Really worried and disheartened about food
My baby is almost 8 months old, and we have been giving her solids since 5 months.
Started with purées, and in the last month or so started with finger foods.
She is having two meals a day on top of her usual bottles, and we are trying with a mix of sachets and finger foods. For example we’ll give her something spread on toast, with a bit of banana and Greek yoghurt, or broccoli, egg and half a pouch.
She only seems to be interested in picking up food herself, but can’t do it with spoons yet, and it ends up that she has hardly anything of any meal we give her. When I say hardly anything I mean a few tiny bites if that, she just plays with it and waves it about usually before dropping it on the floor. The most she’s had on a spoon is half of a bit of Greek yoghurt.
I’ve tried different plates, spoons, giving her stuff from our plates to make her think it’s our meal, we give her loads of different stuff to try, but all of it isn’t working and I’m really concerned that she’s just never going to eat.
I’m at the point of crying at every meal time when she doesn’t even want any of it. She doesn’t even have good and bad days, it’s all just bad days where she doesn’t seem interested unless it’s licking the topping off toast, or having a few bites of a melty stick.
Is anyone else going through the same, and does anyone have any tips as I’m at my wits end of making food just for all of it to be thrown away- we don’t have my income anymore on maternity, so food shopping is tight as it is.
This, and I read that her iron drops so food is important at this stage, and I’m worried she’s not getting what she needs.
How much do your husbands contribute to the housework if you both work?
Do your husbands do an equal amount of housework to you? Admittedly, my husband works 3 days and I work 2 but he barely lifts a finger around the house. He will cook on nights hes off, do the dishes and put the washing in the machine and hang it out. He never vacuums, mops, tidies up, puts any clothes away, cleans any of our 3 toilets or 2 bathrooms, never gets up untol 9am on days off whereas our 3 year old and I are up at 645 everyday...and im pregnant. The otherday I commented on how it would be nice if before inviting friends over (while im at work) he could tidy up a bit. He got very cranky and commented on how he never mentions what i dont do around the house. He then proceeded to nitpick all weekend and comment on how I could've filled up the water filter (with 10L bags) etc. Is this the normal for most women? So we all just do more and just deal with it? I know it's a similar situation with other mums around. I know i cant do this forever. Please be kind
