[blparent] boon squert spoon
kate02 at bellsouth.net
kate02 at bellsouth.net
Wed Aug 19 16:40:41 UTC 2009
Hi.
Thanks for the info.
Ash stopped nursing early and we think its because she became dependent on food too fast.
Does any one have tips for feeding a nursing baby of six months food in away that will keep the nursing relationship in tact?
Thanks
Kate
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Leanne Merren" <leemer02 at gmail.com>
>
> Really? I thought the opposite. I squeezed it very lightly in order to
> just dispense a tiny bit rather than a large amount.
> It's a cute spoon. It looks like a carot. We really liked it. Way easier
> than trying to scoop up food, because you didn't have to try to wipe off the
> spoon to keep from dropping food.
> As far as I know, though, it isn't BPA free, so that's something to consider
> if you're going to use it often. I used it to feed her cereal, but I never
> fed Kaelyn baby food. I gave her some mashed avocado in it, but she ate
> mostly table foods because she was still nursing, and I didn't really start
> solids till 9 months.
> I recommend it though for easy feeding.
> Leanne
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dena Wainwright" <dena at envogueaccess.com>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 6:30 AM
> Subject: [blparent] boon squert spoon
>
>
> > Hi.
> > I got one of these spoons as well. It is a very cool design but you do
> > have to squeeze it pretty darned hard to get the food out. This may not be
> > an issue for most people, but if you're like me and have nerve damage in
> > your dominant hand, it was actually impossible to use.
> > Angelina, I could send you mine if you'd like to try it. Just call or
> > email me off-list.
> > Dena
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Anjelina" <anjelinac26 at gmail.com>
> > To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 9:44 PM
> > Subject: [blparent] Subject: Re: Re : Babies growth. school
> >
> >
> >>I know what you mean. Kloei loves to throw her voice around, and her
> >>screech sounds as if she's preparing for the opera.
> >> She's almost got the hang of crawling and puts anything in her mouth. We
> >> haven't started solids. She's tasted a few things I've given her by hand
> >> cut into small pieces. That spoon sounds interesting.
> >> Glad to hear he is a happy healthy baby.
> >> A&K
> >> "Life is a grindstone. Whether it grinds you down or polishes you up is
> >> up to you."
> >> ~Thomas L. Holdcroft
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Tammy, Paul and Colyn" <tcl189 at rogers.com>
> >> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 8:41 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [blparent] Re : Babies growth. school
> >>
> >>
> >>> Hi,
> >>>
> >>> Time sure does fly by doesn't it? What's that little girl of yours up
> >>> to? Remus has discovered his squeel, and boy is it loud! I was having a
> >>> little trrouble feeding him because he kept grabbing at the spoon and
> >>> knocking the food on the floor or on himself or on me. So I looked
> >>> around to see what moms had to say about feeding solids. I needed a
> >>> grinder anyway, but while I was looking around in a place called cheeky
> >>> monkey I accidentally clicked on a link to something called the Boon
> >>> squeeze and squirt feeding spoon. I wouldn't have given it much thought
> >>> but I clicked on it by mistake and now I'm glad I did. It's a spoon
> >>> that you put baby food in and when you want to put food on the spoon you
> >>> just squeeze the bulb and food comes out on to the spoon. So along with
> >>> my food grinder I got it as well, and it's saved me from having to clean
> >>> up tons of messes and saved poor Remus from me having to take the time
> >>> to get more food out of a bowl. I'm never fast enough getting the food
> >>> into his mouth no matter what I try, but this sure helps. He'd still
> >>> rather nurse then sit in my lap and eat serial, but he's patient with me
> >>> when I try. He sort of has this noise as if to say okay mommy, I'll
> >>> humour you. lol He never stops amazing me with his little noises and
> >>> the way his personallity is forming. He's so different yet so similar
> >>> to Colyn, and it's funny the things you forget from child to child, and
> >>> the things you never will.
> >>>
> >>> Tammy
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From: "Anjelina" <anjelinac26 at gmail.com>
> >>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> >>> Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 4:27 PM
> >>> Subject: [Bulk] Re: [blparent] [Bulk] Re: [Bulk] Re: school
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Wow Tammy, time surely is flying
> >>>> Kloei is also six months. Each day she seems to come up with something
> >>>> new.
> >>>> Seems just like yesterday I was writing about being induced and you
> >>>> were writing about your birth with Remus!
