09-2-2009 - starting solids

My mood while writing this blog: excited

Right or wrong, we have been giving Hadley tastes of our food. Mostly fruit but sometimes an icy pole or ice cream. I am talking about a taste not a mouthful or anything. Anyway last night hubby was letting him taste him watermelon, apple and even a tiny bit of jelly. And he went berserk if it was taken off him. Then today I had him in the sling and I was eating a nectarine and of course he wanted some so I gave him a suck, then tried to have some myself and he went crazy and cried loud and as though he had been physically hurt. So I rang the health nurse and told her about it and she has given me the go ahead to start him on solids.

Tonight, I am going to give him some apple. Apparently you dont have to give them Farex first, I think Hadley likes taste and tang. My hubby will be wrapped as he loves to share the feeding with him. In a way, beginning solids will be more work for me but I dont want to deprive him of something he obviously wants - food!