Solid Foods & Weaning: Infant, Curves

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Weaning from Bottle

My pediatrician told me at my sons 9 month visit that it was time to start weaning him from the bottle. He said to start putting 1 bottle a day in a cup or sippy cup and gradually wean off of all bottles by the time he's 1. He's obviously not having it. Any tips or advice? I don't want him to miss out on nutrition. He's been drinking water from a sippy cup for months but isn't interested in the formula and gets very upset. He also won't finger feed. He's been on purees and cereals since 4 months old but if any SOLID food enters his mouth he...

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How Do I Wean?

How do I wean my 11 mos old that will not eat other foods? She'll eat foods...

Dishes & Utensils

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Baby Weight Dropping Curves...

My little girl was born over 10 lbs - that's upper 90%, and has been dropping down the curves ever since. She's a strictly breast-milk baby, and is very active and happy most of the time (let's face it, what baby is happy ALL the time?). I've weighed her again today (using medical scales, so the reading is accurate) and at a few days over 7 months, she's 15 lb 4 oz, and that's with a diaper on! According to the cdc charts, she's dropped to below 25%. We've started trying solids, but she firmly refuses cereal (or anything white in a spoon)...

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Problem with Solids!

Hello fellow moms! My 6.5 month old son was doing really good with solids...