One of the things about twins is, as during most of their childhood, I imagine, in pregnancy everything happens sooner and more intensely. I started showing at about eight weeks. I knew it when my toddler patted my stomach and said, very solemnly, "that's a big Mama."
I had my first prenatal at eleven weeks, and the doctor said I had a "15-weeks sized uterus". I'm also noticing symptoms that started around 10 weeks, symptoms I didn't experience in my first pregnancy until four months or so (ligament cramps, lightheadedness). I started pulling out maternity clothes a few weeks ago, and now that everyone knows we are pregnant I get to start wearing them rather than the layers of baggy stuff I've been wearing lately. From what I've read about twin pregnancies, I'm going to look full-term around seven months. (Oh great, two months of feeling like Jabba the Hutt instead of a week or two.)
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Cat's Out of the Bag
Finally we are "out" about our latest creative endeavor! Here's the timeline of our last few months:
2/11 - consultation with fertility doc. Complained of mood side effects from Clomid, so we decided to switch to Letrizole with next treatment cycle. Tally is now seven cycles of IUI, four at the midwife clinic, three at the fertility clinic, six of those with Clomid.
2/13 - began to suspect that we were pregnant
2/16 - BFP, which was a little surprising because with Mini-Me #1 I got several negative test results before a positive one 18 DPO. This time it was 12 DPO.
2/17, 2/19 - blood tests to confirm pregnancy. Got a call from the fertility clinic to say that my labs looked good. Actually what the nurse said was "yes, you're very pregnant." (The mathematician in me was vaguely annoyed. After all, it's a binary process, right? Either you are or you aren't, not like you can be "very" pregnant or "a little" pregnant... just wait, joke's on me!)
3/1-3/8 - took Mini-Me #1 to my parents' house across the country for a visit. Was exhausted the whole time, took advantage of the built-in grandparents childcare, took lots of naps, found that sitting up for an hour or two made me tired. Also threw up in the shower once while brushing teeth. Was puzzled because I was nowhere near this exhausted with first pregnancy, but chalked it up to pregnancy + travel + toddler care. Was sure Mom and Dad had guessed I was pregnant.
3/9 - back home, first ultrasound. Doctor asked how I was feeling. Complained of mind-numbing fatigue and worse nausea than I had experienced with first pregnancy. He said "well yeah, I'd expect you to be twice as tired and twice as sick because you're twice as pregnant." Thunk.
So, twins. Two little white beans on the ultrasound for me to see.
Each black blob is an embryonic sac. Each little white bean inside is a growing baby.
This and subsequent ultrasounds have helped determine that these twins are "di-di", that is, they do not share a sac or a placenta. This is good news, as it is the type of twins that are least likely to have medical problems later on in the pregnancy. It also means that they are fraternal. There is a 50% chance that they are boy-girl, 25% chance both girls, 25% chance both boys.
The last six weeks have been a haze of fatigue and stomachaches. I have never experienced anything like it before, though it reminds me of my best friend from high school describing her weakness while recovering from mono. Eighteen hours a day in bed sometimes. Appetite hit or miss. Waking up every hour or two at night, spending 45-60 minutes trying to get back to sleep. It's been a real drag, but it's starting to improve. Some days I actually have the energy to do TWO things (bring toddler to the park AND go grocery shopping) in a day, though it usually knocks me out to the point where I spend a few hours in bed at dinnertime. My child has had her brain turned to mush by too many Elmo videos and she and I are both getting by on triscuits and cheddar cheese and grapes, sometimes more than once a day.
Husband has been complaining that I haven't been very excited about this pregnancy, but honestly, I'm thrilled. I just didn't have the extra energy to be cheery.
2/11 - consultation with fertility doc. Complained of mood side effects from Clomid, so we decided to switch to Letrizole with next treatment cycle. Tally is now seven cycles of IUI, four at the midwife clinic, three at the fertility clinic, six of those with Clomid.
