Questions tagged [feeding]
Similar to the tags [eating] and [food] but focused on infants that don't eat on their own yet.
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My twin Daughters are very different in size! [closed]
I have two beautiful 11-month-old girls who were born in November, last year.
I formula feed them the same amount. Also, they eat the same quantity of finger food, soups, vegetables and even chicken ...
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Is my 7mo ready for solids?
We've had my 7mo old on pureed foods for about a month now (she had a week off while she was sick). Prior to this she was exclusively breastfed and continues to be breastfed for at least a year. She ...
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Is it ok to let my 3-month-old sleep through the night? [duplicate]
I have a 3-month-old child. My pediatrician told me that you shouldn't let a baby sleep through the night until she/he is at least 4 months old. Even if they are gaining weight.
But my little one ...
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Should we wake our baby if she seems distressed?
We swaddle our 3 month old, and she struggles to wake herself if she has been asleep for several hours. She rocks from side to side in her cot as if she is searching for food (she sometimes does the ...
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Is it dangerous to microwave formula if I swirl the bottle and test the temperature afterwards?
The overwhelming consensus online is that microwaving a babies bottle can be "dangerous" because microwaving formula can produce hot spots. However, if you simply swirl the bottle you can even out the ...
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Already in growth phase?
My 3-day-old newborn constantly needs to be fed. It is affecting my girlfriend's sleep. We started pumping and bottle feeding but the baby still demands a lot. I've heard that this is common at the ...
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Should I let a newborn sleep when it's time for feeding? [duplicate]
I have taken up the habit of feeding my newborn every 4 hours during the day, since we left the maternity.
However, sometimes when the time to feed her comes, she's sleeping.
Should I wait until she ...
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Need help with snacking/catnapping 5 month old!
My son will be 5 months old next week and since about 3 months old (when he entered the ‘wakeful’ period) has gotten into the bad habit of snacking and catnapping, as well as feeding to sleep.
He’ll ...
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food feeders can be used for baby lead weaning?
Can food feeders be used as first steps to baby lead weaning (6-7 m.o baby)? Or there is really no connection?
If not, is there any benefit in food feeders over puréed foods?
I mean food feeders ...
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9 week old started fussing during evening nursing
Two days ago our 9 - almost 10 - week old breastfeeding daughter started fussing during evening nursing. Yesterday it was better, there was little screaming (though there was some), but today we're ...
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How can I teach my infant to start sucking bottle teats instead of chewing them?
Our 6 month old infant does not seem to understand that the breast milk feeding bottle is for sucking and not chewing or soothing. She does not suck it but chews it instead, despite having no teeth.
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Are there automatic dripping milk feeders?
Does any device exist to automatically feed the baby milk, like how a IV (glucose line) continously drips glucose water? I have in fact seen a similar apparatus (not like how I want) in breast pump ...
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How to successfully start the infant on semi solid foods?
The kid turned 6 months old on 17th Decemeber 2013.
I have failed to make her eat any solid foods properly.
She doesn't want to eat with spoon.
She doesn't like plain lentils.
She doesn't like ...
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What kind of spoon should be used to feed the infant who is used to be fed by the bottle?
The tea spoon holds quite a less amount of milk. The kid of 5 months old is used to bottle feeding for past 4 months.
I was thinking of using a soup spoon instead (which is round and has depth). Will ...
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My newborn is a slow eater, is that normal?
My newborn (about 4 weeks old now) takes hours to feed - this has been the case since birth. When breastfeeding, she can feed for 3, 4 even more hours and then still be hungry when removed from the ...
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How to maintain dental hygiene while bottle feeding?
https://parenting.stackexchange.com/a/8475/2221
Dental hygiene:
Drinking from a bottle all day and/or all night can cause tooth decay even in teeth that haven't emerged yet. Both breastmilk and ...
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Is feeding the right time to talk and read to a kid?
The kid will be born tomorrow. I wish to know if feeding time is the right time to "talk" to him and read him stories?
I am asking this because I have heard that kids fall asleep while breast feeding ...
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11month old baby has lost interest in eating solids [duplicate]
My 11 month old daughter has suddenly lost interest in eating her solids. She has never really been interested in food however we were in a good routine and she was eating the foods I was giving her, ...
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Are there some side effects of letting an infant eat chocolates?
My 10 month old has developed a liking for chocolate. Her grandparents are responsible. I asked my parents to stop giving her chocolate but they still do it when I am absent.
She can now recognize ...
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When should an infant stop needing milk through night?
Just curious on this one, but does anyone know when a 1yo should stop needing bottles through the night
Our first child was breastfed up to 16 months and when moved to bottles only needed 1 through ...
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5.5. month old not eating as well anymore
I have triplets and my bigger one has slowly been taking less and less and now the other two have surpassed him. His weight curve has also slowed down but nothing to be concerned about according to ...
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Should we feed the 3MO on demand at night with more frequent wakes?
As is common with 3-4 month olds, we've gone from a very good sleep schedule to more frequent wakes.
