hi,

i wish to share experiences with moms of 6 month old baby. i have got one son of that age named sashank. he just started to crawl around the house. becoming bit naughty. he takes 3 times cereals, 3 times milk and diluted fruits juice once.
please come out with your views if you wish to.......

--mathu
jane replied. just saw your e-mails and thought i must write about walkers. my paediatrician told me that baby walkers are now banned in canada and that they are extremely dangerous for the child, both orthopedically and for accidents. so please even though i know it keeps them occupied and you can do your work talk toy our pediatrician before using them Rozie replied. Good morning,

Yesterday I gave Aisyah Amirah some golden kiwi (it's sweeter than the normal green kiwi) and she loves them. Unfortunately it's a seasonal fruit unlike oranges which we could get everyday of the week if we wanted to.

Feeding her is also becoming a chore since she too loves to play with her food. But for the first few spoons she will take in willingly but when she is full she will want to just dip her little fingers into the bowl. Now everyone (and everything) has to play a part when I'm feeding her...like I will have to say 'look grandpa..Aisyah is eating and she's a clever girl...' one spoon in...then 'look auntie Lina, Aisyah is eating'..and another spoonful goes in...and whenever she takes in a spoonful...we'll say 'clever girl' and she'll clap her hands and we all clap our hands too...

it doesn't stop at the father, grandfather or auntie but even the birds, the wind and even the house lizard is also involved in diverting her attention.

I guess babies love the attention given to them and that's another way that they are responding well...

towards the end when she wants to play with her food, I sometimes just let her be because I could see the curiosity in her to learn about the food that just went into her mouth. But when u allow this to happen, just becareful of the mess that she is bound to make...:)

Her crawling has improved but sometimes she does show signs of 'laziness'. She loves to stand up and will try to walk from side to side holding on to whatever she can.

Aisyah Amirah could also say mama, papa, buah, etc...and whenever I sing to her she will want to follow and sing with me (in baby language of course) but she will make all the noises that she could and it resembles her singing rather than screaming or shouting or crying...

Tell me about enjoying her bath...now that she could sit on her own, we don't use the baby support anymore and she will bite her rubber ducky and try to make more noises and sounds because the effect comes out differently. Then when she sees the bubbles in the tub she will want to try and catch them.

My little Aisyah Amirah is easily tickled. My dad says she's really a bundle of joy seeing that she laughs easily, tickled easily and she loves playing pick-a-boo. It'll be she who is doing it with the pillows or her blanket and not the adults...then again she copied from the adults...:)

The problem that I'm facing right now is that since she is very much eager to sit, changing her diapers and even dressing her after her bath is becoming a problem. Do u face as such?
Rozie replied. Hi ladies,

My Aisyah Amirah has started crawling although kinda wobbly at times. She doesn't like to go into the walker even tho that's one way to keep her occupied while we do work around the house. She is very much eager to stand on her own already. I sometimes give her oranges to suck on and even tho she'll make faces, she would want them more. Can oranges make her constipated?

Regards,
Rozie Jichi replied. hi gals,

i have a son, abhishek. heis six months old. he too has started crawling. but u know he got his first teeth when he was 5 months. he has 2 teeth now and am getting lots of bites from him. he takes cereals 2 times, milk 5 times plus veggies and fruits. he tries to stand up. he holds anything even a balloon and tries to stand.

love,
jichi Rozie replied. Hi Mathu,

So we are 'neighbours'! That's great! Amirah has becoming quite a charater herself. She just turned 8 months last Sunday and becoming quite a handful. Her teeth is also out...4 top and 3 down..and breastfeeding can be quite painful. Ouch! But I still do enjoy breastfeeding her nonetheless. Since I am taking vege and tofu sup at nite, she frequently want my food instead of hers. I shouldn't encourage it or do you think it's ok to start my baby off with table food? Adult food definitely taste better than insipid baby food...

Take care,
Rozie Mona replied. Dear Mathu,

My son is going to be 6mths old after a week. I breast feed him and also give him pwder milk thrice. Can you please tell me what cereals I should give him and till when should I breasfeed him.
His name is Aditya and I stay in India. Rozie replied. Hi mathu,

I was also told the same by many of my friends. Each baby is an individual and that's how they develop. Initially, I didn't want to get a walker for my baby but it was a gift from a friend. So we just put her in it and she only could move backwards. Only out of the blue, on one fine day she decided to move forward. She has been since then! :) I started my daughter, Amirah, on baby food only when she was close to 6 months. Now she is eating 3 times a day but not much...probably a max of 2 tablespoon of the cereal mix. In between she has her milk about 5-6 bottles throughout the daytime. At nite after I get home from work, I breastfeed her. What about sashank? is he feeding well on baby food? I am in Malaysia. What about yourself?
Take Care.

Regards,
Rozie Rozie replied. Hi,

My daughter is 7 months plus going on 8 this coming 22/6. She is not crawling yet but she is fast in the baby walker. People said I shouldn't be worried. If your son is crawling at age 6 months then should I be worried then?