https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:36:10 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/solids-and-side-effects#post-2916321 Wed, 10 Jun 2020 19:54:42 +0000 Clementine12 2916321@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JJ2626: @Kemma: tried and loved peaches tonight. Fingers crossed! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/solids-and-side-effects#post-2916320 Wed, 10 Jun 2020 18:50:18 +0000 Kemma 2916320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I’d ditch the oatmeal and switch to fruit, veg and meat. And if she’s still not ok then she just might not be ready for solids yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/solids-and-side-effects#post-2916319 Wed, 10 Jun 2020 16:47:06 +0000 JJ2626 2916319@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We never gave oatmeal or cereal at that age. Have you tried fruit and veggie purées instead? Oatmeal has a lot of fiber! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/solids-and-side-effects#post-2916318 Wed, 10 Jun 2020 16:26:41 +0000 Clementine12 2916318@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LadyDi: Once a day, when we eat dinner, and only a couple of tablespoons until she starts turning her head to refuse it. I haven't cut any other feedings.</p> <p>I do wonder if this is a leap with bad timing - I'll research that. Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/solids-and-side-effects#post-2916317 Wed, 10 Jun 2020 16:23:03 +0000 LadyDi 2916317@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How often and how much oatmeal are you giving? I would just offer once/day after she’s nursed or has a bottle. And just a small amount. Oatmeal is less caloric than breast milk so if she’s eating too much she could be hungry. Of course it could also be a coincidence and just be a growth spurt or leap. If that doesn’t help I would just move on to a puree. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/solids-and-side-effects#post-2916316 Wed, 10 Jun 2020 16:08:38 +0000 Clementine12 2916316@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD is 6 mo. Just started oatmeal (very thinned out with breastmilk).</p> <p>Sleeps been off ever since - short naps, more wake periods at night (she was averaging 1 before this, sometimes none). Her tummy is gurgling and she seems uncomfortable. Stools are dark and some diarrhea.</p> <p>Is this normal stuff? Older DD took to solids like a champ, no issues that I remember.I keep thinking it's probably her system adjusting to a new food.</p> <p>I'm not sure what to do to help her feel better! I've been giving tummy rubs and helping her kick her legs so she's getting things moving. I have offered gas drops a few times. She seems most comfortable when upright.</p> <p>Should I be avoiding oatmeal and moving on to a puree?</p> <p>Help a tired mama out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-should-poop-consistency-be-after-solids#post-2904999 Sun, 08 Dec 2019 21:20:11 +0000 Umbreon 2904999@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone! Good to know it's normal! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-should-poop-consistency-be-after-solids#post-2904998 Sun, 08 Dec 2019 21:08:32 +0000 bhbee 2904998@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did puréed prunes with my baby past her first birthday because she got backed up with solids for a long time even though she ate a ton of fruit. It didn’t get hard but she’d get uncomfortable it seemed and go a long time between. She loved the taste of the prunes and got excited to eat them and they helped her go more for sure ... just make sure it’s not mixed with apples as they more back you up. </p> <p>I haven’t done them in a couple months now so she did seem to grow out of it as her system matured. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-should-poop-consistency-be-after-solids#post-2904989 Sun, 08 Dec 2019 16:17:18 +0000 pachamama 2904989@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think there is a very very wide range of normal for poops. Both my kids have very loose poops. So gross. But it runs in the family. So to speak 🥺. My 11 month old is pebbly sometimes but usually very loose. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-should-poop-consistency-be-after-solids#post-2904985 Sun, 08 Dec 2019 15:25:32 +0000 cake2017 2904985@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Umbreon: Sounds very normal. You could always add purées that help with easy poops... berries, yogurt, veggies etc </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-should-poop-consistency-be-after-solids#post-2904979 Sun, 08 Dec 2019 12:50:18 +0000 Aria 2904979@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As long as it’s soft then that’s fine. My 9mo when she first started solids around 5.5 mo started going a long time between poops (10-15 days!) but it’s finally every day/every other day now. It takes time to regulate. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-should-poop-consistency-be-after-solids#post-2904975 Sun, 08 Dec 2019 11:40:30 +0000 Umbreon 2904975@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hello! My 8 month old had started eating more solids so naturally his poop is changing. </p> <p>Before solids he would always poop at least once a day. He just recently went 4 days without a poop and I got a bit worried, even though I read it was normal.</p> <p>When he finally went, the consistency was kind of like really thick peanut butter. Is that normal or should it be softer? I know pebbles are bad, just not sure what is normal. </p> <p>Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-up-after-feeding-solids#post-2902401 Wed, 13 Nov 2019 14:38:26 +0000 MrsSRS 2902401@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Warm washcloth or baby wipe for the face, then hands under the faucet in the sink </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-up-after-feeding-solids#post-2902392 Wed, 13 Nov 2019 13:52:00 +0000 pachamama 2902392@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Change every article of clothing and wipe down everything for like an hour. My guy is sooooo messy!! 😅😅 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-up-after-feeding-solids#post-2902386 Wed, 13 Nov 2019 13:40:29 +0000 graceandjoy 2902386@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just wiping down really. I did BLW with both so we def got real messy! I've actually never fed them naked, but always have wet &amp; dry wash clothes on hand, and extra paper towels as well. Luckily I also have a dog that pretty much cleans the floors for me. The only area I really had to work on were wall splatters! