newmum, you're givin avocado..im guessing you already give rice cereal? alya is quite contented with the cereal cos mixed with BM. so mum's routine is mix abt 20ml of BM with cereal then feed remaining 100ml of BM after that. so far okay. until the hives thing few days ago...
bbaugustine, thanks. that's exactly what i thought. now that im leaving i get goodbye messages from my colleagues. they all dont remember what exactly i did to help them but they all say im very helpful! so no one remembers my work but only my attitude. at least teaching we can make difference in someone's life.
sharing with you this website on homemade recipes for babies:
http://www.annabelkarmel.com/recipes
amk_gal, i think you were teaching before right? was just going to ask you for advice. hehe
re feeding solids: my dear, try not to let baby's hand get in the way of your feeding. although initially it's fun, can get real messy! i try to put her in my lap and hold her hands down. or hubby holds her and i feed her. i read somewhere try not to let baby get used to being distracted eg watching tv or playing with toy while they're feeding. now we will think it's good they're not swiping abd the food, but as they grow older (like my cousin's kids) they will start running around when you feed them so they can't sit down for a proper meal.
sweethalo, she didnt want to sign my leave form initially but she relented. but im the type whose face very important. so since i knew she wasnt so happy about it, i cancelled the whole trip. planning something else for CNY instead.
btw good idea about having hubby at home when you're feeding Noah for the first time. i also started on a weekend. i wanted to be the first to feed her before my mum. it's quite the experience
when you're starting, may i suggest you start with rice cereals? you can taste the powder first whether sweet or not. if sweet can mix with water, if bland mix with BM. i find white rice is bland so i mix with BM, brown rice is sweet so I mix with water.
tubby, yup actually hives went off within 30min. but the whole of that day she was vommiting milk after feeds and even her cereals. so i thought something was not right. today so far my mum hasnt reported anything extraordinary so think she's back to normal.