Self Feeding & Finger Foods
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Feeding
Asked by S.G. from San Francisco
on May 11, 2010
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Hi moms, need your help .. my son is 8 months old and hates formula. I have been feeding him breast milk froma bottle since I brought him home he has nevr taken the b...
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- Hello CPG's Mom, when my daughter in law went through this about the same age she was told to give a sippy cup with juice or whole milk and just introduce it to him, ...
- If your milk supply is decreasing it is time to increase his other sources of nutrition. Either soft table foods cut small or mashed up, or baby food mixed with baby c...
- Hi, I actually had a same problem with my son. He was always a great eater, no matter if breastfed or breastmilk from the bottle. However, he would never take formula....
Feeding
Asked by T.M. from Salt Lake City
on February 16, 2010
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how much should my 2 mounth old baby eat
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- As much as your baby wants when your baby wants it. You really can't put an average number on something like that. If your baby nurses every two hours, then that's fin...
- This should help you (parenting site from the American Academy of Pediatrics): http://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/feeding-nutrition/Pages/default...
- You can Google this, but I think my 2 1/2 month old is eating about 5-6 ounces. I mostly breastfeed, but he clusters his feedings, so I often run out of milk and have ...
Feeding
Asked by M.A. from Jacksonville
on April 1, 2010
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My granddaughter is about 2 weeks old. She is waking up EVERY 2 hours on the the 2 hours. I have not done this in a LONG time. My daughter wants to give her rice cere...
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- She's way too young for cereal, she would probably just spit it up anyway. Waking every 2 hours is perfectly normal, just remember its a phase and she won't do it for...
- Absolutely not. She is supposed to wake up every 2-3 hours to eat.
- NO NO NO A newborn's digestive system is not fully developed yet. It will do more harm than good. A baby wakes... that is normal. She should be fed on-demand.... ...
Feeding
Asked by I.Z. from Los Angeles
on February 15, 2010
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does anybody know what to do with baby when baby has a lots of gas after eating? my daughter is bottle feeder and she is 1 week old, getting more and more gas and she ...
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- You can use infant gas drops. Burp her. try a different bottle. Some bottles accumulate air bubbles in it when the baby drinks. I used the "MAM" brand bottles, fro...
- You really should switch bottles. Every kid sucks differently so unfortunately there is not one kind of bottle that is best. But if your baby has bad gas, these are ...
- Like Carolyn said, pat until she burps. When I burped my girls, I would start at the bottom of their back and pat up. Start back at the bottom and pat up. Do not pat...
Feeding
Asked by S. from St. Louis
on August 13, 2007
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I am wanting to know why you can't give a baby milk until one year old. When can I start giving my 7 month old regular table food?
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- I'm not exactly sure on the reason for waiting on the milk. I think it has something to do with avoiding alergies or digestive issues - someone correct me if I'm off b...
- it doesn't give an adequate amount of nutrients for that age.
- An infant should not be fed cow's milk exclusively because it does not contain the nutrition that a human needs. Humans need other foods to fill in the nutritional ga...
Feeding
Asked by S.C. from Fresno
on May 20, 2011
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My son will be 2 in June. He doesnt eat much food. Im at my wits end. I think that if i can get im to eat baby food, then it better than nothing at all. He can live of...
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- My son was like that. He is now six years old. He began developing health problems at about age 3. Conventional medicine could not diagnose or solve his problems. ...
- My son is 19 months and is a pretty picky eater. My daughter was a champ at this age, but not him, so I do understand. I think you need to be done with the baby food...
- Is he healthy? Is he within the “normal” weight range? Is he active? If not, then I would talk to his Doctor about it, there maybe something you’re feeding him...
Feeding
Asked by A.S. from Albany
on February 9, 2008
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I have a 5 month old.. I have some questions..
1. We just started rice cereal on Tues, and she seemed to like it at first, but now really doesn't. Should I keep tryi...
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- Stick with the feeding, and keep trying the cereal. It may take up to 20 tries before your baby starts to like any single item. After a 3 to 5 days, to rule out alergi...
- Hi I have had some of the same reactions as you are having. My son sometimes loves something and other times won't eat it but we keep at it and try it another time. ...
- A., I had the same problems with all of my kids and by the 4th one (I have 5) I took matters into my own hands and tried Carnation Good Start formula and it worked. I...
1 Year Old Will Hardly Feed Himself
Asked by M.M. from Los Angeles
on August 25, 2008
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My baby will soon be 1 yr old and he just will not feed himself!! He will feed himself all the goldfish in the world but if it has any kind of texture to it like a ban...
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- try a fork... when my daughter did that i gave her a fork to use and she took it from there. :)
- Hi Jes, you have a normal one year old, not all babies start feeding themselves by one, I have a 21 month old in my daycare that i still feed most things. Banana, past...
- Totally normal - just keep offering foods and he will get the hang of it. I also introduce a fork/spoon at age 1 with my kids and by about 16 months they are pros. D...
Amount to Feed
Asked by J.P. from New York
on February 15, 2008
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My son is almost 14 lbs (he was 9lbs 10oz at birth), 2 months old and has reflux. He is on Enfamil AR (which has rice starch in it)and also Zantac. I was feeding him 5...
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- J., I breastfed both of my children so I don't know if this will help...I never knew how many oz they took. I always let them nurse until they were refusing to take m...
- I know exactly how you feel, My daughter ate more than the books said she should from the time she popped out, and I fought with her ped. every time I went(Her ped kep...
- If he's hungry, feed him. I was always told to feed on demand at that age, even with bottle feeding. With my son, deman feedng was more like 4 oz every 2 to 3 hours. A...
What Do You Feed Your Dogs?
Asked by J.B. from Billings
on July 31, 2010
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We just got a 1 yr old black lab. The people we got her from had her inside and outside and siad they fed her whatever was cheapest. We have been feeding her Dog Cho...
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- Large dogs need to eat from a raised feeder. When they are eating their head, shoulders and back should form a straight line. This keeps them from getting too much a...
- We use Natural Balance from Petco. It's pretty pricey ($56.99 / 28 lb bag) and we have a large dog that likes to eat. If our dog didn't have such skin and allergy issu...
- I have 2 lab mixes and we feed Azmira dry kibble.
