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19 Month Old Not Feeding Herself
Asked by T.P. from Indianapolis
on July 2, 2008
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Hi. My 19 month old has stopped feeding herself and wants me to feed her. She started feeding herself using her fingers before she was a year old. She started tryin...
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- She wants your undivided attention and is using this as one way to obtain it. It isn't that she can't feed herself, she has just decided you will spend uninterrupted ...
- Hi T., Not to sound cruel, but I would try setting there with her or doing your normal routine (working in the kitchen folding clothes or anything else us moms do whi...
- Hi T., I really think there is a connection between starting daycare and her not wanting to feed herself. My son went through the same thing. He goes to daycare all...
Feeding Baby Food
Asked by S.S. from Kansas City
on February 27, 2008
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Hey- how does everyone warm the baby food when you take it out of the refridgerator? Or do you just give to the baby cold? I mean, when they didn't finish the whole ...
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- I usually didn't heat up the baby food, just used it at room temperature. Microwaving can cause the food to get too hot, and to heat unevenly so that some areas are h...
- When my son is done with his food and there is leftover i do still stick in the fridge and when he is hungry i will heat it up in the microwave for about 10 senconds a...
- before microwaves, I would run hot water in a bowl and set the jar of baby food in there. It would warm up to room temperature after stirring a couple of times. Works ...
Feeding Baby Jarred Applesauce
Asked by P.D. from Washington DC
on February 19, 2007
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I'd like to give my newly solid food eating baby (4 months) regular jarred applesauce instead of baby applesauce. The ingredients are organic apples and water. My qu...
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- DEAR P., I WOULD USE THE LITTLE JARS OF BABY FOOD, THEY HAVE THE SMALL JARS, WITH COULD BE USE IN ONE FEEDING THIS WAY THEY ALWAYS HAVE IT FRESH. AS FAR AS STAR...
- I agree with the others - on all parts I think. 4 months is definitely on the young side even with a full-term baby. I exclusively breastfed both of mine until 6 month...
- Hi P., My peds recommend starting solids at 4 months. I started at 5 months because my daughter wasn't interested at 4 months. Once your baby is comfortable with cere...
Feeding Question for My 11 Month Old
Asked by J.G. from Philadelphia
on March 14, 2007
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My daughter is 11 months old. I'm not sure if we should still be spooning food to her or let her try feeding herself with her own bowl, fork and spoon. She does eat ...
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- Hi J.....Im going thru same thing..My daughter is almost 1 on March 22 and she touches food..gets it on your hand..she looks at it like ewww. LOL. but if you get any r...
- My son is 15 months and I just started letting him give it a go by himself with a spoon. I'd say if your daughter is ok with you feeding her than let it be. When she i...
- Mine learned to eat with the funny shaped toddler spoons - not the ones with the characters and rounded metal tips. They were all plastic and the handle is kind of ben...
Any Self-Feeding Suggestions
Asked by A.M. from Portland
on January 3, 2011
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My son has been getting much more interactive at meal time. I'm trying to enable him as best I can as was hoping for some ideas on self feeding.
He's almost 9 mo...
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- Cheerios are not really the best first food - they are hard and don't dissolve that quickly...you could try some of the other brands of puffs - they dissolve much fast...
- Try him on cereal and yogurt separately. Let him mess up as much as he wants. I had a bowl with a cap on it so that hot water kept the cereal hot. It doesn't take t...
- I agree with Jody that most cereals are too hard. You should try the baby puffs. My son LOVED those and they melt in his mouth. Something my daughter loved as a first ...
Formula Feeding and Cereal
Asked by J.S. from Washington DC
on April 10, 2008
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I have a 3 and a half month old infant who in one feeding can eat up to 6-8 oz of formula, we tried to give her cereal but she didn't really want it, but does anyone h...
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- Hey Jodi, I am a mother of 3 children, ages 7,4, and 5 months old. If you try a spoonful of baby food applesauce or pears that may help sweeten the taste. Plus, y...
- Your baby probably isn't ready for solids yet. Most peds say not to start solids (even cereal) until 6 mos. That's when I started with my son (who is breastfed). Some ...
- J., My family doctor told me not to feed my infant solid food until she was 4 to 6 months old. I don't think you should worry about it yet.
Sippy Cup and Feeding Questions
Asked by N.G. from Dallas
on August 15, 2012
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My son is 7.5 months old and I am wondering when to introduce a sippy cup. We have a Born Free and a Dr Browns soft spout I have tried them both with him but they are...
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- We skipped the sippy and went straight to the straw cups. Actually I think we tried a sippy once and she didn't like it. I know the straw cups say 12+ months, but we u...
- Sippy: you just have to experiment or take the valve out at first, it's a little messy but it helps. Feeding: just keep doing what you're doing. Practice makes perf...
- I like the nuby cups because they have a soft silicone spout. The hard plastic ones are difficult to use. Food is an adventure, so playing with it is a great way to st...
Feeding Schedule with Rice Cereal?
Asked by K.M. from Dallas
on March 10, 2009
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Greetings fellow Mommies!
I’m a FTM and I’ve got another question – I love this site, y’all have been so helpful in the past! We have started feeding our 6...
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- Don't take away any of her bottle feedings since those are actually providing the bulk of her nutrients for the day. What you might want to consider is feeding her ha...
- How much rice cereal you feed her and how often is just going to depend on her. My son is almost 7 months now and has been eating rice cereal and applesauce since 4 mo...
- The ultimate goal by the time she is one is to be feeding her three main meals a day (with a morning and afternoon snack) and no formula. If you keep that in mind it m...
When to Drop the Midnight Feeding?
Asked by W.H. from Houston
on April 26, 2010
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My son is 6 months old and about 16 pounds. He is an awesome sleeper (and has always been) he'll sleep from 8:30 pm to 5/6/7 am! Around two months old I started to wak...
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- He's eating pretty well right now. Don't worry about waking him for the midnight feeding. He will make up for it during the day. He'll be hitting a growth spurt soon a...
- It may take a few days to change his schedule. When he gets really hungry, he will eat. If he doesn't eat at midnight, he will get that feeding in during the day, whet...
- Why are you trying to make him gain weight? Is he sickly? Is he underweight? Is he not meeting his developmental milestones. There is absolutely no reason to force...
Feeding 4 Month Old
Asked by K.T. from Chicago
on January 28, 2010
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Im a first time mom and my daughter is 4 months old and her doctor said that i can introduce her to solid foods. He suggested to start with cereal then stage 1 veggies...
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- When I introduced my daughter to cereal at that same age, my ped's recommendation was to feed it to her until she lost interest in the feeding. Sometimes, she would e...
- I started my daughter with 1 tablespoon of cereal mixed with formula, she was having trouble pooping after we stared cereal so I have mixed it with pear juice ever sin...
- i start feeding smll amount of cereal like 4 or 5 tbsp and then a little more,i think for a start is ok 1 ounce and you can gradually increase that
