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Best Baby Food Brands
Asked by J.G. from Atlanta
on May 3, 2008
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My son is 4 months old and our pediatrician said we should start out on baby foods. What are some good baby food brands? I have him on Gerber Rice Cereal, is Gerber ...
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- Aside from making your own baby food which is what I did, go to the health food store and get baby foods there.Many are organic with minimum alt/sweet ( non-refined) s...
- Earth's Best is the best food brand--totally organic ingredients. Gerber has an organic line too. All baby food is pretty healthy, but in the non-organic varieties, th...
- I love Earth's Best, an organic brand. It can be found at Kroger, Publix, Whole Foods and Babies R Us. Also, Gerber has a line of organic baby food.
Gagging on "Adult Food"
Asked by J.W. from Chicago
on September 2, 2008
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I recently read through past finger food ideas for children. My son is 12 months old and does eat pretty good. He eats oatmeal, crackers, puffs, chereios, kix, chees...
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- I would suggest that you continue to offer these foods in small amounts and be patient with him and hopefully he will come around. It may just be a texture issue at t...
- Don't force him. Give him what he eats. There seems to be a good assortment. When he sees what you and daddy are eating he will eventually start trying your foods. Mak...
- My son is 16 months and old had 3 teeth at 12 months- now he only has 7. I cut everything into really small bites. He still eats really small bites- I really didn't gi...
Donate Baby Food
Asked by P.C. from Boston
on April 16, 2009
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I have about 50 jars of unexpired baby food like Earths Best and Gerber.
Where can I donate these? I live in Ashland MA
My son is a toddler now and doesn't care ...
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- Hi, I do not know where your food pantry is in Ashland, but I have 3 ideas. Local grocery stores usually have bins to donate food for your local food pantry. Any chu...
- I'd suggest the food pantry - they could definitely use it. It's located at the Ashland community center lower level open 9 - 1 (3 days/week) but you can also dropit ...
- The Ashland Food Pantry (at the Community Center on 135) ALWAYS needs baby food! They serve several families with very young children. If they don't need it at any giv...
Teething Biscuits
Asked by K.T. from Phoenix
on September 3, 2008
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Im a new mommy to a teething baby :) She has two little teeth that have come out along her bottom gum so she's nibbling. I bought her the Earths Best Teething Biscui...
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- Hi K T, I don't think your paranoid. I just wanted to add another great teething food. My 8 month old is also teething and is quit miserable. The other day I wa...
- I was really paraniog to when I first gave them to my dauhgter, but they disslove super fast (you can tell that by how messy they are lol) I think when they go to eati...
- I used those biter biscuits and the zwieback toasts too...until my baby did choke on them. In my opinion, it's not worth the risk!
My 11 Month Old Won't Eat Table Food - Sensitive Gag Reflex
Asked by A.U. from New York
on February 19, 2008
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Hi. Just wanted to know if any has a child who has a sensitive gag reflex that has hindered his/her ability to eat table/finger food. We've been trying for months to...
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- My oldest son was a preemie, so his gag reflex lasted a little longer than usual. He would gag on some stage 3 foods. My mother-in-law insisted he was old enough to ...
- If the doctor doesn't see any problems, don't worry. I thought my son was going to be on level 2 baby food FOREVER. I envisioned sending him off to school with jars....
- we had that problem with my now 5 year old - it lasted until he was 4. Definitely talk to your pediatrician or an ENT and maybe see if you can get some therapy throug...
I Wish I Had a Mess to Clean!?!
Asked by E.B. from Seattle
on March 2, 2009
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My almost nine month old is refusing mush solids. I went to earths best third foods about a week ago, he hates them. I then went back to the second foods. He hates ...
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- I wouldn't worry too much if he does not like baby food. Just try and give him the same things the baby food would give him. If I were you I would buy, cook and cut ...
- Both my boys were the same way, so I just started feeding them regular food cut into very small bites. They were both completely on table food (besides their bottles) ...
- soft cubed avocado is great, cooked sweet potato cubes, cooked peas... anything like that... my now 2 1/2 year old loved all of those at that age when she wanted to b...
Baby Meats
Asked by A.M. from Chicago
on October 6, 2007
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I started my 5 month old on solids a while ago and we have been working our way through a variety of different types of baby foods. I recently tried Gerber Chicken an...
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- We waited until 6 months for solids, so meats came much later. I would cook chicken and puree it with potatoes and carrots, then freeze it in cubes. He also enjoyed me...
- When I was trying all of my kids with meat, I would take a jar of the meat and mix it with a stage 2 jar of veggies, and some cereal to make my own "meal". The straigh...
- If you have already done the veggie and fruit thing then try giving her the chicken mixed with the veggies and fruit. All the baby food brands make different mixtures ...
Goats Milk for a 6 Week Old?
Asked by B.K. from San Francisco
on October 24, 2008
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My 6 week old is a BIG eater! I have been solely breastfeeding but have a hard time keeping up! I have a full milk supply the issue is with him wanting to eat every ...
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- I agree with a previous response that your son may be going through a growth spurt. Each month there usually is one, and the 2 and 3-month spurts are huge, with baby ...
- Why not just pump and offer the expressed milk? Keep in mind though that for every missed feed you will need to pump in order to maintain supply. More info on expre...
- Just a thought, 6 weeks is a very common age for a growth spurt. He may be trying to build up your milk supply by eating often. Supplementing is a slippery slope becau...
"My 9 Month Old Weaned Herself off Her Bottles"
Asked by S.Y. from Seattle
on June 12, 2009
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My 9 month old went to a feeding specialist after having six days of not wanting a bottle. The specialist had concluded that my 9 month old weaned herself off bottles...
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- Try to teach her straws! Start by giving a little juice so she will be interested enough to try. If that doesn't interest her enough, try a little 7up (it won't hurt h...
- Dear S., I'm a SAHM of twin girls. I got them started on sippy cups when they were about 7 months. They too didn't drink a lot out of them for 2 months following. ...
- I went through the same thing when my youngest was that age. We just kept offering him every single type of cup out there and left them with him all the time. Don't wo...
How Much Should My 6 Month Old Eat??
Asked by C.S. from New York
on February 16, 2007
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Hi Moms- My daughter was exclusively breastfed for the first 5 months of life. I really wanted to wait until 6 months to introduce cereals, but I was nursing around t...
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- I would say what you are feeding her is plenty, beings they only need breastmilk or formula for their first year of life. My son is almost 5 months and i feed him cer...
- C. - I feel for you in this confusion....my daughter was much the same. It sounds like you are not short supplying your daughter with milk (which can be a fear when ...
- Hi C., I am a breastfeeding advocate as well but 6 months is a good time to start solids. My daughter is 6 months (week 2) and has been eating solids since 4 months....