2/13 - began to suspect that we were pregnant
2/16 - BFP, which was a little surprising because with Mini-Me #1 I got several negative test results before a positive one 18 DPO. This time it was 12 DPO.
2/17, 2/19 - blood tests to confirm pregnancy. Got a call from the fertility clinic to say that my labs looked good. Actually what the nurse said was "yes, you're very pregnant." (The mathematician in me was vaguely annoyed. After all, it's a binary process, right? Either you are or you aren't, not like you can be "very" pregnant or "a little" pregnant... just wait, joke's on me!)
3/1-3/8 - took Mini-Me #1 to my parents' house across the country for a visit. Was exhausted the whole time, took advantage of the built-in grandparents childcare, took lots of naps, found that sitting up for an hour or two made me tired. Also threw up in the shower once while brushing teeth. Was puzzled because I was nowhere near this exhausted with first pregnancy, but chalked it up to pregnancy + travel + toddler care. Was sure Mom and Dad had guessed I was pregnant.
3/9 - back home, first ultrasound. Doctor asked how I was feeling. Complained of mind-numbing fatigue and worse nausea than I had experienced with first pregnancy. He said "well yeah, I'd expect you to be twice as tired and twice as sick because you're twice as pregnant." Thunk.
So, twins. Two little white beans on the ultrasound for me to see.
Each black blob is an embryonic sac. Each little white bean inside is a growing baby.
This and subsequent ultrasounds have helped determine that these twins are "di-di", that is, they do not share a sac or a placenta. This is good news, as it is the type of twins that are least likely to have medical problems later on in the pregnancy. It also means that they are fraternal. There is a 50% chance that they are boy-girl, 25% chance both girls, 25% chance both boys.
The last six weeks have been a haze of fatigue and stomachaches. I have never experienced anything like it before, though it reminds me of my best friend from high school describing her weakness while recovering from mono. Eighteen hours a day in bed sometimes. Appetite hit or miss. Waking up every hour or two at night, spending 45-60 minutes trying to get back to sleep. It's been a real drag, but it's starting to improve. Some days I actually have the energy to do TWO things (bring toddler to the park AND go grocery shopping) in a day, though it usually knocks me out to the point where I spend a few hours in bed at dinnertime. My child has had her brain turned to mush by too many Elmo videos and she and I are both getting by on triscuits and cheddar cheese and grapes, sometimes more than once a day.
Husband has been complaining that I haven't been very excited about this pregnancy, but honestly, I'm thrilled. I just didn't have the extra energy to be cheery.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Here again
Almost a year since my last post, and we are still in the same place. Well, we're not pregnant. After mucking around with a year of progesterone supplements and four IUIs (interuterine insemination) I was referred to a fertility clinic where I started feeling that right away I was in more directed hands.
In the last four weeks, I have had three ultrasounds, two stronger doses of Clomid, one (unsuccessful) IUI, and shelled out thousands of dollars for this expert care. COBRA should kick in soon so we can start getting reimbursed, but geez! I haven't been without medical insurance since that year after I graduated college, and it's expensive all right.
The initial consultation with the doctor was encouraging - my Day 2 ultrasound showed that I had 18 follicles being produced, which is apparently above-average for my age (37). This means that the problem is not that I'm running out of eggs. The problem is pretty clearly that I have a very short luteal phase without pharmaceutical help, too short to allow a fertilized egg to get where it needs to go and burrow in to make a home. One extremely helpful thing the doctor said is that there are lots of ways to manipulate the cycle, but the one thing they can't fix is low eggs, which is not my problem. She said she doesn't see any reason why I can't have two more kids (one at a time).
The new treatment plan is to treat this luteal phase defect on the front end of the cycle rather than supplementing with progesterone after ovulation. She doubled the amount of Clomid I was taking. An ultrasound mid-cycle revealed that I had four or five follicles still developing. When the two largest reached maturity, I gave myself an injection of Ovidrel to trigger ovulation, and we did an IUI. It didn't work this time, as I found out on 12/25 (Merry Christmas to you! You're not getting that one thing you really wanted for Christmas.)
