Re: Help needed in feeding a 5 month old

[Guest guest]

Magda,

I'm not a mom (and I'm sure other NT mothers will answer) but my

understanding is that you need to introduce iron and cholesterol-rich

foods first. Egg yolk and liver fit the bill. Good for you for

staying away from grains--fat will stick to his ribs much better

anyway. Don't feed baby food from jars, make your own and add plenty

of butter or coconut oil to the mash.

Not speaking from direct experience, but HTH.

> I'm now back

> to work fulltime and I need some help figuring out what to give him

> to eat when I'm gone. It seems he wakes up 3 to 4 times between 10pm

> and 7am and I'm starting to be pretty exhausted. I have a feeling

> he's ready for some solids, i.e. needs more substantial nourishment

> than just breastmilk.

[Guest guest]

> Magda,

>

> I'm not a mom (and I'm sure other NT mothers will answer) but my

> understanding is that you need to introduce iron and cholesterol-

rich

> foods first. Egg yolk and liver fit the bill.

####### I was thinking about putting the egg yolk in his milk so he

eats the whole thing. Sounds like a good idea. I also have avocado on

the menu.

Good for you for

> staying away from grains--fat will stick to his ribs much better

> anyway. Don't feed baby food from jars, make your own and add

plenty

> of butter or coconut oil to the mash.

###### I can definitely add the butter/CO but I work full time and my

mother-in-law is taking care of so I don't want to heap this

responsibility on her. She's already doing a whole lot. I'll be

making my own baby food on the weekends. Otherwise, I'll buy organic

in jars.

Thanks for the good suggestions,

Magda

[Guest guest]

I have 2 kids with food allergies, and I would definitely recommend waiting on

the grains. Adding other solids that are unlikely to be allergens, might help.

Just add them slowly and watch him for cues of tolerance, etc. Myabe adding

another feeding of solids after you get home and nurse him, might help carry him

some through the night. Or, if he is waking a lot at night, he might either be

experiencing a growth spurt, and trying to nurse more to increase your supply,

or he might be adjusting to the change in schedule with your return to work.

Either way, I'd try to make your time at home with him as relaxing as possible.

If you're night time nursing so much, you might want to consider co-sleeping, if

you aren't already doing this. This would make nursing easier for you, and give

him more snuggle time with you, which he may be missing. I didn't co-sleep

until baby #3, and it made all the difference in the world in the quality of my

night-time sleep and in the contact time that my high-needs baby had to have.

Just a thought. Hang in there ! I admire your persistence in nursing and

watching his needs. What a lucky baby !

Rebekah

Help needed in feeding a 5 month old

is 5 months now and doing great. He already cut 2 teeth which

went somewhat painlessly: no fussiness, no fever, etc. I'm now back

to work fulltime and I need some help figuring out what to give him

to eat when I'm gone. It seems he wakes up 3 to 4 times between 10pm

and 7am and I'm starting to be pretty exhausted. I have a feeling

he's ready for some solids, i.e. needs more substantial nourishment

than just breastmilk.

His current schedule is as follows:

7:30am breastfeeding (BF) - he seems to take in 5 oz+

10:30/11:00am BF - 5 oz bottle

12:00/12:30pm solids: banana or apple or sweet potato or butternut

squash, half a jar or so

2:00/2:30pm BF - 5 oz bottle

5:30pm BF (I get home then)

After this it's BF again once or twice until goes to bed at

10:00pm. He naps twice a day now for 1 to 2 hours each time.

I've been trying to increase the amount of solids he eats since I

don't want to do cereals....I thought if I put 1 to 2 tbsp of cereal

in his bottle he might be more satisfied and sleep better. My mom

also suggested pureeing half a banana into his bottle.

NT says not to feed any cereal/gruel before 1 year old. That's why

I've been holding off on cereal.

Any advice???

Thank you,

Magda

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[Guest guest]

Myabe adding another feeding of solids after you get home and nurse

him, might help carry him some through the night. Or, if he is

waking a lot at night, he might either be experiencing a growth

spurt, and trying to nurse more to increase your supply, or he might

be adjusting to the change in schedule with your return to work.

