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What should I do…..

My husband has a nasty habit of picking his toenails. (I am not gonna lie I bite my nails, BUT I THROW THEM IN THE TRASH!!!!!). So he throws them where he is sitting. The floor, the living room couch, the bed, the bathroom, anywhere in my house you will find them. I have asked him over and over to stop he won’t. I h...

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Excited everyday for weaning

Anyone else get or got super excited about weaning? Everyday I been writing in a note book different foods and meals that we are going to make our son since he was 4 months old. I don’t even care about the extra work etc because cooking for our son separate meals excites me 😊 anyone else feels or felt this way? He…

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What’s on the menu for breakfast Mommas ??

I think I’ll do some pancakes and sausage and maybe a small bowl of gornola cereal on the side. My 1 year old son is eating scrambled eggs his favorite ,some yogurt & fruit and drinking whole milk . What are u guys eating ???

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What’s our restaurant with a baby etiquette everyone?

Clean food drops under high chairs or not? Wipe the high chair and table after your messy eater? Ask a metal/plastic plate for your LO or carry your own? Or just go with a normal plate and hope for the best? Carrying your own water bottle or use a glass in a restaurant? Our son is normally well behaved in a resta...

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Baby food

My lilttle one is going 10 mos now and still no teeth, so basically I only gave her purreed or mashed food as she still cannot chew some soft food. Is there any other food that you offer aside from mashed or puree?

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What’s your April 2024 baby’s favorite food? Least favorite?

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First day in daycare

Hi mamas, my 22 month old went to daycare today for the first time. When I picked her up, they told me she did not eat anything at all. Also that she doesnt know how to use utensils and drink from an open cup and the rest of her class do it. Do your babies use utensils and open cups?

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Toddler not eating

My toddler is like not wanting to eat anything other than snacks(sometimes not even). He will sit down for the meals but take bites and spit it out. Anyone else’s toddler doing this? I feel like I remember this being a phase with my oldest but this mama is going nuts 😭

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Meals

Hi mamas, could you share some pics of your babies meals? Would like to see how much food they are having! I never know if I am overfeeding her or not. Thanks :)

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First taste

What is everyone giving their baby for their first food?

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Food

Let’s see what solids those babies are eating ! I need more ideas. My son loves food and we usually do an egg, a puree of fruit and vegetables and yogurt for breakfast.

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Fathers contact.

I have my 7 month old in a very good routine. Wake up at 8am breakfast and bottle, 12pm lunch and bottle, 5pm dinner and bottle, 8pm bath bottle and bed. My baby’s dad is only allowed to see my daughter in a supervised contact centre. He has contact at 1pm which takes me nearly 2 hours to get to, and him only half...

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Healthy juice

What fruit juices are you giving to your little ones? Hoping for suggestions for something not too high in sugar but also easy to purchase in supermarkets?

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Food help

What kind of things and times are people feeding their 7 month olds?

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Anyone else's LO not eating much

Anyone else's LO not eating much and suddenly not eating a lot of their favourite foods anymore? He just doesn't seem all that interested in food but used to be such a foodie!

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Still spoon feeding

We do/did a mix of spoonfeeds and BLW and at the min my girly is eating really well but 80% is me spoonfeeding her- weetabix, yoghurt, pasta, rice, curry etc. She feeds herself fruit, pancake, toast etc but not too much. But I feel so behind with her feeding herself and eating meals with multiple elements. Like I wi...

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