Juice & Milk: Gerber
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Juice??
Asked by J.M. from St. Cloud
on November 4, 2007
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Trying to decide if I should start my son on juice or not. If any other nursing moms out there could help, that would be great. He is 6 months old, he eats cereal in t...
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- hi, i didn't start my son on juice until he was about a year old and i did water it down. he is 20months old now and i still water it down. they say you can give them ...
- 6 months is a good time to start your baby on juice. Most pediatricians recommend no more than 4 oz. a day at this time, once he hits 1 he can have more. You can alw...
- Yes, water down 100% juice with 1/2 water, 1/2 juice.
Juice
Asked by M.B. from Nashville
on December 21, 2006
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Hi i was wondering when you start to give your baby juice my daughter is 12 weeks...and i never heard when to give them juice
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- I am so sorry for your loss. You aren't suppose to give babies juice until after they are a year old (I think). I had my baby Sept 20th, 2005. I started feeding her...
- The American Academy of Pediatrics says that you shouldn't give your infant anything other than breast milk or fomula until 6 months. The reason for this is the digest...
- Our pediatrician told us that if the baby is constipated then mix half and half of juice and water. Only apple juice until the baby is a little older. Then you can a...
When to Try Milk and Juice
Asked by J.J. from Phoenix
on February 27, 2007
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Hi there my trusty Moms. I have a 10 month old who is an outstanding eater. She has been eating table food since she was 4 months. I will feed her formula (milk bas...
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- Hi Jodi, You can give her juice now....she has to be on formula till shes a year old, then you can start giving her milk.
- Hi, J.: As I remember...my kids are teenagers now...You should wait until after she is a year old to give her whole milk. Juice, I believe, is ok now. I tended to b...
- Hi J. - I have a 18 month old who was taken off formula by my doctor at 9 months because of the same reason. He was getting all the stuff he needed from the table foo...
Offering Juice
Asked by J.S. from Detroit
on August 20, 2009
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Hello Ladies~
I have a 9 ½ month old who takes (on average) (3) 8oz bottles daily. For breakfast he has a bowl cereal and a jar of baby food fruit. For lunch and...
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- Hi J., No, he isn't missing anything from not having juice. He doesn't need it. Sounds like you are doing a good job with feeding him. Make sure to stick to your gu...
- J.; no you are doing well if they are eating the 3 jars for lunch im assuming one of those is fruit, even when you do offer juice they only need 4 oz a day, even us ad...
- Your MIL wants to give all those sweet treats to your child because it will gratify HER - she wants to see the smile on his face when he puts a wad of sugar-laden what...
Juice Question
Asked by D.L. from Kansas City
on April 11, 2009
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I was wondering if I can start giving or when I can start giving my daughter juice. She 6 months old and thought that at some point she can start having juice. I hav...
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- I can count on one hand the number of times I've given my 21 month old daughter juice. When I did it was really watered down... like 4 parts water, one part juice. She...
- Hi D., Our Pediatrician doesn't recommend juice at all and especially not before 2 yrs old. That is hard to follow if your children are in daycare, but most will f...
- My son is 8 months old and has been on juice since he was 6 months old. He has been on solid foods since he was 4 months old (per ped's advice). At his 6 month check u...
No Milk in the Sippy Cup
Asked by H.O. from Miami
on December 7, 2009
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My 12 month old daughter will drink water perfectly out of a sippy cup. When I give her milk in the sippy cup she takes one little sip just to taste it and then she se...
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- If you find out tell me - my daughter is 21 months old and I still can't get her to take milk in anything but the bottle. She drinks water all day out of different si...
- Why not give her a bottle? Yes, she can get calcium from other sources, I know. But if it's the bottle she wants, it's still OK. Sometimes it's more about cuddling wit...
- H., My daughter is wierd about stuff like this too. She drinks milk out of the gerber sippy cups- with valves not the straw. Now it has to be chocolate milk (use...
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 ...
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...
When to Start on Juice...
Asked by J.G. from Canton
on April 14, 2008
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I was wondering when you started your infant on juice. Mine will be 7 months this week. I heard to water it down. What kind do you buy? I saw they have a toddler b...
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- I had started my son on juicy juice but it was too acidic at this time for him and gave him bad diaper rashes. Stay with the gerber baby juices for now. Most stuff I r...
- We used Juicy Juice. If you buy it in the can, it's MUCH cheaper. My oldest is 3 and we still water his juice down.
- You really don't have to ever give a child juice. Fresh fruits are healthier than juices. Just cut them up in small pieces for your 7 month old and try them one at a...
Mixing Juice with Milk?
Asked by J.P. from Pittsburgh
on July 17, 2009
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I am trying to wean my 1 year old from nursing. She won't drink milk or soy milk at all. She never would drink formula. I have tried mixing it with cereal, new cups an...
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- my sister used to make "moo juice" for her kids when they were little which contains milk and grape juice. You can also google purple moo juice and find a recipe on t...
- My son was the same except he wasn't crazy about juice, he loved yogurt. He wopuld eat milk mixed with cereal and that was it. He never had a bottle much so I went str...
- Have you tried warming the milk? Other than that, I would just keep trying. The juice/milk combo sounds a little odd, but I guess whatever works huh.
