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Food/ milk amounts

How much food and milk are your little ones having? I'll post below an average day for my 8 month old. He seems to eat so much and I'm not sure if this a normal amount for an 8 month old, or if he's eating too much? Or if we should start cutting back his milk (currently between 600-700ml a day)?

L
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Refusing to eat?

Anyone else? I actually don’t even know what to try anymore 🤦🏼‍♀️ She is normally an amazing eater but everything is ‘disgusting’ or ‘I don’t want that’ and it gets flung to the ground 🤦🏼‍♀️ We have stopped her watching Tv while she eats, that doesn’t work. We have tried making what she wants, that doesn’t…

Incognito
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Greek yogurt

does anyone know if this is ok for baby? I’ve been giving her this with mango fruit and she loves it but the yoghurt says it’s naturally strained. I’ve got a pic on the comments of info on the packaging. I’ve read online that it’s safe for babies and actually really good for them 🤷🏻‍♀️

A
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My baby seems hungry or thirsty all the time!!

My little guy is just shy of 13 months and he’s a big boy but his portion sizes are almost the same as my 2 1/2 year old daughter and he still crys for more! Hes started crying as soon as we come down for his bottle of milk and it’s like he’s so thirsty he drains in within like a minute! Hes waking now in the night ...

Incognito
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Things to feed a one year old

Shes a picky eater . She Hates mac and cheese.. what kid hates mac and cheese ?! Any suggestions appreciated

Z
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BLW breakfast ideas

My boy doesn’t like being spoon fed now so need ideas for finger food for breakfast so I have plenty for variation! Thank you.

Incognito
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Food portion sizes

What portion sizes are you giving your babies for each meal? My girl is 10.5 months and generally has: 3 tablespoons of porridge mix made up for breakfast plus bsicotti Half a Heinz jar of stage 2 or 3 baby food, plus a small portion of finger food (like 2 strips of toast, 1 small pinwheel, a handful of melty puff...

E
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Baby dinners

Any ideas for dinners for baby?? Due to work commitments we can’t all eat together so need some ideas for things I can batch cook and freeze portions of!

Incognito
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Starting Solids Question

My daughter is 2months old about to be 3months and im wondering went to start solids.

K
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Plates

Ok ladies - what plates are you all using with your toddlers that are not silicone?

M
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What pots and pans do you guys have? And do you like them?

Up late with a 2 year old and 6 month old that refuse to sleep. So I’m online shopping. We currently have some pans that are nonstick maybe but the coating is chipping away so we need new ones and we’ve had our eye on some hexclad ones. Just tryna see if there is more brands we should check out.

K
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Snacks

What are you offering your toddler as a snack? I feel like my son is getting bored of the same old snacks. He usually has crackers or cookies, shrimp chips, fruit/veggie pouches. Also, my son goes to work with me so please list some good lunch/snack boxes..

J
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18 months baby don’t want to chew

I m not sure what changed but since last 15 days my baby girl doesn’t want to eat. Her diet dropped to half of what she was eating. I am very confused and concerned of how to deal with this challenge 😞. Photo of my doll to track my post

T
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Cereal question

Has anybody used this? I want to start feeding but I’m but unsure if I start off the bat with allergen introduction cereal!

T
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This was our dinner

Stuffed Bell peppers, stuffed with Turkey and Mushrooms. Cesar Salad on the side. Baby had an apple puree along with bottle, and has oatmeal ready for when he wakes up from his nap 💁🏾‍♀️😊🍎🍼

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Gerber baby meals

I know the purées are said to have high levels of heavy metals, I was just wondering if it as the same with the little meals. Do you have any brands you recommend that has little meals for baby?

E
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Hot lunch ideas

What are some hot lunch ideas I can use for my kids? (2, 3, 4yrs old) I realized I usually only do cold lunches. Nothing wrong with that but jw what other people make their kids for lunch?

Incognito
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Applesauce

My girl has started giving me trouble with applesauce, no matter with a spoon or a pouch. She don’t eat it or dumps it. Anyone else Vito applesauce?

E
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My boy has never liked food and doesn't eat. Help 😭😭

I feel like such a failure 😪 I've been passed around like a parcel between GP and health visitors. Nobody seems to help. My boy is 11 months old and only drinks milk and is on his 9th centile on the graph. His weight and length aren't concerning, but he just doesn't like to eat. We have been weaning him since he…

Incognito
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Feeding

Wondered roughly how often/ how many feeds everyone's little ones have a day? My boy is 8 weeks and seems to have about 9 or 10 in 24 hours. Don't know if that's not enough times or not!

S
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