Mommy corner

[Lizzy 0]

I am a mommy! Emily is 6:) nice to be here

[MrsAmera 41]

Wow you are very dedicted moms. I occassionally made babyfood for mine but working full time and trying to manage an almost 4 year old too just didn't work out. My little guy started eating cereal around 3 months - because he had a very hard time with formula etc and he kept it down, the doctors were worried that he wouldn't gain weight with formula alone (as he spit up half of it). He is now almost all to table food (at almost 10 months), and drinks regular soymilk. I think that for all babies it is different. I know that my inlaws in Morocco start feeding their kids blended soups, and other things of like quite young (4-6 months). Babies around the world have survived for thousands of years and I'm sure that there have been millions of ways to nourish them .

[Eveline 9]

I think it is not so much about the surviving on table foods as it is about allergies because of too early introduction to some foods. My dad and my husband are terribly allergic to carrots so we decided to delay the carrots until Adam is one year or even older. I understand that you don't have time to cook food. I can only do it because I'm home and only have on child. When Number 2 is here (whenever that will be) I don't think I'll be able to dedicate that much time into steaming and blending and freezing foods but for now it is fun and I enjoy it. I'm sure every mom does whatever is necessary to make their little ones feel good, be healthy and thrive. One thing I would like to do even when I'm working full time is breastfeeding. Adam never took a bottle and I love breastfeeding. It helped me a lot over the guilt of having a c/s and I love the bond and the contact we both have. I will do whatever is necessary to breastfeed our next baby.

[MrsAmera 41]

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make an argumentative statement I just think that it's hard for some moms (such as myself) to have others tell us that our way of parenting/feeding etc isn't right. I mean I think it's great that you guys are able to do those things but I don't think that there is a right or better way to take care of your kids. It's really hard for someone such as myself to live up to the guilt of not being able to do these kinds of things for our kids. Sorry I didn't want this to turn nasty it's just hard when you feel like you can't live up to what others are doing or you are doing something wrong. I am only going to offer any positive advice I can from here on out - my apologies.

[Eveline 9]

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make an argumentative statement I just think that it's hard for some moms (such as myself) to have others tell us that our way of parenting/feeding etc isn't right. I mean I think it's great that you guys are able to do those things but I don't think that there is a right or better way to take care of your kids. It's really hard for someone such as myself to live up to the guilt of not being able to do these kinds of things for our kids. Sorry I didn't want this to turn nasty it's just hard when you feel like you can't live up to what others are doing or you are doing something wrong. I am only going to offer any positive advice I can from here on out - my apologies.

MrsAmera: I didn't think you post was offensive and I didn't want to upset you. What I meant to say with my post is that every mother here just does whatever is necessary to make her babe feel good and happy. I didn't mean to pressure you into breastfeeding or pureeing your own babyfood. I totally understand that it is impossible when you work full time. I have never been in that situation and I bet whenever I go back to work I will understand that it might be impossible to pump breastmilk because of too short breaks, no time, no pump, no room etc...I'm sorry if I upset you, I'm sure you are doing a great job.

[EsOrEnNa 0]

well D had his 1st surgery today.. they couldnt remove all the stuff so they just drained it and put some thing in there that the stuff comes out and hopefully he wont get an infection.. after its healed up he has to have another surgery to remove to the rest.. the "bag" or whatever its called.. the doc said he thinks its a cyst but the US saids its a lymph.. so we dunno what that thing is until they remove the rest and send it to the lab.. his next appt is this friday for the follow up and hopefully they can tell us more then.. it was soo hard to see him there and a bunch of old feelings came up but we are home and happy.. he rolls around like nothing happened and i hope its gonna stay like that when his medication wears off.. my lil guy i high from morphium (sp) poor baby

mhh pics are here..

http://picasaweb.google.de/Damion19042007/OKTOBER2oo7

ohh man i am having a feeling its gonna be a looong night..

[keltic 1]

may i join in?

[EsOrEnNa 0]

sure

[EsOrEnNa 0]

where are all the moms...

we switched from similac advanced to similac soy yesterday and so far D loves it!! he doesnt have gas anymore and he isnt so fussy either.. but i did notice that he spit up a lil more afterwards.. our pedi wanted to change formulas anyways cuz of his eczema.. so we will see what works better..

happy halloween to every1..

[Eveline 9]

Sorry Anne, I don't have any idea when it comes to formula. All I ever do is stand in front of that big shelf at walmart and look up in amazement about how many options there are with Lipils DHA and DAA or whatever...I think if I had to change from breastmilk to formula Adam wouldn't have anything to eat for a couple of days cause I didn't know what the heck to buy. Glad to see that Damion likes his new formula. I'm beginning to wean Adam off the breast but I'm doing it really slowly. He doesn't want to nurse that much anymore since he's getting three meals a day so I guess we'll see how long we can still go. Maybe he weans himself off while we're in Germany in January, if not, that is fine with me.

