sylviamaria

I have been doing baby led weaning with mine from 6months and have been posting some of the recipes on my blog. Hope it helps. :) http://bighungryfamily.blogspot.com/ All recipes with BLW by them are specifically no added salt and usually fairly quick and easy.

Does the veggie eat fish? Vegetable skewers (courgete, aubergine, peppers and onions) salmon skewers jacket potatoes on the bbq yoghurt dip with cucumber and dill Enjoy the sun

I love this website! Has it all! Hope it helps! :) http://www.figleaves.com/uk/department.asp?dept=Womens_Shapewear&searchhandle=A%3dwomenswear+not+in+olet~B%3dwomenswear+not+in+olet~&answerhandle=17462&departments=&page=1

Ratty and Hellosailor: I do see your point about the preparation aspect. I think I missed that bit, cos mine arrived a little early and I hadn't had time to do anything Potentially focusing mainly on the food side might be an idea? Thanks for the feedback! :)

We are looking for some advice and feedback on our business idea. ?We? are a couple of mums with 8month old babies who want to set up a business around food and services for families with babies/ toddlers. There are two initial key strands to the idea: a) A service to parents expecting a new baby that provides healthy, homecooked meals as well as some help getting ready for the new arrival (cleaning/declutterin/setting up the cot/shop for last essentials for hospital bag etc). This service would include a consultation on the foods they would like, 1-2hrs ?getting-ready? help, 5days worth of frozen meals in advance of the birth plus regular deliveries of frozen meals for up to 1, 2 or 4 weeks. A day?s worth of food consists of a light lunch and an evening meal, for two adults. The meals would be aimed at the nutrition needs of a new mum (without us claiming to be nutritionists) as well having a 'comfort food' element to them. Cakes etc would be optional and charged seperately. We would also offer a supply of essentials (e.g. milk, eggs, bread ?all from the local deli/organic shops rather than supermarket but limited to a total, say 5items) at a small margin over costs when we deliver the meals. The idea is to take away the need to cook as well as the need to shop without having to rely on supermarket ready meals or take aways. We would also offer an ?emergency package? for those whose baby arrives early or who thought they would be more organised than they end up having time for (I remember myself being over optimistic on how much food I would pre-cook...) b) The other part of the business is to provide healthy, homecooked frozen meals for families with older babies (min. 6months) who are using Baby Lead Weaning. A meal would be for 2 adults + baby/toddler, cooked to meet the baby?s needs (i.e. no salt, no preservatives, only natural occurring sugars), cut into shapes for BLW while still being a meal that adults would enjoy. We would appreciate some feedback on the overall idea please! :)

Dinner tonight sounds great! I m hoping to post again soon - once i ve settled back to London routines. My mac n cheese recipe is quick and easy if u like.. http://bighungryfamily.blogspot.com/2011/06/macaroni-cheese.html you can change the cheese to what u have at home. Bon appetit x

Steak and chips sounds great. There is also this blog I started writting once I had my LO a few months ago. It includes quick and easy recipes as well as some BLW recipes. http://www.bighungryfamily.blogspot.com/ Hope you find it helpful. :) x

I have decided that it is probably a variety of different factors all affecting her at the moment... Teething, developmental leaps, growth spurts, heat, lighter evening etc. Will try and alleviate them one at a time and hope for the best! Thank you for your input! :)

Update on the situation: she has now graduated to nightmnare all the time... refusing to nap in the day and is still waking at night... Have no idea what to do! Feeling exhausted...

Hellosailor - It is pretty much exactly as you say - we used to get her to sleep on us for ages, then try and put her down and she would wake up and scream! I never fed her in the night (aside from the dreamfeed) during that time. Have only started feeding her at night for the last 2-3 nights as she woke up so frequently and nothing else seemed to work. (After we had 2-3 pretty good weeks). Interesting what you say about the wonderweeks. maybe She is hitting the 26 week development leap a little earlier (she is 22 weeks now)? Not sure! I do hope it passes fairly quick though (she hasn't had such a bad night since she was 2 weeks old!).

I am not sure it is teeth this time... SHe has been teething on and off for the past couple of months, but this time seems different. Last night she screamed (and I fed her) at 8.30, 9.45, 12, 3, 4.30 and this morning at 8. She never used to wake up crying in the morning. SHe did this mornign and after the feed she was back to her bubbly smiley self... Hellosailor - What I described in my first post as the first bout of difficulty with sleep a few weeks ago was at 18 weeks and EXACTLY as you describe. More difficult and clingy in the day and would wake up more often in the night - but I didnt feed her and she went back down. We ended up having to always hold and craddle her to sleep before attempting quietly to put her in her cot without waking, or she would scream again. It passed at around week 20 on its own and we now have this new thing! COuld it be the 6month growth spurt a little earlier?!

Hello all. I haven't often writen on this forum, but I am starting to hit a bit of a wall... My LO is 22 weeks old and in general has been a fairly easy baby. A few weeks ago she became more difficult with going to sleep (naps and bedtime) but that got much better again for a couple of weeks without much intervention... She normaly sleeps from 7.30ish to 7.30ish with a 10.30 dreamfeed (yes I know I have had it very easy!). For the past 3-4 nights she takes ages to go to sleep - it often takes a good hour or more. She then wakes up around 9.30 screaming, then again around 11 and again around 12-1 and wakes up much earlier in the morning (this morning was 5.30). When she does wake up in the night she is inconsolable and only feeding seems to sooth her... Can she be hungry hourly? Is it thirst,because of the heat? I don't know how much she is feeding, as I am still breastfeeding and can't really keep track. I am a little concerned that my milk might be running out, but she seems perfectly happy during the day, when she feeds every 3-3.5 hours and only because I offer - she hasn't needed to ask! In the daytime she is a happy, smiley, playfull baby, full of energy and for the last two days didn't cry once - until the nightmare evenings begin! I am very confused...

I found I was getting more and more frustrated watching this! I m pretty speechless at the ignorance really...

Hi all. Sorry I missed Friday - little Pinelopi decided to arrive a few days early in the end(saturday the 22nd). We are now home and settling, but its all very new, so not sure when the next outing will be! Will keep checking for meet ups and attend when possible! Sylvia x

Hi everyone! Congratulations for all the new arrivals! how exciting! I m hoping to make it tomoro and catch up with everyone - hoping I ve still got a few days left till little one arrives. Sylvia x

Hi everyone! I should be able to attend mid-week meet-ups from next week, as I m going on maternity leave. Sylvia x

Hi. Wont be able to make it in the end. Hope to make it next time! Sylvia

Hi. Couldnt make it last Saturday either, but can do this one for a bit if you guys meet up.

Hi. I can't make it this saturday, but will keep an eye out for the next meeting!! Sylvia x

Congratulations - that is lovely news! Sylvia x

Hi all. I m pretty sure I m free next saturday if its any good for the majority? x

I think green and blue might be a better option this time. See you all tomoro. x

I m free this Saturday too. Sylvia x

I can do next saturday (23rd) too. Could possibly do the 6th as well. See u in a week. sylvia x

> January 15th Candj (no.3!) - Blue > January 24th Penny - Don't know. > January 26th Vickster - Pink! > January 26th CLH (no. 2!) - Pink > February 18th KathG - Blue > Januraty 25th sylviamaria - don't know