https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:51:06 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2012-baby-thread/page/44#post-322669 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 13:57:43 +0000 cram88 322669@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Coco Bee: He's so cute, looks just like a little man! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2012-baby-thread/page/44#post-322256 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 11:42:22 +0000 Mrs. Pen 322256@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cram88: I don't even bake my apples!! I just pureed them and it worked fine :)</p> <p>@cvbee: I do that about half the time - feeding DS what we make but tailoring it to his needs. The easiest "convert-to-baby-food" meals we make have been crockpot roast, potatoes, carrots and celery and also stir fry. Both have lots of veggies!! </p> <p>@duckduckkristen: I think it depends on what you're comfortable with. Most parents give dairy (not milk) before a year. My ped said no but I'm not opposed to butter as long as it's full fat and organic.</p> <p>So Cobi is more interested in trying to crawl than sitting, so he doesn't quite sit. But he's making progress! He can mostly sit on his own - he's so cute! </p> [attach=1597/12/mbbt2o.401x600.DSC_0465.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2012-baby-thread/page/44#post-322250 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 11:41:18 +0000 Goldilocks1107 322250@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Started a new thread because I literally can't stand to figure out where I left off. Too overwhelming. Hope you ladies don't mind!</p> <p><a href="http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2012-babies-part-ii?replies=1" rel="nofollow">http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2012-babies-part-ii?replies=1</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2012-baby-thread/page/44#post-321814 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 08:51:05 +0000 cvbee 321814@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: yeah, I have been surprised that the long stretch isn't the same as before, where it was always first. And I find Nico's wake-ups are not really following a pattern yet for the time when he wakes up for first feed....can be anywhere from 11pm to 3am! Last night our stretches went 6 hours, 2 hours, 4 hours. Healthy Sleep would have said not to feed at that 2 hour point, but my personal rule is feed at every wake-up, since he's not waking up 10 times a night anymore. </p> <p>@winniebee: It is so true: it will never end. When I hear my friends with older kids talking about the night wake-ups it makes me feel exhausted just thinking about the long road ahead, but I guess everyone gets through it somehow!</p> <p>Yesterday, when Nico LOVED eating roast beef it made me think that as I'm getting ready to get 'serious' about feeding him solids (right now we just do a taste here and there of finger foods, where he eats less than a teaspoon equivalent and even if he wants more i dont give him more), I want to focus on giving him iron-rich foods. My friend just had her baby at 6 month check and they wanted to give her guy an iron test. I'm thinking of making meat or egg yolk a part of our daily routine. Oh, and I remember when I was 16 I had to focus on iron (because I was going to have a long surgery and I was a vegetarian at the time) and they said you have to take-in vitamin C WITH your iron food for best absorption, so I'll try and do that too. (Like, give him a little sweet potato with the chicken, for example). I'm feeling more confident about this and I might skip 'rice cereal' if I can figure out how to feed him meat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2012-baby-thread/page/44#post-321776 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 08:28:45 +0000 winniebee 321776@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cram88: They have to be coming! Though, last night when he woke at 11:40 and I was bitching to my husband in bed, he was like, it will never end! When he is age 2 he will be yelling "mumma I need water!" and age 3 "mumma I wet the bed" and age 5 "mumma I had a bad dream!" He's right! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2012-baby-thread/page/44#post-321713 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 07:27:35 +0000 cram88 321713@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo: I never asked before, because honestly I don't know how to send a message or do anything on here really but when the time comes I would like to be added to facebook! I can navigate facebook way better than this haha I figured I should put it out there that I am interested :)</p> <p>@cvbee: Good to know on the unsalted, I wouldn't of thought of that! Thanks!</p> <p>@MsMini: Wow! 6 months! I think I might cry when Holden is 6 months. Are you going to do anything to commemorate it? I know a girl that has twins and threw them a little half birthday party... probably a little too much time on her hands haha</p> <p>@winniebee: Dreary here too up in NH, will we ever see the sun again?</p> <p>I made it sound like I was going to have such a relaxing night last night and that soooo wasn't the case. Last night was awful, so awful that I don't even want to talk about it! Now I have to work all day and have an insurance audit here in a couple of hours...not to mention it's rainy and gloomy outside! Blahhh! Better days are coming right?!? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2012-baby-thread/page/44#post-321712 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 07:27:18 +0000 winniebee 321712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ooooh and my boobs have finally got the message to stop making milk (after getting down to 2 pumps a day and going on hormonal BC). I used to pump 20 oz in the morning after going all night and I just pumped only 8 total. Relief. