She keeps BIGGERING

[ailbhe]

Ordinarily, I believe, when buying clothes for babies, one buys things one or two sizes up and the baby grows into it. Me, I buy things two or three sizes up and watch as she outgrows them within a month.

Her gorgeous warm winter wardrobe is too small. Obviously, 9-12 months is just too small for a five-month-old. Most of the tops fit, but the trousers are too small - even over a disposable nappy, and even more so over a cotton one. I had to buy her a 12-18 months swimming nappy the other day because the 12 months one was leaving great tight welts on her legs and getting almost impossible to pull all the way up.

I'm told she'll grow faster after we introduce solid food properly in another month. I'm not at all sure we can cope.

Her bouncing chair is almost outgrown. Her Bumbo seat is almost outgrown. We've ordered a high chair, which is ok for her weight, but every highchair we can find says "Not to be used until the child can sit up unaided," which she can't do yet. I'm hoping that we won't warp her irremediably by using it before she has the balance to sit on her own. She sits ok propped; otherwise she falls sideways eventually.

Today we went to the Steam Fair and I had a ride on the chairoplanes; she slept in her buggy the whole while. The new cositoes is really very useful. On the way back we dropped in on some friends and borrowed another big stack of Wodehouse. I shall soon be in a position to decide which ones I want to buy and in what order. So much for the shelf-space we gained by giving away 31 SF/F books...

Comments

[bopeepsheep.livejournal.com]

Mamas and Papas make a useful highchair insert that is not floppy like most but has wire inside to make it quite mouldable. Useful for not-very-upright babies (smallclanger could sit when he went into his highchair but he had a tendency to slouch anyway). I imagine that there are other manufacturers making a similar version but most I've seen are unwired AFAICT and just rely on the highchair frame to provide support.

With luck the growth from solids will be counteracted by the expended energy when trying to get mobile. :)

[k425.livejournal.com]

They generally tend to slow down after about 6-8 months, if that's any help. And it's normal that they do, although people will start to say things about growth slowing down.

And YoungBloke was in the highchair before he was able to sit up unaided. I suspect the highchairs have their notices so that people don't leave babies in them for any length of time or they slide out of the sides or something. You could try feeding her sitting on your lap although sometimes you'll feel like you need a couple extra pairs of hands if you're trying to do it all yourself!

Lap-feeding

[ailbhe]

*hollow laugh*

It's just about possible for me to feed her on Rob's lap. Neither of us can do it alone.

However, the main reason we need a chair is so that she doesn't have to spend all her time lying down - she likes to sit up and do things, and she can't without a seat yet. Hence the highchair.

Re: Lap-feeding

[k425.livejournal.com]

It's just about possible for me to feed her on Rob's lap. Neither of us can do it alone.

I do sympathise. I could never get food on the spoon properly without holding the bowl and you can't hold the bowl without YB wanting to guddle his fingers in it.

If you're not going to be leaving L for long periods in the chair, especially unattended, I wouldn't worry. YB started solids at 6 months, in his highchair, and couldn't sit unaided. We used to have to hoick him upright at least once per meal because I couldn't get cushions in the chair with him.

[random-c.livejournal.com]

Well look at it this way. By the time she's two she can just wear your clothes...

[sshi.livejournal.com]

Trying not to make comments about prospective six foot daughters here... wow, I know next to nothing about the growth of babies, but I think you've got a good one there!

[ailbhe]

That's what we thought, but only one doorway in our house is suitable, and anyway, being upright with your feet on the floor and not mobile is apparently really frustrating - she'll bounce happily if we play football or interact with her, but if left on her own she tries to walk and, obviously, can't get anywhere. So we use it as a toy for a few minutes at a time, but it's no good for more than 15-20 minutes.