Edited October 31, 2007 by Eveline

[EsOrEnNa 0]

*update*

well our pedi wanted to change formulas cuz we didnt know from what D got the eczema.. so last monday hubs bought some "similac isomil advance, soy formula" and everytime he ate it i noticed he had red cheecks.. we had our 6mo check up thursady and i told her about it and she said he is allergic to it..!! she gave us some "enfamil, nutramigen lipil" (for babies with colic due to cow's milk protein allergy).. when we got home we tried the new formula and he HATED it!! stinks and tastes nasty too.. he refused to drink it all night so the next morning i called her and she was like "well just try giving it to him he will eat if if he is hungry.." helllo he hasnt eaten almost 24hrs now.. sure he is hungry!! we had to try it over the weekend and if he doesnt want it she is gonna give us something else.. well we didnt wait all weekend and we bought the alimentum (it's equivalent formula to nutramigen) and he refused it first to but i put some apple rice in it and he loves it.. no red cheecks.. nothing.. i am so glad he is finally eating again..

how are all the other babies doing..?

Edited November 5, 2007 by Joel'sWife

[EsOrEnNa 0]

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Edited November 17, 2007 by Joel'sWife

[KJandSH 0]

We need more mommies here! Babycorner is so active, why isn't mommy corner? (Probably because we are all too busy!)

Update on Haneul and Iseul. They are doing great. The were 9 months old on the 29th of December. Iseul is standing for about 5-7 seconds unsupported. Haneul isn't quite there, but she holds on with just one arm to a chair or whatever is around her. Both are crawling *very* quickly and getting into everything. They are sweet, happy, and charming babies and I'm so thankful for them.

I've been off of work for the past two weeks (I'm a h.s. teacher) and it has been wonderful being with them.

Eveline--I'm also still nursing. Haneul and Iseul eat 3 meals a day, so that has helped take some pressure off of me in terms of pumping enough at work. Just before break I had a week where I was sick, tired, and stressed and not pumping enough milk. I had to break into the freezer supply, but even that upset me because the babies were also sick and I knew they would do better with my current milk with the antibodies fighting the cold. But I had to remind myself that I was doing my best and that as moms, we sometimes expect too much of ourselves.

Anne--Haneul also had a dairy sensitivity, so I had to cut out dairy from my diet for about 5 months. After a while, I added baked goods with milk and noticed she was o.k. with that. Then just this week I tried cheese and milk again and she is fine, so I can have dairy again! I think we will wait to introduce yogurt and cheese to both girls, but the good news is that a dairy sensitivity is something that a baby does outgrow, often before 12 months. It is not like lactose intolerance. So, you might want to try to add in regular formula after a few months when Damion's stomach is a little more mature. Anyway, something to ask your pediatrician about because I know that nutramigen and similar formulas are very pricey.

I'm so sorry that Damion had that medical issue. I hope everything is resolved now. It sounds like it was a bit of a scare and tough on you and him.

I am also making my own baby food. We try to save money when practical, which is why I have become so gung-ho on breastfeeding and making my own baby food. And I am also very into it because in a lot of ways it is easier and of course healthier.

Have any of you used the wholesomebabyfoods.com website? It is a great resource for making your own baby food.

I've found it is not too time consuming to make my own food. Most things are so easy to make--just boil or bake for a while and then puree. I did get an immersion blender, and that has made things much easier than using a blender. Some things I just mash with a fork (avocado, banana, papaya, ripe pears). And the babies love mango and prunes which are super simple to make. I buy frozen already cut-up mango and just puree when it has thawed. With prunes you just add warm water and then puree.

Take care all and hope you had a good holiday. I am attaching two pics, one of Haneul and one of Iseul, that we had on our holiday card.

Kristi

Edited January 2, 2008 by KJandSH

[EsOrEnNa 0]

thanks kristi D has to stay on that formula cuz he is allergic to everything else..

awh i love ur twins sooooo cute!!

[KJandSH 0]

Thanks Anne!

I am glad that Damion is eating his new formula. It must have been a worry to have him not accept it at first. Has your pediatrician helped you out with any free formula? Ours put us in touch with an Enfamil rep who gave us a free case for each baby. I used a fair amount of it when I was having breastfeeding problems in the beginning. You might ask if they have something similar if they haven't already helped you out. I'm always looking to save money, as I'm sure most people who are just starting out are also.

I'm going to post over in the baby corner and try to get some of the mommies to come over here. It looks like a lot of people are due to have babies soon!

We just had our 9 month appointment today. Here are the girls' stats.

Haneul: 19 lbs. 1 ounce and 29.5 inches tall. Head circumference is staying at 25th percentile.

Iseul: 21 lbs. 4 ounces and 31 inches tall. Head circumference staying at 50th percentile.

They are both tall babies and great weights (especially for twins). They are eating 3 meals of solids a day and still nursing about 5 or 6 times a day when I am at home. They take 2 bottles of expressed milk with Dad or the sitters when I am working.

Babies are such a joy. I know you can all appreciate this and hope you are enjoying your beautiful babies right now. (I will be in a moment when they wake up from their nap).

Speaking of which...do any of you know when babies switch from 2 naps a day to just 1 nap a day. Someone told me that it happens around 9 months, but no sign of it yet here.

Kristi