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2012-baby-thread/page/44#post-321687 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 06:58:00 +0000 winniebee 321687@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cram88: Interesting re: butter! T can't have dairy which just made me re-check the purees that I bought...they don't say they contain milk product so I'm assuming they don't? I am using Earth's Best.</p> <p>@Coco Bee: Sounds crazy busy!! We missed you here : ) </p> <p>@MsMini: 6 months already. I really can't believe how fast time is flying now. Has sleep been better?</p> <p>After a few rough nights, last night was good. He slept from 7:30-11:30 then 12-6:30....then 7-7:30. Isn't it weird that his longer stretch isn't first? I slept poorly for some reason - DH was tossing and turning and I was hot. </p> <p>We're making up jelly jams class today (missed Monday) and meeting a friend for coffee later. It's been so dreary and rainy in Boston the past week! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2012-baby-thread/page/44#post-321462 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 20:22:23 +0000 MsMini 321462@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am so behind again! Facebook is so easy because I can comment on my phone while I am bouncing around with Sawyer in the wrap, but this thread is hard to comment on on my phone, so I end up waiting until a nap time where I don't have anything on my to-do list. </p> <p>Me and Sawyer are playing around with our new Maya wrap, trying lots of different carries.</p> <p>I have to start packing again soon because we are going home for Canadian thanksgiving. My sister is also having her house warming so I have a house warming gift all ready, I just need o take some time to wrap it up.</p> <p>6 months old is just 3 weeks away, Sawyer is almost sitting independently, so it is a race between readiness cues, and his 6 month b-day, we will start solids on whatever comes first. We aren't planning on doing any more purees than I have already made (a little sweet potato and carrot), we will do those, rice cereal, then go to BLW.</p> <p>@cram88: Half an inch is a lot in that amount of time! I constantly think "why bother" when I send DH in to replace Sawyer's soother. I have the monitor on my side of the bed, so I hear everything anyways :( The butter thing is interesting, I was going to portion off Sawyer's veg before we butter it, but we might not need to! Hmmm</p> <p>@Coco Bee: Hope Cobi settles in quickly!</p> <p>@Mrsdaredevil: Willa is a beast with her physical milestones! Sawyer barely even tripod sits without falling on his forehead (damn those distracting feet!). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2012-baby-thread/page/44#post-321455 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 20:10:57 +0000 Mrs. Pen 321455@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo: sure :) it's nowhere near set up but in many ways I like it better than our old place. It's a lot brighter so that's really great :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2012-baby-thread/page/44#post-321446 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 20:04:01 +0000 cvbee 321446@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@duckduckkristen: just milk (and in Canada we can give milk at 9 months). But for butter, you should buy unsalted, as salt is a baby no-no. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2012-baby-thread/page/44#post-321440 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 19:59:21 +0000 pastemoo 321440@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@duckduckkristen: I read that, too. Maybe avocado oil or olive oil? Also it helps improve flavor (ever noticed soup tastes awful if you just put veggies in but if you have chicken or meat... or if you sautee your veggies on oil THEN put them in the soup then the soup picks up all the flavors? Yeah. Oils rocks at picking up flavors. Mmm.<br /> @Coco Bee: Oooh! Good luck in the new apartment! Photos soon? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2012-baby-thread/page/44#post-321439 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 19:59:03 +0000 cvbee 321439@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Coco Bee: missed you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2012-baby-thread/page/44#post-321426 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 19:48:49 +0000 Mrs. Pen 321426@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>ughh sooo behind ... sorry ladies! We were packing/moving all week. We're finally IN our new place, but nothing is really set up so a lot more work ahead of us AND this weekend we're flying to NY for SIL's wedding. Goodness. It's a crazy week. I'll be happy when it's over quite honestly. I hate moving.</p> <p>Last night was our first night in our new apartment and DS didn't sleep too well; the first time he woke up I chalked it up to him being scared because he was still in a half-asleep state with his eyes closed. Needless to say there was A LOT of nursing to sleep last night, but I think that's what he needed. We'll see how he does tonight! Other than that he has been a total trooper through this whole process- it's a lot of going back and forth, driving, errands etc and he doesn't like being constantly on the go so I knew there was potential for major meltdowns but he's been fantastic. Only one big tantrum earlier but he was tired, hungry and had been in the car an hour. Poor baby!! His room is mostly set up and he had a fun evening of just playing :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2012-baby-thread/page/44#post-321425 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 19:48:20 +0000 duckduckkristen 321425@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cram88: I've read that you should always have some kind of fat with your veggies to help absorb the nutrients! But, I thought babies weren't supposed to have dairy until a year, or is that just milk? