Baby Led Weaning Support Thread - Part 8

[Mrs Coops]

Hi, just popping in. I like the idea of seaweed, J's is still struggling in the poop department

I have a little squirty bottle in my change bag filled with Milton for when we go to restaurants, I just give everything a quick wipe before we eat. But TBH the drawback of BLW is they develop the pincer grip early, I caught S sucking on a seed pellet that a bird had pooped out at 8mo J has sucked on a small muddy leaf walked into the kitchen! Makes you worry less about a high chair tray, lol!

[*Amy*]

Hi guys - I am finding it difficult to get the soft/firmness of the finger vegs right - they always just fall apart in her hands.
I steam my veg - can anyone tell me how long they steam their veg for as a guideline? I have an electric steamer - thanks

[Hester]

I do 2 spoons and I exchange... we go back and forth

[~Sarah~]

Amy-we roasted most of our veggies..DD liked that taste a lot better (I did too) so not super sure on the time for steaming.  Basically al dente is what you are shooting for.

[Mama Kate]

Hi Amy - I steam carrots and broccoli in my rice cooker (it has a steaming function).  I'm not sure on timing as I think it depends on how small you cut the veggies up, but I wait until I can smell the veggies in the kitchen, then open up and check.  It's usually just right once the aroma comes out.

[Mama Kate]

Thanks Lisa and Sarah - I will check out the kiddopotomus place mat.  I usually buy most of my baby stuff online as the selection here in Shanghai is not great.  Ebay usually has what I'm looking for.

[Mrs Coops]

Kate this is what we used with S at home for a while:
http://www.jojomamanbebe.co.uk/sp+Tiny-Diner-Place-Mat+B6301
It sounds identical to the kiddopotomus place mat.

Amy we just boil our veg, it's trial and error really. My test with broccoli was to pull a fork prongs through the tips of the florets, if they come off with a little effort then it's perfect, if it falls apart easily it's been cooked to long.

Well J is VERY constipated, he's pooping most days so he's going regularly but it's getting more painful for him. Yesterday and today he has screamed every time he has gone :'( The doctor said last week about trying to increase his fibre intake so we've been managing to give him a little weetabix in the morning, with his increased ability to swallow he's getting more fruit and things down. A few days ago his poop turned really dark green, I thought this was due to eating lots of peas, well it's still very dark green and he's not eaten any green food lately so I'm worried something more sinister is going on. He has been trying some fromage frais (which he LOVES) so yesterday he went dairy free again to see if that helps, today I started him on Lactulose. His poor little bum bled a little after this mornings poop so he's off to the doctors this afternoon.

Yesterday his breakfast consisted of prunes, apricots, pears and a little weetabix, how can he still be bunged up?

[Mrs Coops]

OK, I've just googled a kiddopotomus placemat, they are identical!!!!

[Mama Kate]

I just ordered one on ebay - just have to wait about 4 weeks for it to get through China customs 

Made blueberry pancakes tonight to try at breakfast tomorrow.  Hope she likes them!

[~inbalance~]

We have that kiddopotamus placemat too.  Brilliant!

[Hester]

Marsha, I know you do purely BLW, but it might be an idea to give him some high fibre cereal in the morning mixed with water.
for example, All Bran cereal, softened in water and you feed it to him. This way he gets water and fibre in and with you feeding him, he would get a bit more then when he does it himself.

Just and idea, feel free to ignore obviously, but constipation usually clears up with more fluids and more fibre.
Also you can add some probiotics to his diet, this will help the green poop, which is sometimes a bacteria, it will enhance the good bacteria,which will help with any inflammation and with constipation.

HTH!

[Kimberlina]

also: green poop + constipation = too much iron?  When I put our J on 6 mo+ formula, it bunged him RIGHT up (C&G) but SMA seems to be ok.

Increase magnesium intake? Maybe some: broccoli, green beans, oatmeal, yogurt, banana, wheat germ, rice, lentils, or avocado? (yes, I googled/copied/pasted)

[Hester]

skip dairy when green poop though. And no rice, it will constipate.... Banana's is a hit and miss depending of what kind of constipation you have, which is hard to tell with babies, since they can't tell you what they feel.

Noah is stuffing his mouth lately, which makes him gag like crazy and frankly, freaks me out a little. What to do? He needs a fairly big sized stick to be able to hold it. But he'll shove it in all the way...

[~Sarah~]

For us as soon as constipation hits...I need to start drinking Massive amounts of water and by the next day she is back to normal.

[Hester]

you drink massive amounts of water? I should try that...