So now I am in round 2. I had an ultrasound to check follicle size a few days ago, I take an Ovidrel shot tonight, and we have our IUI scheduled on Saturday.
In other news, Mini-Me #1 is doing just great, talks up a storm, looks like my father around the eyes, and transitioned into a Big Girl Bed last month. We are investigating preschools to start in the fall.
In other news with me, I finally committed to losing the baby weight, and lost 15 pounds in two months this spring. I am wearing my pre-pregnancy clothes again. I continue to climb every week and I am now climbing 11As and attempting 11Bs.
In the last four weeks, I have had three ultrasounds, two stronger doses of Clomid, one (unsuccessful) IUI, and shelled out thousands of dollars for this expert care. COBRA should kick in soon so we can start getting reimbursed, but geez! I haven't been without medical insurance since that year after I graduated college, and it's expensive all right.
The initial consultation with the doctor was encouraging - my Day 2 ultrasound showed that I had 18 follicles being produced, which is apparently above-average for my age (37). This means that the problem is not that I'm running out of eggs. The problem is pretty clearly that I have a very short luteal phase without pharmaceutical help, too short to allow a fertilized egg to get where it needs to go and burrow in to make a home. One extremely helpful thing the doctor said is that there are lots of ways to manipulate the cycle, but the one thing they can't fix is low eggs, which is not my problem. She said she doesn't see any reason why I can't have two more kids (one at a time).
The new treatment plan is to treat this luteal phase defect on the front end of the cycle rather than supplementing with progesterone after ovulation. She doubled the amount of Clomid I was taking. An ultrasound mid-cycle revealed that I had four or five follicles still developing. When the two largest reached maturity, I gave myself an injection of Ovidrel to trigger ovulation, and we did an IUI. It didn't work this time, as I found out on 12/25 (Merry Christmas to you! You're not getting that one thing you really wanted for Christmas.)
So now I am in round 2. I had an ultrasound to check follicle size a few days ago, I take an Ovidrel shot tonight, and we have our IUI scheduled on Saturday.
In other news, Mini-Me #1 is doing just great, talks up a storm, looks like my father around the eyes, and transitioned into a Big Girl Bed last month. We are investigating preschools to start in the fall.
In other news with me, I finally committed to losing the baby weight, and lost 15 pounds in two months this spring. I am wearing my pre-pregnancy clothes again. I continue to climb every week and I am now climbing 11As and attempting 11Bs.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Round 2
I am back at it: taking my temperature every day, waiting for the Magic Window every month, being disappointed a few weeks later...
Since Mini-Me #1 I have been ovulating really late in my cycle - day 22-24 or so - so the fertility doc at my midwife clinic has prescribed me progesterone to extend my luteal phase. This does not actually increase my chance of getting pregnant, just makes it possible for me to stay pregnant long enough for my body to get the right hormonal signals before my next cycle begins.
I thought somehow having one baby already would lessen the impatience and frustration of trying to get pregnant a second time. Having such good success the first time (once I started charting my temperatures) convinced me that it would be a piece of cake this next time. I have a lot of jealousy toward friends who have gotten pregnant or had new babies recently, especially if their first was in Mini-Me's cohort. My husband teases me about being overly competitive, but there's a deeper emotional tone than that. When I was feeling particularly low about my body, my identity, and my lack of connection with my husband, it was easy to see a pregnant friend and think "well, clearly her husband finds her attractive enough to have sex with her!"
A wise friend reminded me gently a few weeks ago: "there's nothing romantic about making babies".
I don't even care about carrying around extra weight anymore. I decided as an anti-New Year's Resolution that I would lay off the exercise guilt and concentrate on having two more babies and nursing them each for a year. Once I made that goal, probably around age 40, I would set myself a new goal of getting my physique back on track.
