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7/10/08 20:07
7/10/08 20:02
Ha ha, yea, can understand it. I know, tell me about it, I'm covered in veggies and I'm constantly washing.
I was devestated when told had to stop bf as lo was allergic to my milk, then he didn't like the formula. I know it's stupid and mostly to do with being hormonal but the guilt I felt being told my bm hurt my baby and then having to stop immeditely. Oh god, I cried for weeks. The last thing you need on top of that is another guilt trip by people telling you the drs are wrong saying you can't wean.
I think it's really special being able to bf if you can for as long as you can, I envy you. Awe, I miss it, it's snuggly.
K :-)
7/10/08 19:50
god if you can understand that-ive been up since 4am!!
7/10/08 19:49
i cant see the rush-how much exrta hassle is it to heat up baby food when out and about-plus all the exrta cooking!! i spent hrs in the kichen cooking izzys food intill she cd have some of ours!! i found it hard enough running after izzy with Lotte attached to my boob! never mind feed times plus food!
seriously thou-i enjoy my bubba and as my last one specailly-apart from guidelines ect-do not want to rush her.......not that she will be b abied much being the youngest and my last baby i can realitcally have!
7/10/08 19:08
hi, sorry to join this thread. i flit between here and 4-6 as lo was early. i had a private mail from babaloo about my dietician. i hope this doesn't sound agressive as emails can come across that way
i was advised i could wean ealy by medical professionals, so what you are saying then is you wouldn't be happy with a medical professionals opinion on weaning unless it was the same a yours? despite their qualifications and exeperience, that's your perogative but it doesn't make them wrong. yes some medical professionals will tell you to wean early some will tell you to wait. you have to remember a few things.
- *** align="justify">advice is patient centred, which means tailored to the individual cirucumstances and case history. there may be times when my paediatrician and dietician will tell one patient to wean and one not to. ***>
- *** align="justify">medicine is a contested field, although there are generalsied guidelines there are many studies that contradict each other and medical professionals may have followed different studies depending on which hospital they did their training which is why you may get differing advice. despite all the studies, unfortunately there is still no definative answer either way regarding early weaning.***>
all you can do is take the info you have and make your own decision, whatever that may be. for the record. i have every confidence in my sons paediatric team and am very open minded about the current research. i appreciate you are entitled to your own opinion, as are we all, however i would be interested to know what experiences you have had that call into question what a large part ( yes, not all) of the medical profession believe. have you had a bad time of it?
kx
7/10/08 15:13
well said mummy of 3 x
7/10/08 14:49
i now refuse to look at weaning threads..............................................same old know it alls not allowing those with different opinions have a voice. 7/10/08 14:45
sorry was trying to say every doc ive seen has always given different advice to the last far enough this may not have been related to weaning but still. I go with my instinct and now if i ever needed advice i'd go to my mum.
7/10/08 14:40
what did you mean by your second paragraph it confused me a bit.
that's the thing - even paediatric dieticians who should no better are advocating early weaning for no reason. fair enough if it's a matter of life or death - there are rare cases where early weaning could save a baby's life. imo that should be the only time a paed dietician advocates early weaning but this does not seem to be the case. if anyone does see a paed dietician who recommends you wean early i would definitely ask for a second opinion cos it seems some recommend it when you don't really need to.
7/10/08 14:33
no offense ment for any1 but i'm wondering why weaning discussions get started on here as they always end with fighting, we're all suposed to be adults and setting good examples. ok some agree with weaning early and others agree with the guideline however there is no such place as a perfect world inwhich i'm sure if there was we'd all wait til 6 months ( i'll be a millionare too lol)
Yeah some are posting fact and figs others have asked advice for docs hv etc but there is no need go on medical professionals have studied for many years to get where they are and to say to report the pead for the advice for 1 lady is wrong, if you speak to 2 docs you'll get diffrent answers everytime no matter waht you discuss.
No one ever sings from the same sheet, Yes I have weaned my lo early she 5 months now and Im sure in the ideal world i would have waited til 6 months but i personally felt that was mot poss also in the perfect world i woudl have feel pregnant as soon as we wanted not had to deal with all the heart ache in trying for 2 yrs, Yes she really is worth the wait and she is my little princess, my point is that there is no ideal world and maybe this discussion should be left, i know if i wanted advise on weaning my lo now this would be the last place I'd come. Good luck to everyone on the roads you choose with you lo and keep up the good work xxxxxx
7/10/08 13:57
Sorry ladies!!! Meant to post that on the other weaning thread!!!!
