Self Feeding & Finger Foods: Toddler, Luv
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Seeking New Ideas for What to Feed My 16 Month Old for Lunch
Asked by C.R. from Kansas City
on June 26, 2008
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I am just looking for any ideas on what new things I could feed my 16 month old for lunch. I feel I am just stuck in a rut. She has things like turkey and tortilla a...
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- This is a little late in coming, but hopefully will help you or someone else. It sounds strange, but if you often go to the same grocery store, try going through it...
- Try an English muffin topped with with marinara and mozzarela cheese, or with spaghetti sauce, crumbled hamburger and Parmesan cheese, then put it in a toaster oven fo...
- I have four boys and a cheap lunch or snack is tortilla, pizza sauce, cheese, and pepperoni's or use whatever meat you chose. Put the ingredients together on the torti...
14 Month Old with No Appetite! Please Help! I Am Worried to Death!!!!
Asked by C.T. from Jacksonville
on December 16, 2008
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My 14 month old daughter has no appetite. It's a long story so let me give you the short version. My daughter was never sick until she was about 10 months old, she als...
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- Until she starts eating again, you can keep up her calorie intake by giving her something like NextStep by Enfamil. My son was not a great eater, and this has always ...
- Hi C., I sympathize with you. My little boy is a picky eater too but he changed at 10 months also because of those stupid vaccines, which I will never, never, never ha...
- I don't think anyone can diagnose this kind of problem from symptoms only because there are so many things that can cause gastrointestinal problems, from allergies to ...
Help with Feeding 10 Month Old
Asked by C.K. from Fort Myers
on September 7, 2006
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My daughter has always been a good eater. She loves veggies, and will eat almost any fruit. Lately she has been more and more interested in what my husband and I eat. ...
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- She is old enough to eat table food. Feed her that! :) It is probably cheaper to include her into your meals than to keep financing the Gerber corporation. Take ad...
- My daughter also refused to eat baby food around that age. I had started her on bits of table food and made lots of thick soups and stews for her by that time, so she ...
- Hello C., I'm sure she is doing fine and still getting plenty of nutrients in the foods she is receiving. Have you ever tasted the baby food that you tried feeding he...
1 Year Old Refusing to Eat
Asked by C.Y. from San Francisco
on March 31, 2008
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Hi, my friend's 1 year old son has been refusing that eat very much for the past month. It seems that every meal is a delicate balance between a war versus blissful c...
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- One of the most useful things I've ever learned about kids and food is that they balance their diet over a week, not a day. So if he only wants to eat crackers every ...
- Hi C., We have a picky eater. When she was little we catered to her every wish for anything she would eat, we were so worried that she would starve (first time parent...
- I agree w/the other mom, don't feed him in the middle of the night. Kids go thru all kindsa phases & not eating is just one of the many. This is a time when food pro...
18 Month Old with Painful (Burning?) Poops - Not Constipated
Asked by K.S. from San Francisco
on January 20, 2008
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I have an 18-month old son who for the past week has been screaming every time he poops. He's not constipated and doesn't have trouble passing the stool (they are soft...
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- My daughter went through this during teething. Wasn't constipated but I was told that during teething, they can have very acidic urine, etc. which may cause a burning...
- The only thing I can think of is perhaps a food allergy. My daughter developed a food allergy around 15 months old to dairy. She had been eating the same foods & nothi...
- Two things- possible teething and find out why he's sitting in his own stool for thirty minutes at the day care center! If he has diaper rash any urine or stool on his...
Dad Not Pitching in with Care of Our 4 Month.
Asked by R.M. from San Antonio
on August 5, 2008
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Hello. I have been home taking care of my daughter, my husband has been working and not helping all the much. It really hasn't bothered me much but now that I am goin...
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- R., I've thought a lot about your wording, and, although I know I am not about to make any new friends here...here it goes... Poor baby. Imagine being cared for by...
- Hi R., What I realized with my husband, was that he didn't necessarily know what needed to be done. So, I simply started saying - "do you want to watch the baby, o...
- I suggest you begin delegating some of the responsibilities. Be specific. With my husband, every night and morning when I am getting my son ready for the next day, I...
4 Month Old Boy Peeing Through His Diapers at Night
Asked by L.B. from Dallas
on January 31, 2007
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I would lik eto what other mommy's use for their little boys. I am using pampers and just moved into #2's and I do not like them veru much. My son is just about 13lb...
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- Just wanted you to know that I agree that you might want to try the Pampers Swaddlers, size 1/2, which I think they only sell at Sams. It was great for that in between...
- You may want to try other brands of diapers. My son (now 2 &1/2) had the same problem when he was an infant. We found that Huggies fit he body type best. We eventua...
- I don't have a boy but I do have a 4-month old little girl. We buy our Pampers Swaddlers diapers at Sam's (Costco has the same type as well) and they are a combo size...
Daughter Crying in Middle of Night
Asked by S.C. from Bakersfield
on October 18, 2007
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My daughter elliot suddenly started waking up a couple times a night crying. And she cries for at least a half hour and nothing i do calms her down. Elle is not a crye...
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- You could try using a Bach Flower Remedy called Rescue Remedy. It is great for calming, without having to disturb the child which is not advised with night terrors. ...
- Hi S., My twins did the same thing. They are 21 months now and still it happens on occassion. I agree with your hubbie. I might be growing pains. Also, my girls will d...
- it probably is growing pains, my sons had them too. have you tried a little bit of tylenol before bed or a very warm bath. also massaging his legs before bed helps t...
15 Yrs Old Son Seem to Hate to Be Home.
Asked by C.B. from Miami
on April 15, 2008
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I have a concern that I need some help with. I have a 15yrs old son and a little girl who is now 7 yrs old. My son is always so mean to her. He seem to enjoy being mea...
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- Mom, he's just growing up and coming into his own. If this is all of your worries, you really have none! If his grades are good, he's going to school, doing his work...
- Okay, this sounds like my life! Exempt, I am that mom that has kids over alot. I have 3 kids of my own. 12g, 11b, and 5b. Let me give you the other side. I have other ...
- While it sounds to me like you are jealous, I am sure you are concerned for his welfare. You have a right to know where he is and what he is doing. Put it this way, ...
Very Premature Daughter Having Touble Separating from the Bottle but Also Having
Asked by D.M. from Sarasota
on October 20, 2006
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Very premature daughter having trouble separating from the bottle, but also having trouble sucking on the sippy cup. She really needs to get off the bottle. She has a...
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- My daughter was also a preemie and when it was time for a sippie- I ended up buying the one with the straw at the top- It really helped her a lot because she did not k...
- have you tried a sippy cup with a straw instead of a spout?my daughter does much better with those then with the sippy cups.she drips a lot with the spout ones.i think...
- Try the sippy cups by avent. They have spouts that are for 4 moth old babies and on up. You can play around with it unitl you find the one you want. The cups are a lit...
