With Everly recently starting solids. Which really is mush, not a solid. I have been looking into where I can buy organic in season vegetables and fruits for great deals. I had several people say to check out TwoEEs so I’m hoping to get there in the next day or two and pick some things up.
I am also trying to find a steaming insert that I can use in a pot, or even a pot sold with one. All I can find is what I am looking for sold in sets. I don’t want to spend that much when we just need the one item. I may have to make a trip out to Ikea as I was informed that Ikea sells what I need. Going to keep looking. Other’s have recommended buying an electric veggie steamer. I’m waiting to hear back from my older sister about what she uses with her munchkins.
Can someone please put together a manual for all this information it be amazing? This is why I am so thankful for Facebook as there are so many groups who are willing to help you figure things out, and share their ideas. You can even just put a question out there in your status and sure enough others have dealt with similar things before you and can help you out.
Now I am also trying to figure out how many disposable diapers I will need for when we are away two weeks out of the summer and I wont be able to use cloth diapers. Seriously, this has me more stressed out than anything. With cloth diapers I don’t have to worry about how many we use in a day because I have my stash of diapers for Everly and I know I can just wash them if we need more!
How many diapers does the average 5/6month old go through in a day? I’m guesstimating 7-10 diapers? So for 8 days I would need at most 80 diapers to get through the week?
Dear sister of mine in the States, more diapers may be arriving on your door! I found a disposable brand I like for Everly, we like the ones from The Honest Company, but they only ship to the States.
That’s my rant for the day, my brain feels like its going in circles and its only 10:24am.
Look into babylead weaning – it will save you all the stress of making baby food and is so lovely!
This is how is worked out for us:I went into the whole baby food thing thinking I would make purees and all this good stuff (I personally don't worry about organic). I have a steamer as part of our pot set, but have never used it. I myself don't like steamed vegetables, and I wasn't going to do extra work just for my son. Sounds selfish and lazy, I know.I ended up using the food processor for baby food maybe 3 times, and it was always either avocado or yams. Calvin was never super picky about the texture of his food, so I ended up just mashing food we ate with a fork and he was a happy camper. However maybe with Everly's history with spitting up, she may be a bit more sensitive to texture and need the smoothness of purees. I found that it wasn't long until I could just give Calvin food and he would eat it himself, so I'm glad I didn't spend money on baby-specific appliances like a baby bullet or a steamer I would never use for myself.I guess this is what they call "baby lead weaning", but I never really read about it, so I don't know exactly. And I don't label anything I do. I just do what makes sense to me as long as it works for Calvin.
Oh, and as for diapers, disposables can hold a lot more than cloth, so you should probably be fine with less. When I went back to BC for a visit, I just bought a pack of the cheapest brand from Walmart (Parent's Choice I think?) and I made them stretch as long as I could. Probably used 4 a day. I'm cheap. 🙂
Yes agreed with Larissa – that's exactly what our feeding looked like too…we only discovered it was called baby-led weaning after the fact (like most choices I've made as a parent).