Solid Foods
It is recommended to start solid foods when your child is ready by sitting up well, interested in your own food, and has lost the "tongue thrust" reflex. This is most often between 4-6 months with emphasis on 6 months and later.
"Food before one is just for fun" is the mantra for all of this. It's very messy but a fun experience to see them try new textures and flavors.
Our pediatrician said I could start at 4 months or wait until 6. He said that it was not "rocket science" and that I could start with any food I wanted. He made a point to tell me that many people make charts and lists that are over thinking the entire thing.
He said to stay away from fish, honey, eggs, peanut butter, and cow's milk.
So you can give fruits, veggies, yogurt, meat, etc.
tAnd he also said to just give him food 2-3 times a day when you eat.
I wasn't sure if it would replace any milk and he assured me that solid foods are considered "extra" nourishment on top of you providing your child with breastmilk or formula.
They don't take the place of any feedings you do.
I started Val on solids a week before he was to turn 6 months because he was showing the signs of being ready, but also because my husband was going away for out of state work and I wanted him to see Val eat for the first time.
It also helped that my husband could help with making the foods too.
I had looked and researched Baby Led Weaning as a way to "do" solid foods and after much thought, it made me too nervous with the gagging (which is going to happen often) and possible choking. In BLW, you give the child 3-4 soft, "real" foods and they take the foods into their own mouths discovering textures and tastes.
It is a way to let the child be in charge of what they like and are independent in serving themselves. I liked that idea, how like I mentioned earlier, the gagging and choking are too much for me to handle.
Plus, my mom is babysitting Val now and she is too anxious about that either.
"Food before one is just for fun" is the mantra for all of this. It's very messy but a fun experience to see them try new textures and flavors.
Our pediatrician said I could start at 4 months or wait until 6. He said that it was not "rocket science" and that I could start with any food I wanted. He made a point to tell me that many people make charts and lists that are over thinking the entire thing.
He said to stay away from fish, honey, eggs, peanut butter, and cow's milk.
So you can give fruits, veggies, yogurt, meat, etc.
tAnd he also said to just give him food 2-3 times a day when you eat.
I wasn't sure if it would replace any milk and he assured me that solid foods are considered "extra" nourishment on top of you providing your child with breastmilk or formula.
They don't take the place of any feedings you do.
I started Val on solids a week before he was to turn 6 months because he was showing the signs of being ready, but also because my husband was going away for out of state work and I wanted him to see Val eat for the first time.
It also helped that my husband could help with making the foods too.
I had looked and researched Baby Led Weaning as a way to "do" solid foods and after much thought, it made me too nervous with the gagging (which is going to happen often) and possible choking. In BLW, you give the child 3-4 soft, "real" foods and they take the foods into their own mouths discovering textures and tastes.
It is a way to let the child be in charge of what they like and are independent in serving themselves. I liked that idea, how like I mentioned earlier, the gagging and choking are too much for me to handle.
Plus, my mom is babysitting Val now and she is too anxious about that either.
How to use a Mesh Pouch Feeder
So purees are what we are doing along with some foods in a mesh pouch feeders.
If you have, say a fresh banana, you can cut it to fit inside the mesh bag of the pouch. Then close the locked area and your child can suck on the pouch to get some bits of food and juice without choking.
This is another way to serve meat like shredded chicken.
Freezing the fruit can also be a good way if your baby is teething.
This can get messy, but I like watching him feed himself.
Pretty much anything you have, you can put in the pouch.
Here's some ideas: shredded chicken,peas, blueberries, mango, banana, melon, strawberry, tomatoes, boiled carrots, avocado, green beans, squash, apple, cucumber, etc.
They are very difficult to clean, so you must wash them out immediately after use. I will use a toothbrush to scrub and by far, I've noticed that bananas are very glue-like and leave the most shit in there.
They do make silicone feeder pouches too and I heard they are good for berries since the juice can stain the bag.
If you have, say a fresh banana, you can cut it to fit inside the mesh bag of the pouch. Then close the locked area and your child can suck on the pouch to get some bits of food and juice without choking.
This is another way to serve meat like shredded chicken.
Freezing the fruit can also be a good way if your baby is teething.
This can get messy, but I like watching him feed himself.
Pretty much anything you have, you can put in the pouch.
Here's some ideas: shredded chicken,peas, blueberries, mango, banana, melon, strawberry, tomatoes, boiled carrots, avocado, green beans, squash, apple, cucumber, etc.
