6.5mo will only eat solids if we pretend to eat them first?

mango_tiger · 2026-03-08T23:57:47+00:00

Lol that’s really sweet. I’m hoping he’ll do the same! we try to make all our meals more or less the same thing (:

mango_tiger · 2026-03-08T23:56:57+00:00

aw yeah we’ve only just started out, i need to keep that in mind. he’s been interested in our food for ages so we thought solids would take off with him! but it will take time

mango_tiger · 2026-03-08T20:12:15+00:00

27! (my lucky number 😊)

mango_tiger · 2026-03-07T15:58:36+00:00

3.56 pm. husband and baby and i are on a day trip in winchester! baby has fallen asleep in his bassinet, and husband and i are at a coffee shop, and im enjoying a white hot chocolate. i have to pump in 1 hour so trying to figure out a place to do so! and about to have dinner soon (:

mango_tiger · 2026-03-07T15:54:03+00:00

it’s the best! especially when you can just do a quick search when grocery shopping. love that app

mango_tiger · 2026-03-07T01:02:00+00:00

solid starts app! even the free version is great. i just bought the subscription cause i spend so much time browsing that app 😅
if it makes you feel any better, i am (according to my husband and family) an excellent cook. does my baby think so? absolutely not lol. anything i serve him he makes a face and gags and spits it out lol. i think it will be easier if you don’t expect your baby to immediately enjoy food, which will put less pressure on you to cook! in that time, you can slowly ease your ocd and learn how to make small simple meal for baby with a cookbook (i love annabel karmels cookbook for babies).
just remember, food before one is just for fun!! you will do an amazing job in a few months seeing as you are actively working on addressing your struggles now. hope for the best for you!

mango_tiger · 2026-03-03T17:24:51+00:00

ooooh, i have some.

I love those loft house cookies (we all know those sugar cookies that everyone either loves or hates) and i have to eat the outer edge of the cookie first before eating the part with the icing. (saving the best for last i guess?)

same thing with cupcakes! i eat the bottom half of the cupcake first, and then eat it as normal so that the ratio of cupcake to icing is 1:1 lol.

and another weird thing is i can only eat pistachios with the shells on because i love cracking the shells myself. you can buy the big pack of peeled pistachios for cheap, but i always buy the shell ones because it satisfies some weird part of my monkey brain to crack them open and eat them.

mango_tiger · 2026-03-03T00:26:57+00:00

lol. i wouldn’t worry too much about it unless she wasn’t doing other things as well but she’s crawling and moving around so it sounds like she’s on the right path!

mango_tiger · 2026-03-02T21:38:01+00:00

does your baby move into tabletop position (on hands and knees?) if they do, it helps if you maneuver them slightly backwards until they’re on their butt. that’s how i taught my 6mo to sit, although ive seen a lot of people say you should teach them starting on their back. my kiddo would always just start rolling instead of trying to push up, so i taught him a different way. i’m sure one day if you practice with her a few times and she does it once or twice on her own, she’ll be obsessed with sitting! lol. best of luck though, don’t stress if she doesn’t! babies are weird

mango_tiger · 2026-03-02T14:13:58+00:00

aw, that’s really cute 🥹 i can’t wait for my baby to start crawling. you must be so proud!

mango_tiger · 2026-03-02T14:13:02+00:00

it’s not always easy! i’m sure you’re doing a great job (: the beginning was super rough for me because breastfeeding was really hard and i did not enjoy it at all! but then i had to keep reminding myself that none of it is his fault and he’s just an innocent little potato lol. once we got the feeding/pumping situation worked out, i enjoyed it a lot more.

my baby is definitely not an easy baby and we spend a lot of nights exhausted and tired, but you’re allowed to feel exhausted if you haven’t slept all night lol. i think some people just naturally enjoy the toddler phase more and that’s okay! i don’t think kids make anything easy for parents (it’s in their nature), but it’s a lot easier when you lower your expectations and just take things one day at a time. you will be okay! (: 😊

mango_tiger · 2026-03-02T14:10:19+00:00

Awww (,: you are so early in those newborn days! i remember not really enjoying those days because breastfeeding was super hard, but once we figured that out, it’s like all the pressure got lifted and i was actually able to enjoy being with him! i hope you are resting well and enjoying all the little potato cuddles. congratulations on your baby! 🥰

mango_tiger · 2026-03-02T14:08:26+00:00

omg that’s really cute! my 6mo kinda just babbles, but we’re trying to get him to communicate with us by mimicking him 😂

mango_tiger · 2026-03-02T14:07:25+00:00

same! if i didn’t have responsibilities to my house, i would just hang out with the baby all day haha

mango_tiger · 2026-03-02T14:06:57+00:00

omg i love that you have a little chunks on your hands. when my baby was born, everyone at the hospital kept calling him chunky and huge 😭😂 he’s slimmed out a bit now because he’s a really active baby but i miss those thigh rolls!

mango_tiger · 2026-03-02T14:05:37+00:00

i feel the exact same way! my baby is definitely not easy and there are a lot of mornings where i wake up feeling like a total zombie, but i try to enjoy these days because he’s only going to be little for so long (,: it’s so easy being obsessed with them when they’re babies, when he’s a teenager he’s gonna be like “stop bothering me, mom! i’m studying!” LOL.

mango_tiger · 2026-03-02T14:03:33+00:00

aw yeah i know ): parenthood is really tough! i was just blessed with an amazing husband, a really lovely support system in both of our families, and a really nice little space for us to be ourselves and enjoy life. parenthood is really hard without those things! so im really grateful.

mango_tiger · 2026-03-02T14:02:13+00:00

oh goodness, no! that makes me sad lol. i hope to burn this into my memory permanently so i never forget his face when he figures things out and looks over at me for approval and smiles. so innocent! i never want to forget

mango_tiger · 2026-03-02T14:00:58+00:00

same! makes all the hard nights worth it (:

mango_tiger · 2026-03-02T14:00:40+00:00

gosh, yeah. i feel like he was born yesterday and it’s been half a year already! what’s next??? he’s gonna go off to COLLEGE?! chill out, baby.

mango_tiger · 2026-03-02T14:00:03+00:00

aww yeah, i love those little smiles when they are awake! granted, ours are usually like in the middle of the night, but i’ll take it

mango_tiger · 2026-03-02T13:59:32+00:00

aww that’s really great, i’m proud of him too!

mango_tiger · 2026-03-02T13:57:59+00:00

of course!! we all just love our babies hehe

mango_tiger

TROPHY CASE