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

Anyone else still spoon feed things such as porridge, weetabix? He can use a fork / spoon but I can't be bothered with the clean up after and so much goes to waste when he does it himself. If I feed him he has the whole bowl no mess, if he does it half of it's over his face lap and hands. I understand letting them l...

Surviving on a few bites of rice cakes and sucking (then spitting out) some watermelon. I am SO SICK of teething and illness. Has anyone come through this, I am fed up of worrying and food going in the bin

Is it okay to give to my 13MO left over dinner for lunch the following day? Like for example home made mac and cheese with spinach then the pudding mango with yogurt. Tysm

My 2 year old lately has been not eating much at meals and then asking for snacks a million times in between. Obviously the snacks are more sugary and less healthy than his traditional meals so he prefers those. Do you guys limit snacks or have any advice on this? Thanks!

Anyone else LO who use to eat any and everything being weirdly picky? My son will take meat and chew it up but not swallow it. He’s basically surviving off Honey Nut Cheerios and smoothie pops rn. Like tonight I gave him pigs n a blanket he ate the hotdogs but only a few pieces of bread. He ate this same bread last ...

Hey, I want to put a disclaimer that I will be discussing this with my health visitor but also wanted to see what other mums think. What is your opinion on giving 4month old baby (who can keep their head still & steady) kendamil porridge once a day either in the AM or PM before bed. What is your reasons for or aga...

So my lo is still pretty much living on air and was wondering if anyone is going through the same? If she eats, it’ll be a decent amount of one meal out of 3 meals being served to her and the other two meals she’ll touch it but won’t eat it. I’m so worried about her not getting enough nutrients as she can be quite s...

What age did your babies start on solid food? I always thought 6 months but I’ve been hearing a few people advise 4 months so just curious to know others experience

Hi all! What are people serving for lunch? I seem to do the same thing everyday - some form of sandwich/bread, fruit or cucumber and then some carrot puffs and I’m getting bored with it so my baby must be 😂

My 2 year olds appetite is basically gone, she used to eat a lot more but ever since she caught a cold a few weeks ago she has stopped eating much. All she had today was a little bit of cereal, then a for snack 2 cheese sticks and 2 small oranges. For lunch we offered some fish fingers and some left overs and she ju...

I think my son is possibly lactose intolerant, he has on and off constipation, he can be irritable and his appetite is up and down. So I'm thinking he may have a food intolerance and my first thought was lactose. Anyone have any tips on how to work out if they have a food intolerance? Or I was also thinking of maybe...

Hi, how are you deal with meal times? I'm stressed, my little one doesn't want to eat by herself, only if I'm feeding her with a spoon. I don't know how to encourage her to eat without my help. Please any advice

Wish I can give some food when she grows teeth

I feel like I’m failing in my daughter’s solid journey. I make her purées and I give her one large meal about two to three times a week since she was four months old. She’s almost six months and I feel like I’m not giving her enough solids as well as breastmilk.

My hubby has just cooked dinner and it had liver in the meal! I just seen different things saying you can eat it then some saying you can’t! I don’t know what to do

Ok, I think I’m getting to that point that all moms of 3 talk about when they just stop caring. I just gave my kids rice to play with because I’m so desperate for some space. The rice is everywhere in their room and I don’t care. And I’ve got packages of Ramen noodles on standby when they’ve finished with that. Am...

Any tips or ideas to get my son to eat and drink while he's ill?! He is feeling very poorly with a cough and cold and is refusing almost all food and drink. He is eating strawberries, blueberries, sweetcorn and a couple of baby crisp snacks. He ate a few spoons of yogurt and bit of banana yesterday but won't today. ...

My little one was doing so well with her food but lately she is spitting everything out after a mouthful or two then pushing it away saying nooo nooo. She’s turning 13 months next week for info. What do you guys do in these situations? Do I try to cook her something else, something plain like Toast? It’s not even a...

I want to make Christmas dinner as good as I can for my baby who will be just turning 6 months at Christmas. Obviously he wont be very familiar with foods and I want to prepare it the day before to make it easier. Any tips on what to give him and how to prepare? Much appreciated

Today, we are trying tuna for the first time. Little one refused to eat it dry from the tin 😫 So, I added a little Greek yoghurt, and herbs and wr are well away 😉 😋😋