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-up-after-feeding-solids#post-2902382 Wed, 13 Nov 2019 13:36:01 +0000 bhbee 2902382@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Same as above. Investing in a bundle of cheap (but soft) thin washcloths is totally worth it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-up-after-feeding-solids#post-2902372 Wed, 13 Nov 2019 13:05:00 +0000 snarkybiochemist 2902372@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Same as above warm wet washcloth (or papertowel if I'm extra way lazy) for manageable mess and straight to the bathtub if extra mess (chili, spaghetti). We used pocket bibs to catch some of the mess and rolled up sleeves or went topless depending on what dinner was. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-up-after-feeding-solids#post-2902371 Wed, 13 Nov 2019 12:57:27 +0000 Sams Mom 2902371@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son generally ate topless and was wiped down with either a baby wipe/boogie wipe/damp wash cloth. If it was extra disastrous (feeding himself mr independent) I just plopped him in the tub. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-up-after-feeding-solids#post-2902368 Wed, 13 Nov 2019 12:51:59 +0000 KT326 2902368@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Umbreon: I just used a washcloth with warm water. If they were really messy after dinner they just went straight into the bathtub. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-up-after-feeding-solids#post-2902362 Wed, 13 Nov 2019 12:38:53 +0000 PinkElephant 2902362@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In the winter I would do a bib with sleeves (to protect their clothing sleeves) or topless if you keep your house warm enough, topped by one of the hard plastic baby Bjorn bibs that catch food spills. We usually do a perfunctory wipe with a warm washcloth, then go over to the sink to wash hands with actual soap, mainly just to form that habit for when they’re older. I only wipe their face with soap if they ate something really sticky or greasy...because I feel like if the first washcloth is soapy, I need to rinse and wipe again with just water, and I don’t have time/am lazy.</p> <p>Also, see the current post about handheld/cordless vacuums. That’s your next line of defense. 😝😝🤣🤣 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cleaning-up-after-feeding-solids#post-2902359 Wed, 13 Nov 2019 12:27:11 +0000 Umbreon 2902359@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is maybe a silly question, but I'm an FTM. How do you clean your child up after feeding them solid food? A washcloth with just water? Do I use soap on the hands? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mom-garbage-disposal#post-2874534 Fri, 01 Mar 2019 15:22:16 +0000 Rocker2014 2874534@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a ton of serious food allergies, and I don't make DH or LO follow my fairly strict diet, so I never eat off any of their plates.</p> <p>My problem is that DH loves sharing his food with LO, so I had to teach her that it's ok to eat off Daddy's plate, but never Mama's! I won't let her do that because of the potential for cross-contamination, but also I hate sharing my food and this way I don't have to feel bad about it! :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mom-garbage-disposal#post-2874530 Fri, 01 Mar 2019 15:03:55 +0000 nana87 2874530@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm vegetarian and they aren't, so I'm def not eating everything off their plates. But depending on what it is, I will eat it. lo1 regularly leaves the last 1/3 of her pizza slice untouched so I usually eat her crusts+ lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mom-garbage-disposal#post-2874528 Fri, 01 Mar 2019 15:00:09 +0000 youboots 2874528@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BadgerMom: @psw27: same. Once it’s been on my kids plate- no way. I won’t share cups with her either. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mom-garbage-disposal#post-2874506 Fri, 01 Mar 2019 13:06:22 +0000 psw27 2874506@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've never done it and I never could. I don't like to eat or drink after anyone. I only give them small portions and I might steal from the serving dish, but I'd never eat from their used plate. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mom-garbage-disposal#post-2874503 Fri, 01 Mar 2019 12:55:57 +0000 BadgerMom 2874503@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can’t do it. I’ll sneak a bite while I’m plating, but once it hits the table in front of him, I just can’t. I am by no means a germaphobe but this just turns my stomach. I try and give him small portions to control waste instead. And stuff from a restaurant goes into his lunch for the next day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mom-garbage-disposal#post-2874474 Fri, 01 Mar 2019 11:39:33 +0000 snarkybiochemist 2874474@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I try to limit it, not out of grossness but out of not wanting to gain weight like others mentioned. I do sometimes eat something that she hasn't touched, but I try to save it as leftovers for her figuring that if there is enough there that I am concerned about food waste there is enough to get saved as leftovers and added to another meal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mom-garbage-disposal#post-2874472 Fri, 01 Mar 2019 11:37:21 +0000 JennyLayneAZ 2874472@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't eat her leftovers either. I might grab a bite when I'm preparing her plate, but that rare. I'm also on WW, so, every bite counts LOL </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mom-garbage-disposal#post-2874470 Fri, 01 Mar 2019 11:08:40 +0000 mrskansas 2874470@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't want the extra calories so I never eat her leftovers.<br /> <a href="https://www.njherald.com/20170525/nibbling-on-your-childrens-leftovers-can-pack-on-6-pounds-a-year#" rel="nofollow">https://www.njherald.com/20170525/nibbling-on-your-childrens-leftovers-can-pack-on-6-pounds-a-year#</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mom-garbage-disposal#post-2874467 Fri, 01 Mar 2019 11:07:25 +0000 Mamaof2 2874467@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH will eat anything</p> <p>I wont eat any of it - after my 1st I read an article that talked about how moms gain weight because they eat their kids leftovers and its just stuck with me all these years </p>