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Solids & milk 🥴🥴

Is anyone else’s baby still absolutely hating solids??? We’re still only on 1 meal a day as every time we try with solids, he gags, cries and just overall hates it! We’ve also started to wake up twice in the night for milk! Nothing will settle him off only milk 🥴 I go back to work in 3 weeks and I honestly feel…

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11 month meals?

What are yall feeding your 11 month olds? My girl has been going through a phase where she hasnt really been wanting any type of food (teething) and it has been rough the past few weeks. 😫 We have good and bad days.

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4 months eating cereal

Baby girl turned four months on the first. Her appointment was yesterday and the doctor said that it was OK to start feeding her liquid solids. Also, it was OK to give her 2 to 4 ounces of water a day with solids. I started her on oatmeal and breastmilk today. She enjoyed it although she still prefers to nurse, whic...

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Squash

My little girl has a strong dislike for water but will drink squash every time it's offered. We give her the squash that we drink which is the Tesco own brand squash (no added sugar juice drink with sweeteners), we dilute it a lot. I have searched online for answers as to what kind of squash is best for toddlers but...

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Solids

When did you start introducing your baby to solids?? My son is 7 months tomorrow and has two teeth coming in .

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Anyone's little ones decided they just not wanting to eat proper food and just eat bits and bats.

My boy was doing well with food for his 3 meals...now hel eat half his weetabix...not bother with lunch after his nap and even dinner he refuses to have as much... I resort to weetabix before bed as I don't want him sleeping hungry :/

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Struggling with 3 meals a day.. any meal suggestions?

My baby eats two meals a day with snacks in between, she’s still breastfed and sometimes wonder maybe if this is the reason why she just won’t have any dinner, she just isn’t interested. She will have porridge in the morning then she eats around 4pm and will have rice and salmon or something. But for dinner she won’...

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Blw

I feel like I'm being so repetitive on what I'm feeding my almost 7 months old baby.. I've been doing a lot of repeat vegetables and stuff I'm running out of ideas!!!

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Baby friendly curry

Has anyone got any suggestions for quick easy curry ideas for babies? Any ideas which curry jars to add to chicken are suitable for babies with low/no salt or sugar? Struggling to find any appropriate

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Dinner after this? I don’t understand portion sizes

Hey all, I asked my son’s nursery to send me a pic of their “tea” at 4pm, because sometimes he will have dinner at 6:30ish, but I often feel he’s not that hungry. He used to have a warm dinner at that time but recently I feel he’s eating less. Would you say this “tea” looks like a sufficient meal for a 15 month ol...

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How much is your little one eating?

My son was born on 12/27, so he just turned 3 months. He’s eating 5 oz and he’s still wanting to eat every 2.5-3 hours. He’s such a chunk these days he’s gotta be at least 16lbs. How much and how often ar your 3 month olds eating?!

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Help! Weaning advice for abroad holiday

Does anyone have any Top tips I could use to continue to weaning, we go away In June with our baby for first time and he will be just over 6 months and have no idea what to do about foods can anyone help!

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Morning - bottle or breakfast first?

For those of you who have little ones that have started weaning off milk and eating more solids. Do you offer a bottle or breakfast first in the mornings? We’re now down to 3 bottles a day, with the middle one getting smaller so I can see that being dropped soon. My issue is that my little girl loves her food at ...

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Unsuccessful weaning

Hey, LB is a week off 6 months, watches us eating constantly, able to sit in his chair, brings toys to mouth all the time. We attempted to start weaning as he seemed to show all the signs he was ready. We did a mixed approach of puree and some baby led (steamed broccoli head and the rest blended to a puree for exa...

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First food ideas

Hi All, looking for first food ideas to offer my 6 month old. We are lacto-ovo-vegetarians. Do you usually start with a single food or a combination of protein,carb and veggie?

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Using cutlery

Hello. I’m an autistic mum and I have a 2 and a half year old boy. I’m struggling to get him to use cutlery he’d rather eat with his hands or be fed by someone. I was wondering if anyone had any tips to encourage him to use a spoon (we have nearly mastered the use of a fork). He is also currently awaiting to be asse...

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What's are some good snacks for a birthday party snack table?

I'm throwing my son a birthday party... I can't decide what to put in the snack/treat table.... what's your favorite snack to see on the snack/treat table?

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Toddler picky eating

Anyone else’s child become a fussy Eater? She used to be amazing, until we introduced small bits of chocolate biscuit etc. now she’s sooo fussy, I’ve taken all the treats away and she’s still so fussy! Will eat her lunch but never her dinner. What can I do! Help!! Xx

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Starting solids at a little over 5 and a half months old

Me and my mom(my son's nana) have been starting to give my baby boy solids at a little over 5 and a half months old but so far only tried strawberry yogurt he has no teeth in or even coming in yet but our home visitor I seen yesterday an told her about starting solids now she said that's great but if going to now j...

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Still eating toys

Hi! Is anyone else’s almost 2 year old still eating toys / putting everything in their mouth?? My daughter is constantly eating/ biting / putting things like stickers, books, soft toys, figurines, cars, magnets (not little ones, ones that go on a magnet board) etc.. She’s told off every time for it and gets so a...

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