They are very difficult to clean, so you must wash them out immediately after use. I will use a toothbrush to scrub and by far, I've noticed that bananas are very glue-like and leave the most shit in there.
They do make silicone feeder pouches too and I heard they are good for berries since the juice can stain the bag.
How I make purees
My sister gave me a lot of ideas and has bought me stuff to use to make them as well as pouches.
I follow a few Facebook groups and they have been great at providing me with tips and tricks.
Of course, you can look on Pinterest too.
I found the Wholesome Baby Food site to be awesome as well as this Parents.com section.
I know I might sound like some brainless idiot, but I wanted clear and obvious directions that told me how long to cook something for and what temperature, etc... I RARELY found anything specific on websites or social media!
What the hell!
Either I am
a.) really that dumb
or b.) I'm over thinking it
or c.) I'm a terrible cook
I think all of the above!!!!!!!!!! LOL
So I complied together a bunch of ideas and information. I am STILL learning, so I'm probably WRONG on how I do things and I plan on getting better at this making food thing.
First off, WHY MAKE YOUR OWN SOLID FOODS?
Well, it's cheaper than buying Gerber food containers or pouches. Containers contain about 1-2 oz in each of them and can be around $1.00. If you buy 1 avocado for $1.00 it can yield like 13 ounces of purees.
It CERTAINLY is not a time saver, that's for damn sure, so consider that.
I thought it was more nutritious because in factories, there are levels that permit unavoidable bugs in foods. Yeah, I know we eat packaged food and he will eventually too, but at least I can start off with fruit and veggies that I know contain no bugs lol.
1. What are good first foods to try?
Popular first ones are avocado, banana, and sweet potatoes. I know some people do rice or oatmeal cereal. We did not start with it because I did not want to waste my breastmilk adding it to cereal that he would possibly spit out. However, now that Val actually eats the food, maybe I will try them.
2. How much to buy?
So this one I am still figuring out. We went to the grocery store and bought a bunch of fresh fruits and veggies as well as frozen fruits and veggies. Now keep in mind that if you are freezing cubes of puree, they can last in the freezer for 3-6 months, but apparently lose nutrition value after 3 weeks.
I think we bought too much cuz it does take time to wash, prep, make, and organize the purees.
We bought a package of 7 pears, 1 bunch of bananas, 2 kiwi, 2 avocados, 2 mangoes, bag of red delicious apples, one 16 oz container of precut yams/sweet potatoes and butternut squash.
I just bought random quantities..surely there is a way to figure out more, but I had to buy then figure out how much they yielded.
UPDATE: So here are some breakdowns. For some of these I had to add water to make the food become more liquidy and blend smoothly, so they made more cubes.
16 oz of yams---------28 ice cubes
2 bananas------12 ice cubes
2 kiwi----6 cubes
1 avocado----13 cubes
2 mangoes---22 cubes
7 pears---36 cubes
16oz of squash---20 cubes
I bag of frozen peas you steam in the microwave----12 cubes
2 apples-----22 cubes
1 pineapple---37 cubes
1 lb frozen peaches---22 cubes
1 lb carrots---36 cubes
I follow a few Facebook groups and they have been great at providing me with tips and tricks.
Of course, you can look on Pinterest too.
I found the Wholesome Baby Food site to be awesome as well as this Parents.com section.
I know I might sound like some brainless idiot, but I wanted clear and obvious directions that told me how long to cook something for and what temperature, etc... I RARELY found anything specific on websites or social media!
What the hell!
Either I am
a.) really that dumb
or b.) I'm over thinking it
or c.) I'm a terrible cook
I think all of the above!!!!!!!!!! LOL
So I complied together a bunch of ideas and information. I am STILL learning, so I'm probably WRONG on how I do things and I plan on getting better at this making food thing.
First off, WHY MAKE YOUR OWN SOLID FOODS?
Well, it's cheaper than buying Gerber food containers or pouches. Containers contain about 1-2 oz in each of them and can be around $1.00. If you buy 1 avocado for $1.00 it can yield like 13 ounces of purees.
It CERTAINLY is not a time saver, that's for damn sure, so consider that.
I thought it was more nutritious because in factories, there are levels that permit unavoidable bugs in foods. Yeah, I know we eat packaged food and he will eventually too, but at least I can start off with fruit and veggies that I know contain no bugs lol.
