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Breakfast for 17 Month Old
Asked by L.W. from Bloomington
on June 10, 2008
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Hello. I have a 17 month old daughter and I am wondering what to feed her for breakfast. Since she was a year, we have given her cheerios and then a Gerber 2nd Foods...
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- I give my kids sliced bananas or those little manderine oranges that are packed in those little cups. The kids love them because they are sweet and they are so easy f...
- Good decision keeping the fruits in the morning. My son loves fruit. Bananas sliced up in small pieces is definitely a great idea but that could get tiresome after a w...
- Hi Lanie. My response may be different from what you'd expect. I have a 2.5 year old and she still enjoys "baby food". It's a great way, i think, to get her to eat org...
4 Month Old Daughter Having a Rough Time
Asked by S.R. from San Francisco
on June 20, 2007
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Hello all,
My 4 month old daughter, who is only formula fed, has been having a rough time with her stools lately. She's not constipated, she goes "poopy" about eve...
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- Four months is the age to start cereal. If she's doing fine with cereal then introduce fruit and then veggies and meat. Did you try switching formulas?
- Have you tried different types of formula? my sister's baby was/is a pretty gassy little girl with a hard time with the formula. They had a use a special kind, on th...
- Hi, Our daughter was the same way. It was the sadest thing. She would bare down and scream like she was in so much pain. Her pediatrician to my surprise said that a...
Meal Ideas for an 11 Month Old
Asked by M.S. from Kansas City
on August 27, 2007
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Hi. I have a picky eater so I was wondering if anyone had ideas for meals. My daughter has six teeth and I think she may be working on seven and eight. Anyhow she is a...
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- Hi, My daughter is 9 months old and no teeth yet, worjing on the first 2 on the bottom. She hated baby food, wouldnt even eat the gerber graduates. Here is what she ...
- My daughter (13 mos.) also likes peas (canned don't have the hard-to-eat skin like frozen), wheat toast, canned pears and peaches ("light"-in pear juice, not syrup), b...
- My son is now 14 months, but I'm always looking for ideas too. He's an okay eater, but definitely not one of these kids who eats whatever is in front of them. For in...
Meal Schedule for 8 1/2 Month Old
Asked by R.M. from New York
on June 4, 2009
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Hi Moms,
I'm trying to get my 8 month old son on a mealtime schedule. He has bottles throughout the day, and we've been feeding him oatmeal and pureed fruits or veggi...
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- You got a lot of responses but I hope my response helps as I talked a lot about this topic with other moms I know - as well as - figuring what worked best for me. One...
- Hey mom, I would just break off bits of chicken, and beef when your having dinner and offer it to him BEFORE the bottle, For breakfast, same thing, offer him the...
- My daughter loved to feed herself cut up avocado, peas, corn, and carrots. We also tried canned chicken. The canned chicken was easy to break into small pieces and con...
My 7 Month Old Will Not Eat Solids
Asked by D.B. from Washington DC
on March 3, 2009
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Our pediatrician was very adament about not starting solids until our son was 6 months old. Not even rice cereal and at 6 months the doctor said start with veggies - ...
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- D., Your dr is following advice based on studies showing that exposure to food before 6 months has a dramatically increased risk of diabetes (we are not sure of th...
- It isn't a big deal, kids can survive on just formula or breast milk till at least one year of age... however, it is nice to have them like solids. I introduce soli...
- I would completely stop trying for at least a week maybe two and then when you start again I would try letting him feed himself. It will be messy but some kids just ...
Need My 8 Month Old to Sleep Longer Then His MAYBE 4 Hours Please
Asked by A.W. from Syracuse
on September 4, 2008
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Hi,
I have an energized 8 month old baby, He is loving his new ability to stand up holding onto everything! I find that around 9 pm everyday he is tired, so I mak...
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- hi hon, i read some of the other replies and im not going to "bash" you, just give you some advice. I nursed my son till 13 months and up until he was 10 months old i ...
- Hi. Sounds like he needs to eat more during the day. At 8 mos he should be eating at least 2 meals a day--fruits, veges, cereal. He's waking up hungry. You can br...
- Hi A., Not sure if this will help you or not, but I have a 8 month old as well as a 4 yr and 5 yr olds. My eight month old wakes at 6:00am and then takes a cat nap a...
Daughter Not Eating Fruits or Vegetables
Asked by B.P. from Charleston
on May 28, 2008
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My daughter is just over 1 year old. I am very particular about what I give her to eat. I breast fed her until 9 months (wanted a year but lost milk supply) and then...
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- I wouldn't worry she's just a baby. her food preferances will change a couple of dozen times before she is 3 yrs old then she will prob go through another phase where ...
- She just a baby and remember this all is really new to her and if you and your hubby are a bit picky sometimes your little off spring can be too. Rather then punish he...
- Keep trying to introduce new foods, but also check out this book: The Sneaky Chef by Missy Chase Lapine. It has great ideas on how to make traditional kid foods heal...
2 Year Old B-day Party
Asked by K.S. from Dallas
on April 22, 2007
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I keep going back and forth on what to do for my daughter who is about to be two. I am starting to feel the pressure to keep up with the trend of the “over the top p...
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- We had my two year old little girl's party at The Little Gym and it was awesome! They have several around the area, but the north Fort Worth one on Beach is the one I ...
- Ask your teenage girls. My almost 17 year old and her friends are a great source of "you know what would be cute..." moments. My boys are 7 and 3, and sometimes I get ...
- It depends on her tastes and also on the ages of the other children who will be going. If it's just a couple of other 2 year olds, keep it simple, but if varying ages ...
Daughter Won't Eat Meat
Asked by D.H. from Canton
on January 23, 2008
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My daughter is going to be 2 in a few weeks and she still refuses to eat any meat. It's a battle even to get it to touch her tongue. We've tried not letting her get ...
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- How about trying other sources of protein? Meat is not the only one.
- Meat isn't a big deal for 2 yr olds. As long as she's getting sufficient amounts of protein elsewhere, she's fine to not eat it. Try cottage cheese, various regular ch...
- Hi! I am vegan, which means a vegetarian who eats no meat or dairy products. I am pregnant for the first time, and my 8month unborn child is in the 66th percentile f...
3 1/2 Year Old Daughter Doesn't Eat Much
Asked by G.R. from Raleigh
on September 26, 2008
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My daughter just doesn't seem to eat much. She usually refuses dinner. She will eat breakfast but it is either a waffle (syrup on the side) or a piece of toast with ...
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- Hi,G... I,too,have a 3 1/2 year old girl that doesn't eat very much either.(As my grandmother says "She doesn't eat enough to choke a bird.") She eats small portions o...
- Sounds like she is testing limits. She needs to know who's in charge, and that needs to be you and her father. Children feel insecure if they don't have solid limits...
- I would prepare a snack of p butter on corn cake or whatever and an apple cut up. Steamed broccoli with ranch dip, or other nutricious snacks. If she skips dinner, she...
