baby food - really daft questions

[MadMel]

Originally Posted by angelskies

ok i have a couple of questions that may seem really stupid but i haven't been able to find the answers in the 400 baby food books i own (sadly seriously not kidding i own wayy too many of the darn things)

milk is suggested not to be given to a bub until 12 months of age right?
heres the questions
- then when my doctor suggested to give jon weetbix am i meant to be expressing that much breastmilk every morning for his weetbix as well as the breastfeed that is meant to occur before a solid feed?

- yoghurts are also suggested as a lunch food, once again thats dairy? as are the custards that are considered to be ok from 6 months of age??

- my doctor says that babies shouldn't be eating carbs as their bodies can't digest them are sweet potato and pumpkin considered to be carbs? because they are suggested as the first foods and what jon has been eating and now he has totally confused me and i'm worried i am feeding him the wrong things?? and what about rusks ( commerical) aren't they carbs??

he has yet another ear infection (at 7 months has had 3 outer ear infections and 3 inner) so more drops joy. and we are waiting on results to find out if he has a urinary tract infection.. but now i'm freaking about what am i feeding him so thought i'd ask for advice.

Ok firstly it's milk bottles/drinks that aren't reccomended. A little milk in wheetbix is fine as it is really minimal amount. I used to make wheetbix up with boiled water to make them soggy and just a little milk. If you wanted to add BM instead you could or even formula if expressing extra is just too much. At 6 months I used to give the boys milk in their weetbix but really it was no more than 2 tablespoons worth

Baby yoghurt can be brought from the supermarket and it is made for little tummies in mind.

The custard off the shelf is fine, however I never fed my babies sweets because I wanted them to like the vegies and things.

Your doctor said a very strange thing about carbs I have never heard that before and yes potato and pumpkin are fine so don't stress about feeding him those things. They are very important in getting a balanced diet.

I used to basically blend whatever we ate for the boys. If we had steak and veg for dinner I would blend up some for the boys, and if there was left overs I would blend those up and freeze them for lunch the next day/extra meals. I never brought baby food from the shop.

[~Carolyn~]

your dr may also have been referring to wheat when he said no carbs. I have not given my kids wheat or dairy before 8mo. In their wheatbix i used either formula- as we had that on hand (for when i worked) or water. We have always been told that yought and cheese doesnt have lactose in it. But saying that none of my kids are good dairy eaters/ drinkers so that might be the reason why we have not had issues.

its so much fun the solids thing- i am upto bub 4 and i still ask questions!

[MadMel]

Carolyn he told her to give wheetbix then said no carbs so it is very confusing... Sometimes doctors have no idea what they do to us!

[kirrily]

Older, hard cheese (like a vintage cheddar) should have very little lactose in it. The nutritional info on the packet helps you tell - look for carbs> sugars. If it's around 1g then most people are ok I think.

I think that most yoghurts have very little lactose too, but it's hard to tell from the labels because they add sugar. I would just stick to the ones that say lactose free if it's a big problem.

And Amy, I understand re: the chocolate! The Artisse Almond one is actually one of the nicest chocolates I've ever had. The lindt one is a bit too dark for me, but does the trick if it's all I've got. Both of these come from woolworths. There are others, like the one Bron mentioned too, but so far I've only been able to find them online and they end up a bit expensive when you add in postage!