Answers Wanted!
As a first time mother of an 8-month old daughter, there are several things I just don't understand. There are parenting basics the baby books just don't explain. There are questions that would have been directed at my own mother, if she was still around. And the two adults in my life, Matt and my Dad, aren't much help. My dad's reply usually consists of "You're still alive, aren't ya!"So if any of you have any answers out there, feel free to comment.
The first thing is the baby outfits. Matt and I always dress Rosa in the footed one piece pajamas. I didn't even realize they are considered pj's until I brought Rosa out with me one night to pick up dinner and the woman behind the counter said, "Oh, I wish I could stay in my pajamas all day!" I nervously laughed and thought to myself... these are pajamas? Have I been dressing my child in pajamas this whole time? What am I supposed to be dressing her in? The baby "dresses" have been too cold, the baby "pants" are too tight around her tummy, and leave her feet exposed when she kicks off her socks. I just don't get it. How do you dress an 8-month old?
The other thing is feeding her solids. For an 8-month old, how many times am I supposed to give her solids? Do I feed her one or two level foods? How about finger foods? Is there a schedule I am supposed to be following? I hate the pressure and I especially hate feeling "out-mommed" by my other mommy friends who lecture me on what I am 'not' doing.
There are many other questions but I reserve my final one to her crawling. I've mentioned this in past blogs, but I can not get my daughter to crawl forward! For the past couple months, she has moved in every other direction but forward. I even placed her bottle two feet in front of her when she was very hungry, and tried to encourage her, but it ended in frustration and tears. I just don't think it's going to happen.
So again, suggestions welcome. Just don't "out-mom" me, I'm doing my best here.
posted by Jennifer at
10:16 AM
4 Comments:
Have you tried the one piece rompers? They come in short and long sleve versions without the feet, so they don't like like pj's. Plus, they also will not be tight on her belly.
I purchased Robeez's slippers so my child couldn't take her socks off!
Hey Jen-
I had no clue how much to feed Jack, too. I started off feeding him his rice in the morning for breakfast and then again at dinner. Once he started waking up again at night starving, I added rice at lunch time.
I used Nestle formula and had signed up for information on their website. They sent me the greatest booklets every few months. They spelled out what Jack should be eating and about how much.
I had a really tough time with this, too. At first, all Jack did was spit the food out. I had no clue if I was giving too much or not enough.
I hope this helped not out-mommed. :)
Jess
On the feeding: do you have What to Expect the First Year? It's a good book and has a whole section about feeding~what to start with, how much. Your daughter will give you cues~if she gobbles something up, try a bit more. I always went against the grain (well after #1) and fed my babies the green veggies first~they're more bitter and I wanted them to like them. And they do. I got my kids on a schedule of cereal and/or fruit at lunch and a veggie at dinner.
Clothes~my kids were long, so the footie clothes didn't work. I always used the 1 piece rompers and socks, which they always took off. Oh well. I also go for pants, shirts, with onesies underneath. My twins (now 16 months) love showing me their tummies. We live in overalls too.
She WILL crawl forward. Just be patient. It will come in time.
Hope this helps!
I dressed my daughter the same way. I didn't think they were pj's either. They are "baby" clothes. She is still a baby. Why push them so quickly into wearing grown-up clothes? I dressed my daughter the same as my mother dressed me...fast forward a few years but you catch the drift. My mother made sure we were dressed well, when we came home from school we changed out of our school clothes and put our play clothes so we wouldn't ruin our good clothes. Your daughter looks happy and you should just continue to do things as you have been. Go with your gut instincts. Don't worry what other people think...you can't please everyone and there is always going to be someone with a different opinion than yours.
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