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Yogurts

I have bought these from aldi and wondered if they would be okay to give to my 10.5 month old? Just for like a pudding.

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Meal inspiration for a little one who one likes 'picky bits'

He will not eat anything 'proper' I've tried all sorts of rice/pasta etc. and he just plays with the food and mashes/ chucks it every where - he is the same with any vegetables 😩

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Solids

Is it okay if I haven’t really started solids yet? I know most have done it already at this age. I tried two spoonfuls of purées & my son had no interest. He hated them. He is exclusively breastfeeding, so I haven’t been giving him anything other than milk after the failed purées.

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3years baby not eat eggs, fruits , meat

Hey lovlies, my son is 3 years old ,but he only drinks cows milk, eats choclates , walkers , juice sometimes the mac fries thats itt.. If i offer anything else to him he started crying and start to vomitt Im so worried About to send him to nursery next montg Help me

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Won't eat

Why won't my baby eat anything?? He's used to be such a foodie but now it's a miracle if he takes a bite of anything idk what I'm doing wrong:(

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Bf won’t stop telling me what to do

My boyfriend always monitors what I eat now I’m 29 weeks pregnant and this whole pregnancy. He’s always telling me “oh too much sugar.” Or “Oh don’t eat that there’s too much salt in there.” Or “Oh that’s not healthy you should have something else instead.” I eat really healthy although I do allow myself to have ...

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Weaning

My first was brilliant with BLW. I was probably more chilled out with her choking etc, she was and is very forward. but my second I’m still so hesitant, she’s good with purée’s, squished fruit but I see some mums giving toast / harder textures and I just can’t imagine my daughter being able to swallow? My first at t...

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Is your kiddo eating meat?

Our son doesn’t eat a ton of meat. He gets his protein from mainly dairy. Today after eating a Christmas cookie I noticed his eczema flare which makes me think it’s a gluten thing and he mainly consumes like grilled cheeses, quesadillas, pasta, etc. my guess is because a cookie isn’t baked very well it caused a fl...

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BLW weetabix balls

Crushed weetabix, natural yoghurt, raspberries and peanut butter!! Works with banana, fruit purée too :) Game changer for self feeding weetabix at breakfast 🍴

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Breakfast options?

What’s everyone offering for breakfast for their preschoolers now? If it is porridge - which type or brand is it? Still don’t feel too keen on cereal for breakfast atm but need more ideas.

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Hot food

OK this is such a stupid question but how do you all test the temperature of food before giving it to LO? I thought to pop a bit on spoon and touch to my lip and then wipe it away because I have a texture thing and can't handle actually getting some of babes food in my mouth but I'm worried I'm going to put baby of...

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6months weaning and no interest

My 6 month old isn’t interested in food is this normal? Iv tried for the past 3 weeks and he just doesn’t seem to like when the food is actually in his mouth. He hasn’t worked out he just needs to swallow it. He watches when I have food so thought he must be ready but doesn’t seem th take to it. Iv been trying purée...

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8months

My bby just turned 8 months and doesn’t seem interested in solids to much. Here n there he would take a spoon of food. I would put things on his plate n just let him explore type. But an actual spoon fed he doesn’t seem interested. Any thoughts/advice

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2 year old throwing food

I really hope this is just a phase but if my daughter doesn't want what we've made her to eat for a meal, even though I asked and she nodded thats what she wanted, she will throw it all on the floor. Do any other mama's have this issue?

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Evening meals for 1 year olds

What sort of meals are you giving your one year olds?

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Meal times/schedules??

Hi all! My 16 month old is not the best eater, but she loves milk. We think she’s filling up on milk and not super hungry for real food. We’re thinking of switching up her schedule to make mealtimes prior to her milk times and want some input on what others are doing. Her current schedule: -Wake up 6:45am ~ given ...

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