Children's Health & Nutrition

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Weaning

Started weaning my son who turns 6 months in 10 days. He looked like he was keen always smacking his lips and swallowing as he would watch us eat, great head control. I mashed up avocado one day banana a different day and today avocado and banana. His facial expression is like he is disgusted and he spits it back o...

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1yr old

How many times do you feed your 1yr old food or give milk

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Bottles and food

Does this sound good at the moment? LO is having 4 bottles and 3 lots of food she's 8m 7am bottle 5oz 9am 2 different types of food yoget and a snack 11am bottle 6oz 12.30pm food 3 different types of food, her main meal protein, veg, and berries or fruite 2.30pm bottle 3/4oz (snack bottle) 5pm food 3 types of food ...

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Weaning worries

I am week 3 into weaning my little one, i originally started out combi weaning (a puree with a bit of the food) and he wasnt interested at all in the actual bit of food (ae tried brocolli, carrot and banana) but liked the puree. We stuck to puree weaning for the last 2 weeks and he just sometimes doesnt seem bothere...

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If your child is having a coughing fit and threw up the little food that they managed to eat, do you try and feed them again before they sleep or you do you send them to bed hungry?

She’s been poorly and hungry for a week now and what I mean by that is, very very minimal food. Hardly anything at all. She seems to have lost her appetite completely and is coughing a lot at night. I’ve made so many soups she straight up rejected so we offered her safe foods today, we managed to get her to eat half...

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Starting solids

My LO is 8 months and has refused both formula(anything in a bottle) and solid foods. Does anyone have tips on how to get her to start eating purées or even formula?

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How much is your 10 month old eating

My daughter is a very picky eater and has food allergies to top it off. How much does your baby eat in a typical day? (Solids)

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When to introduce solids?

When did you introduce solids to your baby? Also was your baby sitting on their own? Our doctor said to wait until our son is able to sit on his own. He will be 5 months in a few days and he has been showing interest in food like crazy. He is able to hold his head up but doesn’t sit on his own yet. Should I wait or...

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Appetite

Does anyone’s toddler have the appetite of a teenager?? My 3 year old is constantly wanting to eat throughout the day and she can eat an adult plate.

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1 year old still won’t eat

My LB still wont take to any solids. He’ll barely accept a spoonful of puree a day and only very occasionally will bite into a baby wafer. Ive spoken to HV and they can’t suggest anything we haven’t tried - I’m at my wits end. He’s EBF and very demanding of the breast, he will take formula and a bottle so I’m thinki...

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Groceries

How much is your monthly grocery bill for a family of 3 with 1 toddler?

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Weaning issues

My son will not entertain anything that isn’t a yoghurt like texture, I’ve tried everything I can think of to introduce more lumpy foods and he isn’t having it! Has anyone got any tips for this

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Sitting advice for 2 year old- breakfast, lunch, dinner

Hi guys ❤️ I wanted to ask for advice as a FTM. My daughter is a little over 2 years old now but refuses her high chair now. We are trying to let her just sit on the table with us but she cannot stop getting up. I always try to tell her to sit back down but she just doesn’t listen. Is there something I am doing wr...

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Any suggestions

Baby is 10 weeks old she has 210ml/7oz every 3 hours hipp organic but she is getting aggy around 2.5hrs she already has over 1000mls a day 😫 she is such a hungry baby birth weight was 5.4 so was not a big baby.

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Meal Ideas for 10 month old

So I’m trying new things with my LO and I’m completely clueless when it comes to food because I personally don’t really have a good relationship with it, I eat once a day and I’m happy with whatever because I’m not a massive foodie. So if anyone could drop some meal ideas that would be a great help ❤️

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Daycare

Hey I’m looking to put my baby in daycare but I’m a little worried for multiple reasons my baby only eats cerelac poorige and you have to make it with water he eats a little bit of solids but not really. I’m worried what he will eat at daycare he is 7 months old and if they can make the cerelac poorige there he hat...

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