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2012-baby-thread/page/44#post-321418 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 19:43:09 +0000 cvbee 321418@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cram88: I was given a 'make baby purees' book and it has butter in almost all of them! But they never said it was to absorb nutrients (and the book is REALLY great at talking all about the latest info on nutrition).</p> <p>Edit: I don't plan to make baby food, but rather just make what we are eating (or reserves from it) in a baby-version on the fly. And I'll buy baby rice cereal...going to go to the health food store to check out what they have this week! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2012-baby-thread/page/44#post-321405 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 19:22:32 +0000 pastemoo 321405@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: I am with you on not wanting to make food. I'd say I'm a bum but I actually do a LOT.</p> <p>@shortcake, thanks for the recommendation</p> <p>@cram88: need to catch our "breath" every now and then. :P<br /> Or.... screaming babies? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2012-baby-thread/page/44#post-321388 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 19:01:18 +0000 cram88 321388@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shortcake: Depends what the food is as far as cooking... I do use a steamer but I baked the sweet potato. Avocado, pear and mangoes didn't require anything because they were ripe enough. The applesauce was made in my crockpot! I puree everything in just an everyday food processor and add formula/water as needed. </p> <p>I just remembered something kind of interesting regarding food from our appointment yesterday. The pediatrician said to put a little butter with orange vegetables when we heat them up because it will help baby absorb the nutrients better! Has anyone else heard of that? I think at the very least it'll add some calories which wouldn't hurt in our case!</p> <p>It's quiet on here today... baby is sleeping and dh is at work until late so I am relaxing with a glass of wine, feels good! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2012-baby-thread/page/43#post-320914 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 13:08:49 +0000 shortcake 320914@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@duckduckkristen - so cool about rolling both ways. We have a back to timmy roller, but then she gets stuck on her tummy, she can't seem to figure out how to get that big butt back over to roll onto her back.</p> <p>@missdaredevil - sitting up is so exciting. i can't wait for that, they must feel so independent.</p> <p>@pastemoo - it's not the most popular, but we have a nordic carrier by lillebaby and we love it. we both wear it and we both find it really comfortable. You can wear them on the front facing in or out, on our back or on your hip. I read about on a blog called "the art of making a baby" and that mom is very tall (former model) and it worked great for her. </p> <p>@cram88 - so looking forward to making our own food. do you use a special baby food maker or just a regular steamer and blender? </p> <p>we have a 5 month birthday in a few days. not much new in Lulu's little world, she is trying to sit up, rolling only from back to tummy and loves her bumbo now. she is very smiley and noisy but not putting together any consonants and vowels yet, more like just yelling. She is sleeping well, usually from about 9 to 7 or 8 with one 4 am feeding. I am trying to decide whether she is really hungry or just waking out of habit, but I will keep doing it for another month until she starts food and forumla at 6 months. </p> <p>Hope you are all having a great week! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2012-baby-thread/page/43#post-320385 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 08:18:37 +0000 winniebee 320385@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Goldilocks1107: Nice! We have a Johnny Jump up too and tried it a month ago when he was clearly too little. I wonder if it's time to try again (though T is quite short so I wonder if his legs will reach!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2012-baby-thread/page/43#post-320382 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 08:17:21 +0000 Goldilocks1107 320382@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've decided baby clothing shouldn't be sized in "months" - it should be by length or weight, or how they do shoes (0, 1, 2, etc.). </p> <p>I put Audrey in her johnny jump up this week and she loves it! I think she likes that she can spin around to see different things and isn't confined like she is in the jumparoo. Luckily, we have a framed doorway from the living room to our sun room, so she's right in the middle of things. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2012-baby-thread/page/43#post-320340 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 07:30:57 +0000 cram88 320340@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: Haha that's funny! I think I actually asked our pedi yesterday about carrots because you had said that! She just said to limit the amount of homemade carrots we give at first because of the nitrates but made it sound like jarred stuff was fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2012-baby-thread/page/43#post-320335 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 07:27:10 +0000 winniebee 320335@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ok at one point I commented that our ped said no carrots or turnips til 6 months. Sleep deprivation is weird. I just went and checked our ped's email and it says nothing of the sort. I remember someone was asking my why no carrots or turnips.....and turns out I just made it up!!! WTF? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2012-baby-thread/page/43#post-320325 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 07:07:47 +0000 winniebee 320325@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cvbee: wish I could "like" this comment!