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

Please leave your lunch ideas for 8/9 month olds below!

Anyone elses toddler all of a sudden the worst eater and only wants snacks or bland foods like potato 🙈

Ive been giving my 6 month old puréed food for the past couple of days like a pouch or porridge but she’s still unsure and doesn’t get the concept to chew yet so we do get alot of food spilling out and all but I know she likes it as she doesn’t turn her face up at it but do I persevere with it until she gets used to...

Hi everyone! I’ve just started weaning my little girl and we are 3 days in to the ‘how to wean your baby’ book. My little girl started off quite well picking up the spoon and playing around with it. Not really eating much/any but I know this is to be expected. However each day has got progressively worse to the poin...

Not sure if this is a stupid question or not but I usually get my 2 year old much bunch yogurt drinks, I sent my partner to the shop to get some more and he came back with this ( picture in comments) can a 2 year old drink these?

My 8 week old keeps putting his hands in his mouth. He isn’t hungry as it can be just after a full feed etc, I’m starting to think he is doing it for comfort? Or could it be something else?

My twins are 10 months and I’m struggling with what to give them for lunch when we’re out and about. They don’t like pouches anymore and prefer to feed themselves. Sometimes I’ll make some baked veg before we leave like sweet potato carrots and parsnips. But I need some new ideas. What’s everyone giving their LOs wh...

We have just started weaning little one (6m old). He’s been trying foods for the past couple weeks. Travelling to Dubai in a couple of weeks. Staying at an all inclusive, will it be ok to use foods there such as eggs, steamed veg etc.. but obviously I can’t see how it’s cooked behind closed doors / if the water is c...

We have been trying to give our 7 month old purées and mashed foods since he was about 5.5 months and he’s just not interested. I always have to force some in for him just to try it and then doesn’t want any. I read that at this age he should have about 8-12 Tbsp per day of solids and I can barely get him to have 2 ...

My daughter eats certain foods , very picky eater . I can literally count on my 10 fingers what she eats but im just concerned she not getting the nutrients she needs , doctors always tells me the that as well

I keep seeing people feeding their lo’s at 4 months? Isn’t the rule that they aren’t meant to have food until at least 6 months because their stomachs can’t it? Sincerely confused ftm

So I have an almost 10m old premie and his pediatrician has been no help when should I start giving my baby other stuff besides purées and what should I start with?

Hey all! 13 weeks today and I have not been able to eat any type of meat or eggs for almost 7 weeks now. Anyone else experiencing this or have experienced this? Hoping it goes away at some point.

Let me start by saying I have a lot anxiety about her choking, so I’ve kind of put solids off as long as possible. She will pick food up with the pincer grasp but doesn’t put it in her mouth. She plays with it in her hands, and then it usually ends up on the floor. I guess she will just get the hang of this someda...

My 8 month old has been puree fed up until now. He has had the carrot puff melts and loves them though and doesn’t really like eating from the spoon so I think we need to make a switch to include some finger foods. The issue is I have absolute extreme anxiety about him choking. I don’t find the solid starts app all ...

Anyone else in a similar situation with baby? I can’t seem to get him to eat. He’s ready as in he’s sitting up well, has good head control and constantly eyes up our food with lots of grunting. but he can’t get the hang of eating anything and he doesn’t swallow anything just spits it out. I’ve tried mashing, purée a...

Someone told me that dinner at 7 was too late for my toddler as in if it will make a difference if they eat. Does that sound strange?? I shared sometimes my toddler gets up from nap at 5pm. So I would wait the time so she is hungry. After she has anything I wait till see if she poops or until she does take her bath...

Would you leave your 6mnth old with a relative for a few hours which would include a feed of solids if they hadn't fed them before? I feel really uneasy about leaving baby with my mother in law as each time she has looked after him he usually cries when she turns back up with him, which is no more than an hour usual...

How do you not feel frustrated when your child just won’t eat anything.

Meal ideas for an almost 8 month old please?