Calcium follow up…

Thank you to everyone who read my post about bears calcium intake, with special thanks to the lovely people on my twitter (@mummytalesCMPA)who have sent some very useful links. I thought I would share them with you all, in case they can be of any help to you:

http://www.godairyfree.org/health-info/calcium/dairy-free-calcium-chart (thanks to AllergyReporter)

and

http://wellnessmama.com/5888/how-to-make-bone-broth/ (thanks to kidsfoodallerg)

The second of these two put a smile on my face….bears daddy has been making his own stock for quite some time now as we thought it made our meals taste nicer so bear often has food which has been made with home made stock, aka bone broth. Reading the article has just spurred us on to make fresh batches for the freezer to make sure we always have some available and can use it more frequently. I had no idea that something we had been doing for a while anyway was so beneficial to bear.

The first article is very good too….it is designed for dairy free, so you don’t have to sit through lists of good calcium sources which are not applicable to bear. All the soya products are also grouped, so we can see beyond those too, as to not over load him with soya and make him poorly. Thank you to anyone else who suggested articles too, but these two I found to be the best of the bunch and most applicable to bear.

It is a response like I received following my last post that keeps me going when I doubt myself….I tried to speak to my health visitor who was quite dismissive and I still haven’t heard back from bears dietitian (who I left a message for on Monday!!) but having spoken to others who are experienced in CMPA I now feel confident that bear is getting enough calcium and don’t feel I have to feed him the same stuff every day!

Now for an update on our little bear….he still loves his new car seat, but night time trips are still proving difficult as his dislike for the dark seems to have intensified. If anyone has any tips regarding this, then please get in touch!! He is still very much teething, his little teeth feel like they are so close to the surface, just can’t seem to cut though, we think this is the reason he is sleeping so badly. He managed 3 & 3/4 hrs in his own bed last night before making a fuss. At the moment, the easiest way to settle him is to put him in bed with us for cuddles, so at least I can get some more sleep. I have been trying to put him back in his own bed afterwards, but he never stays there for more than an hr. Hopefully, when a few teeth have made it through he will be better.

During the day he is a little star….he has a way of charming all the customers in the shop (we now have a dozen that just pop in to say hello to him almost on a daily basis). We have been out for lunch and dinner this week, I made the decision to just order him his own meal off the children’s menu as they are reasonable price and I wasn’t sure how much of mine he would eat. Luckily I did, both times I ordered him a jacket potato with beans, and both times he almost finished the lot…along with a few chips or salad items or fruit off others too. We are so impressed with how well he eats now and he will try anything.

Eating out and a special delivery!

So, today we all had a day off together so decided to go shopping for a few Christmas presents and groceries. Whilst out we decided to have some food in the supermarket restaurant. We love taking bear out for food, he really does make us proud by sitting nicely in the high chairs and never makes a fuss, but we do often find it awkward deciding what off our plates bear would be able to have. So, today dearest hubby and I decided to have a delicious pulled pork baguette, coleslaw and chips. This particular meal left bear with a choice of chips or chips as the only 100% ‘safe’ food on our plates (don’t worry, we always have a little snack box with us for situations like this).

Here’s our little bear sitting nicely in the high chair and drinking from his new bottle we got for him yesterday (its a MAM one and fantastic for those mummies would are searching for one which is easy for them to use themselves but doesn’t leak out when held upside-down).

OUR SPECIAL DELIVERY!!

So, this morning our new delivery of more nappies, inserts, liners and our new cloth wipes arrived. They have all been washed, dried and set up ready to use.

Here’s a snapshot of our nappies….we now have 20 and we are hoping that that will be enough. We have 3 ‘sets’ of wipes in snap-lock sandwich boxes, one for the changing bag, one for in the house and a spare. We have added a few drops of tea tree oil to the water in the boxes after reading some reviews as it is a natural antiseptic and has a nice smell.

And finally, just a little picture to spread a little happiness.

(Don’t worry, this was just daddy’s little joke in a stationary car whilst I was refitting his isofix base in the back. Bear loved it, thought it was the funniest thing ever!!)