######## All of the reasons sound likely. Teething might be another

reason. My supply seems to be plentiful....I just need to get used to

pumping rather than having do it

Either way, I'd try to make your time at home with him as relaxing as

possible. If you're night time nursing so much, you might want to

consider co-sleeping, if you aren't already doing this. This would

make nursing easier for you, and give him more snuggle time with you,

which he may be missing. I didn't co-sleep until baby #3, and it

made all the difference in the world in the quality of my night-time

sleep and in the contact time that my high-needs baby had to have.

Just a thought.

######## Already doing it. Makes it a little easier but I still wake

up when he whines...

Hang in there ! I admire your persistence in nursing and watching

his needs. What a lucky baby !

>

> Rebekah

######### It's hard when all I ever hear anyone say is " formula "

and " solids " and " cereal " ....Yikes. Thanks for the encouragement.

Magda

[Guest guest]

>>>######## Already doing it. Makes it a little easier but I still wake up when

he whines...<<<

It may take a little time for all of you to get into the new routine, but I

found while I was working and co-sleeping with my breastfed baby, that I'd only

half wake up to feed, then in the morning I was not even sure if I had fed

during the night or how many times.

Cheers,

Tas'.

" Give it to us raw and wrrrrrrrrriggling " - Smeagol, LOTR.

[Guest guest]

>> It's hard when all I ever hear anyone say is " formula "

>> and " solids " and " cereal "

I hear you!

My son, Adam, is almost 10 months old and he just started REALLY getting

into solid foods. We started around 5 months with egg yolks (later added

liver and butter oil to it).

Adam never liked avocado, but he liked it when we combined avocado and

banana (mashed together).

Like you, I didn't want to impose to much on Adam's babysitters (making them

feed him something " weird " ). To get his egg in, I made custard without any

sugar. He LOVED it.

Baby Custard Recipe:

2 cups raw milk

2 cups raw cream

12 egg yolks

Pinch of stevia

1 tsp vanilla

Mix well. Pour into ramekin dishes. Place ramekins into a Pyrex dish filled

part way with water. Preheat oven to 310 degrees and cook for about 1 hour.

Hint: I would make about 3 ramekin dishes for Adam, then I would mix in 3

TBL of Rapadura to the remaining custard and fill the remaining ramekins for

mommy and daddy!

-Dan

[Guest guest]

I too have a 5 month old baby boy (born August 4) and he is also up 3 times a

night

nursing! I have been giving him 1 egg yolk each night (cooked 3 1/2 minutes)

since

he was 4 months old (at first I mixed it with a little breast milk to thin it).

When he

turned 5 months I added 1 tbsp. of Earth's Best organic rice cereal (I know, I

know!) I

noticed that they include the enzyme amalayse to help with digestion plus rice

is easy

to digest anyway so, I went for it. He is sleeping much better. I really

stressed over

the decision but, I have a 13 year old and an 11 year old and they are healthy

and

trim. In a few weeks I'll make the rice myself but, in the beginning its too

hard to get

it thin enough. Today I started him on banana. I do plan to introduced soaked

oatmeal later in the year but, no other grains until one year old. Avocado,

sweet

potato and yogurt are the next three on the list. The custard recipe sounds

great! I'll

be doing that one. Good-luck.

> >> It's hard when all I ever hear anyone say is " formula "

> >> and " solids " and " cereal "

>

> I hear you!

>

> My son, Adam, is almost 10 months old and he just started REALLY getting

> into solid foods. We started around 5 months with egg yolks (later added

> liver and butter oil to it).

>

> Adam never liked avocado, but he liked it when we combined avocado and

> banana (mashed together).

>

> Like you, I didn't want to impose to much on Adam's babysitters (making them

> feed him something " weird " ). To get his egg in, I made custard without any

> sugar. He LOVED it.

>

> Baby Custard Recipe:

> 2 cups raw milk

> 2 cups raw cream

> 12 egg yolks

> Pinch of stevia

> 1 tsp vanilla

>

> Mix well. Pour into ramekin dishes. Place ramekins into a Pyrex dish filled

> part way with water. Preheat oven to 310 degrees and cook for about 1 hour.

>

> Hint: I would make about 3 ramekin dishes for Adam, then I would mix in 3

> TBL of Rapadura to the remaining custard and fill the remaining ramekins for

> mommy and daddy!

>

> -Dan