SerenityValley
Surgically happy.
There is food talk below, so please skip this post if you don't want to read about it.
Yeah, I've made sure she knows how hard it can get around then. She'll support me through it.
Still feeling great though mind has obsessed today. I hate that, but at least it's obsession about weight loss and not eating.
On way to work today, I saw a very overweight woman with a young daughter. I assume she was about 4, as no school uniform but looked about 5. They were almost identical - the poor kid. Now this isn't meant to offend anyone here who is overweight, and has an overweight child, but it broke my heart and made my resolve stronger to make sure Jasper never has to experience the life I did. He will get the right example and the right foods.
speaking of the right foods.... Someone my wife knows made her feel realy bad months ago for bottle feeding Jasper. Now, she hadn't had milk come in, was expressing blood, Jasper had meningitis, and she hadn't slept in 10 days (she had slow labour for a few days before he was born. Despite all that, this woman told her she'd never give that sort of muck to her child - as "Breast is best" (I could slaughter whoever came up with that).
Fast forward a few months and Jasper has been getting weaned for nearly 3 months, due to his reflux and cow protein allergy. He's eating lovely healthy food, with very few snacks and nothing unhealthy. This other woman has started weaning at 6 months and her daughter's first meal? An oven chip. Within a week, she had pizza.
As well as Breast is best, the other saying I hate is "Food before one, is just for fun". I get the principle but it's leading people into thinking that means they can feed them anything. Another woman my wife knows posted pics of her son, just starting weaning with a plate of beans on toast and a warning to not criticise because "Food before one, is just for fun".
What seems to be happening is people are taking the foods they think are fun, and imprinting it on their kids. Some are giving them chocolate at 6 months - one woman said "I can't live without it, and don't see why they should miss out". That kid was 8 months.
Why not make healthy food fun instead. It also builds my resolve up.
Yeah, I've made sure she knows how hard it can get around then. She'll support me through it.
Still feeling great though mind has obsessed today. I hate that, but at least it's obsession about weight loss and not eating.
On way to work today, I saw a very overweight woman with a young daughter. I assume she was about 4, as no school uniform but looked about 5. They were almost identical - the poor kid. Now this isn't meant to offend anyone here who is overweight, and has an overweight child, but it broke my heart and made my resolve stronger to make sure Jasper never has to experience the life I did. He will get the right example and the right foods.
speaking of the right foods.... Someone my wife knows made her feel realy bad months ago for bottle feeding Jasper. Now, she hadn't had milk come in, was expressing blood, Jasper had meningitis, and she hadn't slept in 10 days (she had slow labour for a few days before he was born. Despite all that, this woman told her she'd never give that sort of muck to her child - as "Breast is best" (I could slaughter whoever came up with that).
Fast forward a few months and Jasper has been getting weaned for nearly 3 months, due to his reflux and cow protein allergy. He's eating lovely healthy food, with very few snacks and nothing unhealthy. This other woman has started weaning at 6 months and her daughter's first meal? An oven chip. Within a week, she had pizza.
As well as Breast is best, the other saying I hate is "Food before one, is just for fun". I get the principle but it's leading people into thinking that means they can feed them anything. Another woman my wife knows posted pics of her son, just starting weaning with a plate of beans on toast and a warning to not criticise because "Food before one, is just for fun".
What seems to be happening is people are taking the foods they think are fun, and imprinting it on their kids. Some are giving them chocolate at 6 months - one woman said "I can't live without it, and don't see why they should miss out". That kid was 8 months.
Why not make healthy food fun instead. It also builds my resolve up.
What a stupid woman! To be honest, some people really are just... THICK. I'm not afraid to say it. Some people are stupid and should not breed. Sounds harsh? Totally. Is it true? ... well yes. Don't waste your time even thinking about what they're saying. It sounds like you two are wonderful parents because you KNOW what is best for your child. Breast isn't always best - if the mum can't do it for whatever reason. It doesn't always work out - while I do agree to SOME degree that our own milk is probably genetically best for our offspring, baby formula is in constant development to be a close match. Many have grown up purely being fed baby formula and are just fine as adults. I wouldn't worry about it.
