Older Child: Earth's Best
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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...
1 Year Old Transition to Milk
Asked by J.F. from Lansing
on March 7, 2011
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I have a 2.5 year old boy that was breastfed for about 9mo and then formula for 3 mo before starting Vitamin D Whole Milk, which he drank from 1 year til almost 2 year...
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- Oh honey, I'm sorry for all this. Both my children have lots of food allergies/sensitivities, so unfortunately I'm a bit of an expert in this area. The blood tests ...
- I'm wondering if she could have a problem with the milk protien. I wonder, since she is having diarrhea after milk, if rice milk would be a good alternative? Maybe i...
- Have you tried giving her a sippy with water or flavored water? Sometimes my son acts hungry, but really he is just thirsty!
9 Mos. Old - When Do I Feed Solidish Foods and Dairy??
Asked by S.J. from Boston
on December 29, 2007
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Hope we're all rested up from the holidays!!
My daughter is 9 months old and has 0 teeth. She is still breastfeeding, hopefully 'till she's a year old. I've be...
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- Check out the book called "Super Baby Food" by Ruth Yaron, it is very informative and will answer all of your questions. on dairy; I have been giving yogurt to my daug...
- S., first of all congratulations on breastfeeding your baby, it is the best food for them. I would not even try any solid foods until she has teeth. what you are f...
- Do not give Dairy until at least 1 yrs. old..if she has no teeth then she won't be able to chew meats. There are pureed meats available in the jar. She seems right on ...
Foods Without High Fructose Corn Syrup
Asked by N.M. from Austin
on March 2, 2009
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My 7 year old son has some issues with "staying on task" at school. It has been suggested that he avoid foods with HFCS (high fructose corn syrup). It seems to be in...
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- anything organic won't contain HFCS, look for cane sugar as the sweetner if it has one and keep reading labels, you will start knowing what to buy without even looking.
- N., My daughter is allergic to corn (in all its forms) as well as artificial food dyes - they give her migraines. I have found every food we eat (cereals, breads, etc...
- Yep, we do this. There are lots of articles on the internets about it. Google "no high fructose syrup, foods" and you'll get articles and blogs. 1.) Point blank, ...
Kids and Sports
Asked by R.M. from Sacramento
on July 20, 2010
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Soccer season is coming up. I have 8 & 10 year old soccer players :) Does anyone have ideas or sugestions for good energy-boosting healthy foods that are easy to make ...
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- Hi Mama- What a great idea! My suggestions are snack bags, yo baby yogurts, and mini sandwiches. Teas, fresh fruits, and high fiber, complex carb granolas and cereal....
- Orange slices, grapes, almonds(if not allergic),
- Hi R.---You might have some luck exploring the website www.eatingwell.com. I'd bet they have some great ideas. I've not looked specifically for those ideas, but I kn...
Did Your Child Eat Store-bought Baby Food or Homemade Puree and Are They Picky?
Asked by H.L. from Portland
on December 10, 2010
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It would be fun to see how many "real" food puree eaters are picky after the baby food stage vs. commercial jar baby food eaters. Either way is healthy, but for taste ...
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- They ate store bought. But if they were young now I would make them their food in one of those cool new baby food makers!
- Our kids have eaten jar food and they're not picky at all. My 3 year old son's favorite meal is salmon and asparagus (what?!?). We went with the premise that "you ge...
- i did homemade from the minute he went to solids. he is now 2 1/2 and is a great eater. huge variety of foods ...not eating peas though he used to eat them pureed. i j...
Huggies or Pampers
Asked by J.S. from San Francisco
on April 28, 2011
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Does any one have a preference?
My baby has extremely sensitive skin, and gets yeast infections supper easily when she is in a disposable diaper. I try to use cloth ...
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- Huggies..i hate hate hate pampers dry lock system. my kids break out big time.
- I would try 7th generation. Not a cute looking diaper but ecofriendly and I had no problems with leaks.
- I like the Huggies Pure and natural or whatever they are called. Supposedly less chemicals in them and "organic' cotton. They worked well with my super heavy wetter at...
A Disposable Diaper Question
Asked by E.B. from San Francisco
on June 2, 2009
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We use cloth diapers for our 2 year old. She hasn't had a disposable on since we came home from the hospital. We have decided to use seventh generation diapers for a...
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- You may want to experiment before leaving. We bought like 10 packages of seventh generation newborn diapers before he was born, and they don't work well at all with o...
- For nighttime, I used Huggies overnights in a size bigger than what my daughter was wearing. They were amazing...she never had a leaky diaper again!
- I also use cloth, when we're at home, and Seventh Generation for my 21 month old. At night we use a size larger (size 4) than what she wears during the day (size 3) w...
Homemade Baby Food
Asked by B.S. from Philadelphia
on December 8, 2008
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I make my own baby food (I use the Super Baby Food book as well as my own creations), but I'm having trouble with meats. I think baking plain chicken and turkey smells...
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- I also made most foods for my baby(3 years ago), but hop I can help. My girl was not(still isnt) a big meat eater, but I found that if I slow cook meats in a broth(chi...
- B., I used Super Baby Food too! Another book I like and still use is the Healthy Baby Meal Planner by Annabella Karmel. She's got good fish recipes as well as others....
- like the previous poster, everything we ate baby ate, adding a little water and into the food processor and then into the ice cube trays. Once frozen I popped into co...
My 2Yr Will Not Eat
Asked by K.T. from Pittsburgh
on February 7, 2008
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I was looking for some suggestions for my daughter. She is 2 and refuses milk of any sort; flavored, milk shakes, Ice-Cream. Also she will not eat meat. I can on occas...
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- For a milk substitute what about serving calcium fortified orange juice? If you aren't a big fan of giving kids juice you could dilute it with water. Also, I recentl...
- My advice; children are like dogs, if they are hungry enough, they will eat. I catered for a bit to my kids at that age and then wised up. I now have 6 and 8 year ol...
- Hi K., My 2 1/2 yr old also refuses any sort of milk, and always has. You mentioned your daughter occasionally eats yogurt, so I thought I'd share what our daughte...
