Baby Led Weaning - Gill Rapley and a few thoughts aired - Page 2

candyfloss · Mar 4th, 2010, 09:53 AM

We're doing blw weaning too and its going great! It just makes sense to me to do it this way.....

You say you go to latch-on....are you in Plymouth by any chance?! I sometimes go to the one on Fridays at Nomony if you are :-)

Re banana test - William hates bananas! Still eats toast, bread, peach, pear, nectarine, veggies, rice cakes, yoghurt......... :-)

TigerLady · Mar 4th, 2010, 11:40 AM

M, I wouldn't leave LO with anyone I couldn't trust to follow my directions anyway.

Basically, anyone I leave him with MUST respect how I am feeding him. If they don't agree with it or are not comfortable with it, that is fine, then they don't have to feed him. But if they want to feed him solids, they have to do it my way. End of sentence.

Poppy7 · Mar 4th, 2010, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by madasa

The one thing I am concerned about is leaving LO with anyone who doesn't agree with or fully appreciate blw... If I got home afterwards to find out they had given LO baby rice, I'm worried about what I might say or do....

This is exactly how I feel!! However I shall be expressing my wishes very strongly so look out anyone who tries to go against them

lol!

Poppy7 · Mar 4th, 2010, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by candyfloss

We're doing blw weaning too and its going great! It just makes sense to me to do it this way.....

You say you go to latch-on....are you in Plymouth by any chance?! I sometimes go to the one on Fridays at Nomony if you are :-)

Re banana test - William hates bananas! Still eats toast, bread, peach, pear, nectarine, veggies, rice cakes, yoghurt......... :-)

How nice to meet someone else from Plymouth

We go to the latch-on at Plympton Clinic on Thursdays.x

Poppy7 · Mar 4th, 2010, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by TigerLady

M, I wouldn't leave LO with anyone I couldn't trust to follow my directions anyway.

Basically, anyone I leave him with MUST respect how I am feeding him. If they don't agree with it or are not comfortable with it, that is fine, then they don't have to feed him. But if they want to feed him solids, they have to do it my way. End of sentence.

Thanks TL, that's a great way to put it. I shall try and memorise this sentence!xx

rose_ginger · Mar 4th, 2010, 15:01 PM

I need to get this book, my LO is almost 6 months and starting to get really interested in food, so I've sort of been doing my own version of BLW, and letting him numnum on things as he feels like it. My MIL was down at the weekend, and the amount of times she "suggested" i make him some mashed potato is crazy (at least 8 times the first day they were down and counting). I think she thinks I am starving him by not weaning yet. I keep getting pointed comments about how my OH was weaned at 4months because "he was hungry"

Seraphim · Mar 4th, 2010, 16:46 PM

...actually I think I might make MUM read the book, and if MIL or anyone else makes any comments I might just beat them with it.

Candyfloss

Another Devon Lady

madasa · Mar 4th, 2010, 16:58 PM

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Originally Posted by TigerLady

M, I wouldn't leave LO with anyone I couldn't trust to follow my directions anyway.

Basically, anyone I leave him with MUST respect how I am feeding him. If they don't agree with it or are not comfortable with it, that is fine, then they don't have to feed him. But if they want to feed him solids, they have to do it my way. End of sentence.

Which is all very well, but no matter how strongly I stressed it, I can't help but think my MIL & FIL might think oh SURELY it can't hurt.... And Gt Gma simply wouldn't listen to my directions, and if she happened on te scene for a visit while I wasn't around, the whole shebang would go out of the window. Trouble is, I LOVE these people, I want them involved in my kids' lives, they have had LOTS to do with DS, they live close,. they help out all the time,..... From an outside, objective POV, I can see "well it's ONLY a spoon of baby rice

"

My only hope, I think, is to make it very very clear from NOW what my plans are... and just make sure it comes up in conversation somehow so Ican mention how furious and upset I would be if anyone broke my EBF/BLW rule.

Edit - give them the book - great idea! Blast - I;ve already given the book away! BOTHER!

Poppy7 · Mar 4th, 2010, 17:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Seraphim

...actually I think I might make MUM read the book, and if MIL or anyone else makes any comments I might just beat them with it.

Candyfloss

Another Devon Lady

Couldn't agree more hun

Poppy7 · Mar 4th, 2010, 17:53 PM

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Originally Posted by madasa

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Originally Posted by TigerLady

M, I wouldn't leave LO with anyone I couldn't trust to follow my directions anyway.

Basically, anyone I leave him with MUST respect how I am feeding him. If they don't agree with it or are not comfortable with it, that is fine, then they don't have to feed him. But if they want to feed him solids, they have to do it my way. End of sentence.

Which is all very well, but no matter how strongly I stressed it, I can't help but think my MIL & FIL might think oh SURELY it can't hurt.... And Gt Gma simply wouldn't listen to my directions, and if she happened on te scene for a visit while I wasn't around, the whole shebang would go out of the window. Trouble is, I LOVE these people, I want them involved in my kids' lives, they have had LOTS to do with DS, they live close,. they help out all the time,..... From an outside, objective POV, I can see "well it's ONLY a spoon of baby rice

"

My only hope, I think, is to make it very very clear from NOW what my plans are... and just make sure it comes up in conversation somehow so Ican mention how furious and upset I would be if anyone broke my EBF/BLW rule.

Edit - give them the book - great idea! Blast - I;ve already given the book away! BOTHER!

madasa...... You have taken the words out of my mouth. Glad I'm not alone in feeling like this....especially when I found an opened pack of baby rice in my Mum's cuboard....aparently my younger sister opened it to try it out of curiosity. Aparently it was foul...exactly!!! Why would I want to feed it to my son then?!!!

Agree with what madasa says; I love all of these people very much but just want my wishes understood and respected .

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candyfloss Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Plymouth, UK Posts: 800	We're doing blw weaning too and its going great! It just makes sense to me to do it this way..... You say you go to latch-on....are you in Plymouth by any chance?! I sometimes go to the one on Fridays at Nomony if you are :-) Re banana test - William hates bananas! Still eats toast, bread, peach, pear, nectarine, veggies, rice cakes, yoghurt......... :-)

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TigerLady Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: In a Cave Posts: 22,889	M, I wouldn't leave LO with anyone I couldn't trust to follow my directions anyway. Basically, anyone I leave him with MUST respect how I am feeding him. If they don't agree with it or are not comfortable with it, that is fine, then they don't have to feed him. But if they want to feed him solids, they have to do it my way. End of sentence.

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rose_ginger Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 59	I need to get this book, my LO is almost 6 months and starting to get really interested in food, so I've sort of been doing my own version of BLW, and letting him numnum on things as he feels like it. My MIL was down at the weekend, and the amount of times she "suggested" i make him some mashed potato is crazy (at least 8 times the first day they were down and counting). I think she thinks I am starving him by not weaning yet. I keep getting pointed comments about how my OH was weaned at 4months because "he was hungry"

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Seraphim Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Dartmoor, Devon Posts: 7,082	...actually I think I might make MUM read the book, and if MIL or anyone else makes any comments I might just beat them with it. Candyfloss Another Devon Lady

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