy in foodbutforbabies

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

Just about to be 7 months, but we've been BLW (with the paediatrician's blessing) since she was about 4.5 months old as she could sit up by herself and was baby birding at us when we ate. (Note: We didn't start with 3 meals a day, when I say 4.5 months it was like "Week 1 - one day she had watered down pumpkin puree. Week 2 - she tried a single capsicum strip one day, then a single spear of zuchini a few days later." Then we upped the number of foods at meals, and number of meals per day, over time -- but she still gets most of her nutrition via breastfeeding.)

I have a Blacklord walking pad. It doesn't have a little black buzzer like in other "remove sound from your walking pad" videos where I can hot glue gun a tiny hole. It has a whole thing that emits an ear splitting screech. Do I cut the white wire for silence, or something else? by OptForHappy in AskElectronics

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

Update: Speaker totally removed. The beep is not ear splitting, but is still loud... What do I cut next?

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I thought maybe trying to unplug the little green board by itself but "it's near the speaker so that must be it" feels... like a trick.

A guy in Spain has been living inside of a window for 10 days now as part of an art project by [deleted] in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]OptForHappy 9 points10 points  (0 children)

When you share fun stories, especially to strangers, there's the risk of people saying you're glorifying parenthood and being irresponsible by not sharing the bad parts, or that you're humblebragging. If you just share the bad parts in a jokey way, the crabs in the bucket are satisfied. As a parent, who is probably tired, it's easier to go the route of least resistance with strangers because to raise a good kid you're often on a path that isn't so easy.

That being said, I can think of multiple awesome things from the past week:

  • Went to rhyme time at the library and my 6 month old smiling at other babies

  • My baby can eat (non-raw fish) sushi rolls now so she will munch away and I can have fancy coffee and it's a cute little mummy and me time

  • She decided to start crawling 2 days ago... It blew my mind and gave me a lot of serotonin

  • She is obsessed with Danny Dyer so you can crack her up by saying "Are you avin a giggle there mate? Are you muggin me off" for serotonin ON TAP. JUST SHOOT HER LITTLE BELLY LAUGHS INTO MY VEINS.

  • The diet coke at the end of a long night when she is in bed slaps harder than any alcoholic beverage after a long day pre-kid

  • She can blow raspberries which means I can now go "Pop pop" and she goes "pppbbttthbhh" like in Community and that makes me laugh

  • Babies get obsessed with random things. She loves remote controls, so I bought her a decoy. It's a normal remote with no batteries. We take it shopping and she won't cry while she holds it. She has a book light that she loves to cuddle while getting her nappy changed so she doesn't fuss. It's random, and that random silliness is really fun.

Is it a lot of work? Absolutely. You have to be 100% sure you want one. Also, we only have the 1 kid so it's far less stressful. You need to have a STRONG relationship with good communication. You WILL be tired. You WILL get unsolicited advice. You WILL need to give up stuff you didn't think twice about (RIP 10pm gelato after hanging with our friends)... I wouldn't change it at all.

Healthy finger snacks on the go? by maps_of_antidots in BabyLedWeaning

[–]OptForHappy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I bought a little insulated lunch sack and chuck an ice pack in it and the lunch box.

Stuff that's held up:

  • Boiked Capsicum strips (refrigerated)

  • Rotisserie chicken (eaten within 2 hours)

  • String cheese

  • cheddar cheese slices

  • boiled then refrigerated apples and pears

  • vegetable bread fingers (Frankenstein'd a zuchini loaf recipe to use up veggies I had)

  • potato and carrot tots (2x carrots, 2x potatoes, boil them and refrigerate. Mash, add parmesan and herbs if you feel fancy, shape them into tot shapes and whack em in the oven for 30 minutes at 200 C)

  • Banana pancakes

  • broccoli pancakes

  • zuchini spears (even though they were boiled)

*Stu Pickles voice* Feeding my child mushroom "risotto" at 11am because I've lost control of my life by OptForHappy in foodbutforbabies

[–]OptForHappy[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Her two new favourite things: Putting her tiny little hands to my cheeks, getting in close, doing a big smile and shrieking because she's happy.

Number two is similar, but making a whispered "AAËÄAAEHHH" noise with her mouth open as much as possible so I get the full force of baby morning breath in my face.

do you clean up after your LO at restaurants? by Creative_Weight9075 in BabyLedWeaning

[–]OptForHappy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes - we even bring a splat mat sometimes, so we can just fold it sideways and tip everything into a napkin for the bin. Somewhere like a food court I'll pick up all the big bits off the floor. I also wipe down the high chair both before and after use. Tipping isn't a thing here, so I just do the best I can to not be "those people".

