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From the community

Recent discussions

Bad parent 🤷‍♀️

So my 4yr old didn’t want to eat her dinner so I stopped her from going trick or treating. Now her dad’s pissed at me because she was so excited about going. I’m sorry but I’m not rewarding her with sweets when she’s refusing to eat her dinner. Then my mum said you could have still taken her but taken the sweet off her until she eats her dinner. No thanks I’m not dealing with tantrums after tantrums.

Confused by BLW

We’re doing BLW with my 8 month old . I did more purées with my now toddler and I’m a little confused by some of the finger foods. We had burgers tonight so gave our little one a strip of burger like a meatball to gnaw on but straight away he bit off a chunk which looked like a choking risk. I also gave quarter of a large tomato thinking he would suck on it but he bit half off and swallowed it. I took both off him and mashed it all down into his mashed potato but he got really upset at that so I felt terrible. I guess what I’m confused by is they say to give it as a large piece so they can’t choke but he just bites the small chunks off that they say are a choking hazard so I’m really confused

Daycare frustration

So my baby is just turning 13 months and since I’ve gone back to work we’ve had to transition to daycare. So far it’s been great just a few hiccups here and there that are expected from daycare. But recently he got moved up into the toddler room and he has been doing great but they had a Halloween party and I go look at his daily report which they put everything he ate and they literally served him just straight sugar all day. Trix cereal in the morning, and the afternoon snack was cupcakes, cookies, brownie. He hasn’t even had any sugar leading up to this and there was no check in or warning about the holiday party and also he’s only 13 months why are we offering all this sugar?! Then today I try to serve him his regular food at home and he’s throwing a fit and I’m spiraling thinking they ruined his palate by introducing those foods. I sent a nice enough message to the director about my concerns and that I understood it seemed like a one off day due to the party but I don’t think he should be getting those sugary foods with the older toddlers. Idk I feel like crying

Dental work

I have a question I’m going to have teeth extracted and my son is 15 months old, he eating regular food but I’m still breastfeeding for naps and bedtime. He refuses the bottle and barely drinks cow milk. I’m going to have IV sedation (anesthesia) the dentist said I can’t feed for 16 hours, I googled and it said I can feed and it will be fine. I know I should listen to the dr and I will but has anyone had any similar experience. Or know a dr to ask lol thank you guys in advance.

Me to my son regarding his lunch

Me: (opens his snack pack) why didn't you eat your breadsticks?
Son: I couldn't open them.
Me: (opens the lunchbox) but you could open your dunkaroos....
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Which milk do you recommend

My 12 month old is so used to the taste of Aptamil pepti 2 that he refuses to drink alpro oat milk and alpro soya milk. He spits it out and refuses to drink it. What else would you recommend? Ideally something similar to the taste of pepti 2.

I know some of you will say he no longer needs the milk in a bottle but this is something I wish to continue.

Thanks in advance!

18 month old snacks

Hey everyone what are we giving our little ones in terms of snacks. Any ideas would be great

Eating/dinner dramas

I am having a nightmare with my 15 month old and dinner time. For context I do dinner, bath and bed alone 5 days a week due to my husbands shifts. Preparing dinner is a nightmare because she wants to be held constantly. I have a toddler tower which helps but it makes it quite stressful for me because she grabbing everything. I try and do some easier dinners mixed with fully homemade just to keep my sanity. But my main issue is she is just refusing to eat any substantial amount of dinner. She used to be a really good eater and now she’s become really fussy with food, if she could eat fruit and packaged snacks all day she would (I try to limit these for this reason). She also can climb out of her high chair and will stand up on it and sign finished after a few mouthfuls and then take my hand and take me to the snack cupboard after half an hour or so.

So I guess what I’m asking is 1. anyone in the same boat? Is this a phase? 2. Are there any really easy dinners you do that are a hit that I can try? 3. Does anyone have any tips/advice or words of wisdom as to how I can navigate this. 4. What are you doing if your LO doesn’t eat? Do we offer something else or is that making a bad habit? Should I limit fruit and snacks throughout the day so the sweet tooth can reduce a bit?

I genuinely don’t know how much more I can take and it’s really getting me down. She will tantrum and cry which means I then can’t eat my dinner because I’m dealing with her and it goes cold 🙃

How many months was your little one when you started weaning them on solids?

Mine is 5 months and a week and think he is really ready for it but the internet insists on 6 months!

Nutrition

Anyone else struggling to eat well and enough to the point of shaking and heart palpitations? How are you guys finding time and energy to eat enough and nutritious meals being alone with your baby?

Eating issues

My fab baby refuses to eat anything, she only drinks milk and water, anytime i try to feed her she ends up vomiting and she hates the texture and the taste of everything
I don’t know what to do 🥲

Fussy Eater

My 22 month old is becoming really fussy. She basically only wants to eat beige and stuff that are bad for her.

Any suggestions

i can’t get my 20 month old to just sit and eat

she’s always wanted to run off and play then come back for a few bites then run off again. i’ve found myself literally having to hand feed her as she’s doing what she’s doing to get her to eat more. her weight had plateaued at her last peds appointment and i’m worried she’s not getting enough to eat still since she’s basically just grazing. anyone have any tips?? i try not to force her and have a bad association with meal time because i heard that can set them up for bad eating habits but idk

How much food do babies need?

Guys I’m really really struggling with my LOs meals. How much breakfast, lunch and dinner do you give? Do they have a lot or small quantities. I’m just not sure if I’m giving enough. At the moment my baby only has breakfast and dinner. Help!

Weaning

Anyone else's baby just not interested in eating at all? 😭😂
My girl will be 7 months next week, started weaning around 3 weeks ago, first few days were good and she was eating purees and seemed to be enjoying them. But now as soon as the spoon comes near her mouth she shuts her mouth tight and is just not interested in the slightest!
I haven't really done much blw as I've been a bit scared but wondering if it's worth trying to see if she will enjoy that more?
Just to add she always seems interested when we are eating as if she wants food but then when we give her anything she's like 🤐

Am I the only one feeding my 8 month old once a day??

I work 9 to 5 and I am only able to give my daughter solids when I get home around 5:30pm. I still don’t feel too comfortable with her Nanny giving her food at this time just because we did have a scare of choking. Am I the only one only doing once a day feedings???

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