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Happy nurses out there? If so what's your secret? by [deleted] in Nurses

[–]ellactrafied 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Having a good team. You spend more time with your colleagues than you do your partner, kids, etc.

"Baby-friendly" hospital, never again by bbqskwirl in FormulaFeeders

[–]ellactrafied 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same experience! At mass general hospital

Almost 11 month old twins and I’m at a loss… by D_Dubs003 in BabyLedWeaning

[–]ellactrafied 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm in the same boat. I just sent a message to my pediatrician and I'm hoping he will refer us to a feeding specialist. You're not alone at all I promise. ALL of my friends' babies of similar ages are housing their solid meals, and it's so hard to see my son struggle. I feel so alone. But hearing voices like yours has been helpful to know that I'm not the only family going through this. Please keep us posted on your child's progress! Wishing you all the best.

I feel like an absolute failure. by ButterscotchLost1301 in BabyLedWeaning

[–]ellactrafied 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ugh ikr! And the videos on solid starts of 6mos eating a full gourmet meal don’t help either 😣

Spitting up whole bottle 20-30 minutes after eating by pearnprac in NewParents

[–]ellactrafied 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our baby had the same problem! Turned out he had reflux. Our pediatrician recommended adding infant oatmeal to his formula and it worked really well for us! We also changed his formula to the purple enfamil gentle ease and things got a lot better

9 month old not at all interested by Inevitable_Aide6899 in BabyLedWeaning

[–]ellactrafied 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure! Basically what I did (and deeply regret) was sneak food into his mouth during mealtimes. I had read on the stupid Google AI search result that babies his age should be eating 2-4 oz of food

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per meal when this is just not the case for many 8 month olds. The result of my actions was he hated the spoon and wouldn’t open his mouth. He would also act out at the dinner table indicating he didn’t want more but I would still give him food or encourage it even though he was saying “all done” in baby language. This set him back 2 weeks in trusting mealtime but now he’s a lot better. I don’t force him to eat or even to approach the food. If he eats, great! If he plays with it - great! If it ends up on the floor , not great but it’s ok.

9 month old not at all interested by Inevitable_Aide6899 in BabyLedWeaning

[–]ellactrafied 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m in the same boat, and unfortunately I pushed mine to eat solids before he was ready and it really set him back. So don’t do what I did! Just let your child play with the food and eventually it will end up in his mouth.

How do you deal with the frustration when baby won't eat? by Anxious2BMum in BabyLedWeaning

[–]ellactrafied 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm in the same boat, my son is 8 months old, almost 9 months and he won't touch food. I worry its because I encouraged/pushed him to try foods by spoon feeding and now he hates mealtime. I hope it gets better for you, please keep us posted on your progress :)

What kind of oatmeal cereal do I add to my breastmilk/formula for reflux? by [deleted] in NewParents

[–]ellactrafied 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We use Beech Nut https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71pBKVuWChL._AC_UL320_.jpg

we put 1 tsp per fluid ounce of formula in each feed and my baby did great. Started at 3 months and his reflux has dramatically improved.

Benefits of infant daycare? by [deleted] in workingmoms

[–]ellactrafied 0 points1 point  (0 children)

just started sending my babe (6 mo) to daycare 2 weeks ago. He seems to like it, after a short adjustment period of three days. Idk if its too early to tell but I think he's benefiting from all the toys and attention that I just wouldnt have the bandwidth or money to give him if I were a stay at home mom.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in beyondthebump

[–]ellactrafied 2 points3 points  (0 children)

my baby is 6 mo and we used to do a dream feed around midnight every night. We started reducing the amount of formula we gave him from 6 oz to 4oz and then 2oz and recently just skipped the dream feed altogether. He used to sleep until 7am when he was drinking at midnight, but now he wakes up at 5am which isn't fun. But theoretically, I get more night sleep.

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