Breastfeeding anniversary

It's been over a year since we last breastfed. Springy has changed so much in that time. Her molars are coming through, she lost her 2 lower teeth and she lost her right top front incisor on 5th August and her top left front incisor on 2nd August 2008 so she's looking a bit gappy at the moment. It's also made her speech hard to understand at times (at least for me).

Thank you to Breastfeeding Network most of all but thank you to La Leche League and Association of Breastfeeding Mothers.

Springy has been swimming twice over the holidays for about an hour each time, which has been nice. She's really coming along. She's still a bit lacking in stamina and will put her feet down but the best thing is she is confident and happy in the water and doesn't mind going underwater either (which I still cannot do). She's been learning front crawl, backstroke and has picked up doggy paddle (from her uncle) and breaststroke (which apart from backstroke is my only swimming stroke). I still cannot go under the water so I am so pleased that she can because it opens up so many possibilities and looks like great fun too.

Food Group Introduction for Infants

This is something that I was given when my daughter was little (sorry no reference). I'm sure there are problems with it but my daughter (touchwood) has no problem with any kind of allergy. I modified it as well and will put what I did afterwards:

List that suggested:
0-6 months - breastmilk only
6 months - rice, root veg eg potatotes, carrots, swede, turnip, parsnip
6 months - pears, bananas, apples
7 months - veg such as marrow, cauliflower and broccoli, peas, beans, lentils and tomatoes
7 months - oats, rye, millet
7 months - turkey meat
8 month - beef, chicken (no processed meat)
8 months - wheat
9 months - citrus fruits
10 - 11 months - white fish eg cod, coley, plaice
12 months - eggs

My own thing (this is from memory):
Until 6 months or even more - exclusive breastfeeding (your breastmilk will contain the flavours of everything you eat so this helps with baby's sense of taste)
6 months - baby rice mixed with breastmilk (although baby rice has some controversy)
7 months - avocado, sweet potato
8 months - parsnip, carrot, banana, apple, pears
9/10 months - started with chicken and other veg
12 months - potatoes and tomatoes, white fish, other meat + eggs
15 months - eggs and wheat, tuna
18 months - strawberries
2 years - prawns (I know you're not supposed to start until 3 or so but we eat a huge amount of fish here because we live near the sea - I craved prawns all through my pregnancy but didn't eat them)
2.5 - walnuts (she insists on these because she likes me to make things with the shells)