Children's Health & Nutrition

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Weaning - overwhelmed

I'm finding this part of the journey so hard. I offer breakfast, lunch, dinner at all different times of the day and make different things for him to try and he just doesn't try anything. I have tried pouches, purees and BLW and nothing my HV is a waste of space and offered no advice expect she would put my name dow...

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Edibles

My mom took 4 gummies thinking it was candy. Now shes high as shit. What do yal recommend

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Weaning

Just preparing for weaning and I’m thinking of starting with lunch however, I’m out a lot at lunchtime and I’m wondering what people do when they’re out and about when weaning and baby needs feeding? I may be overthinking this as a FTM but I was thinking of mixing BLW and puree so I don’t think I could store and car...

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Do you have a picky eater or a difficult toddler?

My baby is 17 months old. She is a happy and adorable baby, but she is very small. She is 19 pounds. She is developing normally, but her relationship with food has always been bad, starting with milk. Now, she is a picky eater, but not only with the food, but with everything. For example, we are traveling now. She d...

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No food

My 11mo still doesn’t eat anything! I’ve been tried since he turned 6mo and we went through a phase where he’d open his mouth but that was short lived. I honestly don’t know what to do - he doesn’t even open his mouth to try the food, let alone get the food in his body. I’ve been to the peads dieting team at hospi...

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Snacks

Can anyone let me know some snack ideas for little ones? My LB is 15 months old and eats anything. I’m really not a cook or baker and making anything more than a sandwich stresses me out (I blame my mother and also lack of creativity. I have to use a recipe EXACTLY otherwise I panic). I give fruit and buy like the o...

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10 month not eating much

Is anyone else’s 10 month not eating anything? It’s been a couple of days and she hardly eats anything. As soon as I put her in her high chair for food, she kicks and screams. At first, I thought it would be the high chair, but it’s been perfectly adjusted for her. I’ve tried all sorts of food, even my food, whic...

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How to encourage baby to open mouth wide for solids?

Baby barely opens mouth and sticks his tongue out for food. So I can barely get a spoon in. My first bub wasn’t like this. Not sure how to encourage?

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Gone off food

Hello ladies - I’m just wondering whether any of you guys have gone through this and if it’s normal? But my little one is 11 months old and the last week randomly had started throwing his food on the floor! Had absolutely no interest in the food at all and it’s driving me mental. Everyone’s telling me I need to star...

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Weaning

Starting to wean my boy but I just can't grasp how often to offer foods. The NHS website says to start with one meal time a day to offer foods, but I see on tiktok people giving 6 months olds 3 meals a day?

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Fussy eater?

My son has gone from eating most things (or at least trying) to basically nothing, he will eat a sandwich, raisins and plain yogurt etc but any other meals, especially if they contain pasta or rice he refuses! He’s refused majority of the meals at nursery now too 🥲 anyone else going through the same thing?!

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Eating

Anyone else lil ones just not eating at all, my little boy just won’t eat he just wants milk all the time I’m at a loss on what to do, I’ve spoke to the HV and she just says “he will eat” I need some tips

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when did your kids first eat popcorn?

my 2.5 year old constantly tries to steal mine but i read she's still too young so just wondering!

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Best meal delivery HelloFresh etc.

Hi all I hate cooking. Loathe it entirely! I am not creative and so I end up cooking the same (mostly unhealthy) stuff over and over. I want my daughter to grow up with an appreciation for food and with a healthy relationship with food. I'm thinking that getting a meal delivery service a few days out of the week wou...

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Toddler not eating well

My daughter has always been a decent eater, she's not too fussy either so will eat most things, but the past month or so she's not been eating as much as she normally would, she's not eating much breakfast either which is something she always eats the most of. This isn't everyday but quite frequently atm. Nursery ha...

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Weaning

My baby is 7 months and doesn’t eat much, trying a mix of purées and BLW - goes nuts for pouches and yoghurt but that’s it really. Picks up all of the food and gives it a go but really don’t think he’s actually ingesting much. Any advice or tips? Is this normal? I see lots of people on here posting that their babies...

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