1. What are good first foods to try?
Popular first ones are avocado, banana, and sweet potatoes. I know some people do rice or oatmeal cereal. We did not start with it because I did not want to waste my breastmilk adding it to cereal that he would possibly spit out. However, now that Val actually eats the food, maybe I will try them.
2. How much to buy?
So this one I am still figuring out. We went to the grocery store and bought a bunch of fresh fruits and veggies as well as frozen fruits and veggies. Now keep in mind that if you are freezing cubes of puree, they can last in the freezer for 3-6 months, but apparently lose nutrition value after 3 weeks.
I think we bought too much cuz it does take time to wash, prep, make, and organize the purees.
We bought a package of 7 pears, 1 bunch of bananas, 2 kiwi, 2 avocados, 2 mangoes, bag of red delicious apples, one 16 oz container of precut yams/sweet potatoes and butternut squash.
I just bought random quantities..surely there is a way to figure out more, but I had to buy then figure out how much they yielded.
UPDATE: So here are some breakdowns. For some of these I had to add water to make the food become more liquidy and blend smoothly, so they made more cubes.
16 oz of yams---------28 ice cubes
2 bananas------12 ice cubes
2 kiwi----6 cubes
1 avocado----13 cubes
2 mangoes---22 cubes
7 pears---36 cubes
16oz of squash---20 cubes
I bag of frozen peas you steam in the microwave----12 cubes
2 apples-----22 cubes
1 pineapple---37 cubes
1 lb frozen peaches---22 cubes
1 lb carrots---36 cubes
3. What do I need?
- Blender/Mixer: We have this Bella mixer that's only $30. We used it for protein shakes.
- Steamer: You can steam on the stove with this kind of steamer or use the microwave. I know some people are against using a microwave, but come on now. I bought a Munchkin Steamer Chopper for $3.99 at Ross and it works fine. It's small though. My sister bought me an Infantino Steam and Mush too. Now some people bake the starchy potatoes and stuff and don't steam. I don't feel like I have time for them to bake.
- Ice cube trays/containers to freeze: Honestly, plain old BPA free ice cube trays are cheap and work just fine. You can buy silicone ones or even do after holiday clearance silicone molds and use those, but I just bought normal ones. I have these Rubbermaid ones.
- Spatula: To help get the last bits out of the blender container.
- Glad Press n Seal wrap: To cover the ice cube trays
- Sharpie: To write the name & date on top of the cling wrap
- Ziploc sandwich baggies: To put the purees in and then squirt into the ice cube trays. You can buy this mini funnel pitcher, but I didn't feel it was worth the cost and baggies are quicker since no cleaning.
4. What do I do?
Some foods (like sweet potatoes or squash) will need to be baked or steamed before you can "make" them into purees. Just think you wouldn't go bite one of them yourself if you wanted to eat. But also, steaming helps soften harder foods.
If you are going to start with a sweet potato/yam, you would need to wash it first. Then you can decide if you want the skin on or off. If you want it off, you gotta peel it.
Then cut it into cubes and steam it. For steaming in the microwave, you put water in the bottom of your steamer and the food goes in the basket part. I just filled up the bottom of steamer a bit. I didn't go up to the top or anything.
I hated that I looked online and there weren't any specific times to cook it, so I started with 2 minutes. That was not enough for the sweet potatoes were still hard.
The goal is to make them soft so they can get blended quickly and well.
It ended up being 5 minutes of steaming.
Then you put the sweet potatoes into your blender and have it blend until it gets thin and "pourable" with no chunks. Think if you are making a milkshake..you don't want lumps of ice cream in it. Smooth is best.
If it is too starchy and not getting "liquidy", add some of the steamed left over water or breastmilk. Most people add breastmilk to the food before serving. You can also add it before you freeze, but you cannot add thawed breastmilk that WAS frozen then REFREEZE it in the food.
Make sense? You cannot freeze breastmilk twice..I believe that breaks down the nutrients too much.
I haven't added breastmilk yet for I don't keep any fresh except during the week...all mine is frozen on the weekends.
Once blended, I put a baggie in an empty cup like this:
Some foods (like sweet potatoes or squash) will need to be baked or steamed before you can "make" them into purees. Just think you wouldn't go bite one of them yourself if you wanted to eat. But also, steaming helps soften harder foods.
If you are going to start with a sweet potato/yam, you would need to wash it first. Then you can decide if you want the skin on or off. If you want it off, you gotta peel it.