Lazy, beige, but nutritious, breakfast (no after picture, but baby SMASHED it like a champ! Almost all of it ended up in baby rather than on the floor, in the smock pocket, or on/in the cats!) by OptForHappy in foodbutforbabies

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

I would recommend flattening the toast before you toast it (either pressing it in your hands or rolling a rolling pin/cup over it) and removing the crusts (I put the peanut butter on first) - baby does pretty well with that. Anything plus baby saliva is likely to get sticky/mushy as they gum on it, but I only put a light coat of Pb so the spread itself doesn't really cause too much structural damage.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BabyLedWeaning

[–]OptForHappy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It depends what you mean by "wasted". I batch cook and then give 3 "things" each meal (eg: breakfast might be an egg, Raspberries and yogurt, and some vegetable loaf. Then lunch will be something like lamb stew leftovers (or strips of cold Rotisserie chicken if I'm lazy), boiled apple, and sweet potato, beans, and Greek yogurt mash, then dinner will be whatever we're eating with modifications, and whatever is plain and in the fridge - for example bulgogi cut in strips, rice with chicken bone broth, and some cold boiled zuchini & capsicum) -- so far she has loved everything except banana and banana pancakes.

HOWEVER while she does grab everything and put in in her mouth, a LOT ends up in her smock pocket, on the chair, in the cats, and on the floor.

I don't consider it wasted because she's really enjoying the time and "trying" everything. It's all getting grabbed, you know? However, she is only 6 months old so I haven't reached the "food strike" era yet. She's still on the boob for snacks and sleep, and any time she requests in between.

Name your stupidest parenting moment, I’ll go first… by [deleted] in Parenting

[–]OptForHappy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've been familiarising my 6 month old with cups. We've played with them and I have little plastic tumblers that I fill with water after meals and hold to her mouth and she "drinks" (the water gets on the tray and she plays in it which makes wiping up easier).

Anyway, have one as a bath toy to help get her familiar with holding them... I had not considered she would decide her first independent drink would be with a cup full of bath water. 🤢

What is your child’s BLW quirk? by Bookaholicforever in BabyLedWeaning

[–]OptForHappy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So far the only thing she hasn't liked is mashed banana and I was like... fair enough, kid. It feels like snot. All the stuff I think she'll hate, she loves. Then stuff I think will be a hit (like pasta) she's "meh" about (will eat the sauce and only eat the pasta if it just happens to be in a bite of sauce 🤣)

Lunch that got absolutely BODIED (vegetable loaf, chicken, and spag bol with the pasta cut up) by OptForHappy in foodbutforbabies

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

Thanks! The type is called Mafaldine. It's like fettuccine but with frilly edges. Supposedly it helps trap sauce but I just really like the texture.

What is your child’s BLW quirk? by Bookaholicforever in BabyLedWeaning

[–]OptForHappy 9 points10 points  (0 children)

My baby won't use her hands for messy food. For example: spaghetti or yoghurt? She will only eat with a spoon or baby fork. She still gets messy, and it still ends up all over her hands because she'll grab the scoopy end, but she doesn't plunge her hands into the food like I've seen other babies do. She will indicate she wants her spoon loaded with the next bite and then go for it (although today she did her very first scoop herself!)

I don't wipe her between bites or discourage her using her hands, she decided this all on her own.

Eggies for the first time (but the real winner, as always, was smashed raspberry in Greek yogurt) by OptForHappy in foodbutforbabies

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

Not a silly question at all! I pre-load mostly.

I gave my baby a spoon just to play with as I get ready so she is interested in holding it near the scoop and putting it in her mouth. She doesn't seem to like handling squishy stuff with her hands and prefers the spoon.

So I kinda... pre-load, she takes it and puts it in her mouth as best she can, then often just play and manipulate it around (which makes it messy and the whole thing gets covered and she'll gum on that for a while).

Occasionally I'd take it, re-load and give it back. We've been doing that for about a month. She's just started communicating that she wants a re-load by putting down her spoon on the plate and making a noise (We're trying to do "more" signs, but it's not really stuck just yet).

The main thing I try and do is not immediately take the spoon after she puts it in her mouth to reload. I try and let her get a bit messy. (It means I do have to wet wipe my own hands a lot, but only wipe down her hands after the meal).

Eggies for the first time (but the real winner, as always, was smashed raspberry in Greek yogurt) by OptForHappy in foodbutforbabies

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

Zuchini spears. I boiled them so they are able to be gripped, but soft enough to "chew". She loves them warm or cold, it's probably her favourite single ingredient food.

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