More recently I’ve been trying to be a little more adventurous with my LO’s food and so I decided to make a beef casserole! It’s actually pretty easy to make and seriously tasty, sauté half a leek dice up some casserole steak and lightly dust with flour. Place it in the pan until it’s browned, … Continue Reading »
Scrummy rice pudding
One thing I remember from my childhood is loving rice pudding! When it comes to baby desserts, I was completely at a loss – bored of fruit and looking for a tasty alternative. Having looked at the many pouches and jars I decided to make my own rice pudding as many contain sugar and I’m … Continue Reading »
Cubes galore!
So now that we have introduced protein which seems to be going down very well at the moment, my LO loved her chicken, sweet corn and carrots for lunch I’m actually quite enjoying weaning. My freezer is full to the brim with different cubes but I have to say it makes mealtimes so much easier. … Continue Reading »
Fish
After a fantastic intro to proteins my LO loving chicken it was time to try out fish. I gently steamed some cod, blended it with some vegetable stock to make it nice and smooth and picked out a few vegetables – sounds perfect?! It was all going rather well until it came to meal time. … Continue Reading »
Reflux
So, after months of having a sicky baby, things rapidly got worse over the past few weeks. Weaning was going well, my LO was loving her food but then came the intolerable screaming after a meal and an inconsolable baby. It was time to sort this out once and for all. After a quick trip … Continue Reading »
Weaning on the go
So we had an interesting weekend as we headed up North to visit my grandparents and to celebrate my Grandpas’s 90th! We have now fully established that my LO hates the car seat, the 3 hour drive used to be a breeze, now we are bordering on five hours with about 4/5 stops along the … Continue Reading »
TV or not TV – That is the question
Hey readers. So I had a very interesting conversation with my mummy group the other day about whether our LO’s should be allowed to watch TV. Now normally I would be completely against putting My LO in front of the television and leaving her there to amuse herself, but I have to admit, for 10 … Continue Reading »
Sippy cups!
As most of you probably know, alongside weaning comes another challenge, getting your LO off their bottle and onto a sippy cup. Sounds simple eh? It couldn’t be further from it!! I’m quite lucky in that my LO regularly drinks water to aid constipation and so she is used to drinking it however my aim … Continue Reading »
First tastes
And so…let the weaning commence! I’s certainly been a fun few days introducing my LO to all sorts of different fruits and vegetables – her first tastes. The faces are just amazing, the initial – what on earth is this to the huge smiles when she is really enjoying her first tastes of real food. … Continue Reading »
Let’s make some vegetable stock
We have had so much fun over the past few days trying out new foods and so far my LO’s foods include carrot, sweet potato, apple, parsnip, baby rice and as of lunchtime today broccoli. She is most certainly working up quite an appetite to go with it, so much so that we have had … Continue Reading »