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Finger foods?

Good finger foods for 7.5m old? She loves her crisps, biscuits and toast, trying to encourage to feed herself a few more bits, easy for her to keep hold of, suggestions please as my mind feels blank! Also what kinda meals are your LO’s currently having?

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Need inspiration, shattered mama. (8 1/2 months)

Hi all! My son is currently on mashed or lumpy puree meals and with some finger food. Fingers crossed food is mostly the dummy with the fruit in to hold or boiled veggies or melty sticks, or pasta. I would love some ideas for everything from breakfast, and dinner. We have lots of purées to use up in the freezer ...

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What are you putting in a packed lunch?

What sort of things are you putting in your little ones packed lunch or offering as snacks? We try and be low processed but find it hard when on the go or needing something quick?

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Lunch and dinner inspo

What are you giving your babies for lunch and dinner? And is anyone not really doing BLW yet? We have attempted a few times but my baby will take a massive bite out of the appropriately cut food we give him so obviously a choking hazard and it just terrifies me and we have to stop, so still feeding him myself. We a...

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High Calorie Snacks

I have a friend who suffers really badly with anxiety and as a result isn’t eating. She’s already very slim and I am worried that she’s going to make herself really ill. Does anyone know any great high calorie snacks or anything I can buy for her to encourage her to eat, even a little something! Tia x

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Seafood - cooked prawns

Can you eat cooked prawns during pregnancy?

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Milk and food schedule?

What is everyone doing? My little girl will be 7 months in two weeks and below is our current schedule. 7am milk 10am food (puree) 11 milk 3pm milk 7pm milk Not sure when to introduce a second meal! Is it too soon? 😿 Thank you for any advice!! Xx

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Rejecting food?

Anyone’s baby suddenly started rejecting food? My baby started spitting everything out and not eating anything Im so worried

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Lunch for lo that hates bread.

Need some lunch ideas for my lo who hates any type of bread texture. He’s recently started hating any time of bakery even if it contains chocolate 🥲

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Meal ideas

My girl is 6.5 months old and has been having puréed veg for the past 2 weeks. Want to start leaning towards more BLW. So looking for any recipes recommendations or advice on how to get started :)

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Food throwing

My son (2) is seated in highchair for every meal and snack. Otherwise, he runs around with food and won't sit still. Having problems at the moment with constantly tipping and throwing his food (1 bite of 1 thing. Throwing another at the same time and it's like this for the full meal). Do you have any ideas on how I...

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Yogurt

Is this yogurt ok to give to an 8month? isit full of sugar

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Weaning

My little girl is 6 months and we started weaning a week ago. She seemed really ready staring at us eat and sometimes trying to take stuff off our plates obviously alongside the other indicators for weaning eg sitting up. We have been doing veg purees and finger foods and have been letting her explore the food but s...

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Oatmeal fingers - breakfast

https://mylittleeater.com/basic-oatmeal-fingers-for-baby-family/ Thought I’d share this as baby seemed to like it for a breakfast. I added raspberry and grated tinned apricot as the extras. Made a change from readybrek. Excuse my ugly photo 😉

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Need suggestion

My 15 month old loves smoothies ,Can I give my baby frozen blue berries ..I hate buying non seasonal fruits ,strawberries and blueberries are so bad in taste if they are not in season . I prefer giving only seasonal fruits to my baby .

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BLW

I’m a first time mom and will be starting BLW. What are some essentials I should get? We already have a little chair for him to eat on. I want to start with just mashed everything not completely puréed but not Whole Foods if that makes sense.

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How did your baby react to solids at first? How long did it take for them to enjoy food? Any tips to help with the transition?

We started solids 10 days ago, but my baby refuses everything—makes faces, turns her head away, and seems uninterested.

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Is chorizo considered spicy?

I grew up eating extremely spicy foods so this question had never crossed my mind before today. I made beans with chorizo to go with our dinner today and gave some to my 10m old. Seemed to enjoy it, but after a few bites asked for water and drank so much of it . Then I worried that I accidentally gave her something...

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Kidney beans to babies

How to serve kidney beans to 14 months old? Just wondering about the skin

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Do your partners like to eat all of your children’s snacks? 😂

Snacks in the household is for everyone but he’s been finishing them lately and there’s me thinking we had some more when reaching out for snacks for our daughter. Sounds so pathetic lmaooo but I literally have to top up yoghurt and ESPECIALLY the simple mills crackers every couple of days and from now on moving for...

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