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Getting 1 Year Old to Eat Regular Food
Asked by M.U. from Tampa
on June 19, 2010
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My 1 year old son has been eating earth's best jar food since I started him on solids at 6 months. As he began to approach his first birthday I have been trying to get...
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- Maybe just try thickening up the jarred food with cereal or rice and let him get use to the idea of something that's a little thicker. Until he gets the hang of chewin...
- All kids are different with what foods they like etc. My 2 were eating steak and chicken at 9 months old and they would gag on the “pureed” stuff. But keep tryi...
- He has to get used to the other foods but as long as you will give him the food from a jar, he will continue to gag on the more chunkie food, he won't let himself go h...
7 Month Old Does Not like Any of the Baby Foods We've Tried So Far
Asked by S.B. from Los Angeles
on March 29, 2009
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Hi dear moms. My son Dylan is now 7 months old. We've started him on cereals (rice, oatmeal, barly) and he loves them. However, he HATES the fruits and vegtables we've...
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- He's only 7 months old. A baby's "taste buds" are not even fully developed yet. And they don't taste food like adults do. The fruits/veggies are just probably too...
- Have you tried them? They are awful! Honestly, I don't understand why people waste their money on jarred food, aside from convenience issues, I'd go for fresh all th...
- Certain foods you don't have to cook first I think. I use to do; papaya, mango, banana, peeled grapes, etc (all easily smashed with just a fork). Also, sometimes it ta...
6 Month Old Reaction to Applesauce?
Asked by A.P. from Los Angeles
on December 8, 2008
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I've been feeding my six month old daughter on solids for about a month, starting with rice cereal, and gradually introducing vegetables. She did fine on the vegetabl...
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- My son is allergic to apples. The same thing happened. We introduced him to rice cereal and all the veggies and he was fine. The first time I gave him the apples sa...
- she could have an allergy to the apples i would ask her dr about it. also you can let it clear up and feed it to her again and see if it shows up. i know with my daugh...
- Hi A., I would ask er ped, cause I doubt very serriously that the apples casued the rash, it's all natural there is nothing in there to cause a allergic reaction, it m...
How Much Does Your 4 1/2 Month Old Eat?
Asked by K.B. from New York
on November 28, 2006
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I just started out feeding my daughter solids on Sunday. I am giving her 1 tbsp of rice cereal to about 1-2 oz of breastmilk 1x per day. Should I give her more? She ...
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- feed her what you want. its not to early to start her on first fruits.. NO meats or pasta's. you try one fruit a week. see how she does for alergie sac. my son was e...
- my daughter is 3 months old and every bottle she gets has cereal in it. She doesn't get full from just the formula ( i was breastfeeding but dried up on my own) If you...
- I have a 4 and a half month old, too - Isn't it wonderful?! Every stage seems more exciting than the one before it!! I feed him 1 ounce of milk with enough rice ce...
Help My Baby Poop!
Asked by E.K. from Seattle
on December 23, 2011
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So I hope this isn't nasty, but my baby (5 months old) is going on day 3 without pooping. This is extremely odd for her; normally, she is a big time pooper (multiple ...
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- Karo corn syrup should help also. Put some in her bottle 1 tablespoon.
- It's OK for babies to go without pooping for up to 7 days, according to my ped, so it may just happen on it's own. However, don't be afraid of a good old fashioned ...
- my dd went 5 days without pooping when I started her on solids. The pediatrician recommended 2 oz of water mixed with 2 oz of apple juice. I think breastmilk causes ...
Baby Eating Solids
Asked by K.S. from Columbia
on May 1, 2007
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I know there are always issues with babies and eating. We recently started my 5 and 1/2 month old on solids. We did a week of Earth's Best Rice cereal and now have s...
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- From what I have herd alot of babies have trouble with bananas or dislike them. My son hates them. If you are wanting to start friuts try pears or apples they seem to ...
- Hi - my daughter did not like regular rice cereal either. She does like the banana flavored rice cereal you can buy. Then it is safer on their system. Good luck!
- K., Is he by chance cutting teeth? My 7 month old daughter would eat a TON of cereal and then she started to refuse it. I discovered that she was cutting teeth. Now t...
Eczema
Asked by C.C. from Los Angeles
on August 30, 2008
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My 10 month old daughter has eczema on the backof her legs. It has gotten bad inthe last few days, to where she will not sleep at night unless I am holding her. I ha...
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- Use a nail brush when you wash her hands, because it'll remove stuff under her nails that can infect the skin. Keep her nails trimmed. All of my kids have excema, an...
- I have excema on my hand and at times it drives me crazy! I would look into foods that may cause irritation, but in the mean time this is my two cents. When the outbre...
- This was something both my kids suffered from until I converted my home to all safe, non-toxic, chemical free household (cleaners), laundry detergents, soaps, and pers...
Feeding My Eight Month Old.......
Asked by L.M. from Dallas
on November 26, 2009
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I need some advice on what amounts and waht I should be feeding my eight month old. I don't go back to the Doctor until next month and I want to make sure I'm doing e...
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- My daughter also breastfed for about 18 months and it was difficult figuring out when to do meal time- we generally stuck with teh 3 times per day at that age and as s...
- Sorry this is so late, but I wanted to add my two cents! Don't over think it!! You are a great Mom so go with your instincts. Try to put down the books and listen t...
- You're so right to be confused though -- there's just so much conflicting information out there. I tended to stick with the recommendations from the APA and LLL. Foo...
10 Mos Old Suddenly Refuses Veggies
Asked by B.K. from New York
on December 8, 2008
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My 10 mos old son is currently on stage 2 Earth's Best baby foods - he's been eatting stage 2 since he was 7 mos old and used to love his veggies, however, in the past...
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- my daughter is also 10 months old, and is going through some feeding challenges of her own. some meals she eats more and others less. most of the time she refuses to...
- First of all- no stress! He's still getting breast milk or formula, and he's getting plenty of nutrients from that. This is all about practice right now! But practi...
- When my youngest one wouldn't eat veggies I would hold a veggie and a fruit in my hand. I would give him a bite of fruit, then a bite veggie, then fruit, then veggie.....
Organic Formula
Asked by S.D. from Phoenix
on October 27, 2008
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Does anyone have experience with Baby's Only Organic Dairy Formula and the DHA/ARA Supplements? If so, how much of the supplement are you using? I was using Earth's ...
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- S., If you want to read the report on DHA/ARA it is on www.cornucopia.org I would be REALLY surprised if the Earths Best Organic Formula uses something different for...
- I am currently giving my son (10 months) Baby's Only. It was the only formula he did not throw up. So I guess that says something about the formula. I also worried ...
- My pediatrician told me that the DHA/ARA is more important for premies that studies showed it helped them tremondously, but for a healthy child, it was just something ...