Then cut it into cubes and steam it. For steaming in the microwave, you put water in the bottom of your steamer and the food goes in the basket part. I just filled up the bottom of steamer a bit. I didn't go up to the top or anything.
I hated that I looked online and there weren't any specific times to cook it, so I started with 2 minutes. That was not enough for the sweet potatoes were still hard.
The goal is to make them soft so they can get blended quickly and well.
It ended up being 5 minutes of steaming.
Then you put the sweet potatoes into your blender and have it blend until it gets thin and "pourable" with no chunks. Think if you are making a milkshake..you don't want lumps of ice cream in it. Smooth is best.
If it is too starchy and not getting "liquidy", add some of the steamed left over water or breastmilk. Most people add breastmilk to the food before serving. You can also add it before you freeze, but you cannot add thawed breastmilk that WAS frozen then REFREEZE it in the food.
Make sense? You cannot freeze breastmilk twice..I believe that breaks down the nutrients too much.
I haven't added breastmilk yet for I don't keep any fresh except during the week...all mine is frozen on the weekends.
Once blended, I put a baggie in an empty cup like this:
Then I used the spatula to get all the pureed food into the baggie. Once in, I sealed up the baggie well and cut a small part of the corner to make a kind of piping bag.
Then I squirted it into the sections of ice cube trays. Each section is about 1 ounce.
It looked like this before and that after because I used the spatula to smooth down the food.
You DO NOT have to freeze your food. You can serve it fresh too. If you do, I believe it's only good in the fridge for 3-4 days before getting old.
You could just put it in a tupperware with a lid if you want to do it that way.
I like freezing it so it lasts longer.
You DO NOT have to freeze your food. You can serve it fresh too. If you do, I believe it's only good in the fridge for 3-4 days before getting old.
You could just put it in a tupperware with a lid if you want to do it that way.
I like freezing it so it lasts longer.
I put on the sticky cling wrap and write the name and date with a sharpie. Then put it in the freezer.
Once totally frozen, you can take them out and put in a freezer bag. I had trouble getting them out so I used a butter knife, but that ended up scraping the sides of the trays and got some of the plastic shavings and that irked me. So next time, I ended up twisting the tray harder. You can always run cold/cool water under them.
How to serve purees
I nurse him and then give solids about 45 minutes to 1 hour afterward because his milk is the main source of nutrition and I want him to get that all digested before serving something new.
Val wears cloth bibs all day for drool and spit up. I add a plastic bib on top when I put him in the high chair. You could just put a plastic bib on, but food dribbles onto his neck area and has ruined his necklines, so I try to be careful.
I role up his sleeves too. I know some people feed their kid in a diaper in the chair, but I feel like it would be cold for him to be like that.
They make smock bibs to cover up their arms if you're interested.
If you want to just mash up a piece of avocado, make sure you mash it well. You can use a potato masher or a fork. You can also buy food masher cups too, but they're not totally necessary. Avocados can get brown from oxidation, so some people put a little lemon juice or tiny bit of vinegar in it. But that is not necessary either: oxidation is natural and doesn't change the taste of food, just coloration. For some reason the ones I used didn't get brown.
You can just put the food into a bowl and feed it to your child with a soft plastic spoon so they're not biting down on metal.
I bought these Num Num Dips spoons so Val could kinda feed himself. I just loaded up the spoon and he automatically put it in his mouth.
Val wears cloth bibs all day for drool and spit up. I add a plastic bib on top when I put him in the high chair. You could just put a plastic bib on, but food dribbles onto his neck area and has ruined his necklines, so I try to be careful.
I role up his sleeves too. I know some people feed their kid in a diaper in the chair, but I feel like it would be cold for him to be like that.
They make smock bibs to cover up their arms if you're interested.
If you want to just mash up a piece of avocado, make sure you mash it well. You can use a potato masher or a fork. You can also buy food masher cups too, but they're not totally necessary. Avocados can get brown from oxidation, so some people put a little lemon juice or tiny bit of vinegar in it. But that is not necessary either: oxidation is natural and doesn't change the taste of food, just coloration. For some reason the ones I used didn't get brown.
You can just put the food into a bowl and feed it to your child with a soft plastic spoon so they're not biting down on metal.
I bought these Num Num Dips spoons so Val could kinda feed himself. I just loaded up the spoon and he automatically put it in his mouth.
