I guess we are 80 too. We eat dinner with the girls at 5:30 to 6:00.
I can't eat so late after the girls go to bed, I get indigestion.
I agree with the table thing. It is a special treat if Lydia gets to eat in the family room.
Yeah, we could never do that, because we don't even get home until 6:30. It's getting to a point where we could possibly push her bedtime back far enough to get dinner cooked and eaten as a family, but I'd rather not. She sleeps well right now, my stress level is at about 8/10 whenever we do eat meals together, and like I said, I prefer to have a relaxing meal. Dinner has always been an important time for me to decompress, and I'm not ready to give that up yet. Maybe when she starts being able to spend a good 30 minutes at the table eating like an adult.
Yeah, I can understand that. I get home pretty early from work, and my husband is home anyway, so it's kind of stress free-ish. I get to decompress when the little heathens are in bed. They were both literally on top of me until they went to bed tonight.
I guess we are 80 too. We eat dinner with the girls at 5:30 to 6:00.
I can't eat so late after the girls go to bed, I get indigestion.
I agree with the table thing. It is a special treat if Lydia gets to eat in the family room.
Yeah, we could never do that, because we don't even get home until 6:30. It's getting to a point where we could possibly push her bedtime back far enough to get dinner cooked and eaten as a family, but I'd rather not. She sleeps well right now, my stress level is at about 8/10 whenever we do eat meals together, and like I said, I prefer to have a relaxing meal. Dinner has always been an important time for me to decompress, and I'm not ready to give that up yet. Maybe when she starts being able to spend a good 30 minutes at the table eating like an adult.
yeah sometimes I hate eating with her, she's so annoying. After about five minutes she's like oh I'm done, and just starts screeching and flinging her food.
probably why we are still at about 50/50 dinners eaten with her... I want to do more but when we eat after she is in bed I am so much more relaxed.
Also I have no issues with eating late affecting my sleep. Even when we eat early with her I eat things later anyway because I can't just eat dinner at 7pm then eat nothing else until 10 or 11pm!
Emerson Kate, born 38w5d on 4/6/12 at 6:02 p.m., 5 lbs 13 oz and 18 3/4 inches. Lucas Matthew, born 39w5d on 4/11/14 at 8:20 a.m., 7 lbs 4 oz and 20 inches.
Post by chasbride07 on Aug 6, 2013 15:16:00 GMT -5
We are total senior citizens. We eat between 5:30 and 6. It helps that DH gets home by 5 and I work from home. We plan out our meals and do some prep on the weekends so getting meals together isn't too terrible. Our boys go down at 8 and there is no way I could eat that late!
@tambcat we don't eat meals as a family either and I don't see it happening in the near future. We feel Henry around 5:30 or 6:00 we eat after he is in bed.
We ate dinner at 5:30 tonight.
Damn. That's what 80 year olds say, right?
We eat dinner at 5:00 every night! But, we are out of the house by 6:00 a.m. when we are working and Emmy is in bed at 7:30-8 so it works well for us. We would be starving if we ate much later than this.
Emerson Kate, born 38w5d on 4/6/12 at 6:02 p.m., 5 lbs 13 oz and 18 3/4 inches. Lucas Matthew, born 39w5d on 4/11/14 at 8:20 a.m., 7 lbs 4 oz and 20 inches.
Yeah, I can understand that. I get home pretty early from work, and my husband is home anyway, so it's kind of stress free-ish. I get to decompress when the little heathens are in bed. They were both literally on top of me until they went to bed tonight.
Fight for mama's love and affection, children!
@tambcat I kind of have it like Dorothy, I get home at 4:00, cook dinner, go pick up the girls and husband is home at 5:00. It is still a stressful dinner but sometimes not as rushed as getting home late like you so I understand. Don't worry about pushing her bedtime, she will gradually do it herself. I am still not at the point with L that it is a peaceful dinner.
Post by SteelCity44 on Aug 6, 2013 16:17:14 GMT -5
Are those of you eating separately making LO their own dinner? Micah eats what we do, so if I ate after bath time, it would be cold. On exhausting nights, I still let him eat in the living room. Fridays or pizza nights are often in the living room. The rest are at the table, sometimes with just the two of us.
Do you feel better after this visit? I'm glad they gave you a plan and had you meet with the specialists. Are they concerned with absorption at all? How do they test for it?
They said as of right now they aren't too concerned with absorption because it sounds like she just isn't eating enough. But the poop test will show if the food is going right through her or not.
Are those of you eating separately making LO their own dinner? Micah eats what we do, so if I ate after bath time, it would be cold. On exhausting nights, I still let him eat in the living room. Fridays or pizza nights are often in the living room. The rest are at the table, sometimes with just the two of us.
Post by lauranicole91 on Aug 6, 2013 16:31:27 GMT -5
As for eating together. I really long for the days where we eat together as a family. As it stands I only eat dinner with DH once a week(tonight) and so I get lazy and don't sit at the table with Pey. I make her stuff separately mostly, she's on a strict gain weight diet and I'm overweight. Those two goals don't call for the same meal. Plus she's done eating before me so I end up not getting to finish my food in peace. Some nights I just don't even eat dinner.
I will put in the effort to eat with her at the table now though, since it may help her.
Are those of you eating separately making LO their own dinner? Micah eats what we do, so if I ate after bath time, it would be cold. On exhausting nights, I still let him eat in the living room. Fridays or pizza nights are often in the living room. The rest are at the table, sometimes with just the two of us.
Congrats on the weight gain!
Even when we eat dinner with him I wouldn't say he gets the same thing we do. He only has a few teeth and hates to bite things so he doesn't like to eat meat unless it is shredded. He struggles with the crunchy vegetables. If we are eating something he can eat then we eat with him.
I don't think eating as a family will ever be a regular thing for us as H gets home no earlier than 8:30. But once Audrey gets a bit older I might try and eat dinner with her sometimes and H will just have to eat by himself.
Are those of you eating separately making LO their own dinner? Micah eats what we do, so if I ate after bath time, it would be cold. On exhausting nights, I still let him eat in the living room. Fridays or pizza nights are often in the living room. The rest are at the table, sometimes with just the two of us.
Congrats on the weight gain!
I make food just for Audrey. H and I usually get food delivered after she goes to bed.
I make dinner and it's done by 5:15 usually. Ari and I eat first. When Dh gets home around 6:30 I usually go to the gym. Dh works out at home and prefers to eat after his workout so his dinner is usually cold. I want this to change as Ari gets older. I hate not eating together.
We are strict with all meals needing to be eaten at the table or breakfast bar, but breakfast is the only meal I actually eat with the kids. Tonight they ate dinner at 5 - I haven't eaten started making dinner for DH and I yet! If I were to eat at 5 I would be like a hobbit and eat a second dinner at 8. DH doesn't even get home until close to 8, so I eat with him.
We never do family dinner unless we're out to eat. We will 100% do this when the kiddo(s) are older. But for now, it's just way too much stress and like @tambcat said, I like to enjoy my meal.
Violet eats the same thing as us about half the time. But otherwise, I make her her own food. We eat a lot of salads and babies and salad don't mix. She always eats in her highchair and I sit with her about half the time.
lauranicole91, that's wonderful about Pey's weight gain! So glad you guys are on the right track and it sounds like the 2-3 hour nursing schedule was a great move.
We can't eat together because Carter won't eat a single crumb if my husband is around. It's so bizarre; he'll be happily munching away but freeze up and drop everything as soon as he hears or sees my husband.