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

anyone have any advice? I started weaning about 2-3 weeks ago and baby just is not interested. She is showing all signs of readiness and is 6.5 months old but anytime I try and I feed her she shuts her mouth, I’ve tried multiple different options and a mixture of BLW and purees and just nothing seems to be working?...

Hiya, How is everyone going about dropping day feeds? My little girl starts childminders in two weeks and I need to drop her second feed of the day as I won’t be with her and I can’t express very much. Are you replacing with water and a snack? She already has two snacks a day and then breakfast lunch dinner which ...

Can anyone give me some simple but nice dinner ideas for adults? I’m so sick of keep cooking and eating the same stuff. I need some inspo for new dinners

Our son has always been fussy with food, but he ate much better between 6 -12 months old than he does now. He has plain toast or jam on toast for breakfast. He won’t eat anything with egg or any cereal (even chocolate cereal) he wont eat waffles/pancakes. He literally is living off jam sandwiches for lunch - som...

My MIL was round over Christmas and was horrified at the amount of food my son was throwing during meal times. It made me feel really bad about it 😢. He’s been doing it a while now and I just tend to ignore and pick the food up and say ‘no’ and put it in a separate bowl. It’s killing me though 🥲 when does this…

Also a recipe for fruit roll ups in the comments 🍓🍉🍒🍑🥭🫐 😋

I’m just looking for some guidance, FTM, 20 month old, they don’t have many tantrums however they absolutely run the show, now I don’t know if we should allow this or if it will cause problems down the line. My partner thinks they’re too young for discipline and probably is happy for an easier life but they won’t ea...

So my baby is turning 6 months tomorrow (Sunday 29th) and we have been giving him banana porridge and a few of the pouches like pears e.g. from 4+ months. He doesn’t have any teeth yet so will it be safe to try and encourage him to try and start trying more solid foods like a piece of boiled broccoli or like a pit o...

My daughter is 9 months and I feel like I’m failing her weaning journey. I keep seeing babies her age on at least one meal everyday but I don’t always give her solids, she can go days without but I feel like I should be giving her 3 meals at this point. I get so stuck on what to feed her.

Does anyone’s else’s child get mega unsettled when they have chocolate? 3yo is on DF choc/non IgE CMPA diet anyway but every time she has had it this week (more so but still not a huge amount due to Xmas, most today) she’s beyond upset and tonight she’s been up squirming and crying inconsolably and still going at al...

Curious if anyone else has found a solution to this issue. We haven't had many problems with her throwing food until sheno longer wanted to eat in the high chair. Lately she's been throwing food more and more. Any things that have been tried to help minimize the amount of completely eliminate them doing it? Anything...

My just turned 1 year old has suddenly become sooooo fussy! He used to eat everything you gave him but for the last 2 weeks or so, all he wants is snacks (crisps, wafers, bananas) or puree pouches. Won't eat any proper meals or solids. It's driving me crazy as wasting so much food. Is this normal around this age?

For anyone not sure whether to go BLW route or not, this is my 19mo who's been eating soup this way for nearly 2 months. Never ever have we spoon fed, introduced cutlery just for fun at 9/10m, she started using it properly at 12/13m and now eats like a pro. This is in a busy restaurant full of distractions. Trust yo...

I’m wondering what’s normal. This is a rant and poll. My mom regularly wants to have us all over for dinner, she’s big on family-togetherness which is great and everything but the invite always comes with a “let me know what you can bring” and goes on to say what specific pieces of the meal she needs each of us to b...

I’m struggling big time with starting to wean my 6 month old. I’ve attempted to try her on pouches and jars to get used to different flavours and textures but everytime I try she’s just spitting it out. She hasn’t taken any food and I feel like I’m doing it all wrong. Where do I start? And what’s the best things t...

Hi everyone Maybe a silly question but my baby s godmother bought for my little one few packs of these biscuits that you meant to put them in milk and keep them full for longer specially at night time..she is saying everyone in Italy is using them and they are good for the baby..would you use it? they don’t have sal...

My little girl will be 20 months in the 3rd January! And for the last 2 weeks is being really off her food. Won’t really eat any lunch or dinner, Will eat porridge if I push her for it! But it’s hard work. But don’t eat any type of meal , will have snacks but refuses all meals! Used to love fruit but now won’t...

What are the first foods you gave to your baby when starting solids and purées. Do you make your own or buy purées

My little boy has been ill pretty much all of December with multiple colds and norovirus and it’s turned him from a Velcro baby to a superglue baby. I basically cant leave his sight for even a minute. He’s on day one of another cold and he just wants to have 100% of my attention all the time. It’s getting impossib...

We’re soon to be 6m, my plan is to start with purées, I’m going to work my way through veg and fruit, probably around tea time 5/6pm followed by bath and bottle at 7ish down for bed. My little one is on 4 bottles a day, she’s recently dropped a bottle as her naps have gone back up again so was struggling to get 5 bo...