So I'm on the train reading Baby Talk magazine. I get very overwhelmed by baby magazines, all the articles for instance Raise a Bookworm, boost baby brain power, Eat more fish. All these articles make my head spin. I was reading the one about what foods are good for your baby and I started to panic. What we feed our kids is so important for their future and it's so overwhelming to me. When I started on rice, oatmeal and barley I was panicked over what time of day, how much, when do I switch, then after dong it I wondered why I got so worried. Then comes veggies and I worried about when I should start, what kind do I do first, then after again I wondered what I was worrying about. Now I'm reading something about starting feeding them at 6 months real food, meaning chicken,fish etc. I know my doctor will guide me and I'm sure it's not at 6 months because I didn't even give her fruits yet but the panic is still there. If it were up to me I wouldn't eat 3 meals a day. I know that's horrible but cooking isn't my favorite thing and coming home at 7 every night who has the time. Once I moved in with Josh skipping meals wasn't an option. He's just like Londyn he has to eat every 3 hours. So now it's more of a responsibility because I want Londyn to eat organic and if not organic not junk, maybe sometimes. My sister taught me well and just recently sent a article about what we feed our kids and how important it is. We have come a long way with food now there is a company that makes meals for kids frozen and organic, I'll have to look into that if I ever need a break.
I had this discussion with a mother at my job who's kids are 7 & 10 and she was the same way. Then she tells me that the panic doesn't go away. She said now at her kids school they have lock down drills because of the shootings at Columbine High School. Christina's son Dylan is same age as Londyn so we compare notes whoever goes to the well visit before the other. She text me that they can now have juice. First thing I thought was oh no she can't even hold her bottle how will she hold a sippy cup, not even thinking I could put in her bottle.
So I had to vent and ramble about my feelings on this. I'm sure I'll be back to say that I have everything under control and I'm sure whoever is reading this you think I'm nuts!
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
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I know exactly how you feel and the one piece of advice I'm going to give you (even though you didn't ask, lol) is to not go crazy comparing your baby to other babies. Just because one doc says she can have juice doesn't mean that yours will or that it's even good for you (or her). While juice does contain "some" nutritional value, nothing beats feeding her the actual whole fruit...there are just more vitamins and nutrition in it that way. And trust me, when she gets to the age where she has an opinion on what she wants to drink, you do NOT want her opting for juice as opposed to milk or water. Hello cavities! Anyways, I'm sure you're doing great raising her and everything is trial and error and a learning process as a new parent. Don't stress it, enjoy it and remember it so when you have baby #2, you'll be good to go!
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