Blueberry Trumps Boobie

Well, not the way I had expected or planned, but Quilla has tasted real food for the first time.  


Poor little girl is teething like crazy!  She was so fussy. She wanted to nurse more to comfort herself, but then would cry as soon as she latched on. She would stick her hands, fingers, or teether in her mouth for comfort  to find that the additional pressure would only cause more pain.  I put an amber necklace on her and gave her homeopathic drops, but they didn't seems to help when the pain appeared to increase.  So, I broke down and gave her children's Tylenol to take the edge off, but it still didn't seem to help. I gave her a cold wet washcloth to suck/chew on, and she seemed to like that ... for about a minute. 
I HATE to see her in pain.  

She is 5 months old now, and at her last check up the doctor said I could start her on some fruit and veggie purees when I felt comfortable.  I had planned to wait until she was at least 7 months to start experimenting with food with her as I have read that it's better to wait to avoid food allergies and to allow her digestive system to further mature. However, as big crocodile tears poured down my inconsolable child's face, I quickly stuffed frozen blueberries into a Munchkin Fresh Food Feeder to let her chew on.  It worked!  We completely trashed her white pajamas with the blue juice we were both covered in by the time she finished, but it worked!
 Honestly, I probably would have given her frozen caviar if I thought it would have helped! 
sigh
I still don't plan to "officially" start her on solid food yet.  She is 28 inches long and 19 lbs. at only 22 weeks, so I hardly think she "needs" any additional or supplemental nutrition.  Clearly, she is not starving on a diet of only breast milk.  However, I have a fresh supply of frozen blueberries and also frozen bananas (more jammie friendly) on hand for that mesh teether for the next time she starts to fuss on the boobie!