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Baby putting hands in mouth.

My 3 month old is constantly having his hands in his mouth. I read somewhere thatā€™s due to him not getting enough nutrients is this correct? We have tried teething toys but he rather put his hands in šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚ Heā€™s combi fed but Iā€™m just a little worried about it. Any advice would be appreciated

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Early weaning.

My baby girl has turned 5 months old today. The last few nights she will not stop feeding. I am so exhausted to the point that itā€™s making me angry in the day and me and my partner have been arguing intensely and I canā€™t calm down. She will not settle and is up most of the night on my boob. She wonā€™t take a bottle...

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Pre prepared fruit?

I've just bought Watermelon slices (the size for safe BLW) because there's no way we'd eat an entire Watermelon, but I got home and started wondering if pre prepared fruit (its in date ofc and I'll try it first) is safe to give babies?

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Lunch help!

Please give me some lunch suggestions for a somewhat fussy lunch eater who doesnā€™t like any bread unless itā€™s the one from a prawn mayo meal deal sandwich, ham or cheese! Iā€™ve tried other fillings in sandwiches which she will just scoop out and eat and leave bread, she will eat spaghetti hoops/shapes/beans but not w...

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Is this normal ?

My baby girl is 9 months, and only now she has been accepting puree food. It has been a journey. But when I try to introduce to her finger foods or something that's not mashed properly (sort of watery) she rejects it and she gags a lot. So were not sticking to purees and etc... When she gags I panic thinking she's ...

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milk

so I feel like my baby doesn't enjoy milk, is there any sort of flavouring I can add to his milk which is safe?, I don't want him to get tooth decay I need him to put on weight as just doesn't gain weight.

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is anyone elseā€™s toddler constantly want food?!

my boys eaten so much today he had a 2 crumpets a banana, 2 apples, 2 biscuits a bag of lentil crisps, 4 pizza pin wheels with cucumber then he just had a quarter of a big pie (same portion as me) mash veg and a yogurt and asking for more i honestly donā€™t know where he puts it šŸ˜³

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Solids šŸ„‘šŸ“šŸŒ

What are we most looking forward to our babies trying?! šŸ˜…

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Need feeding advice!

My baby is 7 months old and isnā€™t interested in anything besides the boob. Wonā€™t take to solids, wonā€™t take a bottle. Iā€™m going back to work so Iā€™m trying to get her on a better schedule besides eating to sleep and breast feeding. Any advice is appreciated!

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Keeps eating things

My 9mo boy keeps eating things he shouldnā€™t. Itā€™s like heā€™s trying to kill himself. Heā€™ll shovel food into his mouth until he chokes himself so I have to limit how much food I put in front of him now. He puts little sticks in his mouth, heā€™ll eat the newspaper, heā€™ll eat labels off of toys. I can always get the big ...

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Food/snack throughout the day

So my LB loves food but doesnā€™t swallow much at all- maybe 1-2 teaspoons worth of food per meal time. Hence he has not dropped any bottles. We had our 10 month review and the HV was adamant that I had to increase solids asap. I canā€™t force feed my child or MAKE him swallow lol. So Iā€™ve been giving him solids food ev...

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Cutting foods for baby

Baby is 11 months oldā€¦ she has snacky bits like organix crisps and melts plus her meals But Iā€™m scared to give her anything that isnā€™t going to melt. Anxiety at its all time high. Any advice?

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Breakfast

Looking for breakfast inspo for a 9 month old please!

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Hands in mouth

My baby is almost 11 weeks old and recently seems to be putting his hands in his mouth a lot more. I've always thought this was a hunger cue but he does it when he's just been fed as well. I've read somewhere that as they get older the hands in mouth doesn't necessarily mean hunger anymore it can mean other things...

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Idk what to do my baby is 7 almost 8 months old. Any suggestions are appreciated (Sorry itā€™s kinda long)

My baby is 7 months almost 8 months old and isnā€™t taking to solids at all. He canā€™t stand them Iā€™ve tried so many things and he just acts like itā€™s the most disgusting thing on the planet. Heā€™s ebf and if itā€™s not coming from the boob he makes faces and acts like itā€™s poison or something lol but seriously I feel so ...

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Packing lunch for daycare/school: how to separate hot and cold food within lunch box?

I put an ice pack to keep fruit, yogurt, drinks, etc cold and then a thermos with hot food like pasta or chicken rice but the ice pack eventually cools the thermos lol help

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CMPA

Hello my LO is 5 months old and has a severe milk protein allergy. We introduced solids since 4 months because she is a lot interested in food. She has been on Neocate since 2 months old. Now she is refusing it she barely has 7/9oz a day. I tried Alfamino she doesnt take it. She wants only solids i dont know what to...

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Advice needed: baby struggling with constipation (please be kind)

Hi all! Seeking some wisdom from you guys!! So I do a mix of blw and purĆ©es and not sure if what Iā€™m serving is balanced or if Iā€™m over thinking it? (Heā€™s 8 months) I would love some of your ideas to tweak it as since serving these two meals he hasnā€™t pooed. :( 1. Veggie pasta sauce rigatoni, mashed strawberri...

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Where to start?

My little one is nearly 6 months old so looking to start introducing purĆ©es to begin with then start introducing finger foods and BLW. Where do I start when Iā€™m doing research I have seen to start on veg and to begin with one veg at a time but should I introduce a new veg each day or should I mix it up a different v...

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Do your kids give you the tiny pieces of your snacks when you share with them? šŸ˜†

I have a jug of Cashews by my bedside, my son wanted some, I asked him to feed me some. He did, but after awhile I noticed he was searching for smaller pieces to give to me while he gave the whole pieces to himself! šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£ it cracked me up I had to share. When itā€™s his snacks or food heā€™s generous! Maybe he was justā€¦

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