Comments on Ingenue Mom: Beaba Babycook!

this thing looks sooo amazing!!! I wish I knew abo...

2010-07-12T13:15:42.595-04:00

this thing looks sooo amazing!!! I wish I knew about it with my first two....if we have another I will definately be getting this!!!

Several of you have mentioned the tongue thrusting...

2010-07-07T14:37:24.207-04:00

Several of you have mentioned the tongue thrusting. She's still kinda doing that, so you're right that's probably slowing us down a little. Thank you so much for all your great advice! I feel better knowing I'm not the only one who had a baby that didn't just go nuts for the solids right away!!

Hey Cameron---sorry I'm late on this! I got my...

2010-07-06T14:45:19.569-04:00

Hey Cameron---sorry I'm late on this! I got my solid food info from the Wholesome Baby Food site as well as BabyCenter.com. I did wait until 6 months but my Little Bit was still tongue thrusting, which can slow things down. I'd say just remember to go slow and she'll pick it up when she's ready. After all, she does have a lifetime of solid foods ahead of her---I had to learn this myself.

Isis? That's your daughter's name? OMG I n...

2010-07-05T20:58:42.520-04:00

Isis? That's your daughter's name? OMG I need to have another baby pronto so I can use that name, that's beautiful! As for breastfeeding over eating, don't sweat it, just enjoy it (as long as she isn't leaving any teeth marks). I had one baby who didn't even do babyfood. Ever. She breastfed exclusively until she could pick up a french fry (I know, french fries, right, supermom here!) Oh, I loved it when I had babies...you're so lucky to still be in that phase of your life...I could troll your site for pics of her now!

I'm quite jealous. That was on my list of mus...

2010-07-05T20:39:33.409-04:00

I'm quite jealous. That was on my list of must-haves for Princess #4. Never got it unfortunately, but I'm glad to hear it's a keeper!

As for introducing solids, it just takes time. Is she still tongue thrusting when you put the food in her mouth? If so, you're just going to have to be patient. Otherwise, just keep trying. At her age, solid food is only for experimentation, her main nutrition still comes from milk. So you are right to nurse her first. With my princesses, I just chose whichever meal I thought I'd like to phase out of nursing first (usually lunch) and that was when we'd focus on trying food. I'd nurse the full amount and then sit them in their seats and "practice". Babies that age don't equate a full tummy with not wanting solids, so just keep trying. Eventually she'll start swallowing more and more and I think you'll naturally be able to cut back on the nursing. It's a very gradual process. For what it's worth, my babes never cared for the rice cereal, so I just used it to thicken up the baby food. It's still important for their iron intake.

Good luck! (wow, sorry this is long!)

Your blog is beautiful!! I LOVE the design!! So ...

2010-07-05T18:23:31.302-04:00

Your blog is beautiful!! I LOVE the design!! So glad I found it.

I loved the Beaba while my son was on purees. Made me feel like a domestic godess for the first time ever! I got a couple of recipe books that were helpful for puree ideas. I think one of the is Top 100 baby purees but I'm sure you can easily find online.

My pedia recommended I start w/a few ounces of milk so my son wasn't ravenous, then trying a little bit of food. We started with avocado and banana. They tend to like sweet better so start w/a veggie. peas, carrots, sweet potato, squash are popular. Once you've tried the basics and determine allergies, you can mix. My son is 10 months now and still prefers milk but eats a whole lot more...and solids! Alot more difficult to conceive meals when they eat "real" food.

Enjoy!

Cameron, I am 42 and I made my own baby food for m...

2010-07-05T17:32:54.326-04:00

Cameron, I am 42 and I made my own baby food for my son.. Not all the time.. I loved it.. I love the feeling of eating something you make yourself.. They did not have that cool little thing when I was a new mom... LOL

this looks great! I wish I had one of those when ...

2010-07-05T15:49:47.025-04:00

this looks great! I wish I had one of those when Little Chick was younger! Iused to make al of her baby food. Have a great day!

Mama Hen

So glad you have it and are getting a chance to us...

2010-07-05T15:14:03.747-04:00

So glad you have it and are getting a chance to use it. I just think it's fantastic! That cookbook has some awesome recipes in it!

As far as solid foods; with my daycare kids (and m...

2010-07-05T12:13:23.083-04:00

As far as solid foods; with my daycare kids (and my own kids eons ago) I just laid a few pieces of solid food on their tray while I cook & prepare the other food. Maybe they'll eat it & maybe they won't. But it allows them to get used to seeing it, touching it, and possibly putting it in their mouth & getting used to the texture.

That baby food maker is amazaballs! I want one......

2010-07-05T11:44:13.141-04:00

That baby food maker is amazaballs! I want one...you know, for later, when I have a bebe! I have no idea about the solid food thing..my sisters in law sort of just seemed to be in situations where they didn't have any other food other than solid (they are not super at planning ahead). They would say things like, "I wonder if Carter would eat some ___________?" Then they would just give it to them.

That machine is sweeeet!! i don't have a use f...

2010-07-05T10:31:05.568-04:00

That machine is sweeeet!!
i don't have a use for it now, no babies but that is terrific you got your hands on one!
Sweet!

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2010-07-05T10:21:24.490-04:00

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