7/10/08 13:54
not going on a weaning thread again same old same old............ good luck with whatever you choose to do ladies
7/10/08 13:53
I think people need to realise the difference between a debate and a conversation. This thread started as abit of fun and people were genuinely just discussing bf over the years and fact about what people did. No one passed judgement at all and suddenly they are accused of claiming mothers are trying to kill their babies.
Personally i found the conversation interesting to read, and the point is, people are allowed their own oppinion and while i understand it may be frustrating if you dont agree, perhaps you shouldnt read these threads, and certainly shouldnt post without reading them properly.
I dont think anyone should leave bounty over this, carry on chatting about whatever you like ladies!!!
7/10/08 13:44
unfortunately hvs, gps and paediatricians don't actually know that much about infant nutrition. they have to know such a broad amount of general knowledge about health and the body i suppose we can't expect them to be experts in everything. the best person to ask about weaning is a dietician imo. if a hv, gp or paed ever sugests weaning before 6 months i would insist on being referred to a dietician first.
7/10/08 12:54
both my children ad pureed food which i did in the blender. They loved it ate it without a problem and when i introduced lumps they too went down the same way. I never had a problem introducing lumpy food or finger food to either. they never chocked and to be honest 4 year old really does not give her voice a rest for 5 minutes same with the two year old even though she cant really pronounce much as she has only just gone two. Our house sounds more like a school yard you would never belive i only have three kids lol. But I shall stick with what I know after all I did find advice. Ive listend to both sides of the argument and hey if it works for mothers who choose to do the 6 month one then hey good on you hope it works out! same again for early weaners hope it works out for you to! I will hold off weaning for as long as possible for lo but i will not be waiting the 6 months as personally i dont see any reason why I should wait. However saying that if he is content on milk maybe i will but I dont know yet xx
7/10/08 12:49
Deannechris re the fussy eating your pead mentioned dd1 was first tried with weaning at 4.5 months by mum. She went mad (as did I) she was not ready and got really upset at some one trying to put food into her mouth. We tried again at 6 months and she wasn't happy but took the food. I hadn't heard of a certain other site
I am a member of back then otherwise I would have waited longer than the 6 months as although she may have been ready physically I dont think she was ready iyswim. Or I may have tried blw.dd2 first tasted baby rice to dh's insistance just after 5.5 months. She wolfed the lot down. she was clearly ready but I was more aware of the guidlelines then and was reluctant to give her anything else untill 6 months, She had a few baby rice suppers but nothing else untill 6 months. At 6 months we did a mixture of purees and finger foods untill about 7 months when she started refusing being spoon fed so we tried blw.
dd1 has a very limited diet and is underweight, dd2 is a perfect weight and will eat anything. So ime weaning too early causes more fussiness than weaning to late.
7/10/08 12:45
I have to say i am shocked at the inforamtion he gave you
i've read alot about breastfeeding/weaning and he's advice doesn't seem to add up imoI actually found that because she was 6 months when i started weaning i never really did the blend everything to smithereens bit. I mashed thinks with a fork or used a mouli so what she started on was quite coarse so from the beginning really she was open to texture.
I think you prob encounter more probs if a baby gets too used to fine purees and doesn't then want lumps, which are very important to have in the food as chewing lumps helps develop the muscles which aid speech. And i can tell you my dd has no probs with talking lol
7/10/08 12:40
my lo is nowhere near weaning but i trust the proffesionals 100%. to be honest i find it very cheeky that someone not qualified could suggest they know nothing!!! Yes guidlines do include britain but it workson stats from the whole world ! To be honest sigh Im getting tired of bieng shot down by you!!! I did as you suggested and saw a proffesional who gave me good advice and FACTUAL EVIDENCE. I have also done research from hv, and gp so it seems they all agree with pied!!!!!!!!! not everyone can be wrong can they? I shall not think of weaning ds until after the 3 month mark. Im not killing my child nor have I damaged my older two!!!!! If they get problems in later life it could be any number of things i.e eating slugs from our garden!!!!!!!!!!
7/10/08 12:31
Breastmilk is easily digested. Sadly this paed seems to be talking out of their bottom.
The guidelines are for this country as well as the rest of the world.
Yes your baby may get hungry but that doesn't mean they will not be satisfied on milk if you up their intake. If it were me that ahd had this appointment I'd be contacting the WHO and DoH about the misinformation I was given.
7/10/08 12:29
going on fully qualified advice so dont shoot messager !! Also says more often than not about eating anything xxx
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oh hun-i miss it too.had to stop at 8 weeks as i was really ill and my milk dried up.i miss everything bout it-once you get past sore bits-at least i got so far to have her smile round my boob!!