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mayafox
19 yrs ago
Hi there, just started Bubs on rice cereal and he gobbled everything up with a twinkle in his eye!
We are using a combination of Gina Ford and Super Baby Foods as our little one has really taken to the GF schedule, so it makes sense for us to work solids into her routine.
So far, we have only fed solids at 11am, but I can already see the difference in Bubs' feeding pattern -- he used to fret a lot at the 2:30pm feed, but now he drinks his BM with relish. Amazing how one thing causes changes in something else down the line!
Tomorrow, we will introduce solids at 6pm per Gina's schedule. My question is: Do you moms tend to feed solids before or after the baby's bath? At the moment we bathe, then eat, then sleep -- but feeding is MESSY! I'm thinking about feeding first, but I have never liked the idea of bathing on a full stomach... Care to share your experiences?
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Hi Mayafox -
did combo Gina and super baby as well - and I just started the evening feed at 5:00 instead of 6:00 as she suggests, as EVENTUALLY you will be back at 5:00 anyways. The mess factor was huge too - so 5:00 sharp feed, and then 30 minutes of rest and play, and then into the tub at 6:00 worked fine for both of our girls.
I have on spreadsheet my sort of weaning "schedule" for my second daughter. It's not comprehensive (and it eventually drops off) but it does have a record for about 2 months, how I added my meals and stuff. If you like, I'll Pm it to you.
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Totty
19 yrs ago
I started both mine on 5pm feeds for their 'solid' dinner and they relished it (also helps keep them full until about 6/7am) and then bathed them about 5.30. They would have a nice bath, be out by 6pm and ready for bed.
Mine are now 6 and 4 and still keep to this routine, if i even attempt to change dinner and bath around, World War 3 nearly breaks out.
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Thanks ladies! I'll bring the feed forward -- actually makes more sense as bubs never stirs for his 10:30pm dream feed anyway.
HKCC, I would LOVE a copy of your schedule. I'm always so grateful for your advice as it seems works really well for us.
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we do gina ford but tweak mealtimes. we introduced lunch first at 11am. then instead of 6pm meal, we did breakfast before introducing a meal at 5pm.
reason being he didn't seem able to go happily from morning milk until 11am solids so i thought brekkie would be a good idea. and 5pm instead of 6pm because 6pm is his official bathtime, i don't mess with that!!
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lasez
19 yrs ago
Hi HKCC,
I'm planning to start my lil bub on solids next week. Could you please share your spreadsheet with me? Thanks.
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sure no problem lasez. PM'd you.
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I've started my bub on solids for 2 weeks now. It's definitely messy during feeding time, so I'll only bath him after the meal. He'll start at 6 pm and I'll bath him at 7pm. Will feed him his last bottle at about 715 pm and he'll go to bed by 730pm. So far, he's quite happy with the routine.
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