If you choose to freeze it, you can take it out the day of and put it in the fridge to thaw, in a bottle warmer that has a setting for baby food, or simply microwave it for 15-20 seconds.
I microwave it.
I put the 1 cube or 2 cubes in a microwave safe bowl and do 15 seconds. Then I check if it's all "melted" and if not I do 5 more seconds.
Make sure you check it yourself and stir a lot to prevent hot spots...you don't want your baby to get burned of course.
It should be about room temperature when you serve it. If it's a little colder that's fine, too.
Some people add breastmilk to the food before serving. You can also add it before you freeze, but you cannot add thawed breastmilk that WAS frozen then REFREEZE it in the food.
Only introduce one food every 3-5 days. That way you can pinpoint what food caused an allergic reaction or food sensitivity. Once you have a food that the baby likes and doesn't cause a bad reaction, you can give it again or mix it with another well liked/tolerated food.
We haven't mixed any foods yet though.
Here's some weekly charts I made in Microsoft Word to record his food. I put these into a 3 ring binder and keep on the dining room table.
Also a sheet on fruits and veggies that I record the date and a smiley face, indifferent face, or sad face for reference. Foods not on the list, I just write at the bottom.
I forgot to add if you choose to do yogurt, get the full fat kind. It is REALLLLLLLLLLYYYYYYYYY hard to find it with all the Light n Fit yogurts.
Stonybrook makes a whole milk full fat yogurt and YoBaby does too, but it has a lot of sugar.
We have tried YoBaby yogurt in blueberry.
You can get plain yogurt and try that: once you find a fruit that is tolerated, you can stir it in too!
I microwave it.
I put the 1 cube or 2 cubes in a microwave safe bowl and do 15 seconds. Then I check if it's all "melted" and if not I do 5 more seconds.
Make sure you check it yourself and stir a lot to prevent hot spots...you don't want your baby to get burned of course.
It should be about room temperature when you serve it. If it's a little colder that's fine, too.
Some people add breastmilk to the food before serving. You can also add it before you freeze, but you cannot add thawed breastmilk that WAS frozen then REFREEZE it in the food.
Only introduce one food every 3-5 days. That way you can pinpoint what food caused an allergic reaction or food sensitivity. Once you have a food that the baby likes and doesn't cause a bad reaction, you can give it again or mix it with another well liked/tolerated food.
We haven't mixed any foods yet though.
Here's some weekly charts I made in Microsoft Word to record his food. I put these into a 3 ring binder and keep on the dining room table.
Also a sheet on fruits and veggies that I record the date and a smiley face, indifferent face, or sad face for reference. Foods not on the list, I just write at the bottom.
I forgot to add if you choose to do yogurt, get the full fat kind. It is REALLLLLLLLLLYYYYYYYYY hard to find it with all the Light n Fit yogurts.
Stonybrook makes a whole milk full fat yogurt and YoBaby does too, but it has a lot of sugar.
We have tried YoBaby yogurt in blueberry.
You can get plain yogurt and try that: once you find a fruit that is tolerated, you can stir it in too!
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6 months check up
Val's check up went great. He got 4 shots including a flu shot and the RotaVirus shot was an oral one.
I asked my doctor several questions.
I didn't mention this before I don't think but on 3 different occasion while nursing, Val has shaken. Not just a little shake like he's cold, but full on back and forth entire body shaking.
It only lasts 3 seconds, but it's frightening...the first time it happened I called the doctors and they said since he continued to nurse, was totally happy, to keep an eye on it.
I told the doctor again this time about it and he said it sounds like shuddering and not to worry. Nervous systems are still immature and since he didn't roll his eyes into the back of his head, bite down on my nipple, turn blue, etc, that I shouldn't worry.
He said to start letting him explore with a sippy cup: fill it with water, breastmilk or juice and let him play with it. He said it's fine if you take the stopper out of the spout and he gets it all over himself.
We did start to do this and use only water...Val just bites on the spout and cannot really 'drink' yet, so he's just exploring. I feel like if you are using breastmilk, it will be wasted for he doesn't drink it and I think juice would be too sugary, but also sticky when spilled.
From my FB group I joined, I did buy the Munchkin Click Lock Weighted Flexi Straw Cup. Since the straw is weighted down, the kids can drink from any angle and the straw stays in the beverage. Also, the Munchkin Miracle 360 is realy cool: it's like a regular cup, but the rubber that covers the top will only 'release' liquid when lips are pressed down on it. It doesn't spill either.
