Bubba Boy hates carrots.
With an unholy, fire-breathing passion.
Whenever I try to sneak little carrot bits or mashed carrots in with his other food, he makes the most awful face. Then he retches and uses his tongue to push any food in his mouth back out. In case I've missed the point, he follows that lovely scene by forcing himself to throw up.
My 9-month-old has carrot-induced bulimia. Wow!
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Showing posts with label Baby Food. Show all posts
Shout Out to Lansinoh
Published on
Thursday, April 30, 2009
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As a nursing mom who works full time, an absolute essential in my life is my breastpump. Without it, I'd swell up like a balloon and baby wouldn't get fed.
Over at "How to Have a Baby," I've written of some of my initial struggles to get a breastpump that really worked for me. My Lansinoh double electric was my third option. (The expensive Medela pump I had at first was a total failure for me. Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch.)
So when my pump crapped out earlier this week, I panicked. My budget doesn't include buying a new one. But I need one. And then I remembered...the warranty.
I got on the phone to Lansinoh, and the line was ANSWERED by a REAL PERSON on the second ring. I was almost too shocked to respond to her cheery hello.
After a painless 5-minute phone call, I had a return number, and was promised that if I overnighted the broken unit to them, they'd overnight a new unit to me in return and I'd be back in business. Off to Fed Ex I went (thank GOD for my work discount) and off the broken pump went.
Yesterday afternoon, my new pump arrived. Not only is it a new pump, it's their new design. (My old one was purchased a month before their new design went out.) And it works like a charm.
Many, many, many props to Lansinoh for their awesome customer service. I only had to "make do" with my old pump for 2 days before moving back to a much preferred format.
I cannot say enough good things about this company.
YAY for Lansinoh!
Over at "How to Have a Baby," I've written of some of my initial struggles to get a breastpump that really worked for me. My Lansinoh double electric was my third option. (The expensive Medela pump I had at first was a total failure for me. Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch.)
So when my pump crapped out earlier this week, I panicked. My budget doesn't include buying a new one. But I need one. And then I remembered...the warranty.
I got on the phone to Lansinoh, and the line was ANSWERED by a REAL PERSON on the second ring. I was almost too shocked to respond to her cheery hello.
After a painless 5-minute phone call, I had a return number, and was promised that if I overnighted the broken unit to them, they'd overnight a new unit to me in return and I'd be back in business. Off to Fed Ex I went (thank GOD for my work discount) and off the broken pump went.
Yesterday afternoon, my new pump arrived. Not only is it a new pump, it's their new design. (My old one was purchased a month before their new design went out.) And it works like a charm.
Many, many, many props to Lansinoh for their awesome customer service. I only had to "make do" with my old pump for 2 days before moving back to a much preferred format.
I cannot say enough good things about this company.
YAY for Lansinoh!
Move Over, Bananas!
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Saturday, March 28, 2009
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I *thought* we'd already found Spoiled Baby's favorite food - bananas. When she eats bananas, she smacks her lips and she patiently waits for the next spoonful of goodness. (This is as opposed to peas, which causes nasty faces, nasty looks, and nasty gagging.)
But today...oh, today! Today, we found her REAL favorite food!
PEARS!
Normally, the kiddo will have between 1/4 and 1/3 of a bottle of baby food in one sitting. We use 2nd foods, because the bigger bottles are a cheaper price per ounce...and we're only using bottled foods until we identify her likes/dislikes and then we'll begin making our own. She'll then follow up the 1/4 to 1/3 bottle of food with 3-5 ounces of milk.
Not today. No, sir! She ate the ENTIRE bottle of pears.
I originally portioned out 1/4 of the bottle. With the first mouthful, her eyes lit up. With the second, she fussed impatiently for the next spoonful. By the third, she was actively reaching for my hand, to get the spoon to her mouth faster.
When her original portion was done, I tried to start her on her bottle of milk. NO GO! Wouldn't even entertain the thought. The spoon was on the tray in front of her, and in one fluid motion, she knocked the bottle out of her way and leaned forward to grab for the spoon.
So I portioned out another 1/4 bottle. Gone. Another portion. Gone. Another portion - the remains of the bottle. You guessed it! Gone.
After that, she reluctantly took her bottle and polished off a few ounces. But she kept sending hopeful glances at the bowl and spoon all the while.
