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

My LB will be 7 months next week and I’m just curious on what everyone is feeding there LO?, I personally dont like the idea of ‘meals’ as such but I’ve been giving him tastes of things (broccoli, potato, butternut squash) and little snacks like melty sticks etc, I’m trying to do BLW but it’s harder than it seems 🙈…

My toddler has been latched truing to drink for four hours now and I'm knackered, I offer milk, juice etc but he just wants to continue and try get milk from me, it's not happening at moment and he won't understand no He's screaming and crying and I'm so tired and annoyed, this happeneds several early mornings a wee...

16m old randomly decides they don’t want to eat anything I offer at all. Today I could only get them to eat a few pieces of turkey and like three large gulps of a veggie smoothie I made. We tried all their favorite snacks and they just say no and throw a fit. Anyone else? What to do !?

My boy has a sensory issue around food My little girl copies him now she’s picky Every meal I make *every** (no exaggeration) goes in the bin Why bother ????

hi, my little girl is 8 months old and we’ve weaned her from the day she was 6 months we’ve never really had a strict routine with her everything’s on her terms including when she eats and i don’t really do breakfast dinner tea i just offer her something every time we eat however she’s just not interested in food a...

I’m just doing breakfast at 9/10 and dinner at 3/4 aswell as milk after and in between, he’s 7 and a half months is that too little or is it ok? Also what are your portions like?

We have been advised by our paediatrician and dietician to start weaning now our baby is 5 months due to reflux and I’m totally like lost 🤣 Do we need to start by only doing first tastes once a day? Like abit of banana/broccoli etc once a day? Or can I make him things like pancakes etc? How much do I give at…

Should I buy the branded baby porridges or should I just make my own porridge with rolled oats? If I do make my own do I need to blend up the rolled oats before making the porridge as my baby is only 6 months?

If you give your baby Ella’s kitchen pouches, how much do they eat of it? My boy is 7 months and demolished a whole packet for his dinner and I don’t know whether to be impressed or worried 🫣🤣 I mean he was eating it fine, couldn’t get the spoon in his mouth quick enough but I get worried that his little belly…

Can anyone give me lunch ideas for 8-9 month olds please? All bar egg as she hates it!

So my little is 10 months now and was such a good eater up until 3 weeks ago. Every time I offer her food she tastes it and spits it straight out. She loves any kind of pouch food but being on Mat leave I just cannot afford to keep buying them. I’ve tried cooking the exact recipes from EL cookbook and she still spit...

What are people using as plates? My little one is 2yrs 3 months and we use the bamboo bamboo plates but with them being wooden anything strong smelling on them doesn’t seem to come off

Does anyone use any distraction techniques during mealtimes e.g. screen time, toys, music etc so your toddler eats? I have a very fussy toddler and he seems to eat more when he's playing with something on his high chair such as a toy, otherwise he refuses to take more than 3 bites

I have started with mashed fruits and root vegetables. And some lentils which my lo really loves for her lunch. Thinking of introducing weetabix and porridge in a week time. Any suggestions on which porridge to use and recipe please. How is aptamil banana porridge?

Anybody else’s baby refusing to take solids? My LO initially ate the food I offered but now he refuses to eat and prefers taking the bottle

Hi mamas, My baby girl turned 6 months and we’re planning to start solid food next week! I’m wondering if there’s a good diary or tracker of some sort we should try to record what she taste and tries, so we can keep track of her eating/tasting schedule and the type of food she’s going to try? (I asked our pediatri...

Toddler not eating properly, my toddler has lost appetite since sprouting her molars, is that normal and she is constipated, is this normal? X

Anyone else’s baby not wanting to eat?? I’ve been trying everything to get him to eat but when he does eat he eats very little.

Is your 8 month old eating chunky or smooth paste blended food? My 8 month old still will not eat chunky food and whenever I give her chuncky food she gags on it or throws it up. What did you do to help your baby get used to chunkier meals?

My 18 month old refuses to eat she says it’s hot even if it’s not and it’s something cold struggling how to get her to eat