Since Mini-Me #1 I have been ovulating really late in my cycle - day 22-24 or so - so the fertility doc at my midwife clinic has prescribed me progesterone to extend my luteal phase. This does not actually increase my chance of getting pregnant, just makes it possible for me to stay pregnant long enough for my body to get the right hormonal signals before my next cycle begins.
I thought somehow having one baby already would lessen the impatience and frustration of trying to get pregnant a second time. Having such good success the first time (once I started charting my temperatures) convinced me that it would be a piece of cake this next time. I have a lot of jealousy toward friends who have gotten pregnant or had new babies recently, especially if their first was in Mini-Me's cohort. My husband teases me about being overly competitive, but there's a deeper emotional tone than that. When I was feeling particularly low about my body, my identity, and my lack of connection with my husband, it was easy to see a pregnant friend and think "well, clearly her husband finds her attractive enough to have sex with her!"
A wise friend reminded me gently a few weeks ago: "there's nothing romantic about making babies".
I don't even care about carrying around extra weight anymore. I decided as an anti-New Year's Resolution that I would lay off the exercise guilt and concentrate on having two more babies and nursing them each for a year. Once I made that goal, probably around age 40, I would set myself a new goal of getting my physique back on track.
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Baby Gear I Couldn't Live Without
After a year of this Mama gig, I have identified a few pieces of gear without which the quality of my/Mini-Me's life would be severely compromised:
pacifiers - I feel so sorry for my friends whose babies won't take a pacifier. I may change my tune when Mini-Me is older and we have to go through the trauma of giving up the pacifiers.
swing - The first time Mini-Me fell asleep without being attached to my body was in the swing. It quickly became my favorite tool for helping her fall asleep. In the beginning it also worked well as a sleeping spot when we traveled to stay at other peoples' houses. I think I bought four of these off Craig's List in four different cities. This particular brand has a deeper seat and deeper recline so it is a little safer once baby is able to sit up a little.
nest - This was Mini-Me's parking spot during the first four months of her life. We had it in our bedroom when she was first born, and then we had it in her crib. For a refluxy baby it was ideal to have her sleeping at an angle instead of lying flat.
Ergo - This baby carrier changed the way I felt about leaving the house. As Mini-Me got heavier, side carry slings quickly because a problem for my back. We live on a big hill, and walking to do errands became uncomfortable. The Ergo is terrific. I also love it for plane flights - baby can sleep and you have your hands free for the flight. Now that Mini-Me is older I carry her on my back instead of my front, and it continues to be a comfortable ride for both of us.
miracle blanket - We swaddled Mini-Me *way* longer than most people - I think we finally gave it up when she was about 10-11 months old. As she grew and got stronger, no other swaddling method could hold her. We still use a miracle blanket on airplanes to help her get to sleep in such simulating settings. We stopped swaddling once it because clear that worming her way out of the swaddling was a play activity when she was supposed to be napping.
hook-on high chair - We got this initially for a trip to Mexico, never dreaming we would get so much use out of it. Restaurants. Hotels. A spare when we have a friend over. I like it better than restaurant high chairs because Mini-Me is right at table level with us - makes it easier to feed her and it's socially nicer. This brand is better than most because it has padding along the back and seat and the cover comes off easily to throw in the washer.
peapod - Used to be, Mini-Me would sleep easily in her Moses basket so we would lug the thing with us whenever we needed her nap away from home. When she finally outgrew that, we got this Peapod. We actually got it for camping, but we find it fits easily in a suitcase for hotel stays, and it works well when we need her to sleep in strange surroundings.
