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

Just curious... Are more people cooking and blending/pureeing fresh foods for your little ones or using jar foods?

Has anyone come across any good visual recipe books to help toddlers get involved with cooking? I looked on Pinterest & Etsy but couldn’t find anything easy & good.

My baby is not to keen on solid foods she just turned 8 months yesterday she has 2 bottom teeth and the 2 front are starting to come in.. she tries to put things she finds on the floor in her mouth but when i try to feed her any type of baby food shes just spitting it out should i be concerned?

Need to start solids with my little one. I tried some boiled rice with milk & he did NOT like it. So need some suggestions on which baby cereal is considered a good start 😰

Gerber stage 1 oat Or Cerelac honey & wheat

Is anybody else struggling with weaning their baby? I feel so overwhelmed with what to give him/ what I should be giving him and how often, baby led weaning scares me in some ways I have tried it a few times because I feel a pressure for him to learn to eat that way and he’s nearly 8 months and I feel it’s just not ...

I’m really struggling with baby led weaning my son is 9 months going on 10 and I have no idea what I’m doing. It’s giving me so much anxiety. I feel like I’m failing him with my lack of education and knowledge about it. He hasn’t had much exposure to it because I don’t know what to offer him. He has a dairy and soy ...

can i give my 9 month old ready to eat chicken from the supermarket?

I’m a first-time mom and my husband has also never been around a baby the truth is I’m having a problem my son is already 14 months old and he doesn’t chew the food he always swallows it. When I started introducing him to goose I started with puree everything was m and very small pieces now I’m trying to give him b...

Anyone else's LO showing signs of being ready for solids? My LG is o ly 4.5 months and I wanted to wait until 6months but she is showing so much interest in food, reaching for it, watching us eating.

How do you make porridge with rolled oats for your little one? Mines 6 months. Do you grind the oats finer?

Hi, my baby doesn't want to eat anything. I’ve tried spoon-feeding and baby-led weaning, but she won’t touch anything I put on her table. Occasionally, she likes grapes and cantaloupe, but only one slice at a time. When I make her puree, she won’t eat it voluntarily; she just closes her mouth when I try to feed her....

My pediatrician told us our baby girl is in the 15th percentile for her weight and needs to eat/gain more. She did gain weight from her last appointment, but not as much as expected. She’s averaging 24 oz per day. Dr said she needs to eat at least 28. I’m trying not to make myself crazy as a FTM but I don’t know wha...

Any tips on how to get 9 month old to eat? Breakfast she has porridge which she eats fine. Tea she has pouch as she refuses to eat homeade food even if i get the texture exactly the same. And lunch is a nightmare. We tried crumpets, cucumbers, toast, sandwiches, eggy bread, jacket potato and beans. She just refuses ...

Can you all share what yoghurts your feeding your 8+ months old. Please only reply if you can provide a photo as there’s loads of different Greek style yogurts out there.

Anyone else with short arms and have multi purpose kitchen tongs to retrieve little miss’ dummy’s 😂

So tonight I’m hoping to do his first fill plate of blw…..I have just been doing puree up till now, but what’s a good ‘quick’ meal and I’m so scared he’ll chock I’ll take any advice

I’ve never been a big breakfast or lunch eater and tend to eat late but obviously baby needs to eat at decent times. I’m not planning on starting 3 meals a day immediately, we’ll start breakfast and work up but what times do u feed them? His sleeping all over the place atm, we’re still in the after effects from the...

Baby will not hold a spoon or pick up food and put it in her mouth just throws it and she’s 8 months now. No idea what to do.

I’ve tried everything, making her laugh (that’s yucky), explaining (stickers are not food because xyz), getting serious (please take that out right now) but nothing works.