Baby Jar Foods: Avent
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Making Baby Food
Asked by J.A. from Los Angeles
on February 29, 2008
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Hello mommies! I was wondering if any of you made your baby food. My little love is about 6 months and were are starting solids. Please share any tips, ideas, or rec...
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- Hi J. My son was born 9/17 and I actually got the OK from his doctor to start him on solid at 5 months. I started him in peas 1st (he was so so on this) and than carr...
- HI J.. I made a lot of my sons food at first, he's now 16 months. The easiest is squash. Just bake some organic squash according to directions and put in a food proces...
- go to wholesomebabyfood.com
Homemade Baby Food Storage
Asked by L.G. from Milwaukee
on April 27, 2009
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hey there moms! i have a 3month old son and am preparing to head back to work next week. when hes ready for baby food i plan to make my own organic baby food. while i ...
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- You certainly could use ice cube trays, and then dump the frozen cubes in freezer bags and have your daycare provider keep the bags in her freezer. I think it would be...
- Don't freeze it in glass! Freeze in ice cube trays.
- I was just thinking about this and I associated it with the way I prepare my deviled eggs. I put everything into a baggie and mash it up in there and then snip the en...
Gerber Baby Food Plastic Containers
Asked by M.T. from Portland
on April 21, 2008
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With all the news coverage about concerns over plastics I've started checking the recycling codes on all the stuff our son uses. I noticed over the weekend that Gerbe...
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- Your baby can eat everything that the rest of family eats. I used a food processor and gave all my kids whatever we were eating.
- Blenders are good. If you have a Kitchenaid Mixer, it has an attachment for grinding up food which works really well. Also, carrots and potatoes are mashed up really...
- I've been making my own baby food using the Super Baby Food book by Ruth Yaron. You can make a batch and freeze a bunch (of course, you have to freeze it in plastic i...
8 1/2 Month Old Refuses Baby Food/ Wants to Feed Self.
Asked by J.F. from Houston
on May 17, 2008
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My 8 1/2 month old daughter refuses to eat baby food. We are still breast feeding and she is doing well with that. She was begrudginly eating rice cereal mixed with ...
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- I didn't have quite as much trouble as you are, but my son choose food as his source of exerting independence. He would only eat baby food if I let him feed himself. N...
- First, I have been through the same thing with two of my children and thought that each of them would starve to death if I did not get them to eat. After much prayer a...
- She wants to feed herself to assert her independence. There is no rule that says you have to give her baby food. Let her feed herself, just introduce newer foods slo...
First Baby Food
Asked by C.W. from Minneapolis
on September 9, 2008
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hello moms - my question is when did u start giving baby rice cereal and how did you give it to the baby and when and how often. (bottle or spoon feed?) my daughter is...
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- Babies technically don't need the nutrition from food until about a year, so for now it's just getting them interested in other foods and learning how to eat them and ...
- Sounds like she is hungry, but she could also be teething as well. Usually you start a baby on rice cereal between 4 to 6 months, so she is definitely ready for it. ...
- Cut up some soft fruit or vegetables C. and see if she takes them and eats them. If she eats them, she's hungry for food. If she's not interested, she's not hungry. ...
Finger Food for 14 Month Old & Sippy Cups
Asked by J.P. from Lexington
on August 11, 2008
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I have a 14 month old daughter who is a picky eater. I feel like I feed her the same things over and over every day. I can't find any vegetables she likes. She love...
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- We have tried several different kinds of sippy cups, but now we only use Nuby. They are great! My little granddaughter, who is 13 months, loves things she can feed h...
- Does she eat oatmeal? If so I used to mix fruits/veggies into my daughters oatmeal when she was little. This seemed to work. Now we have a rule that she is older, s...
- Nuby sippy cups were my favorite. As for foods, cucumbers are great! They have baby cucumbers with very thin skin and tiny seeds at most stores now. My daughter...
Bottle-Fed 6 Month Old
Asked by K.L. from Washington DC
on April 7, 2008
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My 6.5 month old has been bottle fed since 2 weeks old. We use the Avent bottles. We've tried to switch to the "3" nipple flow since he was 3 months, without success...
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- Hi K., I am a SAHM with 3 & 1 on the way. I breastfed my children as long as I could, but it never lasted long. All 3 of my kids were bottle fed more than breast...
- Maybe its not the nipple that the problem. Maybe its the babies position. My sixth month old son use to have reflux, but its done now so its not an issue. Halfway thro...
- Hi K., Did you think about increasing the holes in the nipple that makes it hard for the baby to get milk from? Have you thought about giving your baby massages?...
Need Help W/ Starting Solids W/ 4Mo-old Who I Think Is Quite Tiny for His Age
Asked by S.A. from Chicago
on January 19, 2009
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I am in a bit of a bind in trying to start my 4 mo-old on solids. I just returned back to work about 1 1/2 months ago and had to put my baby on a lot more formula feed...
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- We waited until she could sit up on her own, about 6 months of age. Our ped recommends this as they can choke easily prior to this and they also have the ability to tu...
- You are in a stressful transition of returning to work and being a mom. It sounds like you have been doing everything right so why add one other stressful situation at...
- I wouldn't be concerned AT ALL about your son not starting solids yet. You could start anytime between 4-6 months. If your son is 49-50 percentile for weight don't b...
My Almost 2 Year Old Won't Give up Her Bottle
Asked by B.V. from Fresno
on February 1, 2007
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My 22 month old won't give up her bottle. She has recently backpedeled and really only will eat a bottle. When she was almost a year, we got her eating jar foods and s...
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- Hi B., I have a similar problem with my son. He's 2 1/2. For me its not the bottle problem, but the eating problem. I don't know why he won't eat, but he'll go day...
- Hi B., We also had a somewhat difficult time getting rid of the bottle. I began talking to him about becoming a big boy & not needing the bottle anymore at about 25 m...
- I had the same experience with my son who will be 3 in June. We finally got him weaned off the bottle completely a few months after he turned 2. We gradually tried t...
How Do I Get My Son to Feed Himself His Bottle?
Asked by B.P. from Pittsburgh
on July 29, 2007
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Hi! I have a 9 month old son and I was wondering how to get him to feed himself a bottle. He does it once in awhile but for the most part he loves to be fed. He lit...
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- My oldest was the same way. Bottle time became our special time because of it - he's 12 now and I miss that. Anyways, there is another positive side to this - switchi...
- I had the same problem with my son and he never did hold his bottle. The doctor's told me he was just acting lazy, but I think he didn't hold his bottle so he had qua...
- I have a different perspective to offer as opposed to suggestions to get him to hold his bottle. Take advantage of the special bonding time that feeding time presents....
