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Introducing Solid Foods to 9-Month Old Son
Asked by R.J. from Janesville-Beloit
on June 26, 2007
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My 9-month old son typically eats cereal, 5 jars of 2nd stage baby food, and well as 4-5 bottles of breast milk or formula throughout the day. We have tried introduci...
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- I'm not an expert here, my daughter has transitioned to solids pretty well. But, have you tried to include little bits of chunkier purees into his cereal? Perhaps some...
- try mushy foods like avocado, sweet potato, cooked asparagus, applesauce etc. they're better for him than american cheese, bread and the processed Gerber stuff anyway....
- We had the best luck with our three by mashing/grinding up whatever we were eating (especially the veggies) rather than buying the premade "baby specific" foods. I wo...
17 Month Old Daughter Who Is Starting to Have Anger Issues
Asked by K.N. from Memphis
on April 23, 2008
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My daughter is going to be 17 months old tomorrow and she is starting to hit, slap, and bite. She still is not walking and I am not sure if it is starting to get frust...
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- Please talk to your pediatrician about this. Her anger may be cause by frustration. Be consistent on redirecting aggressive behavior. Saying "No" and holding her hands...
- Hi K.! As far as anger issues-she's perfectly normal. It's called "terrible two's". Yep, she's right on target-it starts about 17, 18 months-and may continue till sh...
- My grandson did the same thing at that age. Be4 she can make contact, take her hand and say NO. What she is doing is finding out what buttons of urs to push and how ha...
15 Month Old and Still Not Walking?
Asked by H.C. from Lincoln
on November 3, 2008
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Hi,
I have a 15 month old son, and he is still not walking? He can stand by himself and walk with a toy and along furniture, but he has not made any steps on his own...
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- Hi H.....my first (now 5 yrs) walked at 10 months. Full strides across the living room. My second (now 3 yrs) scooted around on his but at 13 months. He just had no...
- H., You don't need to be concerned for at least a few more months. My fourth baby was like this - crawled at 10 months but didn't walk until 16 1/2 months. We tri...
- Hi H., I have a 4 year old daughter who is athletically inclined and graceful. She did not walk on her own until she was almost 17 months old (I guess she just figur...
14 Month Old Not Walking
Asked by K.W. from Richmond
on January 30, 2008
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My daughter was walking at 11 months but my son is 14 months and shows no interest. He crawls really fast. I was just wondering if anyone else had a baby that was sl...
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- My son did not walk until he was 15 months old. He felt he just didnt have too. He will walk when he is ready. Just keep giving him the self confidence that he can ...
- If, by 18 months, he is not walking, that is when doctors start worrying. Until then, just be thankful you don't have to chase him as much as when he is walking.
- Don't worry, this is perfectly normal. First, all kids do things at their own speed, so try not to compare the two - its like apples to oranges. Second, at his next pe...
17 Month Old Not Talking
Asked by J.S. from Chicago
on July 29, 2008
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Hi Moms. My son is 17 months old and babbles often. He says dada and mama not always in the right context though. He waves bye and has said bubbles. He also makes ...
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- RELAX!!!!! I just had my daughter evaluated by EI for speech delays. There is a minor delay but nothing too serious although they want me to re-eval her after she ...
- My son is in speech therapy and he's talking up a storm now. I started him in speech early on and it made a world of difference. Even if EI says you don't need it, tak...
- Hi J., I'm a speech therapist and mom...my second child (a boy) has taken his sweet time to really start talking....at 2 he only said about 7 words....we had him ev...
Son Won't Eat Fruit or Vegetables
Asked by J.B. from Phoenix
on October 14, 2009
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Hi Moms,
I am hoping you can help me! My son is 21 months old and will not eat fruit or vegetables. I know that toddlers are picky, but with him it's crazy. The fun...
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- I have zero advice except to say that my 15 mos old is the same way. I am trying to get her off of baby food and every type of regular food I give her she chews and s...
- My son is 3 and still hates fruits and veggies of any shape, size, color, prep method. I've had to resort to two books...The Sneaky Chef and Deceptively Delicious--th...
- puree it or juice it all - or get sweet potatoes and squash for him - make pies out of it if he's picky about them ;-)
Introducing Solids
Asked by V.W. from Nashville
on October 29, 2006
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When introducing solids, is introducing juice the same as introducing the fruit? I've given my daughter diluted apple juice in the past, so when I introduce apple sau...
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- IMO, the baby is only 4 months old, so I dont see the rush in introducing solids. At 4 months, I was just starting the rice cereal. Take your time introducing new food...
- V.. I think it would be fine to give the apple sauce. My son is almost 4 months and when he gets 4 months he can start eating certain baby foods. Like applesauce, p...
- I agree with Angela. Juice is loaded with empty calories and sugar. I started my son on solids and cereal at the same time since weight wise he was big enough and ha...
15 Month Old Speech
Asked by K.P. from Chicago
on November 8, 2008
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Our son just turned 15 months. He loves to play peek-a-boo and is very social with us at home. He points to things he wants. He seems to understand what is happening a...
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- Do not wait and see. Have him evaluated. Take him to a speech pathologist. A.
- Hi - it sounds as though the receptive language is there and that is a good sign as receptive language comes first. Continue repeating words and working on sounds, etc...
- My son was the same. He did not start talking until he was 18 months. But once he did he started talking in sentences in a week. It was amazing. As long as he is d...
19 Month Old Only Using a Few Words and Babbling at Times
Asked by K.C. from Las Vegas
on August 26, 2008
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Hello Moms- My 19 month old son speaks about 8 to 10 words at this point and the rest is babbling. Even the words he does say are a little unclear. The doctor was co...
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- My oldest son spoke gibberish (my word for it). He'll be 15 next month and speaks English very well. With mine, I'm sure it was because he thought his way of speakin...
- Expect more words from him. Instead of "milk" emphasize "more milk", etc. Sometimes we as parents resort to using one word utterances so our children can relate but th...
- My son was also only pointing and babbling at 18 months and I knew that it was not a hearing problem. (He only could say dada). I was such a squeaky wheel, that I got...
21 Month Son Not Talking a Lot
Asked by A.S. from Spokane
on February 22, 2010
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My little guy is 21 months and doesn't have a very large vocabulary at all. Mostly "ma, da, donk (short for donkey) and dog". He also has his own words for items, but ...
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- My little girl didn't talk much at all around 18 months, and I was a little worried because a couple of children at church were way ahead of her, but our doctor said ...
- Hello, I am a former early childhood teacher and the mother of a late talker who went through speech therapy to get her going. If I were you I would get him a speech...
- My son didn't say anything until he was 2, when he started saying mama. He did have at least 100 signs, so he had some language, just nothing verbal.. He's now a p...
