Proverbs 22:6:

Proverbs 22:6:
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Train up a child in the way he should go,
Even when he is old he will not depart from it.

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Love the unwanted advice

So baby boy Jellyfish is 17 weeks old today, and with it comes all the fun questions.  (Some of which I have been guilty of asking in the past, and will most likely ask in the future.)  My all time favorites are as follows:

Is he sleeping through the night yet? 
My answer: no he is not, (my head answers, no he is not and will not sleep through the night until he is at least 12 months old.  Babies need less sleep stretches than adults do)

Well if he is not sleeping through the night, are you going to start adding rice to his bottle?
My answer: no it is really hard to put rice in a boob (to this response Dad-o replied, "well if you eat more rice will that do the trick."  face palm, I love the man but some times I wonder about him.)

He is what, 4 months old now?  You really should start solids with him.
My response: um, no he is not ready for them yet.
follow up from person: Well I started my kids on solids at this age, he will be fine.
I tend to just ignore that comment with a smile, all the while saying in my head, well he isn't your kid now is he?!

Is he breastfed or bottle fed?
My answer: he is a boob man.
Follow up: oh, are you going to switch to formula (Monkey calls this fake milk) when he gets teeth?
My answer: um, no why would I do that?

Really do I have new mom, please random strangers ask me questions written on me somewhere?  If so please tell me so that I can remove it.

I am a firm believer that solids should not start until after 6 months.  I am not selfish in wanting to be the only one to feed my son, Dad-o gives him at least 2 bottles of expressed milk a day while I am at work.  I just have 2 children with food allergies and both were started on solids at around 3-4 months old.  Critter is lactose intolerant and Monkey is allergic to eggs, she thankfully out grew the peanut allergy.  Alligator did not start solids until 6 months and has no allergies at all.

Jellyfish is getting to the fun age where he is interacting with those around him, love this stage for the most part.  He does get distracted easily when nursing.

2 comments:

  1. Wise mom waiting till he is 6 months before starting solids. Love your blog so much fun learning about your little tribe, keep up the good work

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  2. Stick with it Mom! We didn't totally wean until 2. I also got a lot of "What type of baby food are you feeding him?" uh, avocado, etc." Oh, I've never seen that, where do you find that" uh, in the produce department...

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