I took BB to a local toddler group again this week. It was our second time there and we brought our next door neighbour and her 22 month old boy with us. There were a lot more mums and children this week which was lovely but it also made it much noisier for BB, which she didn't particularly enjoy. It made me realise how calm she likes it at home and how much she is like her father in that respect.
BB, who is usually a
pretty good sleeper (will typically go from 7:00pm till 6:30am), has
now been waking at around 3:00am for an extra feed for the last week.
At first we thought it may be further signs of teething or possibly
being a bit cold as the temperature outside has dropped quite a bit
in the last few weeks. But I am now thinking that it may be due to
her getting ready for solids. I have not started BB on purées as yet
as I am quite keen to give the whole Baby Led Weaning a go and until
now she hadn't really shown the signs of being ready. But she is now
very sturdy in her sitting up, her hand eye coordination is also very
good (so much so that anything that is anywhere near her ends up in
her mouth), and she has started to lunge towards food – making me
more aware of what I should be eating in front of her and what I
should be eating when she is asleep (or not at all really but where's
the fun in that!). So I have made another appointment with the Health
Visitor to get BB weighed, have a further discussion about the BLW
and to clarify when would be a good time to start – it is advised
to start at 6 months but some people go by the baby's actual birth
date or 26 week mark, which may be a few days out of the birth date,
and others I have heard opt for the 24 weeks mark. All very
confusing. But no-one seems to mention if it makes any difference
whether the baby was born early, on due date (give or take) or was
late. BB was two weeks late so does that mean that she may be ready
for solids sooner than the 26 weeks from her actual birth date?
And whilst on the
subject of feeding, I have given up on the bottles totally, as we
were getting nowhere with those and feeds always left both BB and
myself annoyed and having to resort to the breast anyway. I am,
however, persevering with cups and beakers (with and without the flow
valve). By far the most successful to date, and the messiest, is the
Doidy cup. BB is able to hold onto the cup handles and does seem to
know what to do with it by bringing it to her mouth (sometimes
jolting it quite hard, so spills are very common) and will then
either sip the milk or take a few gulps. BB has had a couple of very
good sessions with the Doidy cup and others have been total disasters
with her pushing the cup away and arching her back and scrunching her
face up in disgust. Up until recently I have only been trying the cup
once a day to introduce it slowly but I am going to try and use it at
every day time feed (apart from the first feed of the day and the
last one before bedtime) and top her up with a breastfeed afterwards
as well to make sure she is full – maybe this is a mistake but I
will keep trying with this for a while and speak to the HV to see if
she has any other tips.
BB has had a bit of
cradle cap for a little while but it hasn't seemed to bother her and
it just flakes away every so often. But recently it seems to be
getting a little worse so I am now dabbing it with a bit of olive oil
and using a soft brush to loosen the flakes – but I will get this
checked out by the HV also.
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