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Weaning!

Anyone’s baby on 3 meals a day? I dont know when to transition to 3 meals!

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Food at nursery

Am I being too much of a control freak with my daughter's food? I would prefer her not to have any food with added sugar, but at nursery they continue to give her biscuits and jam and other things containing sugar. My husband tells me that he's mentioning on pick up to please not give her these things but then it ...

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Food recommendations?

Hiii so I’m looking for food recommendations for my 7 almost 8 month old healthy options and she’s a very picky eater so I’m also looking for tips on how to offer her foods she doesn’t like veggies and I’m so lost at how to get her to eat them my other two girls (4 & 1 years old) love veggies but my almost 8 month o...

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Dinner ideas for 9 month old

Hi lovelies please can anyone recommend meal ideas for my daughter. She’s 9 months but only has three teeth. We are leaning towards jar baby food but I wanna try and brave some other foods

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Ok to eat before age 2??

Hello ! My son is 18 months old. Trying to figure out what he likes to eat and making sure he gets healthy foods has been tough. I served him the Happy Tot ravioli meal, and he loved it! After I realized it says for ages 2+....the pouches say 2+ as well.... do you think age is a big deal, especially since we (adul...

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Feeding

Anyone else’s toddler ask to be fed? He’s been able to use a fork and spoon since he was about 13-14m but recently he’s been asking us to feed him. So just wondering if anyone else has gone through it?

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Porridge

How is best to make 6m old porridge?

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Starting solids

Has anyone here started solids with their LO, what did you feed them, what utilities you used and what high chair you using?

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Snacks

Hey mamas, what food/snacks are you giving your LO while out and about?

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Have you ever used a salt substitute?

My MIL was released from the hospital today. She’s flying back home with me on Saturday and will be living us (YAY!!!! I’m absolutely thrilled) anyways. She needs to be on a low sodium diet now and the nutritionist recommended salt substitutes. I’ve never used them before so I’m not sure if they are supposed to be a...

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Help please

I’m at my wits end!! My son is 15months old, he’s always been a fussy eater but he eats certain foods - recently has been constipated and in a lot of pain so trying to feed him high fibre food He keeps spitting everything out and isn’t eating anything at all What can I do 😭

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7 months and only wants to feed herself

So my daughter is in a stage where she only wants to eat food if she can feed herself. Did any of your lo do this if so how long ???

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Cucumbers

Hey Mamas My baby will be 9m next week and we've been BLW and purees/mashed foods which has been going well - hes such a foodie. I'm a little anxious about the BLW parts but getting better as I can see how much my baby enjoys feeding himself. I see that cucumbers can be given from 6m so the other day I tried it with...

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When do I stop giving my baby this rice?

I’ve been using it as a smoothie thickener but my baby is a great eater and eats solids a lot, I just was thinking about only using oats to thicken his smoothies now. He’s 18months eats pretty much anything a 18month old can have.

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10 weeks old bringing up milk through the nose and mouth

He was born via emeg CS, since he came home it happens at least once a week, sometimes he is not bothered about it but sometimes I can tell it hurt him and he seemed upset. Worrying part it usually happens when he is laying flat, usually 1hr after feed. HV and GP Keep on saying is “normal” but when is it going to s...

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can I feed my baby oatmeal instead of putting it in a bottle?

my lo I'd almost 5 Months his pediatrician said I can give him oatmeal he has a hard time with it in the bottle IS it better to feed it to him out of a bowl instead

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Weaning

My baby has been on pure since 5 months old, I want to let him try some finger food. What’s the best thing to start him with that that’s safest? Thank you

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Food

Is anyone else 15 months old still only eating two spoonfuls of dinner and lunch and that's it? Breakfast is fine 🙈

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Weaning

Little girl just turned 6 months! Started weaning a few weeks back! Still lots of gagging or just holding the food in her mouth, or if offered something to hold like an Ella’s kitchen puff she’s not aware to bring it to mouth to taste! Feel like we’re not making any progress! starting to get a little bit stressed a...

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Does anyone else have a toddler that is relentless and gets into everything?

My toddler has yet again figured out my new baby proof locks. She opens my freezer pulled out the fruit riot, opened the utensil drawer and grabbed the scissors. I haven’t taught her how to use them but apparently she’s flippen mastered the art of cutting some how. I can’t with this kid anymore. Now I have two bot...

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