Comments on: And a little more http://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/2007/06/27/and-a-little-more/ montessori at school, autonomous at home, all learning together Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:21:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Rosie http://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/2007/06/27/and-a-little-more/#comment-237844 Rosie Sun, 01 Jul 2007 23:10:14 +0000 http://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/2007/06/27/and-a-little-more/#comment-237844 The accepted advice changed for each one of my babies, ranging from 2 1/2 months to 6 months to start on solids. I erred on the side of caution (and laziness) and started quite late with most of them after reading a great book, The vegetarian baby, in 1987, which recommended starting at 6 months, and that food that could be mashed by hand was generally more likely to be suitable, ie, bananas, avacados. It's all the "shoulds" and "should nots" that annoy me about this advice. Mind you after all the conflicting advice i got i soon learned to form my own opinions about this stuff. Yes, it's probably true that baby food in jars is just an unnecessary marketing concept. The accepted advice changed for each one of my babies, ranging from 2 1/2 months to 6 months to start on solids. I erred on the side of caution (and laziness) and started quite late with most of them after reading a great book, The vegetarian baby, in 1987, which recommended starting at 6 months, and that food that could be mashed by hand was generally more likely to be suitable, ie, bananas, avacados.
It’s all the “shoulds” and “should nots” that annoy me about this advice. Mind you after all the conflicting advice i got i soon learned to form my own opinions about this stuff. Yes, it’s probably true that baby food in jars is just an unnecessary marketing concept.

]]> By: t-bird http://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/2007/06/27/and-a-little-more/#comment-237829 t-bird Sat, 30 Jun 2007 15:36:43 +0000 http://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/2007/06/27/and-a-little-more/#comment-237829 Aprilia loved some of the jars and still demands baby fruit puree type puds now given half a chance. I did give her solids at 4 months, it was the aproved thing 6 years ago, and other than being a bit rounder round the middle than I'd like her to be (but then so am I...) I can't see a lot wrong with her! It may not be absolutely *necessary* to feed slops to a baby but I'd like to know more on what the "health risks" of a bit of blitzed up stewed apple are before adding it to the list I thinks I did that are utterly shameful.... Aprilia loved some of the jars and still demands baby fruit puree type puds now given half a chance. I did give her solids at 4 months, it was the aproved thing 6 years ago, and other than being a bit rounder round the middle than I’d like her to be (but then so am I…) I can’t see a lot wrong with her! It may not be absolutely *necessary* to feed slops to a baby but I’d like to know more on what the “health risks” of a bit of blitzed up stewed apple are before adding it to the list I thinks I did that are utterly shameful….

]]> By: Clare http://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/2007/06/27/and-a-little-more/#comment-237786 Clare Thu, 28 Jun 2007 09:50:08 +0000 http://liveotherwise.co.uk/makingitup/2007/06/27/and-a-little-more/#comment-237786 Sadly a lot of what Gill Rapley says has been very mis-interpreted by the media re. Baby Led Weaning :-( The press say she says 'you have to start at 4 months' - she doesn't say that at all...what she says in her guidelines is that babies in her study were given food from 4 months but that nearly all of them didn't eat anything properly until after 6 months, which fits in with the research saying that babies aren't ready for solid food until after 6 months. That's just an example. Whenever someone comes out saying 'natural/instincts/being baby-led' is right, everyone (media/'experts' etc.) leaps on them...it's just too difficult for most parents to get their heads round the idea that babies/children might actually be able to grow up without constant training from their parents. Cx Sadly a lot of what Gill Rapley says has been very mis-interpreted by the media re. Baby Led Weaning :-( The press say she says ‘you have to start at 4 months’ - she doesn’t say that at all…what she says in her guidelines is that babies in her study were given food from 4 months but that nearly all of them didn’t eat anything properly until after 6 months, which fits in with the research saying that babies aren’t ready for solid food until after 6 months. That’s just an example. Whenever someone comes out saying ‘natural/instincts/being baby-led’ is right, everyone (media/’experts’ etc.) leaps on them…it’s just too difficult for most parents to get their heads round the idea that babies/children might actually be able to grow up without constant training from their parents.

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