I got these cups in addition to the ones I got as gifts. I go the typical soft and hard spouted one handled and two handled cups. He does try to drink out of these Take n Toss cups. I think it is due to the spout being shorter. These are super cheap too.
Sometimes, I will take a straw and put it in the water and use my finger to block the top part to trap water inside. Then I put that small amount of water in his mouth. He'll bite on the straw, kinda suck it, or just let it all dribble out of his mouth.
I asked my doctor several questions.
I didn't mention this before I don't think but on 3 different occasion while nursing, Val has shaken. Not just a little shake like he's cold, but full on back and forth entire body shaking.
It only lasts 3 seconds, but it's frightening...the first time it happened I called the doctors and they said since he continued to nurse, was totally happy, to keep an eye on it.
I told the doctor again this time about it and he said it sounds like shuddering and not to worry. Nervous systems are still immature and since he didn't roll his eyes into the back of his head, bite down on my nipple, turn blue, etc, that I shouldn't worry.
He said to start letting him explore with a sippy cup: fill it with water, breastmilk or juice and let him play with it. He said it's fine if you take the stopper out of the spout and he gets it all over himself.
We did start to do this and use only water...Val just bites on the spout and cannot really 'drink' yet, so he's just exploring. I feel like if you are using breastmilk, it will be wasted for he doesn't drink it and I think juice would be too sugary, but also sticky when spilled.
From my FB group I joined, I did buy the Munchkin Click Lock Weighted Flexi Straw Cup. Since the straw is weighted down, the kids can drink from any angle and the straw stays in the beverage. Also, the Munchkin Miracle 360 is realy cool: it's like a regular cup, but the rubber that covers the top will only 'release' liquid when lips are pressed down on it. It doesn't spill either.
I got these cups in addition to the ones I got as gifts. I go the typical soft and hard spouted one handled and two handled cups. He does try to drink out of these Take n Toss cups. I think it is due to the spout being shorter. These are super cheap too.
Sometimes, I will take a straw and put it in the water and use my finger to block the top part to trap water inside. Then I put that small amount of water in his mouth. He'll bite on the straw, kinda suck it, or just let it all dribble out of his mouth.
Routines
Val's routine is pretty much the same. I guess I shouldn't say routine, but what he usually does.
Weekdays, I get up at 5:40 a.m. and weekends I strive for 6 am, but have gotten up at 7. I find if I don't pump first thing, my boobs go haywire quickly and I worry about getting clogged ducts. I got one last week and it took 2 days of constant warm compresses and frequent feedings to get better.
7:30-8:30 Wake up
Change diaper and nurse or if during the work week take a bottle
Play (toys, read books, sit on lap, sing songs, etc)
Nurse or take bottle again
Morning nap
Diaper change or so (I change his diaper every 2.5-3 hours)
Play
Nurse
Around lunchtime, he gets food and water in his high chair while my Mom eats her lunch
Play
Diaper
Nurse
You get the idea LOL
Then when I get home around 4:45, I nurse him
Play
Eat dinner and he eats in high chair next to me
Diaper
Play/Relax
Bath: every 3rd day
I put his footed sleeper on around 8:00
Sleep sack I put on around 9:00
He goes to sleep between 11:00 and midnight.
I go to bed after I get my pump things ready for the next day and let the dog out.
Weekdays, I get up at 5:40 a.m. and weekends I strive for 6 am, but have gotten up at 7. I find if I don't pump first thing, my boobs go haywire quickly and I worry about getting clogged ducts. I got one last week and it took 2 days of constant warm compresses and frequent feedings to get better.
7:30-8:30 Wake up
Change diaper and nurse or if during the work week take a bottle
Play (toys, read books, sit on lap, sing songs, etc)
Nurse or take bottle again
Morning nap
Diaper change or so (I change his diaper every 2.5-3 hours)
Play
Nurse
Around lunchtime, he gets food and water in his high chair while my Mom eats her lunch
Play
Diaper
Nurse
You get the idea LOL
Then when I get home around 4:45, I nurse him
Play
Eat dinner and he eats in high chair next to me
Diaper
Play/Relax
Bath: every 3rd day
I put his footed sleeper on around 8:00
Sleep sack I put on around 9:00
He goes to sleep between 11:00 and midnight.
I go to bed after I get my pump things ready for the next day and let the dog out.