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

Can anyone give me lunch ideas for 8-9 month olds please? All bar egg as she hates it!

So my little is 10 months now and was such a good eater up until 3 weeks ago. Every time I offer her food she tastes it and spits it straight out. She loves any kind of pouch food but being on Mat leave I just cannot afford to keep buying them. I’ve tried cooking the exact recipes from EL cookbook and she still spit...

What are people using as plates? My little one is 2yrs 3 months and we use the bamboo bamboo plates but with them being wooden anything strong smelling on them doesn’t seem to come off

Does anyone use any distraction techniques during mealtimes e.g. screen time, toys, music etc so your toddler eats? I have a very fussy toddler and he seems to eat more when he's playing with something on his high chair such as a toy, otherwise he refuses to take more than 3 bites

I have started with mashed fruits and root vegetables. And some lentils which my lo really loves for her lunch. Thinking of introducing weetabix and porridge in a week time. Any suggestions on which porridge to use and recipe please. How is aptamil banana porridge?

Anybody else’s baby refusing to take solids? My LO initially ate the food I offered but now he refuses to eat and prefers taking the bottle

Hi mamas, My baby girl turned 6 months and we’re planning to start solid food next week! I’m wondering if there’s a good diary or tracker of some sort we should try to record what she taste and tries, so we can keep track of her eating/tasting schedule and the type of food she’s going to try? (I asked our pediatri...

Toddler not eating properly, my toddler has lost appetite since sprouting her molars, is that normal and she is constipated, is this normal? X

Anyone else’s baby not wanting to eat?? I’ve been trying everything to get him to eat but when he does eat he eats very little.

Is your 8 month old eating chunky or smooth paste blended food? My 8 month old still will not eat chunky food and whenever I give her chuncky food she gags on it or throws it up. What did you do to help your baby get used to chunkier meals?

My 18 month old refuses to eat she says it’s hot even if it’s not and it’s something cold struggling how to get her to eat

What can you give a 2 year who won’t eat anything except yoghurts? He constantly asks for chocolate biscuits all the time but obviously I say no and he won’t eat any meals or snacks

My baby is 6 months old and I started her on solids around a month ago. I give her breakfast and dinner every day but struggling with ideas as I’m always giving her the same things. She has a cows milk ALLERGY so meal ideas WITHOUT dairy please. She’s tried: toast, scrambled eggs, weetabix (not very keen on it) , s...

My 10 month old son has no interest in feeding himself or anything more then a thick puree. How how I go about getting him to eat better. I know he can eat them. I feed him some pancakes and other stiff like that. He takes 2-3 bites then gets pissed off. How do you transfer off of just purees

My LO is now 13 months old but he always says no to water. He eats solids and drink aptamil 2 formula but says no to water. Tried sipper, nuke bottle but struggle continues

My baby has just turned 4 months, and I decided I didn’t want to start feeding food just yet, I allowed my IL to have my baby over night for the first time and to find out when I collected her she had been feeding my baby puree no one asked me! also I’m so upset that this first big mile stone has been taken from me ...

**Please don’t come for me in the comments** My family is very old school, so everything my mom did with us, I’m doing with my lg. My lg is almost 4 months old and we started solids yesterday. It is recommended by quite a few board certified pediatricians to start solids at 4 months, but my mom started us on solids ...

My bubba is almost 11 months old. She’s on Nutramigen 2. She doesn’t accept any food unless it’s a fruit pouch. I’ve tried weetabix (refused then mixed with fruit pouch still refuses), I’ve blended porridge with soya milk still refuses then gave it with fruit pouch no result. Tried fish fingers still nothing. I’m co...

I had a long shift last night and my 1 year old didn’t sleep. So i thought let me stay asleep a little longer while she woke up. We live with my parents so they were supervising them ( my 1 and 4 year old). They often give biscuits to them despite us telling them not to. And this morning they did give one. However...

My baby used to be fine with calpol but since around 9 nonths hates it and has a complete meltdown. I literally have to force her hands down so she doesn't push me away. I feel awful and don't want to create a distressing memory for her as she cries so much cos she hates it She also won't take it if I mix it in s...