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Airplane Tips for a 9 Month Old
Read all 8 responses: "I am taking my son to Italy and he'll be 9 months old when we go. I'd appreciate tips for the flights there and back and for the time ...
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- Hi; We just came back from St. Maarten. My pediatrician had me give her liq benadryl 12.5 mg the night before and the morning of the trip (it dries up secretions and...
- Hi R., First I wish you a good flight. I fly oversees with my son since he is 6 months old. So far he made 5 flights and he is going to be two next month. My experi...
- Sounds like you already received some great advice. I would just add to put all your liquid stuff in a gallon ziploc back to make the screening process easier includi...
My 9 Month Old Son Won't Eat Any Food with Texture
Read all 8 responses: "My little boy is 9 months old and won't eat anything but "stage 2" baby food. I've tried stage 3, and he acts like he's choking and ...
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- B., You already have some great advice here. With the stage 3 foods, if you have EVER tasted it yourself, you would understand why he won't eat it. I used to heat...
- Hi B., I have just been through the same thing! (Still there, really) My son is 11 months now, and just got his first tooth. When he was about 9 months (because his ...
- I am a Speech Therapist who works in the area of feeding with children. I went to a training on feeding issues. The presenter consults with Gerber. She is the reason t...
Starting Solids with My 9 Month Old
Read all 6 responses: "My son will turn 9 months old next week. He's eating stage 2 food & drinking his bottles. I've tried a few stage 3 foods, ...
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- I would try some very soft finger/table foods for him. Stage 3 foods are a really odd texture to me, and I'm not surprised they gag on them. They have that smoothnes...
- Hi F., Almost everyone I have spoken to says their children rejected stage 3, went from stage 2 to finger foods, including mine. So don't stress, he might never ...
- As long as he still gets formula or breastmilk, the food is really just "practice." While they are getting some nutrients from it, their primary source of nutrition i...
What to Feed My 9 Month Old
Read all 14 responses: "My 9 month old has starting eating lumpier foods but I'm running out of ideas to feed him for dinner and for lunch.
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- Have you tried olives or cheese yet? You can start giving him cheese and yogurt at nine months because the lactose is already broken down in them. Good luck.
- Bananas, cut up grapes, little pieces of chicken (if he is on meats)cut the steak up really small, mushy green beans, mashed potatoes were always a big hit with my kid...
- Spice if fine for baby....most actually prefer some, if not a lot, of spice. (my kids love, love Chipotle from age 7 mo's on) For the days you make something with a li...
Ideas for Foods for a 9 Month Old
Read all 17 responses: "Hello ladies, I was looking for some ideas for foods that I can put together to make meals for my 9 month old daughter.
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- Sweet potatoes,mashed potatoes, squash, sweet peas, oatmeal-anything you can mush or has that consistency. One of my daughter's favorites at that age was when I made ...
- We buy veggies in the small cube size (they sell them in "individual" servings that last two meals for little ones) and then as her teeth came in we added things like ...
- she could be doing a lot more table foods t 9 months. anything you eat except for steak, nuts, dairy, etc. try little cubes of extra firm tofu, little cubes of avo...
9 Month Old Still Not Sleeping Through the night...HELP!
Read all 11 responses: "hello, my son just turned 9 months this past week. now i know that not every baby goes by the book, but according to dr. weissbluth ...
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- Dear A., YOu did not say how long his sleeping night is or what he is fed during a day...or before bedtime....There are lots of things that could be adjusted...S...
- Hi A.! Just got done with this!!! Mom LK...we must go to the same Ped. Mine looked at me like I was crazy and should now better (of course I should but they are so d...
- It is possible that his body is just used to getting food then, think about it even as adults if we always have a snack at 3 then our bodies will be hungry at that tim...
9 Month Old with a Cold
Read all 29 responses: "My son Zachary has had a cold for the past few days now. It's your common symptoms-sneezing, runny nose, cough.
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- Infant Tylenol Cold & Cough is great, I use it for my 7 month old.
- My doctor always told me to give the kids PediaCare, use a vaporizor, vapo rub since it helps with the breathing thing, and yes the humidifier is great too. Elevate h...
- i just read your update......dont use vicks..that is not good for a child your age...... also use a COOL mist vaporizor......not HOT......... and dont make your house ...
9 Month Old with Very Bad Gas Problems!
Read all 11 responses: "Help my 9 month old still has very bad gas problems. She is on reglan and I guess it helps a little. She does not sleep well and ...
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- is it gas or colic. my cousin took her baby to a chiropractor. it seems so drastic but they can actually do minor things that help. my cousin swears by it. her daug...
- since she's breast feeding the only thing i can recommend is gas drops (they worked very well for my daughter).
- R., It sounds like her diet could be a big cause of it. Make sure she is drinking water. If you are giving her formula, make sure it's soy based and not milk. A...
9 Month Old Doesn't like Veggies
Read all 5 responses: "My son was sick last week and while he was sick only wanted to eat his rice cereal and some fruits. I thought once he returned to ...
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- hi C., puree the veggies and sneak them in where you can, look for similar colors that can "hide" them. and just keep offering the veggies in their regular form also, ...
- My suggestion is that you have one container of fruit, and one of veggie in your hand at the same time. Or in a seperated dish, whichever way you serve it. First give ...
- If he's still eating his cereal, try mixing the foods you're trying to reintroduce with that, only a very little bit at a time at first, then increasing. The other ad...
9 Month Old Throwing up During Meals
Read all 11 responses: "My son is 9 months old. He has been a good eater for the most part. We've done all the stage 2 foods, cheerios, rice rusks, ...
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- Hi K. - My son is 20 months, and he has had a "virus" three times this winter that sounds like what your son has. For a week or two, my son will not have his usual...
- It could be that his tummy just isn't ready for those kinds of food yet. Some pediatricians don't recommend solids to even start until age 1yr! Maybe, slow down on a...
- have you asked your dr? there are homeopathic people out there. I know someone you could take him to. You literally walk into his office and he can tell you if he c...
