tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250309057415792598.post3446779183105374356..comments2023-11-02T19:31:22.771+08:00Comments on Words from my Heart....: Feeding woes...Ummi's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08989486685464714125noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250309057415792598.post-8178839658115551482007-04-01T07:56:00.000+08:002007-04-01T07:56:00.000+08:00sorry, I should have read on first!I'm wondering i...sorry, I should have read on first!<BR/><BR/>I'm wondering if he has a cows milk intolerance then? perhaps drinking milk actually gives him a tummy ache afterwards? masha'Allah, our children can be great guides when we listen to what they like/ dislike.<BR/>i would not recommend soya milk, as there are hormonal problems linked to this milk, ( though my eldest two did have this.(( ) and look at a healthy vegan diet for your son in the meantime?? if you google healthy vegan baby or some such thing you should find food ideas to try out insha'Allah.<BR/><BR/>we went vegan for a long time with three children's allergies. it is quite healthy masha'Allah! but I missed cream so much!<BR/><BR/>maybe google cows milk intolerance and see whether it fits to your pattern?<BR/><BR/>wa salaamshukrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484538885491497953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250309057415792598.post-29457801703235783862007-03-26T11:43:00.000+08:002007-03-26T11:43:00.000+08:00thks Ummu Muchtaar.. hmm Im not alone huh.. anyway...thks Ummu Muchtaar.. hmm Im not alone huh.. <BR/>anyway, i aslo dont agree on letting your child run around during feeding time. <BR/>Its has to be disiplin, disiplin n disiplin. <BR/><BR/>easy for me to say but insyallah, i will try. : )Ummi's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08989486685464714125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250309057415792598.post-34046926965804564552007-03-25T23:13:00.000+08:002007-03-25T23:13:00.000+08:00Well seems that all mothers have to face each phas...Well seems that all mothers have to face each phase of a child's life with challenge/s.<BR/><BR/>My son, Mukhtaar, just recently showing his behavioural changes at his dining chair. He refuses to sit on it especially when its milk time. Due to his leanness and low weight despite his activeness, both my husband and myself consulted the KK paed whom referred Mukhtaar to a dietician. Alhamdulillah, there's a menu and some guides for me to share with you:<BR/><BR/>1.Encourage family meals<BR/>2.Encourage self-feeding<BR/>3.Includes variety and texture<BR/>4.Supplement with Nutroplex high in lysine and iron<BR/><BR/>Despite the guides, there's still challenges at the table. I have to trial and error on what exactly my son wants.<BR/><BR/>Guide 1 is successful. Initially, Mukhtaar was doing well having to feed with spoon during meals. But a couple of weeks ago, he started to keep his food in his mouth,thus decreasing the amount intake. I realized that he wants me to feed as how both my husband and I eat - using hands when we are eating with hands. Alhamdulillah, the food does go in.Family meals indeed is the way and infact Islam too encourages that.<BR/><BR/>Guide 2, not yet successful. But we tried to encourage him to hold food in his hands to feel and if he wants, he will put in his mouth. During one of the days that we eat out, Mukhtaar held a french fries and managed to bite it. With praises, he repeated the act, but only for a while (kids attention span is short). There's other opportunities to encourage him. PATIENCE, mummy.<BR/><BR/>Guide 3 is still on experiementation. So far so good. Initially Mukhtaar didn't want to eat bread (which is in the menu breakfast). Somehow we have to be creative in providing varieties and texture. I toasted the bread and well, bravo he EATS, though little and not the amount stated. A god start, I said to myself.<BR/><BR/>Guide 4. Supplement may be the way to increase his appetite. Yet to see the effect.<BR/><BR/>FEEDING MILK<BR/>Having to implement that for about 2 weeks, just few days ago, Mukhtaar refuses to drink milk. Is it because of the milk, or the method of feeding?! None of them! Frustrating. I was feeling so down trying to get the milk down his throat and making him sit on his chair. These eyes are swollen due to the 'bad' treatment I did to my son just because he didn't want to drink milk. Just today, I recovered and understand that since there are adults to dislike the taste of milk, so are some babies like Mukhtaar. As a result, I took the initiative to begin all over again, feeding him 2 times a day before the next phase, i.e. to increase the frequency to finally 4 and maybe making the milk of different texture, putting in Nestum of add some flavour, like Milo(what my mum did). I hope that Allah gives me the strength, great patience and understanding to go through this 'Feeding woes'.<BR/><BR/>MEALTIME<BR/>Despite some success to make Mukhtaar eats, there's other woes during these times. His attention at the chair his short, so like what was written on one of the comments, we have to entertain our child, distracting him with whatever that we can. When I asked around, there are others who say just make the child run about and feed him as he plays coz he is at the stage of wanting to play, play, play. I disagree despite knowing that he wants to play - 1.The effort of disciplining him at the table will be gone. 2.I have to run around to where he is to feed - messy and no discipline 3. If I were to go ahead with the advice, my son will be complacent and doesn't know when is playtime and when to eat. 4.The child will not appreciate what is togetherness in eating together and tend to be selfish, at a later stage.<BR/><BR/>Well, well, well. A tall story written indeed. I hope with the experience that I have and still going through, we can be more persevere and firm in overcoming this feeding woes. Each child is unique in many ways, even in feeding patterns. So we have to remind ourselves that our child is indeed and like what my husband always says "You have build the bond with your son, so don't destroy it, just because of the difficulties in feeding?!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250309057415792598.post-74250470663926728432007-03-24T10:57:00.000+08:002007-03-24T10:57:00.000+08:00haha..samelah, i also trick baby habib. I put the ...haha..samelah, i also trick baby habib. I put the plain water near his mouth, when he opens it up, i will push in the spoonful of brown rice.. hehe.. and he's so angry that he's been trict. My mum thought me this trick.<BR/><BR/>poor babies.. but we r only doing so for their own good kan.Ummi's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08989486685464714125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250309057415792598.post-62144931695711026102007-03-24T10:41:00.000+08:002007-03-24T10:41:00.000+08:00Hmmm.. Nabil is going through a phase too. The-I-l...Hmmm.. Nabil is going through a phase too. The-I-love-puree-and-no-cereal-please phase. Hurhur..<BR/><BR/>So have to cheat him a bit during makan. First a small spoonful of puree, then cereal. He'll open his mouth because he anticipates puree but skali masuk cereal dah.. When that happens, he will press his mouth shut and goes "Mmmmm-mmmm" to express his annoyance.<BR/><BR/>Truly, must sabar in this ah. For me, the highly impatient one, it takes a lot of control not to smack a baby who doesn't know anything yet (been scolded by my mum for being so impatient with the baby. Heh). So must entertain the budak until he finishes 75% of his cereal.<BR/><BR/>~Ummu NabilAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250309057415792598.post-73393816760579369192007-03-24T09:14:00.000+08:002007-03-24T09:14:00.000+08:00yupz.. kita manusia ni tak lari dari cubaan kan.. ...yupz.. kita manusia ni tak lari dari cubaan kan.. thats how Allah heightens our iman. : )<BR/>I just have to remail calm, and go through the flow of things..<BR/><BR/>thanks pal.Ummi's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08989486685464714125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250309057415792598.post-13881632449326583552007-03-24T09:06:00.000+08:002007-03-24T09:06:00.000+08:00Sorry to hear abt that...maybe you should consult ...Sorry to hear abt that...maybe you should consult the doctor - ask those who know. Hope everything goes well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com