Just a thought....or two...

Today I decided to take the plunge and make my own baby food, and I started with bananas for two reasons.
1. N seemed to like the jarred version.
2. Already soft in consistency, and therefore easy to puree.
So I got out the Magic Bullet, chopped up some bananas and added a wee bit of water, and put the bullet to work! The result was an amazingly sweet sensation. (Sidenote: I know I have read places NOT to feed your baby sweet things at the start or else they will have a tendency to ONLY like sweet things, butttt, I figure Breastmilk is sweet – so they say, I haven’t tried it myself – and I know if I had been drinking something sweet for 6 months, going to eating mashed green beans would be a bit of a shock to the taste buds…just sayin’…) N loved it! I was disappointed that my wonderfully yellow puree quickly turned into a lightish brown/black colour (which I should have figured since most fruits do turn brown after cutting, e.x. Apples and bananas ), but I washed and sterilized some baby food jars and just stored the rest in the fridge, I will attempt to mix it with cereal later today or tomorrow.
So even though N seemed to like this, she didn’t seem to eat a lot, and she still wanted boob about 20 minutes after…I am so confused! I am not sure what to think/do with this whole food thing, and when I read stuff it just makes me more confused and lost in the situation. Also, I don’t know anyone else who has bfed as long as I have so I don’t know who to even ask for experience/tips or whatever…*sigh* I guess I will just follow my instincts as per usual. orrr, I could ask the crunchy Mamas at Red Tent tomorrow (if I go), because I’m sure some of them bfed for a long-ish/longer time.

Even though Bananas are a pretty simple recipe for some reason I still googled one. When I was reading, the website said that “Please remember that the recommended age to begin weaning is 6 months old.”. WEAN FROM WHAT? I haven’t heard of this “recommendation”. All I know is that according to the WHO you are supposed to bfeed for AT LEAST a YEAR, exclusively for 6 months, and up to 2 years if possible, (or longer if comfortable for mother and baby). So this is what I am saying about getting confused when I read stuff, because everywhere says something different! and some things are very anti-bfeeding, or if it even suggests breastfeeding, it will suggest along with it completely absurd things like “trying not to nurse your baby to sleep”, or, CIO….*sigh* society…

ANYWAYSSSSS, I’m going to go start making some dinner….anddd, I will be blogging later hopefully because i have something that I realllllly need to get out of my system!

Until next time,

R. Xoxo

P.S. I FINISHED THIS ALLL IN ONE SITTING feels good to start something and finish it