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RE: Baby Chat (take 4) - 8/29/2008 12:46:31 PM
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firefightermama
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Do you guys do all natural foods and not canned? Meaning - did you do the pureeing yourself?
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Nope! I have made some of my own food, put it in the freezer for times that I ran out of the jars. But *I* found it to be a lot of work, a big mess, and time consuming.
I bought the jarred food, still do. (I know I am in the minority though.) I have a hard enough time keeping up with dishes, laundry etc. I had to put something aside in order to be able to have more family time.
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RE: Baby Chat (take 4) - 8/29/2008 1:47:04 PM
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Jae, I've made my own before, but some things don't come out a good consistency. Peas, carrots, yams all come out really good with a food processor. But, I had a hard time with fruits and meat, so I bought jarred food for that. If you do buy baby food, just make sure that the only ingredients are fruit or veggies and water. There shouldn't be anything else in there. Beachnut sometimes puts "other" stuff in their baby food, but Gerber doesn't usually except with the meals and desserts.
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RE: Baby Chat (take 4) - 8/29/2008 2:59:39 PM
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I have made some of my own food, put it in the freezer for times that I ran out of the jars. But *I* found it to be a lot of work, a big mess, and time consuming.
I didn't! I just took some of what I was cooking anyway for ourselves, if it was suitable, and took out some of whatever would mash down well and froze it in an icecube tray. That way, I only had to pop one ice cubes worth out and defrost it, then warm it, for a meal the next day or whenever. I never once used a food processor/blender (I didn't even own one!)
As I said, the only jars I bought were pure apple puree.
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RE: Baby Chat (take 4) - 8/29/2008 3:04:17 PM
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Amber, that's cute about Levi.
My boy loves his veggies. Give him a whole corn on the cob and he goes to town; put a bowl of broccolli in front of him and he goes right at it.
But fruit? That's a mixed bag. He likes Clementine oranges, sometimes grapes and oddly enough ... pomegranates (that's weird, but he saw me eating them so he was going to eat them too). But blueberries, bananas, all that other stuff kids are supposed to go crazy for? Nope, not him. He did eat them a lot when he was eating pureed baby food.
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RE: Baby Chat (take 4) - 8/29/2008 3:30:41 PM
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TammyIsBlessed
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Jacob just started solids recently.
Question for those that pretty much start with Cheerios - don't they choke? We tried giving Jacob Cheerios after he'd been on cereal for about 3 or 4 days (at over 6 months old) and he choked and puked it up. He even choked on Rice Krispies.
So, he's been getting pureed stuff.
I made peas (one bag dried split peas simmered with 8 cups water for couple hours along with a few carrots for better flavour), sweet potatoes, carrots & squash (cut in half, baked, then scooped out and pureed). I put all the pureed stuff in ice cube trays, freeze them and transfer to large ziplock bags marked with what's in them (all those orange ones look the same otherwise!). It's perfect, then I can just take one or 2 out and mike them quickly when he's ready to eat. So far he eats everything perfectly well. Not a huge fan of the peas, but I wouldn't be either - yuck!
He hasn't started fruit yet, I'll start him on mashed bananas soon probably.
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RE: Baby Chat (take 4) - 8/29/2008 4:03:47 PM
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Question for those that pretty much start with Cheerios - don't they choke? We tried giving Jacob Cheerios after he'd been on cereal for about 3 or 4 days (at over 6 months old) and he choked and puked it up. He even choked on Rice Krispies.
Was he picking them up himself or being fed them?
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RE: Baby Chat (take 4) - 8/29/2008 6:52:17 PM
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I haven't made my own stuff ever. Only tin things my kids ate though were the fruits and the custards. I dont like the tin meats, vegies and pasta things, I just cut mine up (or mashed) that I had cooked for my dinner and gave it to them.
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RE: Baby Chat (take 4) - 8/29/2008 8:14:49 PM
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Jacob just started solids recently.
Question for those that pretty much start with Cheerios - don't they choke? We tried giving Jacob Cheerios after he'd been on cereal for about 3 or 4 days (at over 6 months old) and he choked and puked it up. He even choked on Rice Krispies.
Timmy choked on anything like that until he was 13 months old. He got pureed and slightly lumpy food until then. He could pick them up himself, and he had some teeth, but still choked. They are supposed to be ready when they can pick up the cheerio with their thumb and index finger, but they aren't always ready when they can do that.
Stick with purees for now, and then try every few weeks with a cheerio or Gerber puffy treat or the like. If he chokes again, wait another few weeks.
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RE: Baby Chat (take 4) - 8/29/2008 10:17:43 PM
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if you guys could pray for us it would be good, hubby isn't off work til monday, and I just am not getting any rest.
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RE: Baby Chat (take 4) - 8/30/2008 6:32:49 PM
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Question for those that pretty much start with Cheerios - don't they choke? We tried giving Jacob Cheerios after he'd been on cereal for about 3 or 4 days (at over 6 months old) and he choked and puked it up. He even choked on Rice Krispies.
Was he picking them up himself or being fed them?
He was not picking them up himself.
But he is now and we tried again, and he didn't choke. So there ya go. 
Nicole - praying for you and your sweet darlings.
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RE: Baby Chat (take 4) - 8/30/2008 8:01:36 PM
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Thanks for the prayers, his temp went down over night so YAY for that. Grace still seems a little sick, and I have a headache, but atleast nathy is handling it a bit better.
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RE: Baby Chat (take 4) - 8/30/2008 10:41:16 PM
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i have asked a question over in parenting in the support thread for special/high needs about osteopaths if anyone wants to answer over there? Mainly those who have had children with allergies or those who have used one before?
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RE: Baby Chat (take 4) - 8/31/2008 1:16:19 AM
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I have made some of my own food, put it in the freezer for times that I ran out of the jars. But *I* found it to be a lot of work, a big mess, and time consuming.
I didn't! I just took some of what I was cooking anyway for ourselves, if it was suitable, and took out some of whatever would mash down well and froze it in an icecube tray. That way, I only had to pop one ice cubes worth out and defrost it, then warm it, for a meal the next day or whenever. I never once used a food processor/blender (I didn't even own one!)
As I said, the only jars I bought were pure apple puree.
That's pretty much what we did for 98% of feedings. Gabby wasn't overly fond of jarred foods though, but who would be? Those things are pretty bland.
Tammy, Gabby is a "choky" baby and it has only now started to taper off. Before that she would sometimes gag and choke on stuff that she had even taken bites of, including soft things like banana.
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RE: Baby Chat (take 4) - 8/31/2008 4:29:55 PM
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TammyIsBlessed
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Speaking of choking - have any of you taken a first aid course?
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RE: Baby Chat (take 4) - 8/31/2008 7:01:42 PM
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nicole6598
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I have a first aid certificiate but only because teachers have to by law.
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Plus like Yolanda said it's a pain and a big mess. 
now grace is coughing too and naht just fell crawling to me and where he hit his tooth last night is bleeding again.
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