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

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...

Anyone else's little one no longer showing hunger cues? Just literally screams the house down when he is hungry now!

Anyone struggling with feeding their LO’s at the moment? My LO has become so picky and throws most of the food even though he’s crying as he’s hungry. He eats his breakfast with no problems but the other meals are becoming so stressful.

My 14m old was a decent eater until the last 10-ish days. I can only get him to eat fruit, toast, ready brek and sometimes pasta and yoghurt. He just had a 30min tantrum because I tried to give him egg (used to be his favourite) surely he can't survive off of toast...what are other people doing if he's refusing ever...

My child is gonna be a year in January does anyone else’s child just constantly throw there food on the floor?… I’ve been to baby groups and have seen children younger than him that actually hold their food and eat it. Majority of the time I now how to feed him finger foods otherwise it won’t get eaten.

My LG is 10.5 months and is such a fussy eater! We are nowhere near getting her to three full meals per day, let alone snacks! She literally has a few bites or spoon fulls and the. Is done, and the rest gets chocked over the side! This has been going on for almost a month now! She’s EBF still, still has no teeth thr...

Does your baby get tea at nursery? And do you still serve them dinner if they do? Ours have tea at 3.30

What cereals do people offer their toddlers? My little boy used to love porridge and weatobix but is preferring foods he can feed himself at the moment. He loves cheeros, but not sure what others to try that arnt chocolate flavour (he absolutely loves chocolate but don’t want him to get into a habit of having this ...

We started weaning a couple of weeks ago but we’re not making any progress. Baby gags and throws up everything. We’ve tried pouches, steaming fresh veg and BLW. He refuses to open mouth and if I manage to get a bit in he gags and spits up. With toast etc, he retches and physically brings up sick. Any advice? We star...

For those of you whose little ones hate the highchair what do you do? She literally will not stay in it 2 minutes to eat! I end up letting her out and putting her plate of food down on the floor in the living room and she plays and comes back and forth to pick at her dinner/lunch. Sometimes walking around eating. Bu...