Pablum Pootums

Happy Sunday, dear readers!

Yesterday, the baby had another feeding of oatmeal pablum! After her first taste of the stuff this week, we took a few extra precautions this time around so as to keep the mess as minimal as possible.

YOU MONSTERS! HOW DARE YOU MAKE ME WEAR A BIB!

I suggested adulterating one of the baby bottles I'd received in a baby care package from a friend before I gave birth to specifically be a pablum bottle. These are a fairly common way of feeding the mushy cereals mixed with breastmilk or formula to babies. However, my daughter absolutely hated the baby bottle and refused to drink her milk from it (she didn't like the hard rubber nipple) when she was still within the first few weeks of life. Now that she's older, I figured we could reintroduce her to the bottle again but for mushy pablum instead of pumped milk. This was mostly for the purpose of keeping the meal mess minimal.

Daddy feeding the baby her pablum bottle

My husband did make a bigger hole in the nipple for the pablum, but she didn't care much for the nipple. So, out came the spoon.

She likes the spoon better

I love being messy!

After enough mess, we tried the bottle again, and this time she took it and consumed most of the pablum. What little was left, I ate so as not to waste it.

Of course, it did not take long for this pablum-induced food coma to set in.

Zzzzzzz

Ah, the joys of parenthood.

A Cup of Tea

After I gave birth to my daughter, I went the breastfeeding route as the primary method of feeding her. 

But recently, I've been feeling concerned that my milk supply isn't as plentiful as it should be. In an attempt to address that issue, I purchased a bag of loose Mothers Milk tea from a local herb shop to try to give my milk production a boost. I also bought a cute little steeper of a fish attached to a kitty cat cup attachment to put the tea into.

I just had to have this cute kitty steeper

Since I've only just started drinking this tea, I haven't really noticed any immediate results. I typically have a cup before bed, since I figure I've got the night to let it work. Made with red raspberry leaves, blessed thistle, lemongrass, and some other plants, the tea is placed in a steeper and left to sit till desired strength. It tastes like...plant matter with a hint of curry. I add in about a teaspoon of honey for sweetener. It's the only way I've ever been able to consume hot tea.

I've never been much of a tea drinker, but I'm willing to try this out. Let's see if this Mothers Milk tea is worth the $8/2oz bag.