Move over, bananas! Spoiled Baby needs her PEARS!
But today...oh, today! Today, we found her REAL favorite food!
PEARS!
Normally, the kiddo will have between 1/4 and 1/3 of a bottle of baby food in one sitting. We use 2nd foods, because the bigger bottles are a cheaper price per ounce...and we're only using bottled foods until we identify her likes/dislikes and then we'll begin making our own. She'll then follow up the 1/4 to 1/3 bottle of food with 3-5 ounces of milk.
Not today. No, sir! She ate the ENTIRE bottle of pears.
I originally portioned out 1/4 of the bottle. With the first mouthful, her eyes lit up. With the second, she fussed impatiently for the next spoonful. By the third, she was actively reaching for my hand, to get the spoon to her mouth faster.
When her original portion was done, I tried to start her on her bottle of milk. NO GO! Wouldn't even entertain the thought. The spoon was on the tray in front of her, and in one fluid motion, she knocked the bottle out of her way and leaned forward to grab for the spoon.
So I portioned out another 1/4 bottle. Gone. Another portion. Gone. Another portion - the remains of the bottle. You guessed it! Gone.
After that, she reluctantly took her bottle and polished off a few ounces. But she kept sending hopeful glances at the bowl and spoon all the while.
Move over, bananas! Spoiled Baby needs her PEARS!
Definitely Sweet, Not a Pea
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Friday, March 13, 2009
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Fabulous Friday
Happy Friday, everyone!
It's a fabulous Friday in our world, and the baby is especially happen now that she's finished off today's new food adventure.
Isn't introducing solid foods fun? Yes, I know we're fast-forwarding a bit. Our pediatrician told us to go ahead with trying rice and oatmeal cereals when Spoiled Baby was just over 4 weeks old. According to the little handout she gave us, we were supposed to wait, then, until 6 months to start fruits and then 7 months to start vegetables.
And then Funny Daddy found baby food on sale at the grocery store. Despite the fact that we had planned on making our own baby food.
So he bought it...and she loved cereal...so we figured what the heck! Let's give it a try. If it upsets her tummy or makes her sick in any other way, we'd quit.
It's been a huge success, though! Baby LOVES LOVES LOVES bananas and apple sauce.
Prunes, however, were not quite a hit. In fact, the only good thing about trying that particular food was that it helped me to invent a new color: prune puke purple. Yeah, no go.
The last two foods we've tried have been the most adventurous, however.
With the first, every spoonful that goes in her mouth is followed by an awful gagging sound, a hideous face, and her tongue quickly poking the food back out.
With the second, she kept licking her lips and waited expectantly for each new spoonful to arrive. Unfortunately, she was having so much fun eating that she started blowing bubbles. Which then led to food being smeared all over her face and bib. But boy did she love it.
Spoiled baby is definitely a sweet potato fan...not a lover of peas!
What do your little ones like to eat best?
It's a fabulous Friday in our world, and the baby is especially happen now that she's finished off today's new food adventure.
Isn't introducing solid foods fun? Yes, I know we're fast-forwarding a bit. Our pediatrician told us to go ahead with trying rice and oatmeal cereals when Spoiled Baby was just over 4 weeks old. According to the little handout she gave us, we were supposed to wait, then, until 6 months to start fruits and then 7 months to start vegetables.
And then Funny Daddy found baby food on sale at the grocery store. Despite the fact that we had planned on making our own baby food.
So he bought it...and she loved cereal...so we figured what the heck! Let's give it a try. If it upsets her tummy or makes her sick in any other way, we'd quit.
It's been a huge success, though! Baby LOVES LOVES LOVES bananas and apple sauce.
Prunes, however, were not quite a hit. In fact, the only good thing about trying that particular food was that it helped me to invent a new color: prune puke purple. Yeah, no go.
The last two foods we've tried have been the most adventurous, however.
With the first, every spoonful that goes in her mouth is followed by an awful gagging sound, a hideous face, and her tongue quickly poking the food back out.
With the second, she kept licking her lips and waited expectantly for each new spoonful to arrive. Unfortunately, she was having so much fun eating that she started blowing bubbles. Which then led to food being smeared all over her face and bib. But boy did she love it.
Spoiled baby is definitely a sweet potato fan...not a lover of peas!
What do your little ones like to eat best?
