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Feeding not going so well

My baby has been on solids for about a month and it seems to be getting worse! She’s realised now that she can just clamp her mouth shut. I’ve tried giving her finger foods but the only thing she will eat this way is toast. Does it eventually just click for them and they become good eaters? So far I’ve been just try...

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Breakfast

Hey, my daughter really enjoys wheatabix for breakfast and I do find myself giving that to her most days, am I a bad mum in doing this? She enjoys it and I admit I probably do it for ease as I know she’ll eat it. What are other people’s thoughts on this? Xxx

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Baby food.

Does anybody on here give their baby food pouches only? I am not keen on blw but worry that I should be giving foods rather than pouches.

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Pincer grip 👌🏼

My LG has been working on her pincer grip, which sounds like a cause for celebration... But now we have to hoover multiple times a day because she tries to pick up even the tiniest pieces of dirt, dust and hair and eat them. And at meal times she is ignoring the big pieces of food and spending an inordinate amount o...

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Picky Eater issues: My 3 year old will no longer eat anything besides noodles, chicken nuggets chocolate & pretzels, sometimes apples, oranges, grapes, but that’s it 😳

I’m so tired of offering her new foods for her to swat away and scream at me, it’s so frustrating and stressing me out because I’m worried about her being nutrient deficient. What can a pediatrician do to help besides what I’m already doing? What actually works you guys? Can I give her vitamins in the mean time? Giv...

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A Few Weeks Ago: Valentines Edition For My Little Kings 🤎💜

I Will Post The Other Meals In The Comments. This Photo Was Our Lunch! So damn good 😮‍💨 It was clam chowder, all fresh ingredients served with fresh homemade half (wheat) n half (white) bread topped with a rosemary and garlic butter spread. Breakfast was a delicious fresh homemade apple and sweetened cream cheese…

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Picky Eater??

Hi all!! My toddler is 14 months old and refuses almost everything with texture. He would much rather have pureed food still. I feel like I am at a loss as we offer him everything we eat every meal (which is a wide variety). Any tips, suggestions would be appreciated!! I don’t know if this is a cause for concern?? 🙁

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CMPA safe food ?

Hello! My little girl is 5 months and we’re looking into weaning her with either baby porridge or baby rice with purées. Does anyone have any dairy free recommendations? Thank you!

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Baby Weaning Sets

Hi, Do you recommend silicone or bamboo weaning sets? Bowls/plates Planning on doing a mix of BLW and traditional way

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Starting solids

Did your pediatrician give any advice about what to start with? Mine wanted baby cereal or baby oatmeal. Then veggies then fruits. Said cereal is easy and has iron. We are on Bobbie formula that literally has all the iron she needs. I don’t want to start with it. Her dad is also a person who wants to follow the do...

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15 month old spitting food out

Anyone else 15 month spitting food out he use to eat everything now all of a sudden he barely wants to eat and just plays with the food

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Throwing food

How do you get your little one to stop throwing food on the floor? My daughter is 15 months and she knows not to throw the food on the floor, but she does it anyways. Especially now that she knows the cats will come over and eat the food. She will purposely throw it on top of them. I understand she’s still young and...

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Feeding difficulty

Looking for advice or support please. My LB eats without much fuss when his daddy feeds him meals. With me, he tries to take the spoon away, throws food around and he doesn't eat more than 3 bites (and sometimes wakes up hungry at night). I don't know why he's different with each of us. We both sing songs to him whi...

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Refusing milk

My 8 month old is refusing milk.not little but a lot. He is just pushing the bottle away. He used to drink well up until 8 months. I tried reducing the solids but he is still refusing the bottle and drinking way less than he should be drinking a day. He loves solids but as milk comes first I want him to have that a...

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Cutlery use

When did you introduce cutlery? What training spoons etc did you use?

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Meal times

I honestly just need a rant because I am honestly HATING and DREADING meal times with my one year old…. All he does is moan sitting in his chair…. Will constantly turn his head away from the spoon, any finger foods will throw…. I am sooooo sick of making meals for him to just CONSTANTLY REFUSE and just be constantly...

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