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7 reasons to breastfeed

Posted on by Blogging Toddler

I love being Breastfed.

From when I was a newborn baby until I was 6 months old I drank breastmilk up to 12 times a day.

Now I am older! I am over 11th months old. I drink breastmilk only up to 3 times a day. I wake up at night sometimes once, sometimes twice, sometimes three times, just to drink. I want to explain my love of breatmilk. So here we are, I have 7 reasons to love Mom‘s milk.

1) When I drink I am close to my Mommy, so close I can smell her and she can smell me.

2) Whatever the time of the day, the breastmilk is always warm.

3) It is self-service all year around, all day around, and all night around!

4) It tastes good. Mommy and daddy tried to give me formula, bottle, milk in cup, Cow and Gate, Aptamil and others. I resisted. I do not want to be converted. I am a breastmilk believer.

5) I always have choice: left or right!  Sometimes both!

6) It might be psychological but I feel healthier after drinking it. It might be my Mommy’s antibodies. (Who care if it is a placebo effect!) (Read articles: What’s in Breast Milk.)

7) I am always next to my milk supply.

Note to fellow toddlers: I heard several times the term “Weaning him off the Breast!” I don’t have  good feeling about that.

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Baby led weaning vs. puree food

Posted on by Blogging Toddler

I love finger food and I also love puree food.

My Mommy and my daddy bought me a little table and a little chair from IKEA so I can eat like a proper little man at breakfast, lunch and dinner. I am happy Mommy is not really committed to either Baby Led Weaning or Puree food because I like both. I really like the excitement of picking my own food to eat.  A pieceof carrot, a piece of potato, another piece of carrot, a piece of broccoli.  Sometimes however, when I’m very tired, I prefer it when mommy or daddy puts spoons of food into my mouth because I can barely even chew, let alone lift my arms to my mouth.

Typical Baby Led Weaning night

I am sat on my little chair on my table. Daddy is at my right sat on my little stool a whole 30cm above the ground. Mummy is at my left sat also on a little stool. They both eat with me on the little children table. Me, I am looking in front of me at my five pieces of broccoli, two big carrots and my big chunk of roast lamb. This is way too much, but I’ll give it a go!

I smile to Mommy because she is so pretty. I take my broccoli eat it with a big smile and offer some to Mommy.  Why can’t I feed my parents sometimes if they can feed me.

“Good Boy!” She says, while eating a big chunk of it. Good work hey…

Then I take a big piece of carrot, take a bite and offer it to Daddy who also eats a big chunk.

“Good Boy!” He says

I really like this Baby Led Weaning strategy because it is more of a parent led weaning.

Then I take my lamb, I eat it. and I don’t offer any of it, because I like it too much. Mommy bent toward me. “You give some to Mommy?” she asked

I looked at her. No way! I carry on munching my lamb. She carried on smiling, eyeing up my lamb. I put the lamb down.  Far away from my mommy. I offer her a piece of Brocoli instead. After all she always says vegetables are good for me. Eat it yourself Mommy and leave my lamb alone.

I love this parent led weaning food.

Note to Mommy: I love you Mommy, eat more vegetables.

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