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

So my 19 month old just doesn’t want to eat dinner for some reason! She will eat fruit, snacks, toast and sandwiches even cereal but as soon as I put dinner in front of her she wants nothing to do with it. She’s always had a problem with textures so I already struggle getting her to eat veg and I’ve even tried givin...

Hello! I started feeding my baby purées when she turned 6 months and now she’s 7 months and wanted to offer new things but I am so lost lol I can’t remember what I would feed my other child when she was a baby. It’s been 4 years! What do you guys feed your 7 month old babies?? Im not doing baby led weaning just bc I...

I’m pregnant, in my 2nd trimester with a toddler. I don’t know if I’m quickly irritated or my toddler’s behaviour has taken a turn for a the worst of toddlerhood but I’m slowly losing my mind! I don’t know what to do to keep him busy as he wants me stuck to him like his shadow in everything he does except screen tim...

I never had any issues with my first but my daughter barely eats any real food. She’ll eat yoghurt and fruit no problem, but no carbs or protein most of the time. She’s still breastfed so I’m not overly worried from a nutrition standpoint but could do with some solidarity or maybe food suggestions? I don’t know

My husband's 7 year old sister has a sore throat and I'm worried about going out to lunch with her. My husband thinks it would be fine if she stays away from the baby and sits at the other end of the table. Even if she did stay away (I'm not convinced she would as she's very excited to see him) it still worries me.

We did a mix of baby led weaning and spoon feeding from 6 months. He has just turned one. Loves BLW but isn’t doing well with spoon feeding himself at all. I know it takes time but any tips to help as he’s getting 20% of the food in his tummy with the spoon and I end up doing it for him so he doesn’t go hungry. ...

My baby is 6 months old and she was positive for Covid, she is also teething so she doesn’t want to eat anything. I tried solids, milk in spoons but nothing is working. Her dr just told me that is part of the process but as a mom I can’t just see my baby without eating. Any experience with this? Help

My 18 month old is super fussy with food all of a sudden 🤦🏻‍♀️ Anyone else going through the same thing? I feel awful as he doesn’t want to eat anything unless it’s a yogurt or some crisps. Sometimes a slice of watermelon 😂

Do you encourage your LO to hold cutlery to eat? Even if unsuccessful 👀 If no, comment when you will start

Themed to match nursery’s story of the week.

Hi all, I just wanted to share this infographic I came across on Instagram. My toddler used to be such a big eater, but recently around turning two he eats less in terms of portion size than he used to. I was really beginning to worry about this until I came across this post on Instagram. Hope it helps someone else ...

My LB is almost 8 months and loves food. He’s great with purées and likes finger foods. But finger foods still make me really nervous because he just shoves big pieces into his mouth or bites off big chunks (with his one bottom tooth 😂). He’ll gag and then get really distressed and cry and that’d be the end of the…

So in order to make sure she's fed I've had to give her milk ... Has this happened to anyone ?

My boy is bored of all the crap I’m serving him 🤣 what are you fail safe healthy meals? He’s currently not trying many new things but also isn’t into the things he used to enjoy (fish fingers, homemade chicken nuggets, sausages, hidden veg spag bol etc) Any suggestions and ideas would be great

Can I have some advice, I started weaning my baby a week last Monday. We have been doing a mixture of BLW and purées. However my little one doesn’t seem to want purées but as she’s got no teeth I don’t feel like she’s having anything from solids only. Should I be worried about this or not. She only turned 6 months ...

What are your portion sizes like? LB definitely wants more than I’m giving (5-6 spoons) but not sure if I should or if I should wait a few weeks whilst he adapts? He’s also upped his milk this week to 7oz 6 times a day.

So what’s the situation? If I had it my way, my 19 month old daughter would barely taste processed sugar but my MIL and SO are sugar fiends and give my daughter bits of sugar juice drinks, biscuits everything in small amounts everyday. I’m starting to give up trying to be the opposition and wonder if anyone has t...

Hi! My LO is about to turn 8 months. I’m feeding him twice a day with solids ( generally morning and midday). How many times are you feeding yous LOs and when?

Anyone else's baby just not wanting to eat? My daughter will take her bottles just fine, but for about 2 weeks now she just doesn't want to eat solids. She'll eat a few bites of puree, but hardly any table foods. Before, she had finally gotten to a point where she was eating several different textured foods and now ...

My little one is 4 months and 1 week old. My health visitor advised and gave the ok to wean my little one to help with bowel movements and fullness. I have a question for genuine answers. When giving an ellas kitchennl baby rice pack suitable for 4 months old. Do i need to give a bottle aswell or not? Ellas kitch...