Community Posts, Tips & Support on Children's Health & Nutrition

Hi all, my baby boy is 8 months & not interested in food. He will pick up & eat melty sticks & puts toys in his mouth all the time. But is uninterested in food. He will sit with it in his mouth & spit it out. We sit with him at every meal & I have tried it 3x a day for exposure. Any tips please? Or is anyone expe...

Hi, how are babies fitting in snacks between meals and milk? I feel like there isn't enough time for snacks.

My baby is allergic to eggs, she comes out in hives, etc, but has always been fine with everything else. Recently, she has started coming out in hives when having butter and yoghurt, but no reaction to milk or cheese, which i find strange. Has anyone else experienced this? I assumed if it was dairy, it would be all ...

Anyone else struggling to get their baby to eat 3 times a day? We’ve tried to encourage him to eat 3 times but he refuses. For example in the morning will offer porridge but refuse and accept yogurt. Then lunch will refuse the whole meal but accept milk or water and at dinner he will eat majority of the food but ...

Thoughts on which food is safe and unsafe to avoid tummy issues. I’m thinking breakfast will be a safer option for things like yogurt, freshly made plain omelette. Would you stay clear of salads and pre cut fruits where we would want to avoid that local water.

I’m not sure what to do, my 3 year old (girl) and 1 year old (boy) CONSTANTLY ask for food. even while they’re actively eating they’ll ask for other things. i keep telling them they already ate and try to redirect them to other activities. i don’t know what to do. i’m tired of hearing “oh they’re just kids” and “he’...

Any ideas on toddler friendly meals would be great!!!!! Fun laundry basket photo so we don’t get lost! 😋💗💗

Sooooo now my dearest daughter is getting upset while in the highchair when she’s previously loved it, I think she’s just tired of purees(it’s me not her) how do I fix this? What are foods that you guys recommend to start out with actual finger foods?

So my 1yr old daughter doesn’t eat a lot during the day it’s very difficult to get her to eat breakfast and lunch. But she’s in daycare from 9am-4-6pm(just depends) and I have to pack her food for the day because the daycare doesn’t provide them food. She typically has a fruit or vegetable of some sort. Cheese puffs...

If your child spills their food, whether its an accident or on purpose do you have them help you pick it up?

What she ate all day: Cereal Raisins A bite of banana Some cheese 1 easy peeler What I offered that she didn’t eat: Picky plate (naan, humus, cucumber, red pepper, chicken nuggets, ham) Apple Toast with cheese Fries Anyone else’s toddler like this 🫣

Any other mamas that have a little one that refuses to eat meat? What other sources of protein are you offering? My son will NOT eat any form of chicken, ground beef, or pork. He used to eat chicken but recently REFUSES it. I keep trying to offer it but he’ll chew it up and spit it out EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. Oh, he al...

What are ur meals looking like now that babies are getting bigger? Mine is 8mths and so far have givn her bigger chunks in her purees and today gave her just half a banana which she did really good on but wondering what other lumpier things I should be giving her. Can u show me what ur meals look like???? Obvs BLW ...

Read an article in guardian about pouches etc and now can't stop feeling guilty about how I give my LO pouches (usually mixed in with fresh veg etc) despite her having a generally healthy diet and I usually just go for the single fruit/veg pouches...anyone else?!?!?

My 10month eats very healthy balanced meals, nursery are doing a bake sale this week and because hes vegan i dont want him to miss out so was going to send him with a mini cake. However after reading online that its not advisable, i feel like a bad Mum :( What would you do?

Hey ladies, im a little terrified.. my lo poop has solid food.. I.e chunks of carrot sticks (boiled) or par boiled apple.. shes just had her first tooth come out.. please tell me that's normal?? Or should I still be offering her purees? (Think shes bored of it tbh), and turns it away after a few spoonsful.

I’m at my wit’s end when it comes to my 18 month old eating. He doesn’t eat or doesn’t want to eat anything that’s not picky bits, snacks or cereal. Even his nursery have commented that he doesn’t do meals, only the picky bit type of foods. I’ve kept trying to give him meal type foods but it all ends up on the floor...

I was super interested in doing BLW but with moving states and it being very hectic, we’ve been mostly on purées and oatmeal’s. I want to start giving my little guy more “textured” foods or even start to veer from purées a bit. He has his two bottom teeth and his top two just cut through. Any advice on how to do thi...

So my toddler is pretty good with her food but sometimes I will make a dinner for me and my husband that I don't think is easy for her to eat, so I'll make something different. This usually ends in a meltdown because she wants whats on my plate. Does everyone just give their child a version of their food no matter...

Could anyone provide any tips on weaning? Out LO is 7.5 months so we have been trying consistently and he just doesn’t open his mouth to anything. My understanding is that he should be on 2 meals a day by now but we are not even 1 meal in and it’s starting to stress me out. I have tried everything from BLW to p...