[blparent] boon squert spoon
Melissa Ann Riccobono
melissa at riccobono.us
Thu Aug 20 01:45:01 UTC 2009
Hello Kate and list,
Austin started solids at 6 months and continued to nurse until he was 2. Here are the things I did to keep this relationship going.
First, I only fed him 1 solid meal a day. As he seemed to get more hungry I increased this. At first I would feed him the solids and, since it seemed as if most of them ended up on him, the floor, or me I would nurse him afterward. I always nursed him first thing in the morning and last thing at night. Also, he had a hard time sleeping through the night on and off, so I ended up nursing him some during the night as well; it was what he wanted, and it was the quickest and easiest way to get him back to sleep. And, I admit it, a special time for us to sit and snuggle, even if I didn't always appreciate being awoken. Oh, I always nursed before nap time as well, even if he'd just eaten a short time before. I think it helped that I was lucky enough to be home almost full time with him, so I was able to nurse him on demand. Also, if he was sick he always wanted to nurse more. Also, if he was tired, overwhelmed, or just wanted a little security he seemed to want it more. It's really funny because as I write this I'm realizing how many small details I've forgotten--like how often I used to nurse him and how often he'd have meals. I'm sure your peditrician can help a bit with this as well, as far as guiding you as to how many solid meals and snacks your baby should be getting at certain ages. Every child is different though; it might not matter what you do, some kids are probably just more ready to give up nursing earlier than others.
I hope some of this helps.
Melissa
-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of kate02 at bellsouth.net
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 12:41 PM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] boon squert spoon
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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