Picky Eater: Born free
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My 13 Month Old Is Picky, picky...picky!
Asked by M.S. from Portland
on July 21, 2009
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My 13 month old little guy is ALL boy, except for his eating habits. Ever since he's realized he can eat what mommy is eating (to a point), that is all he wants. But...
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- Imagine yourself suddenly in a place where all food was novel, all flavors unfamiliar. Wouldn't you long for the comfort of your favorite foods? Bland, soft foods appe...
- I had good luck with yogurt or fruit smoothies at that age with my daughter. She was transitioning from breast milk (never took a bottle), so i didn't have to try and...
- i am so glad you wrote in. my son is also 13mths and doing the EXACT same thing. the only difference is the sippy cup. jake does drink a sippy but it took a long time ...
Trying to Transition to Sippy Cup
Asked by R.A. from Chicago
on February 16, 2009
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My son is 15 months and is not a good eater. He is only 18lbs and is not on the chart for weight. He has many severe allergies and cannot eat dairy, soy, wheat, oats ...
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- R. - I know ensuring babies switch to a sippy cup at 12 months is standard medical advice nowadays, but I'm not sure why (is it for the placment of the teeth?). I wou...
- both my girls were not even 18 lbs by that age. They didn't hit 18 lbs till they were 18 mos. So I totally understand your anxiety about not getting enough calories....
- Just a suggestion, but my son who is 12 months loves the NUBY sippy cups. They are a softer nipple. I have tried the hard sippy cups and he does not like them. The NUB...
12 Mo Old "Underweight"
Asked by S.S. from Rochester
on September 7, 2008
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Hello everyone! We took our 12 mo old to her 1 year check up and said they were concerned about her weight. That her height was fine but her weight was in the 15th per...
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- S., My daughters have low weights for their age. My 22 month old weighs 19 pounds and my almost 4 year old weighs barely 30 pounds. They are healthy...just small. N...
- First of all, don't let anyone "make" you feel horrible! You are a fantastic mom, and you clearly are taking wonderful care of your daughter! Everyone loves to give ...
- Hi S., You are not doing anything wrong! You're giving her plenty of food and the best thing of all - mothers milk. Remember how those percentiles work - it's a cur...
My 9 1/2 Month Old Won't Drink Anything
Asked by E.L. from New York
on July 28, 2009
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Hi Mamas. I need help. I'm a SAHM (until he turns one and then I will be going back to work) and have ONLY breastfed my son since birth. He never really took to a b...
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- I would try a sippy cup or a regular cup instead of a bottle first. Instead of a formula you can try Rice Dream or Soy milk. Both have there drawbacks - Rice Dream d...
- My youngest wouldn't drink anything else from a bottle either until he turned 1 and I could give him whole milk. Now he still wants to nurse at night for comfort. O...
- my daughter also had a hard time going from breastfeeding from my breasts to another source. she refused a bottle, so we went straight to a sippy cup. at first she l...
How Do I Get My Son to Drink Milk from a Sippy Cup??
Asked by K.E. from Chicago
on January 28, 2009
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I have a wonderfully happy little 18-month-old boy. He is getting to be a much better eater than before, however, he will ONLY take his milk from a bottle at night. He...
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- have you tried different sippy cups. two good transition from bottle cups that ive found were the nuby sippy cups and the avent magic cups. they have soft tops and s...
- K., I agree with the other prior posts. We used the Nuby soft topped "sippy cups". It's kind of between a sippy and "nipple" bottle. This worked until we did mov...
- My son absolutely refused to drink milk from a sippy cup. He would drink water, but not milk. I finally gave him a cup with a straw and he did really well. Then, I ...
No More bottles--Just Sippy Cup!
Asked by S.H. from San Francisco
on July 7, 2009
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I'm nervous about our transition from the bottle to ONLY a sippy cup. My daughter is a good eater from the bottle (3-8 ounce bottles per day), but tends to just pick w...
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- My son did not get off of the bottle until he was about 16-18 months because he loved the bottle so much. I tried to wean him off the bottle at 1, but he just wouldn't...
- Go straight to the straw cups- they drink more and the experts I have talked to have said it is a longer suck and therefore better instead of teaching them to short su...
- Hi! I have one thought on this because my sister just introduced the sippy cup to her 10 month old son. On and off it has been there, but he only wanted it when he re...
I Can't Find a Bottle That Works for My 7 Month Old. Please Help!
Asked by S.D. from San Francisco
on March 11, 2011
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I started bottle feeding my son formula about 3 weeks ago. He was only breastfed before with occasional pumped bottles. I used Madella bottles. I didn't buy the bigger...
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- Some formula coming out the sides of his mouth is normal...at least I think it is. My little ones have always had a little dribble coming out of one side. Now if it's...
- Maybe he's ready to go to sippy cups - Baby#2 loves sippy cups 'cuz she sees big bro drinking out of glasses and straws and learned how to drink that way very quickly....
- I used the Dr.Browns and really liked them...they have nipples that are medium flow nipples. I have also just cut slow flow nipples a little so they are not as fast as...
1 Year Old - Eating Habits/Schedule
Asked by L.L. from New York
on January 24, 2009
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I think some of you misinterpreted my request to mean that my son is not eating table food. He is eating all kinds of table food. The only reason that I am still giv...
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- Get the book Super Baby Food by Ruth Yaron. This tells you how to make all your kids food and what is appropriate for them at every age. She is a vegetarian so it's up...
- Hi L., My son who just turned 1 is completely on table food and still does a night bottle for comfort. Everything else during the day is sippy cup or with a stra...
- My daughter just turned one and nurses at night still. During the day she gets bottles. She will drink a little juice, water or milk from a sippy cup. However, if I...
14 Month-old Won't Drink Milk from Cup
Asked by M.C. from Detroit
on April 14, 2009
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I am transitioning my son from the bottle to a sippy cup. He hates the sippy cup and will only drink a few ounces from it and then shakes his head no and will not dri...
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- Stay persistent and DON'T GIVE IN!!!! You have to throw away the bottles (I had the SAME problem with my 12 month old). If they're gone then that's all he'll have to...
- HI M.---I agree it is frustrating when it seems like your son is starving himself, but don't worry, he'd never do that. I do have a couple of suggestions. I have the...
- If you are just not introducing a sippy cup it could take some time. My daughter is now 13 1/2 months and has been off bottles since she turned 1. It was easy for her ...
Breastfed Babies and Bottle Nipples
Asked by A.P. from Pocatello
on March 11, 2008
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To breastfeeding mothers who have also used a bottle ... Wondering what brand of bottle nipples you have tried and why you chose the brand you did? Thanks!
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- We used Avent bottles with the clear silicone nipples because, at the time, it was the only nipple on the market that had the wide base to flare out the babies mouth l...
- The ONLY bottle my breast fed babies would take for the first year are the platex drop in bottles. The nipples are not the silicone kind. I tried the nuk kind becaus...
- Hello Amy, I used Playtex Vent Air wide nipple bottles for my baby girl. She absolutely loved this bottles. I think the nipple being wide resembles more a natural n...
