Refusing to Eat: Earth's Best
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Refuses to Eat Baby Food...
Asked by N.S. from Philadelphia
on April 23, 2007
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Hello, My son is almost 9 months old and is just learning to chew and is refusing to eat his pureed dinners. I mostly give him Earth Best Organic stage 2 dinners. He ...
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- Hotdogs, grapes, eggwhites, Peanut butter ARE THIE BIGGEST CHOCKING FOODS! My daughter at 8-9 mos hated the texture of babyfoods and also wanted to feed herself. I sta...
- I have a 1 year old - and he started eating table food around 9 or 10 months. He would still have some stage 2 babyfood - but he was off of that entirely around 11 mon...
- Is it just the dinners that he refuses or baby food fruits and veggies too? My 11-month-old daughter also does not like baby food dinners. She will, however, eat the b...
6 Month Old Refuses to Eat Formula!
Asked by L.K. from Los Angeles
on October 10, 2008
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My almost 6 month old daughter has been exclusively breastfed since birth (aside from the first two days of her life when she had formula until my milk supply came in)...
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- Hi, I had the same trouble at 5 months old. I ended up making forumla and putting a breastmilk floater in the bottle, so the first thing in the nipple was breast milk...
- Hi L., when my son was six months we had that same problem because i was only breastfeeding up until then, but someone told me to put half formula, half breastmilk, le...
- Hi L., Its just my opinion but I think formula is gross. Have you tasted it? Its disgusting especially compared to the sweet vanilla cream taste of breast milk. I'...
10 Mos Old Suddenly Refuses Veggies
Asked by B.K. from New York
on December 8, 2008
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My 10 mos old son is currently on stage 2 Earth's Best baby foods - he's been eatting stage 2 since he was 7 mos old and used to love his veggies, however, in the past...
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- my daughter is also 10 months old, and is going through some feeding challenges of her own. some meals she eats more and others less. most of the time she refuses to...
- First of all- no stress! He's still getting breast milk or formula, and he's getting plenty of nutrients from that. This is all about practice right now! But practi...
- When my youngest one wouldn't eat veggies I would hold a veggie and a fruit in my hand. I would give him a bite of fruit, then a bite veggie, then fruit, then veggie.....
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...
7 Month Old Refuses Formula - Running Out of Stored Milk!
Asked by K.F. from Santa Barbara
on September 10, 2009
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My 7 month old baby girl has only been breastfed up to this point. I used to have a bunch of stored milk for when I had to work on the weekends, but due to her new "wa...
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- At first we mixed mostly breastmilk and a little formula until he got used to it. Just don't do too much at once because if she refuses it you don't want to waste that...
- Dear K., Congratulations on breastfeeding your baby for 7 months! You are doing a great job. You sound like a very good and concerned mom. You say you are able to ...
- Have you tried mixing in some breastmilk with the formula? Maybe start with a small amount of formula and slowly increase as she accepts it? Your milk supply is prob...
Getting 1 Year Old to Eat Regular Food
Asked by M.U. from Tampa
on June 19, 2010
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My 1 year old son has been eating earth's best jar food since I started him on solids at 6 months. As he began to approach his first birthday I have been trying to get...
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- Maybe just try thickening up the jarred food with cereal or rice and let him get use to the idea of something that's a little thicker. Until he gets the hang of chewin...
- All kids are different with what foods they like etc. My 2 were eating steak and chicken at 9 months old and they would gag on the “pureed” stuff. But keep tryi...
- He has to get used to the other foods but as long as you will give him the food from a jar, he will continue to gag on the more chunkie food, he won't let himself go h...
7 Mo Old Won't Eat Solid Foods
Asked by L.C. from Boston
on September 20, 2008
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Started solids with my now 7 mo old daughter about 2 months ago. Initially seemed very interested, but over the past 4-6 weeks, mealtimes are a battle. Her old favor...
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- I would honestly back off. She will eat when she is hungry. If she is getting enough breastmilk and formula she should be just fine (unless the pedi says otherwise.)...
- My second child was similar to what you describe. He wouldn't eat solid food until he was 9 months old. He nursed until he was 11 months old and then one day refused t...
- Until age 1 kids get most of their nutrition from breastmilk or formula. There isn't a huge reason to push solids. When my son wouldn't eat other things he would alw...
One Year Old Only Wants to Eat Baby Food
Asked by T.B. from San Francisco
on May 27, 2008
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My one year old has been trying finger foods now for 4 months. He loves certain things including: ANY fruit, peas, corn, cheese, bread, crackers, cheerios. However,...
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- I would say don't stress out about it right now. My son is 16 months and still eats baby food green beans. He loves them, I don't see why he should eat it. What's t...
- Oh my gosh! Your son is doing great! Why are you in such a hurry? My son wasn't eating nearly this well with solids at one year. I mean, not even close! Your son i...
- Give him the stuff he loves (baby food) but sneak in just a speck of VERY finely chopped table food with it. Start simple - just one type of food mixed in at a time o...
Help! My 16 Month Old Son Won't Eat Vegetables.
Asked by L.L. from San Diego
on February 9, 2008
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My son is 16 months old and refuses to eat any kind of vegetable. He used to eat everything and now is very picky with what he puts in his mouth. I'm afraid he's not g...
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- My daughter, now 3 years old, has had picky eating habits since 6 months old. She ended up in occupational therapy when she was 16 months old to help her transition t...
- I had the same thing with my son (17 months). He used to eat anything, now not so much. I sneak in veggies - when I can. I puree veggies like butternut squash or co...
- I remember reading that it takes a kid about 17 exposures to a food to really decide if they like it or not, and that most kids are picky eaters because us parents giv...
Daughter Will Not Eat Baby Food
Asked by J.M. from Phoenix
on January 18, 2007
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My daughter just turned 7 months old and will not eat baby food. I have tried everything to get her to eat it but she just closes her mouth and you can't get her to re...
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- My son is 3 now. Still a picky eater. But he refused homemade baby food. He was a total Gerber and Earth's Best baby. Mashed potatoes is too bland. Give her carrots, s...
- Have you tried half formula and half baby cereal? My eight month old has really been enjoying that. (Not wanting to let go of the bottle...)He's been eating baby food ...
- That is tough. We battle it with our 12 month old on a daily basis and it started as soon as baby food was offered at 6 months. Initially we made food time food time...
