re: My little baby boy....

Quoting Penises 3:Vaginas 1:" Does it matter? It's her child, and she was advised by a health care professional it was okay. I mean ... [snip!] ... lord. It's not like she's giving him ice cream, fruit roll ups, and soda. It's FRESH fruits and veggies she puree's herself. "

Exactly!! I've seen far worse on here and FB.. I've seen people give a 1 month old refried beans and rice.

Quoting elle-marisha:" So he eats two soilds meals a day at the moment - one for dinner. And every other feed is a breast feed."

"Washing it down" with a breastfeed is different, IMO - obviously if his belly is full from the solids he's not going to nurse as much. So he's still being deprived of the nutrients he would get from BM.

Do what you want, it's your kid.

Quoting Lizplustwo:" Okay, well those are completely contradictory statements, lol. Do what you want. But when you post ... [snip!] ... But when you post something in a public forum, be prepared for opinions. If you can't handle it, think twice before posting. "

I see you said you were a nurse? Do you practice in Australia? If not, what you learned and were taught, and what HER nurse learned and was taught are two different things.

My point exactly. Different health professionals have differing opinions and/or are taught different things...so obviously are not infallible. One should do their own research and not necessarily take everything one health care professional tells them as fact.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Jenna+1:</b>" I'd rather give my 15week old formula then shove solid fruits and veggies down his throat that could mess up his digestive system."</blockquote>




'shove...down his throat' ... I'm not making him do it! He opened his mouth, I put a tiny bit in and he played around with it in his mouth, swallowed, smiled and opened up for more.
And then when he didn't want anymore I gave him a breast feed.

And that was one meal. One.
He now has a tiny bit (teaspoon) for lunch and a teaspoon for dinner. He isn't waking every two hours for a feed now either.

Every meal he has breast milk. Including the ones where he eats puree fruit and veggies.

So he is still getting everything breast milk provides.

Quoting Lizplustwo:" My point exactly. Different health professionals have differing opinions and/or are taught different ... [snip!] ... One should do their own research and not necessarily take everything one health care professional tells them as fact. "

I get that. I really do. But if this is what she's comfortable with, then so be it. I mean, most European countries don't require chest clips on carseats, to us, that's absurd, to THEM that's normal. Doesn't mean they are WRONG for it.

Quoting Penises 3:Vaginas 1:" Does it matter? It's her child, and she was advised by a health care professional it was okay. I mean ... [snip!] ... lord. It's not like she's giving him ice cream, fruit roll ups, and soda. It's FRESH fruits and veggies she puree's herself. "

Never said she couldn't do what she wants with her kid.
She's saying he wanted it, he's three months old. He wants everything he sees. I think it's dumb to give a 3 month old solid food regardless of what it is. It can do damage to their digestive tract. Hopefully her kid got lucky and it doesn't hurt him. I always research things my doctor tells me before I even think about doing them.

My daughters old pedi told me to stop BFing her and start giving her formula at 6 months. She also told me that Co-sleeping can cause developmental issues. I definitely didn't listen to anything she said just because she's a doctor. Sometimes they're just stupid

<blockquote><b>Quoting elle-marisha:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting Jenna+1:</b>" I'd rather give my 15week old formula then shove ... [snip!] ... milk. Including the ones where he eats puree fruit and veggies. So he is still getting everything breast milk provides."</blockquote>




Hey you don't have to explain yourself to me. He's your kid. I'm just saying with so many pedis saying different thing "I" would rather be safe than sorry.
But do what you want  .

when my son was 3 1/2 months old i gave him applesauce. before hand his developmental dr said it was fine. and he was still drinking the same amount of formula. if uve checked with ur dr then its fine.

Quoting Mama♥Sweetpea:" Never said she couldn't do what she wants with her kid. She's saying he wanted it, he's three months ... [snip!] ... issues. I definitely didn't listen to anything she said just because she's a doctor. Sometimes they're just stupid"

 

Pretty much.

http://babyfit.sparkpeople.com/articles.asp?id=712


Just trying to provide OP with some information. She can take it or leave it. Sounds to me like she's just upset and getting defensive because everybody wasn't as excited for her as she expected.

And why would I listen to the lot of you, your not even dr's. Thought I would just share his progress. That's where it is at. And that's all really.
Thankyou to the people who are just being happy that he is happy.
Have to go - baby is awake.
I'll check in later though.
Cyaaaa

Quoting Mama♥Sweetpea:" Never said she couldn't do what she wants with her kid. She's saying he wanted it, he's three months ... [snip!] ... issues. I definitely didn't listen to anything she said just because she's a doctor. Sometimes they're just stupid"

As do I. I never take a Dr for face value when they tell me things... Ever. I'm pretty anti doctors. Weird because I'm going to school to be a nurse, but whatever.  .

All I'm saying is just because she does something different from you, doesn't make her WRONG, just like something you do she doesn't, doesn't make her RIGHT.

Quoting Princess Lin ♥:" Exactly!! I've seen far worse on here and FB.. I've seen people give a 1 month old refried beans and rice."

The other day in the grocery store I saw a baby that couldn't even sit up by herself (she was being propped up by sweatshirts on both sides) sucking on a big tootsie roll.

dont worry about what everyone else says every baby is different. I started my first son on solids at 4 months old he is now 22 months and is healthy as can be and is in the 80 percentile for his age. My almost 4 month old just started solids and loves them he gets 2 solid meals a day but has a bottle constantly during the day. He was sleeping through the night until a few days ago when he started this damn growth spurt and now hes back to waking up every hour to two hours.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Lizplustwo:</b>"   Pretty much. http://babyfit.sparkpeople.com/articles.asp?id=712 Just trying to provide OP with ... [snip!] ... leave it. Sounds to me like she's just upset and getting defensive because everybody wasn't as excited for her as she expected."</blockquote>


Well yeah and I don't have the time or energy to deal with people that are unhelpful.