Jenny, Another thing we agree on--I hate baby food too! It is expensive and tastes like sh!t, imo.
With D5, I made her mashed up food but with D2 I just skipped it altogether and she went straight to table food when she was old enough. Neither of mine have any allergies either but H and I don't, also, so that is not as dramatic as your example! Oh and I have skinny and tall kiddoes..both are in the 98th percentile for height (guess they will take after me). I didn't even know that until Tuesday when I took them to a different pediatrician who keeps track of the percentiles. I personally think that's a crock. I don't really see the relevance to how she measures up physically to her peers, unless there is a problem that would require that knowledge in order to move forward with treatment.
Anyhoo, I have heard it both ways--people who dropped weight while bf'ing and others who held onto it. For me, I have to diet AND breastfeed, then the weight drops off. I couldn't eat normally while bf'ing; my body would hold on to every stinkin calorie like it was gold.