Kelty convertible - A friend of mine who has four boys said she didn't understand how I could possibly travel solo with Mini-Me without a stroller. I told her I could do without a stroller as long as I had the Ergo with me. And she sent me this for my birthday. Best birthday present ever! This baby backpack converts to a stroller. It is neither as comfortable as the Ergo nor as smooth a ride as a mid-price stroller, but the fact that it is both makes it indispensible. It's narrow so it's easy to maneuver in shops and crowds. It's more comfortable for my husband than the Ergo. And it's terrific at airports - baby *and* stroller on my back, car seat in one hand, suitcase in the other - it's a breeze. I've never seen anything like it and I get a lot of comments about it.
pacifiers - I feel so sorry for my friends whose babies won't take a pacifier. I may change my tune when Mini-Me is older and we have to go through the trauma of giving up the pacifiers.
swing - The first time Mini-Me fell asleep without being attached to my body was in the swing. It quickly became my favorite tool for helping her fall asleep. In the beginning it also worked well as a sleeping spot when we traveled to stay at other peoples' houses. I think I bought four of these off Craig's List in four different cities. This particular brand has a deeper seat and deeper recline so it is a little safer once baby is able to sit up a little.
nest - This was Mini-Me's parking spot during the first four months of her life. We had it in our bedroom when she was first born, and then we had it in her crib. For a refluxy baby it was ideal to have her sleeping at an angle instead of lying flat.
Ergo - This baby carrier changed the way I felt about leaving the house. As Mini-Me got heavier, side carry slings quickly because a problem for my back. We live on a big hill, and walking to do errands became uncomfortable. The Ergo is terrific. I also love it for plane flights - baby can sleep and you have your hands free for the flight. Now that Mini-Me is older I carry her on my back instead of my front, and it continues to be a comfortable ride for both of us.
miracle blanket - We swaddled Mini-Me *way* longer than most people - I think we finally gave it up when she was about 10-11 months old. As she grew and got stronger, no other swaddling method could hold her. We still use a miracle blanket on airplanes to help her get to sleep in such simulating settings. We stopped swaddling once it because clear that worming her way out of the swaddling was a play activity when she was supposed to be napping.
hook-on high chair - We got this initially for a trip to Mexico, never dreaming we would get so much use out of it. Restaurants. Hotels. A spare when we have a friend over. I like it better than restaurant high chairs because Mini-Me is right at table level with us - makes it easier to feed her and it's socially nicer. This brand is better than most because it has padding along the back and seat and the cover comes off easily to throw in the washer.
peapod - Used to be, Mini-Me would sleep easily in her Moses basket so we would lug the thing with us whenever we needed her nap away from home. When she finally outgrew that, we got this Peapod. We actually got it for camping, but we find it fits easily in a suitcase for hotel stays, and it works well when we need her to sleep in strange surroundings.
Kelty convertible - A friend of mine who has four boys said she didn't understand how I could possibly travel solo with Mini-Me without a stroller. I told her I could do without a stroller as long as I had the Ergo with me. And she sent me this for my birthday. Best birthday present ever! This baby backpack converts to a stroller. It is neither as comfortable as the Ergo nor as smooth a ride as a mid-price stroller, but the fact that it is both makes it indispensible. It's narrow so it's easy to maneuver in shops and crowds. It's more comfortable for my husband than the Ergo. And it's terrific at airports - baby *and* stroller on my back, car seat in one hand, suitcase in the other - it's a breeze. I've never seen anything like it and I get a lot of comments about it.
Friday, October 3, 2008
Frustration
There are a lot of good fun things I have been thinking about blogging lately, but right now I am mad and low because I am still carrying the last 15 goddamn pounds, despite running 2 miles everyday and watching what I eat and everything.
Plus, I am right back where I was two years ago, in that my friends who have babies the same age as Mini-Me are starting to announce that they are pregnant again, whereas my body is struggling to get back on board and my husband is too engrossed with work for us to make a concerted effort.
Plus, I am right back where I was two years ago, in that my friends who have babies the same age as Mini-Me are starting to announce that they are pregnant again, whereas my body is struggling to get back on board and my husband is too engrossed with work for us to make a concerted effort.
Monday, July 28, 2008
Home sick
Little Mini-Me has had a few colds before, but has never been down for the count with a fever like last night... after a day of practically no naps and a bedtime fever of 102, she was just a wreck. Today she is much better, but napping poorly due to congestion when she lies flat on her back.
