....or is it just me? In RL it seems to be! The world is full of either BLWers, who have "fantastic messy fun" or more conventional weaners whose babies are "scoffing loads and loving it".
We only started 2 weeks ago, so I know we're in the early stages. Planned to do BLW, had a bit of a moment of thinking it wasn't going to work as she doesn't seem to have the necessary hand-eye coordination and wasn't interested in the food - just swiping it onto the floor. So tried spoon feeding her and discovered that she's not having any of it - cries if I try to spoon feed and grabs the spoon and wants to feed herself. So now I'm doing a mix by making her purees, which she self-feeds on rice crackers or handing her a loaded spoon. Also giving her finger foods that she can manage with each meal.
It's just so hit and miss - sometimes she likes the purees, sometimes she likes the finger foods, other times she's having none of it and just cries at the sight of it.
She hates being changed of any description, so whether I go for bibs, aprons or just babygrow, there's going to be a fuss about changing at some point. Ditto for hating having her hands and face wiped.
She's not keen on her highchair, so sits on me and I end up covered in food every time. I am constantly going out in public with banana mushed into my jumper and bits of rice cracker in my hair and feel like such a mess!
She often cries and makes a fuss at meal times. She's such a cheery happy baby the rest of the time and I hate the fact that this is making her cross. I really liked the BLW idea of food being fun and no pressure etc, but it just doesn't seem to be working out like that.
I feel like I spend all my time either making her food or clearing it up these days, while she has to amuse herself on a mat in the kitchen. No time for playtime with her anymore It's all very well saying "they eat what you eat", but she's normally asleep when I eat and she just doesn't seem ready for the "hardcore" BLW "give them anything" approach and I probably don't eat healthily enough food to give her it And then when I've made her special food it all just goes on the floor on on my jeans so what's the point.
I don't know what I'm asking here exactly, but just need a rant! I feel like I'm the only one who finds this weaning mollarky a right PITA. Am I making heavy weather of it all? Or is the fact that it's also coincided with a terrible sleep regression, just making it all seem harder....?
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Does anyone else find weaning a real PITA?
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blushingmare · 18/12/2012 09:30
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