Guest guest Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 banana, blueberry and spinach. yum! anna > > So.....as far as my questions.....what is everyone's favorite juice recipe > (if you juice)? > > ~ kerri > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 Hi Kerri, Milk is definitely for babies of all species. We could learn a lot from the other animals. Our bodies are so magnificently designed that when we are ready to handle whole food, the digestive juices and teeth begin to appear. Around the age of two, the human has a pretty good set of teeth to handle a good range of whole foods To juice up or mush up food for them before this time is a big mistake. If they are capable to grind it up on their own, their digestive systems are usually capable of digesting it also. It is especially important for them to keep their little jaws strong and healthy awaiting those second permanent teeth that will soon start coming in. Breastfeeding until three is not probable in todays society, but not impossible. My DIL breastfeeds her 4 month old and also her almost 3 year old. She is one milk producing mama. The almost 3 year old can handle just about any kind food now, so breastfeeding is more of a security thing to her now. My DIL said she wished she had weened her before the new baby arrived, but now it is hard because she doesn't want the older one to feel " pushed " away because of the new sister. She does breastfeed her only at night now, so I'm sure it's an emotional/security thing now where she has mommy's full attention and time. Sharon In our hearts we plan our day, but it is God who determines our steps. Proverbs 16:9 So a couple of days ago, it was mentioned that our human digestive systems were not designed to work with solid foods until we are about 3 years old...and that ideally we would breastfeed our children until that time. What a thought! I think it would be nearly impossible to do that in today's society- between time constraints and state laws and all that jazz.....however it certainly made me think! I don't have kids yet...but I found this fascinating..and it seems to me that it is quite possibly true that our bodies aren't designed to digest solids until much later than we typically introduce them........Anyway, while it would be one heck of a challenge to actually do that, I think it serves as an inspiration to really consider what we are giving our babies, and to try to give them the next best thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 When I had my first daughter my goal was to breastfeed her until she was about 6 months old. By the time she was 6 months old, I had decided due to research, that I should at least breastfeed her until 1 year. By the time she was a year I felt self weaning was the way to go. At the urging of her pediatrician, I tried introducing different types of baby food a couple of times only to end up with an unhappy constipated baby. At one year she was still primarily breastfed and happy, at 2 years she still nursed about every 2 hours. Sleep? Well co-sleeping was the answer to that question. She weaned at about 4 years when I was pregnant with my second. With my second, I just didn't worry about it. She had a lot of food allergies so my diet was restricted until she was about a year old. I don't know what I would have done has she not been nursing. At any rate, she didn't eat very many solids until she was almost 2. She had a very strong gag reflex and until she could really eat solids (nothing mashed or pureed) she couldn't eat anything. She also weaned at about 4. I have to say both of my daughters are very healthy and independent and well adjusted. Nursing the first one for so long was a challenge, mainly because of my own lack of confidence in my decisions and beliefs. I joined La Leche League and made many like-minded friends. Nursing my second daughter was not so difficult as I knew I was doing the right thing for her. I will say after they hit 2 I didn't nurse in public anymore, only in the car if we were out. Mainly because of reading about problems people had with strangers and not wanting to deal with that. Also, I want to say neither of my children had bad breath or any kind of body odor until a couple of months after they quit breastfeeding. Morning breath just never happened until breast milk was out of the picture. I would encourage anyone to nurse their children as long as they can. As your child grows and nurses less the concentration of anti- bodies that your child gets in your breastmilk continues. Also, tests have been done on breastmilk of mothers who are tandem nursing (nursing a new born and toddler). When the newborn nurses exclusively on one breast and the toddler exclusively on the other, the milk is totally different in the two breasts. One is exactly what the newborn needs and the other is exactly what a toddler needs. Our bodies are amazing! Breastfed kids also have a 30% lower risk of diabetes, childhood leukemia, certain types of cancer, asthma, etc. Sorry, didn't mean to get on my soap box but breastfeeding your child is probably one of the best things you can do to start your baby off right. It is the ultimate raw food! Tammy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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