Infant: Gerber
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Gerber...
Asked by R.. from Chattanooga
on November 16, 2010
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Something that I have been wondering about... I have seen a few instances on different questions where mothers will advise against using Gerber brand baby foods... I w...
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- As Denise and Kathy both pointed out, it may be related to the Nestle boycott. This is a great site for anyone interested in getting involved or just learning more: h...
- My sister wouldnt use it either. She said they added things to their food that was un-necessary. They must have changed that though, because their labels show the sam...
- I have heard it is because of the high salt content but I never checked it out for myself. I generally made my own baby food when it was convenient and fed my kids ge...
Gerber Life Ins
Asked by S. from Las Vegas
on October 31, 2007
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Hi, I was just wondering if any of you have signed up for the Gerber Life ins program for your litle ones. I've been getting brochures in the mail scince before my son...
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- You MUST have life insurance on all of your kids until they have their own full-time employment out of your home. However, I am not familiar with the Gerber product. ...
- I have gerber life ins for both of my kids, 13 and 2. I like the program very much. It is very affordable and it gives you many options on how to pay. I would recco...
- Actually S., we did sign up in 2001 for my first born entered the world. we did it maybe a day or two after we was born. Unfortunately, we was not expecting to collect...
Gerber Waterproof Pants
Asked by G.M. from San Francisco
on February 22, 2010
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Was wondering if anyone has any experience with these? We have been attempting to potty-train my 2 1/2 year old daughter with the Gerber padded underwear training pan...
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- I bought the plastic Gerber covers for 2T-3T for my 2.5 year old (28 lbs) and they are HUGE on her - the weight for those start at 28 lbs. I use regular underwear and ...
- I'm just curious about where you found the padded underwear? I looked all over for them when I trained my son! (Sorry I'm not much help on the waterproof pants quest...
- HI G., I attempted to try using these pants as well and had the same result as a previous responder. They were HUGE (he is about 35 pounds) and the plastic rustling...
Gerber Insurance That Great?
Asked by N.V. from New York
on November 20, 2008
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my daughter is almost 9 months old and i was looking at the gerber things you get in the mail about life insurance for you and your partner and then the life insurance...
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- Hi N., Our financial advisor (who is also my uncle) told us that you should NOT put any money into life insurance for your child. The purpose of life insurance is t...
- N., This is basically a whole life insurance policy for a baby, which is a complete waste of money (ask any honest financial planner and they'll tell you the same)....
- I agree with Lori...My mom took out the Gerber plan for my son. The $10k plan. My husband and I have our life insurance through AIG. good prices on our plans and we to...
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...
Seeking Advice About Gerber Veggie Puffs
Asked by A.B. from Wilmington
on March 21, 2008
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I was just wondering what age is best to start giving babies the Gerber veggie and fruit puffs.
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- I LOVED those! Both my babies loved them! I started giving them to my babies when they were in their 5th month. The sweet potato ones and banana ones were their favs. =0)
- I gave my daughter fruit puffs at around 5/6 months old, once she had eating her baby food down.
- Upon the advice of our pediatrician we started my son (Corbin) on the fruit puffs at 6 months. I tried the wagon wheels as well, but he didn't seem to do very well wit...
Baby Doesn't like Gerber 3Rd Foods (Texture)
Asked by T.S. from Philadelphia
on October 14, 2011
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My daughter is 9 1/2 month old and I've been trying to give her the 3rd foods meals that are chunkier and she doesn't like it at all and gags. Tonite I attempted to gi...
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- My kids both hated the 3rd. Weird textures! We just went straight to full time table foods once the 2nds weren't enough for them. So both of my kids were on full t...
- That jarred stuff is nasty and expensive. get a small food processor and grind up what ever you are eating for lunch or dinner.
- Have you tried making your own? Like take and cook pasta super soft and chop it smaller, add a little sauce ect... I made my sons baby food and it's so easy. It might ...
! Gerber "All Natural Carrots" Not Really All That Natural
Asked by S.2. from Bakersfield
on November 19, 2011
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My daughter is 6 months old and, i'm making her own baby food because I compared the Gerber "All Natural Carrots" with my own & OMG what a huge freaking difference. Wh...
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- Gerber sucks. What Pamela said. Nestle is the devil. Lol. ;)
- There are a lot of different varieties of carrots. Maybe they use a sweeter variety? Maybe the carrots they use are picked earlier, later? Could be many different th...
- duly noted. you do know there are tons of types of carrots, right? cook times, methods, etc...there are tons of variables. i would be more surprised if home made ...
Gerber 1St Foods and 2Nd Foods
Asked by S.K. from Minneapolis
on November 23, 2010
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Whats the difference between gerber 1st foods and 2nd foods? I started my son with carrots as his first vegetable and by mistake I gave him 2nd foods carrot for 3 days...
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- 1st foods are one flavored food, extra runny, bland, and very smooth. Usually stage 1 can be given through an Infant Feeder, looks like a small bottle but only used fo...
- 1st food are exactly the same as 2nd foods just a bit thinner consistencey.. rice cereal is constipating.. my son couldnt have reice cereal .. he did fine on oatmeal. ...
- Yes, I agree I think they are the same. Don't feel bad, those 1, 2, 3 foods are kind of confusing, I think! Just go with it!
Anyone Used the Gerber Cups with the LONG Handles?
Asked by N.D. from Chicago
on April 16, 2007
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Has anyone used the Gerber sippy cups that comes with the long handles? They are supposed to help transition a baby from bottle to cup. We are going to wean our little...
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- We use the Gerber sippy cups w/out handles and our son likes them. I also love the Take & Toss cups that the First Years makes. Target sells them. They're about $2 ...
- We LOVED the nuby cups b/c they have a soft spout to drink from like a bottle....they are only like 1.50 at walmart etc.. so you cant go wrong with trying them....I ha...
- I use the long handle gerber cup and love them, my son loves them as well. I think it is a great idea to use a different cup for milk then you do for water. I tried ...