When Mini-Me was small, I used to enjoy her growth spurts and the excuse to have a "nursing holiday", which basically meant I canceled everything in my schedule and sat around in my pajamas, watching TV all day while she nursed.
Today I planned a "sick day", in which I put her in the carseat (45 degree angle, better for breathing), drove to Target, and walked around until she fell asleep. Then I transferred her to the car, did the drive-through at In-n-Out burger, and read magazines in the parking lot until she woke up. It worked beautifully. Plus I got some errands done, ate lunch and even got some quiet reading time!
When Mini-Me was small, I used to enjoy her growth spurts and the excuse to have a "nursing holiday", which basically meant I canceled everything in my schedule and sat around in my pajamas, watching TV all day while she nursed.
Today I planned a "sick day", in which I put her in the carseat (45 degree angle, better for breathing), drove to Target, and walked around until she fell asleep. Then I transferred her to the car, did the drive-through at In-n-Out burger, and read magazines in the parking lot until she woke up. It worked beautifully. Plus I got some errands done, ate lunch and even got some quiet reading time!
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Making room
I just finished going through my tub of pre-pregnancy clothes with ruthless abandon, and now I have a pile of Goodwill and a smaller wish pile which I may fit into again soon. I ended up getting rid of more pants and keeping more tank tops. Some of the tops are cropped, which was cute when I had a cute belly and would be cute if I were pregnant, but are definitely not cute now that I am neither of those things. I'm putting those in the maternity clothes box.
I went climbing yesterday and was pleased to climb a 5.10C that was hard strategy-wise and a 5.10B with some overhang (although neither challenged me as much strength-wise as they could have). We had a group of three and rotated climbing, belaying, and playing with the baby off in a corner. I was afraid the staff would swoop down upon us for breaking the rules about kids in the climbing area, but Mini-Me was fairly well behaved and disarmed surrounding climbers and staff with her cuteness.
I lifted twice this week, and the second time I wasn't debilitated with soreness as I was after the first session. Have slacked off in my cardio but even so, scale says body fat is going down even though pounds are steady or go up a little. Muscle is heavy.
In other news, a few months of careful charting show that I just started ovulating again. (Had two or three (charting inconclusive) anovulatory cycles starting when Mini-Me was six months old.) Time for Mini-Me #2?
I went climbing yesterday and was pleased to climb a 5.10C that was hard strategy-wise and a 5.10B with some overhang (although neither challenged me as much strength-wise as they could have). We had a group of three and rotated climbing, belaying, and playing with the baby off in a corner. I was afraid the staff would swoop down upon us for breaking the rules about kids in the climbing area, but Mini-Me was fairly well behaved and disarmed surrounding climbers and staff with her cuteness.
I lifted twice this week, and the second time I wasn't debilitated with soreness as I was after the first session. Have slacked off in my cardio but even so, scale says body fat is going down even though pounds are steady or go up a little. Muscle is heavy.
In other news, a few months of careful charting show that I just started ovulating again. (Had two or three (charting inconclusive) anovulatory cycles starting when Mini-Me was six months old.) Time for Mini-Me #2?
Monday, July 21, 2008
low low low... again
It has been overcast here all week, I am exhausted and have a throbbing toothache, I had to put my cat to sleep two weeks ago, and Mini-Me has felt the need to wake up at 5 AM all week for some unfathomable reason. Plus I am disgusted with my fatness. All this has sapped my spirit and is rapidly attacking my will to live. Husband helpfully suggested taking a road trip to somewhere sunny, but I am not going to make any escape plans until I hear back from the dentist about whether he can squeeze me in today... and then I will have to deal with getting childcare, which stresses me out.
First plan of attack is to get through today and start going to bed at 9 PM so if Mini-Me continues with this unreasonable wake-up time, at least I'm getting eight hours of sleep. Also will reach out to friends for a pep-talk today. Blech, this bites.
I have two playdates with new friends scheduled tomorrow, which should be fun and a chance to connect with people who aren't my parents or my husband.
