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Dinner

Last nights dinner, did peel skin of sausages before eating (17 months)

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BF every 2 hrs

Anyone else's LO still feeding every 2 hours? He's starting to eat a good amount of solids and going to introduce snacks this week (he's already on 3 meals). Won't take a bottle of formula but going to try a cup. Starting to get a bit concerned as I go back to work at the end of the year and need him to be fully wea...

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Still barely eats

My little one is 1 on Wednesday and still hardly eats solids ( it doesn't help that he's had loads of sickness since starting nursery, so has been even less keen!). Anyone in the same boat?

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12mo won’t eat solids

My baby (nearly toddler!) has always been EBF and has always refused a bottle. I have been doing BLW since 6 months and while we have had some days where he will eat a small amount, the majority of it is completely untouched and thrown on the side. He will touch and play with any textures or flavours, so I don’t t...

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Eating

My babies are giving me such a hard time. They do not want to eat table food at all. The only want baby food. Ive been trying to feed them table food for months now and it is so discouraging at this point it’s making me sad to the point of tears. Please any tips please help.

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Toddler Weight Loss

This month we've been to holiday and My 18 months old had diarrhea. she lost nearly 2kg.she is very weak now.i feel very bad to see her body condition.she used to wear nappy size 6 and now she is wearing no 4 size. I'm so depressed .how can i gain her weight fast?

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When did you start purees/cereal?

My baby was born at the end of March so he only just turned 6 months. He's maybe 13 pounds and our pediatrician has us concentrating his formula to help him gain weight over the last 2 months. He's screaming at daycare when other babies get baby food and can sit up but they still haven't given us the green light for...

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What do you give your 1yo for lunch at nursery?

Need some ideas x

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10 month old eating

Any one know how get get my baby to eat foods that aren’t purée? He just tosses non puréed to the side. We keep trying slices of banana or avocado or chicken and he isn’t interested.

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Introduction to food

When did yall start introducing baby food to your LO? How do I know she's ready?

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Not eating enough?

My 1 year old is going through a phase of not eating enough. Anyone else? Idk what else to give him that aren’t snacks 😫😫😫

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What to start weaning baby with?

Will you start weaning with baby rice and porridge or vegetables? Our HV advised to start with baby rice for a week and then porridge the next week but I’ve seen conflicting info online. x

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Help lol

My toddler keeps eating our dogs kibble 💀 Idk what to do 😭 the kicker is she’s allergic to him! However she doesn’t get a reaction to it…well hasn’t yet, that’s what scares me 😟 any tips?

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Four month old being over fed by exes mum

Me and my partner split months ago and Fridays she goes to there’s. She is always so unsettled when she goes and I always get phone calls that she’s screaming and won’t settle. My little girl has extreme reflux, and cows milk allergy isn’t gaining weight due to not wanting to up her feeds so I have been advised to...

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Help?!

Hand,foot and mouth has hit our home! My 1 year old just will not eat anything but won’t sleep because he is hungry🙃🙃🙃

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What's the first step with weaning?

Is it one food at a time? Do you give them certain foods at breakfast? I've seen likes of kendanil do porridge? Where to start!?

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No interest in food

Hi All, just wondering if anyone else is having the same problem. LO is 7.5 months old and just seems to have no interest in eating solids at all. When we first started weaning, he loved purees and porridge for breakfast etc. I'm lucky now if he might nibble a little bit of toast during the day. Still loves his mi...

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Meal Prep

Has anyone done any meal prep / stocking the cupboard for snacks for the first few weeks after baby arrives? I’ve got the usual lasagne, spaghetti bols etc ready to prep. I am just finding it hard as I don’t eat any meat except beef 🙈 Any ideas including sweet and savoury would be good 😋

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BLW help!

My baby is 6 months but will be 7 on the 13th he eat purées with oatmeal for most meals and a bottle in the morning with some prune juice and one at night with oatmeal. He eat pieces of things here and their like he likes pop tarts ( I give him a small amount) and he chews it no problem but I’ve only given him mashe...

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Baby Food Teether Feeder

What fruit can I put for my 6 months old baby in the Silicone Baby Food Teether Feeder

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