I need advice (child care advice)

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Permalink Reply by Chenoa on October 8, 2009 at 8:27am

Feed him. Period. Youre a mother and can make this decision yourself. I know doctors are important in your child's care but they aren't the rule. Youre an adult now and more importantly, a mother. Be your own advocate. Your youth makes you worry you're doing the wrong thing and your doctor will more than likely take advantage of that or at least treat you like you can't possibly know what you're doing. And, as a mother of four, baby cereal will not make him choke if it is mixed thinly enough and he is in a proper position to eat it. I'm sorry your friend lost a baby that way but you need to decide for yourself what is right no matter what happens to other people's kids. Welcome to parenthood!

Your son was born on my son's 13th birthday btw! An awesome day indeed. Congratulations!

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Permalink Reply by Scarlet on October 8, 2009 at 8:29am

On second read... listen to Chenoa... but definatly find a new doctor that won't scream at you. That's just insensative and undermines your authority over your child.
-Scarlet

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Permalink Reply by Chenoa on October 8, 2009 at 8:44am

Thank you Scarlet. :) And I thought it was a given but I suppose some things need to be said. Get a different doctor! I prefer female doctors with myself and my kids but that's really just my personally choice. Def don't be afraid to disagree with any doctor. Wait till you get to deal with teachers! You ain't seen nothin' yet babycakes!

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Permalink Reply by Safire Moon on October 8, 2009 at 9:48am

i would get another doctor, however the birth rate has gone up & doctors who have opening & are ACCEPTING medicade are scarce, & i have no other doctor in lubbock besides 1 that is way across town that i wouldnt ever have a ride to... i wish i could change doctors tho... i prolly will as soon as its available.

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Permalink Reply by Norseman on October 8, 2009 at 8:31am

Try soft cooked rice. One part rice cooked in 3 parts water, no sugar or salt. Simmer until almost like a cream but still with a few soft grains in it. Add a little organic honey perhaps.
Millions of Japanese cannot be wrong.

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Permalink Reply by Alice on October 8, 2009 at 9:38am

Don't give honey to baby under the age of 2 ... Organic or not ... Not for babies :)

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Permalink Reply by Scarlet on October 8, 2009 at 8:28am

I'd listen to your doctor... maybe find a new one that won't scream at you ;)

I dont' know from baby nutrition except that breat-milk is supposed to be good and baby formulae is almost as good. (shrug)
-Scarlet

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Permalink Reply by Melinda on October 8, 2009 at 8:54am

I would feed him "on demand" . Feed him whenever, he is hungry. Sometime between the fourth and sixth months, some babies are ready to eat pureed foods with a smooth consistency, make sure it has a high water content. I would mix it up (his meals) during the day ...example For breakfast his bottle and try(again... maybe a different brand) the baby cereal... then lunch ...his bottle, cereal and 3 tbsp of fruit/vegetable baby food and in between lunch and dinner give him a bottle in between (snack). Your his mother, you know when he's hungry.

**** When I was in college , they told us Honey should not be given to children under one year, either by itself or as a sweetener in anything.Such as baked goods or even graham crakers. Honey can be contaminated with a bacteria called Clostridium Botulinum, there spores can grow in infants' bowels. When the spores start to grow they will release a toxin, or poison, that causes the sometimes fatal illness of infant botulism.****

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Permalink Reply by smudge on October 8, 2009 at 9:04am

babys have very sensative tastebuds that appear around 7-8 weeks of pregnancy, they can taste before they're born.
also babys and children have a self defence enzyme mechanism that makes certain foods like berrys and greens taste more bitter and descusting than they actualy are (brussle sprouts anyone?) this stops children from eating things that could possibly be poisonus. the body usually stops producing this enzyme about puberty when you should know what you can and cannot eat, and things like brussle sprouts and green beans become more palettable.
when i was little my mum used to put whatever everyone else was eating in the food processor, so i'd get dollops of peas, beef and yorkshire pud :P. and as i got older she'd prosess it less and less so ther'ed be lumps in it.
you really should think about getting a different doctor, i am neither a doctor or a parent ..... why do i know about babys?!?!

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Permalink Reply by Lola on October 8, 2009 at 4:00pm

That's true. Her "doctor" should have known that. It's actually on a list of odd medical facts that babies are born with more taste buds than an adult, and nobody knows why. Find a new doctor, stat.

PS~ all four of my children were ok'd by different docs (in diff states, we moved a lot) to start simple baby foods at 4 months. And guess what? All 4 of mine are still breathing lol. You're the mom, you know your baby better than anyone else. Do what you feel is right :)

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Permalink Reply by PamWiccan on October 8, 2009 at 9:37am

That's BS from the dr. My son was eating regular baby food at that age. Feed him as you are doing as it makes him a happy and healthy one:)

He doesn't like the cereal cause it is bland. He does have taste buds!

BB

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Permalink Reply by Safire Moon on October 8, 2009 at 9:48am

ty all so much for you advice i greatly appreciate your insight, even if i dont reply to it all.

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