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

I can’t but help feel like I’ve done everything wrong as a mum. My daughter hasn’t gained weight since May 2024, possibly longer. She’s been 24lbs for that whole time. I saw the doctor today and she’s on 0.2 centile, and my heart sank. She was always 50th as a baby, and I just feel like I’m failing her. She’s alwa...

Is anyone’s toddler really playing up at the moment? He is ok when he is with his dad but when he is with me, he is moany, cries all the time, wants me to constantly hold him and just seems miserable and I’m really struggling and it’s making me so emotional. I hate to say this but I would rather be at work and I abs...

Looking for some good snack suggestions for between feedings!

How are yall getting yalls babies to eat more meat or just to eat in general ? because I know that toddlers will have their days of eating a whole lot and then not eating that much but here for the past couple months mine does not want to eat really any kind of meat if I cook spaghetti with hamburger, he’ll pick o...

How many times a day do you give your 6 month old solids? And how many spoonfuls? Also what month will you go on to mashy foods? And does anyone else child puke after solids? Also do you give solids before milk or after? Sorry too many qs lol.

Just starting to introduce my baby to solids. How are your feeding schedules while doing so? Are you bottle feeding a few ounces prior and then finishing up with solids or strictly solids then other feeding milk? Just trying to figure out what best fits my LO

For the mums out there who have started weaning what are you finding easier for you little ones buying puree foods or making your own and what sort of foods have you started to introduce?

How do you deal with your 3 year old being a picky eater? My 3 year old is always starving (as they say) but whatever I put down, she doesn’t want and refuses to eat. She literally just wants to snack on rubbish which I’m not giving in to. We spoke to the HV and dietitian (a family friend) and they both advised not...

Today's lunch was pasta with homemade spinach and cheese sauce! The sauce was made with oat milk as baby is potential CMPA

I’ve made a bad habit of letting my LO watch tv while eating. She eats so much better while watching. 😭😭 feel like a bad parent

My 13 month old is picky. And I’ve noticed he will press down on his food with one finger if it squishes he throws it. Seems like he likes a little crunch in his food. Struggling with what to feed him. That I could get him to try and not throw it.

We haven't yet given our LO anything sweet/sugary that isn't a fruit or honey. No chocs, ice cream, sweets, cakes. People keep telling us we should let them have it occasionally but LO doesn't even know what those things are and has never asked for them so we're happy going as we are. But could we start an issue wit...

My little one tends to eat small and it's got me stressed that she not eatting enough. What are some ways you've helped lottle one eat more or ensured they got all their nutrients even eatting small?

Stuck on snack ideas. What do you give your LOs?

Anybody else's little one refuse to eat? My little boy is almost 18months and he's a brilliant eater at nursery they always tell me how well he does and sometimes has seconds. When he's home he refuses evening meal and then Fri-Sun he won't eat any meals. I've stopped the high chair because he got in such a state bu...

My little one is 16 months and won’t eat… She will have a bottle when she wakes up and breakfast usually an hour later but after this she isnt interested When do you give your little ones lunch? And dinner? She has a nap at 12 still so not sure if she’s having lunch too early? But then 2 o’clock after her nap se...

Anyone else’s 1year old has reduced appetite for the food they usually likes? My little one used to eat really well ,she loved vegetables and fruits. Lately she’s only been having half weetabix (mixed with berries and bananas) and a few slices of melon for breakfast . She won’t touch her toast. And for lunch and din...

So my 20 month old is a really good eater but at breakfast all she does is throw the food or tip the bowl out at random points. She doesn’t do it at lunch or dinner so not sure why she does it at breakfast. I’ve tried taking the bowl away giving her a suction bowl that just makes it worse. Now stuck for ideas on how...

My 9 month old mostly has porridge/weetabix/yoghurt with mashed fruit for breakfast but wanting to mix it up a little bit for her! She has an egg allergy which puts a lot of breakfast options off the table, any ideas greatly appreciated 😋

When did you introduce spicy food to your baby. I cook a lot of spicy food. I have started to introduce very mild spice to my son. I will usually give him what I made but tone it down with some sour cream or water it down. It's only been about 3 times he's had spice. My husband thinks we should wait till he's older ...