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Trouble Introducing Solids
Asked by D.C. from Savannah
on October 20, 2008
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I breastfed my baby for 6mos exclusively like they recommend. I have introduced rice cereal and now oat but she really dislikes solids. I even tried a little bit of pe...
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- My pediatrician gave me the best advice on solids. He told me to eat around my boys - we had dinner together on certain nights with the twins in high chairs. When th...
- Hi- I did not exclusively breastfeed for more than 6 months. However, I am aware that people do it. I know people that have breastfeed for 12 months. Breast milk stil...
- A healthy baby who does not want to start solids simply is not ready. Just wait a bit before trying again. I have nursed for up to a year before starting solids; it al...
How Do You Get Your Kids to Eat Veggies and Other "Gross" Stuff?
Asked by M.R. from Charlottesville
on February 3, 2012
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My co-worker wrote these blog posts (http://uvahealth.com/blog/index.php/2012/02/03/get-your-kids-to-eat-better-16-tips-to-try-day-two/) where she interviewed a regist...
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- I never had a problem with my son eating healthy foods - it was what I fed him, and what he grew up thinking was normal. Things like McDonalds, or hot dogs, fries, cak...
- Variety, expectations, patience & acceptance are my answers. I put 5 things on the dinner table & expect them to eat 3 of them. I expect them to try 3 bites before d...
- I hide them sometimes - Iron defficieny runs in my bloodline, my son does not like to eat most of the iron rich foods if they are "obvious" So I have come up with ways...
Baby's Age for Starting Different Foods
Asked by D.N. from Cedar Rapids
on August 18, 2008
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My granddaughter is 6 months old & has just started on veggies, her mom says doctor has not given her any info on when to start her on other foods & how often. Right ...
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- They have to go through all of the veggies before starting any fruits. I would only give her veggies once a day. Until she has gone through them all and she has to g...
- http://www.gerber.com/fpmenu?phase=21&menuid=menu1# and http://www.gerber.com/fpmenu?menuid=menu2&phase=21 These are menus you could start with. You can email th...
- Gerber's website (gerber.com) has a great guide - lays out when you can start different foods and how to tell when baby is ready for the next step (plus you can sign u...
Baby Food: Pre-made or Make It for My 6 Month Old?
Asked by F.D. from San Francisco
on September 25, 2008
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Hi Mommies,
I have a beautiful 6 month old and we're just starting her on baby food. I've been using organic store-bought baby vegetables such as peas, squash, and sw...
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- Hi there, This is a great question. I have made all of my son's food and he is 11 1/2 months old now. Now it is getting harder to be creative; however, one of the...
- lots of answers so i won't get too into it, but make your own baby food!!!! it is a lot more work than just buying it, but it's not all that bad and it is WORTH it! ...
- I also went back to work and totally understand how you feel. Like others that have posted, I gave my son a combination of jarred and homemade food. What I found eas...
Starting Out on Baby Food
Asked by V.A. from Dallas
on April 26, 2007
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My son has mastered the whole cereal in a bottle thing. And I started him on green beans. I was told 2 tablespoons worth at a time, with a bottle with no cereal in i...
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- I have a six month old that we just started on baby food. I beleive that 3 months is too early to be giving him the baby foods. Our doc said cereal at 4 months and s...
- well as far as cereal goes...i started giving my daughter and son, right after birth. They love it! plus they tend to sleep better. I know doctors say wait, but this i...
- Hey V.! My doc told me to start on the orange and give them the same food for 3-4 days to make sure there is no allergic reaction. She said the baby would let me k...
Mom of a Very Picky Eater
Asked by J.A. from Goldsboro
on July 9, 2008
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My daughter who is 6 years won't eat anything but peanut butter sandwiches and yogurt that's for lunch and supper. I've tried giving her everything I cook and if we si...
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- J., I understand your frustration more than you know. My three year old daughter did not eat solid foods until she was almost two and half years old. After numero...
- J., Picky eaters are difficult. My mom never fixed anything special at meal time for us & none of us died from starvation. When she is home & on week-ends, make a g...
- One suggestion that another mother used was to get her children involved in the preparation of the meal. She said that her son would never eat salad but she asked him...
My 11 Month Old Won't Eat Veggies or Fruit Anymore.
Asked by T.B. from Anchorage
on May 5, 2010
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My 11 month old son will not eat vegetables or fruit anymore. He used to love all veggies and fruit as finger foods- spinach, broccoli, carrots, kale, mangoes, peaches...
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- My 17 month old son has gone through a couple of different phases in his eating. He stopped eating fruit for a little while, then started again. He stopped eating ev...
- Grind up the fruits or veggies before you mix them in, so that he doesn't even know they're there. And, my son stopped eating veggies completely on his second birth...
- Babies go through so many developmental phases (often very quickly) that it makes us parents feel dizzy :-). What helped me weather the phases in the eating departmen...
Introducing Solid Foods to 9-Month Old Son
Asked by R.J. from Janesville-Beloit
on June 26, 2007
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My 9-month old son typically eats cereal, 5 jars of 2nd stage baby food, and well as 4-5 bottles of breast milk or formula throughout the day. We have tried introduci...
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- I'm not an expert here, my daughter has transitioned to solids pretty well. But, have you tried to include little bits of chunkier purees into his cereal? Perhaps some...
- try mushy foods like avocado, sweet potato, cooked asparagus, applesauce etc. they're better for him than american cheese, bread and the processed Gerber stuff anyway....
- We had the best luck with our three by mashing/grinding up whatever we were eating (especially the veggies) rather than buying the premade "baby specific" foods. I wo...
17 Month Old Will Only Eat Baby Food for Fruits and Veggies (Excluding Pckles?).
Asked by S.J. from Miami
on December 19, 2008
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I need some ideas on how to make the transition from baby foods to table foods. I have tried (and failed) with hotdogs, mashed potatoes, cooked carrots, peas, corn, ...
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- this may not be what you're looking for, but she is probably getting better nutrition from eating the baby food than what she will from table food. I vote for letting ...
- Hi S., This may sound a little strange but each blood type has a number of foods that works best for them. If you think about it, the type of food we would have eat...
- TRY JUNIOR FOODS GIVE HER VITAMINS AND PUT THE NEWFOODS ON HER PLATE. SHE CAN TRY IT OR GET NOTHING. TRUST ME SHE WON'T STARVE. NO BABY FOOD. SHE WILL FUSS BUT AFTER A...
10 Month Old Foods
Asked by L.M. from Omaha
on October 28, 2008
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My 10 month old has no desire to feed himself anything that is mushy. He will feed himself cherios, toast and those gerber puffs, but when I put fruit, vegetables, no...
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- When one of my boys was starting to eat solid food, he would not eat anything the texture of applesauce, mashed potatoes etc. He spit it out. when he was around 10 ...
- My daughter was also this way. She wouldn't even touch mashed potatoes, even if I fed them to her. I wouldn't worry about it. She is 2 1/2 now and eats everything. ...
- My son (who is now five) would not touch anything wet for quite a while either! I think it's pretty normal, maybe a little issues with sensory things in general (my s...