> >>>> A&K
> >>>> "Life is a grindstone. Whether it grinds you down or polishes you up is
> >>>> up to you."
> >>>> ~Thomas L. Holdcroft
> >>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>> From: "Tammy, Paul and Colyn" <tcl189 at rogers.com>
> >>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 2:05 PM
> >>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] [Bulk] Re: [Bulk] Re: school
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> Hi,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Six months goes by pretty fast here to. Remus is almost crawling and
> >>>>> trying to sit up as well. I put up the gate on the stairs a couple
> >>>>> weeks ago, and it's a good thing I did because I found him looking
> >>>>> through the slats and laughing at me the other day when I came up from
> >>>>> the laundry. He's going to be a holy terror when he figures out how to
> >>>>> use his knees to propel himself around. Now he just pulls himself on
> >>>>> his hands and it's slow-going and he gets tired easily. We find him
> >>>>> sleeping in the middle of the floor sometimes. Colyn thinks it's
> >>>>> great! He loves his big brother and Remus just adores him.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Tammy
> >>>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>>> From: <kate02 at bellsouth.net>
> >>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> >>>>> Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 7:29 PM
> >>>>> Subject: [Bulk] Re: [blparent] [Bulk] Re: school
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Hi Tammy.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I was hoping for a boy but well, you know*grin*
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Tiffany is doing well and is already attempting to move on her own.
> >>>>>> Ash loves being a big sister so no sibling rivalry at this time.
> >>>>>> Though people keep telling us that the age gap should keep things
> >>>>>> calm around here.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Time goes fast Tiffany is already six months and I still am trying to
> >>>>>> rap my head around Ash terming seven in September.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I’ll talk more when I can.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Kate
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> >>>>>> From: "Tammy, Paul and Colyn" <tcl189 at rogers.com>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Hi Kate,
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> My Colyn starts junior kindergarten this year and I'm the one not
> >>>>>>> prepared
> >>>>>>> for it. lol We got lucky though because he goes to a private
> >>>>>>> preschool and
> >>>>>>> they have a program for jk and sk, so we will not have to get used
> >>>>>>> to
> >>>>>>> different teachers. After that he'll go to the school for the blind
> >>>>>>> and
> >>>>>>> they can readily braille or email things to me. Now my other son,
> >>>>>>> that's a
> >>>>>>> whole different story, and I'm not really willing to even
> >>>>>>> comtemplate that
> >>>>>>> right now. grin How is that precious little girl of yours doing?
> >>>>>>> I'm so
> >>>>>>> jealous of you for having two girls.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Tammy
> >>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>>>>> From: <kate02 at bellsouth.net>
> >>>>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> >>>>>>> Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 9:46 AM
> >>>>>>> Subject: [Bulk] Re: [blparent] school
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> >
> >>>>>>> > Hi.
> >>>>>>> >
> >>>>>>> > We go Friday to see who the teacher is this year. I’m hoping this
> >>>>>>> > year
> >>>>>>> > goes better then last.
> >>>>>>> >
> >>>>>>> > This will also be the last year of public school if it turns out
> >>>>>>> > to be
> >>>>>>> > more of the same.
> >>>>>>> >
> >>>>>>> > On the up side, Ash is ready to return though a bit nervous. She
> >>>>>>> > walked
> >>>>>>> > in to the living room the other day and informed Clay and I that
> >>>>>>> > “I’m just
> >>>>>>> > not prepared for first grade.” We informed her that since she
> >>>>>>> > used
> >>>>>>> > prepared correctly there shouldn’t be any issues academically.
> >>>>>>> >
> >>>>>>> > Also this is the first year we have to do portfolios any tips?
> >>>>>>> >
> >>>>>>> > OK, I’ll Write more later.
> >>>>>>> >
> >>>>>>> > Kate
> >>>>>>> >
> >>>>>>> > -------------- Original message ----------------------
> >>>>>>> > From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
> >>>>>>> >>
> >>>>>>> >> School is getting ready to start here. We went on Wednesday to
> >>>>>>> >> meet
> >>>>>>> >> gab's
> >>>>>>> >> new teacher. She is the same teacher Gab had in Kindergarten. I
> >>>>>>> >> love
> >>>>>>> >> her,
> >>>>>>> >> so life should be good this year and she is already broken in.
> >>>>>>> >> Gab
> >>>>>>> >> starts
> >>>>>>> >> on August 19. V
> >>>>>>> >>
> >>>>>>> >>
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