</p> <p>@Mrs.M57: I love that she's interested in toys! I thought T was interested before but now that he really likes them, it's so cute. He was playing with a jingle ball thingy last night and my husband took it away from him momentarily and he started crying!! Uh oh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2012-baby-thread/page/43#post-319892 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 19:20:59 +0000 pastemoo 319892@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lisa1783: G got red bumps from the shot, too (just one of them... I think the prevnar. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2012-baby-thread/page/43#post-319891 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 19:20:03 +0000 Mrs.M57 319891@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cram88 I hear ya on hubby helping with wake ups. We also have the motion sensing monitor so it's turned off for wake ups, but our house is so small I can still hear Lil screaming. We have a rule that DH has to keep trying for at least 10 minutes before I rescue, but on Saturday night he got frustrated after just 2 and called me in. He only helps overnight on Saturdays, so I had a major meltdown on him, I totally get it!<br /> Also yay for crib naps and a growing little man!<br /> @cvbee yay for good sleep!<br /> @ winniebee I started giving Lily bananas 2 weeks ago and she got backed up for 4 days. She was super gassy! I backed off on them and now just give them every once in a while and she seems fine with that.<br /> @mrsdaredevil: go little miss Willa! That is great! Can't wait to see pics! Is she officially the first sitter? Lily is getting close but still takes some topples!<br /> @duckduckkristen: yay Liam! Lily did the same! She took a rolling hiatus and then started again on Friday and is now rolling everywhere! Wonder why they do that? I was guessing Lily just now figured out that rolling can get her somewhere, whereas before it was just like eh why move?<br /> @winniebee and @sarbear: hubby thinks I'm crazy I'm always like "aw man, I'm getting headaches like I had when I was ,preggo" or " I'm super hungry all the time" I actually took a test the other day just to be sure, it was definitely negative, aka no excuse for housing food all weekend!<br /> @lisa1783 Owen is a growing little man! I'm with ya on the lack of fall clothing! We officially have only 3-4 outfits left that we're gifted, and we mostly have all short sleeved stuff. So, Lily has been wearing the same 2-3 outfits that are warm enough, I need to get out and get more weather appropriate stuff! I never thought my 5 month old would be in 6-9 month clothes already, baby clothe sizes are craziness! </p> <p>Lily has been figuring her toys out more lately, it's really cute! She has figured out her noise making toys and is constantly shaking them, and she loves anything that crinkles especially plastic bags and paper as well as plastic water bottles. Its really funny anytime I'm holding any of the above in my hand she gets a super focused look on her face and grabs for them, with both hands and crunches them in her little hands! She loves when I sort through the circulars for coupons, she's now mommas coupon helper! And with the water bottles along with crunching them, she likes to try to drink from them. I gave her a little sip from mine and now she's obsessed. I try not to give her much, but she's so cute with her new skill! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2012-baby-thread/page/43#post-319878 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 19:07:11 +0000 cvbee 319878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsdaredevil: Willa is now officially a minidaredevil. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2012-baby-thread/page/43#post-319859 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 18:35:36 +0000 winniebee 319859@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsdaredevil: woah, crazy!</p> <p>@lisa1783: Tyler got those bumps, too from his vaccines...maybe had for 48 hours at injection site.</p> <p>Tyler barely drank anything before bed tonight - it was weird. He had 2 oz with his rice cereal about an hour before but otherwise hadn't eaten in several hours. Could make for an interesting night.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2012-baby-thread/page/43#post-319828 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:57:14 +0000 cram88 319828@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsdaredevil: That's awesome! Your little girl sounds like such a firecracker...I bet you'll have your hands full when she's older :)</p> <p>@duckduckkristen: Yay for rolling over! Isn't it weird how it seems like one day it just clicks for them? Holden had that epiphany last week!</p> <p>@lisa1783: It's just really hard for me to not do stuff myself and I know that I would feel super guilty if I took a night to myself. I really need to figure out how to let go of the guilt!<br /> I don't know why he didn't like the vaccine this time, last time it wasn't an issue but maybe he doesn't like sweet stuff. He took his juice without a problem when we first started giving it to him a couple of months ago but now it's really challenging to get him to take it!<br /> He doesn't have the red raised bumps, but he didn't get them last time either. I'm pretty sure that's fairly normal. In fact I think someone may have mentioned it when I asked about the shots previously...@pastemoo maybe? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/may-2012-baby-thread/page/43#post-319827 Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:55:38 +0000 LAGS 319827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lisa1783: Our LO had the red bump. It was bigger this time than last but went away quicker. The first time around a pea sized hard spot stayed for quite a while. Dr. said it's totally normal. Just the body doing it's thing to fight the vaccine and build up immunity.</p> <p>@cram88: Did the Dr. give you any advice on how to get him to eat more during the day/less at night? I'm wondering if maybe my little one is relying on getting a few extra cals at night too?</p> <p>@Mrsdaredevil: Exciting!! Can't wait to see pics! </p>