I took my baby off formula at 6 months. The iron supplements in formula were constipating her really badly. And i figured - when my mother raised me, there were no 'follow-on' formula for after 6 months old, so why not just take her off formula? If this baby is already used to cows milk, it'll do him no harm and best not to change his diet too much anyway, because it will cause more stomach upsets. But, my baby was also an early feeder - solids from 4 months (fruits and soft veges etc) so soon after we took her off formula, she was getting a whole range of foods (whole grains and fresh fish/meat/veg/fruit only - cooked in big batches and frozen in portions). Its true there are not the nutrients babies need in cow's milk but if they are giving your grandson a little solid food as well, it shouldn't harm his development. Also, our baby was sticking everything in her mouth, rolling off her rug and licking the tiles/carpet/grass by 6 months so i stopped sterilising as well. I think my doctor would have been horrified, but i figured, if I can't sterilise the grass, why sterilise the bottle, when i know i clean well in hot suds? If the mother is comfortable with it and the baby isn't showing signs of tummy upset, probably don't interfere too much.
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Just to update anyone who reads this post - we have begun using bathtime-bedtime routine in conjunction with the Ferber method. After the bath at about 8:30 pm, we sing songs in her room while i dress her, read a story after her bedtime bottle and pop her in the crib. She still cries and stands up - but i am only going in once to settle her back down. When we go in to lay her back down (the time extends by 5 minutes each night) we kiss her and pat her, but there is no cuddling, no talking and no lights allowed. So far it is working a treat - the entire bed time routine is now only taking half an hour instead of 2 - and she's sleeping through, which she's only done occassionally before!
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of course if your doctor has advised it it should be definitely ok. Try diluting his juice in a 1 in 4 ratio to start with - but never replace a meal with juice - it has sugar only, and not enough minerals and fats for healthy baby development. We put our daughter on fruit juice and pureed fruits at 4 months because she was constipated and it helped a lot.
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There is no way they should be banned LASchaffert. We bought a reversible stroller with brakes and lockeable wheels on both ends of the pram - it was pricey, but it was going to grow with our little one. It is important for a young baby (up to 4-6 months) to be able to see a familiar face when in a strange environment - but after 6 months, their curiosity for new environemnts begin to get the better of them and they want to be facing outward - and meeting new people and seeing other people's faces. If they only ever see your face, they will become shy and finnicky with strangers (makes it hard to get a baby sitter!).
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You people are sick. I hope your girlfriend and her sister get togehter, plan a three-some with you and cut your d!ck off! See how you like playing women off against each other then! If you can't decide what you want, don't string girls along
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Sorry, i just looked over your problem again, and if this guy is your friend also, then if sparks don't fly between you, you might lose him as a friend as well... This is a tricky situation, as if it doesn't work out, you might lose 2 friends... But if you really want to try it, then you must understand what you stand to lose.
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If she seriously likes him too, then he's off-limits for both of you if you value your friendship. Since she says she's not into him, and knows you are, she's just being a nasty b*tch. Tell, her exactly how you are feeling, that it hurts and you want to know if she likes him and if not to stand back and give you two a bit of room to see how things will work out. If that doesn't work, I'd ditch her if it was me...
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look, you did the right thing by asking your mate first. not really your fault if he lied or changed his mind about his feelings for the girl. the best advice for all future cases is, if you value your friendship, don't date your friend ex's, it almost never works out. sorry i couldn't be more positive, tho i do think you did the best you could.
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