Mini-Me is doing well - she still isn't crawling yet and gets frustrated about this sometimes, but she is able to explore pretty well just by rolling and shifting around while sitting up. Her two bottom tooth nubs are pronounced. She finally got the hang of the sippy cup earlier this week. And we had a good visit at Grandma and Grandpa's last week. She was super on the plane in both directions and slept very very well while she was there. We have been adding some new foods to her list this week: leeks, spinach, and in the next few days, beef. Yum.
First plan of attack is to get through today and start going to bed at 9 PM so if Mini-Me continues with this unreasonable wake-up time, at least I'm getting eight hours of sleep. Also will reach out to friends for a pep-talk today. Blech, this bites.
I have two playdates with new friends scheduled tomorrow, which should be fun and a chance to connect with people who aren't my parents or my husband.
Mini-Me is doing well - she still isn't crawling yet and gets frustrated about this sometimes, but she is able to explore pretty well just by rolling and shifting around while sitting up. Her two bottom tooth nubs are pronounced. She finally got the hang of the sippy cup earlier this week. And we had a good visit at Grandma and Grandpa's last week. She was super on the plane in both directions and slept very very well while she was there. We have been adding some new foods to her list this week: leeks, spinach, and in the next few days, beef. Yum.
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
What Mini-Me eats
I make Mini-Me's food, which is for the most part fun and convenient (I even brought five days worth of food with me to Pittsburgh for a trip! I put it in my suitcase frozen solid with ice packs and it arrived on the other end no problem.)
The site Wholesome Baby Food is terrific for non-cooks who have no intuition about certain confusing vegetables. Mostly stuff gets steamed, then blended into a puree, then I freeze it in ice cube trays. Once the stuff is frozen, I pop the cubes out into a ziploc bag, label it, and store it all in the freezer. When it comes time to feed the baby, I either pull out cubes the night before to thaw in the fridge, or thaw in the microwave. Certain foods like avocado just get mashed.
We started Mini-Me on rice cereal at five months, and now at nine months she eats:
Fruits: bananas, apples, pears, peaches, nectarines, cherries, blueberries, cantaloupe, plums/prunes
Vegetables: squash, sweet potato, carrots, parsnips, cauliflower, green beans, peas, asparagus, zucchini, avocado, beets, broccoli, eggplant,
Dairy: yogurt, cottage cheese, cheddar
Proteins: chicken, turkey, lentils, black beans, tofu, egg yolks
So far she has had no problems with allergies, although she did have a contact rash on her chin after two days of mangos in Mexico. She seems to like almost everything, though tofu and green beans take a little coaxing. She hardly ever eats banana anymore because it seems to cause constipation every time.
New flavors we plan to add in the coming weeks: strawberries, beef, leeks, and spinach.
The site Wholesome Baby Food is terrific for non-cooks who have no intuition about certain confusing vegetables. Mostly stuff gets steamed, then blended into a puree, then I freeze it in ice cube trays. Once the stuff is frozen, I pop the cubes out into a ziploc bag, label it, and store it all in the freezer. When it comes time to feed the baby, I either pull out cubes the night before to thaw in the fridge, or thaw in the microwave. Certain foods like avocado just get mashed.
We started Mini-Me on rice cereal at five months, and now at nine months she eats:
Fruits: bananas, apples, pears, peaches, nectarines, cherries, blueberries, cantaloupe, plums/prunes
Vegetables: squash, sweet potato, carrots, parsnips, cauliflower, green beans, peas, asparagus, zucchini, avocado, beets, broccoli, eggplant,
Dairy: yogurt, cottage cheese, cheddar
Proteins: chicken, turkey, lentils, black beans, tofu, egg yolks
So far she has had no problems with allergies, although she did have a contact rash on her chin after two days of mangos in Mexico. She seems to like almost everything, though tofu and green beans take a little coaxing. She hardly ever eats banana anymore because it seems to cause constipation every time.
New flavors we plan to add in the coming weeks: strawberries, beef, leeks, and spinach.
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