I might be in trouble for asking but I want to do right by my baby!

So my two month old son keeps watching me eat. and does little chewing faces and drools so much and sticks his tongue out and get mad when I say no and offer his bottle and he goos and awws at the food all the time. What should I do ? I know one time while making his bottle I think I had some sauce from dinner and I didn’t get it all off of his bottle nipple because I didn’t see it in time but he spit it out and made a face 😕 but he didn’t have a reaction otherwise and his poop changed for one poop and went back to normal the next.

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Babies stomachs are not ready for food at this age. My two month old has also started drooling more. It’s just a developmental milestone. If anything, you can give him a paci or teething toy to keep him occupied. But definitely no food just yet.

Thank you! I thought it was to soon but asking my family doesn’t work out because of when they had their babies or their babies were behind in development and had to wait longer.

My son hates pacis and isn’t really grabbing anything other than my hair and won’t put anything other than a bottle in his mouth is there anything else I should try?

Please don’t give your baby anything but formula or breast milk until he’s at least 6 months. Some start at 5 but it’s recommended at 6! Their tummies can’t take it and you can harm them or shock their system.

You can make a baby very sick by introducing food too soon.

I am aware but I had to ask because people in my family in older generations were saying that it was normal to do early and I didn’t believe it but I had to be sure and ask because the old doctor my son had said that it meant he was ready for food and that made me feel uncomfortable

I promise I’m not but . I had to ask because people in my family in older generations were saying that it was normal to do early and I didn’t believe it but I had to be sure and ask because the old doctor my son had said that it meant he was ready for food and that made me feel uncomfortable

will that actually help with his interest in food?

Typically depending on developmental milestones your baby can start tasting at 4-6 months old but they have to be able to do the following:

sit with support, have good head control, and show interest

Do not give baby anything before 4 months and you NEED a doctors approval.

thank you! So that backs up a little of what some of my family has said. So I guess he might be a little bit early but I might wait till 6 months fully and I’ll definitely see what his doctors say at his 4 month appointment.

he’s currently sitting up against a pillow because he was fussy and he wanted to sit up and now he’s been sitting up for like 15 minutes but he’s enjoying it is that okay?

oh okay thank you!

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Is it bad of me to think this or no?

My husband has been abroad for work (1 day and exploring for 1 day) for 2 and a half days which means I’ve had both kids (1 year and 4 year old) for 2 and a half days plus cooking, cleaning, taking them to clubs, bedtimes!
He came home late afternoon and said I’m so tired, I just need to chill. I said can you wash up whilst I sort kids dinner out, he said he’ll do it later which means he won’t do it and I’ll end up doing it so I said no do it now please otherwise I’ll end up doing it and he said well you have been home and I’ve been away so you’ve just been relaxing.
Don’t know what planet he is on but having the kids alone for 2.5 days is not relaxing. I was stressed!

When he was away, I did miss him and wanted him to come back but now he’s back, I want him to go away again😂
Is that bad?

Post partum dad

I have a 2 month old. A few weeks ago my husband crashed out because he didn't feel like he was getting to bond with her. I started exclusively breastfeeding around that time and honestly didnt see the big deal. Baby and I left for a few days and when we got back home, everything was fine. He was extremely hands-on. He helped with my meals, her bedtime, bath, stories.....for a few weeks it was great. Then he randomly sounds depressed af. He says our lo is better off without him, he wants to sleep all day , he asks me not to watch tv then tried playing a video game. He refused to reply to me when i asked any follow-up questions. Then he woke up our baby trying to race me to the bathroom first thing in the morning . He's doing a weird mix of crying, trying, and giving up. Im starting to feel like I cant handle him not being able to handle life with baby and just want to be alone. Are there resources for men?

Feeding

My son is coming up to five months and I just started giving him oatmeal and rice cereal. When can you start trying veggies or fruits? I only give him the oatmeal or rice cereal once a day right now which is what the paediatrician had said to do. I’m just curious to when anybody tried anything else with their kids cause my son eats a lot of formula and he’s VERY curious when I eat.

Really bothered by this

A friend posted this and it really bothers me because that is exactly how she parents her kid, and it's rather unfortunate because when our kids hang out together, her kid has a meltdown at least 5x within an hour. We have know them for years and it's only gotten worse. My kids will concede to hers, because they don't want to see their friend crying, but it sucks because they give up so much of their toys and enjoyment to keep the peace. We aren't hanging out as much anymore but it's rather sad to think she doesn't intervene more in her child tantrums and just let's it slide

My 2 year old won’t eat nothing but snacks

Is this normal ? He won’t even try anything I eat .. he really only like pizza fries and spaghetti… nuggets and snacks bananas some other fruit but like anything else he won’t eat if try but I don’t want to force him I’m just I feel like bad I mean he isn’t losing weight I breastfeed mostly still

Is this normal

Let’s say you’re at a softplay with your 2 year old, and some friends & their toddlers.
You buy your 2 year old a kids meal - chicken nuggets, beans, and chips. They’re very happy with it and have almost eaten it all.
They’re sat at the table, fork in hand, consistently eating, and have one chicken nugget left.
Your adult friend comes over from behind you, picks up the last chicken nugget, and eats it.
There was no indication that your child wasn’t going to eat it, and they didn’t ask. They just took it with no warning and ate it right in front of you and your toddler.
How you reacting?