Depending on fussiness she will get to sleep between 630 and 730, and she used to sleep for 3-4 ...
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Are there any good suggestions for a soon to be mom about breastfeeding?
I'm looking for information about some of the most common challenges faced by working mothers who are breastfeeding and how to over come those challenges.
How does one prepare oneself and the baby ...
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Is my infant not feeding enough and sleeping too much? [closed]
Our baby boy is 11 days old and the last 2 days has been feeding 5-6 hours apart and sleeping between. He feeds for about 10-15 min on each breast and sometimes takes up to an hour to get back to ...
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What are the proper precaution for using cow's milk to feed babies?
There's a great guide for using pumped breastmilk...in it, there are tons of guidelines for:
How long it can be kept after it has been heated up?
If a baby didn't finish a bottle, how long before you ...
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What are good things to look for in formulas for newborns who need to supplement?
What sort of formula should I look for for a very new newborn that doesn't promote constipation?
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Is it safe to use a microwave sterilizer to sterilize BPA-free baby bottles?
There is lots of debate regarding microwaving plastics, even if they are BPA-free.
Curious if there is a definitive risk of using a microwave sterilizer (steriliser) (such as the Avent) vs. using an ...
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How to help my newborn pass gas
I have a newborn (10 days). She seems to struggle with a lot of gas several times a day (first question, is this too much!?). How do we help her pass the gas more quickly and easily? She does get it ...
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New born seems to be spitting up entire meals. Should I be worried?
We have a baby that is a little over a week old and it seems like after some feedings she is spitting up what looks like her entire meal (breast feeding). I've been weighing her and she still seems ...
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Do I really need to wake my newborn to feed him?
We have a two week old child. He's eating well during the day, eating at least 8 times a day, and is breast feeding. His weight gain has been 'normal' so far, and he regained his original birth weight ...
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11-month old daughter suddenly refusing to eat lunch/dinner
My 11-month old daughter has, in the past week, become extremely fussy and at some meal times is refusing to eat.
For breakfast, we usually give her weetbix/rice cereal with milk (warmed in the ...
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How to simultaneously spoon feed twins?
My wife and I are on different schedules which during the week leaves one parent alone with the twins. Feeding the twins bottles at the same time has proven to be relatively easy. We are now in the ...
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How to improve the introduction of solid food?
My wife and I have six month old twin daughters whom we have just begun to feed solid foods. Per our doctor's instructions we have begun feeding the girls Beech-Nut Rice Cereal. In an effort to ...
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Should extra milk be given to 2-year-old at bedtime if not eating solids well during the day
Our little boy is 2 years old, and we are still giving him a large amount of formula milk at bed time.
He is not a good eater, and we don't want him to get hungry in the night.
Is it recommended to ...
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How long should a feeding be attempted?
My son has had a couple of consecutive, partial feedings (he is preemie: 5 months old, 1 month adjusted). At the hospital, one partial feeding wasn't a cause for alarm and they simply attempt to feed ...
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Why use rice cereal as a first food?
Searches have come up with when and which one, but no why. Why is it recommended or common to feed infants rice cereal as their first food? Why would we feed our daughter a processed food over a ...
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How can I encourage my child to feed himself with a spoon?
My 11 month old child will happily feed himself finger food, and is happy to let himself be spoon fed. However he doesn't seem to know what to do when I give him the spoon and bowl. Typically he'll ...
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Why is my newborn crying constantly?
my 4 week old daughter will not stop crying. We've tried everything from sucking, both on pacifiers and fingers to breastfeeding, white noise, movement, diaper is clean she doesn't seem to have a ...
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How can I switch an exclusively breastfed 1-year-old to food?
My 1 year old daughter eats very little. Infact she doesn't even drink bottled milk. Not to mention she hasn't gained much weight in the last couple of months. She mostly survives on mothers milk.
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How long can a 3-month-old go without eating?
My 3-month-old son has started sleeping through the night, with a vengeance. He sleeps for hours. And when he finally wakes up and I expect him to be starving, he's often still ready to happily play ...
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How can I keep my 1yr old from gagging and throwing up when eating solids?
My 1yr old son is still taking formula and 2nd foods because when we try most kinds of blended foods (foods with texture), he gags and throws up all over himself.
I've read quite a bit that this gag ...
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Is one big burp enough after feeding my infant?
I've read in many places that I should burp my baby for 5-10 minutes after feeding What I'm wondering is if it's ok to stop once the baby gives a nice loud burp, even if that was only a few seconds? ...
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How big should solid food for the infant be when doing baby-led weaning?
Our son has been supplementing his formula with solid food for several months now. We started him on simple cereals (rice cereal, oatmeal, etc.), then added basic jarred baby food. Now he's eating ...
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Why has my infant stopped eating?
My 10 month old has been a very good eater since we started feeding her solids at 6 months. She has been eating all sorts of things - she has 8 teeth, so has no trouble eating most table foods. She'd ...
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Why is my infant constipated after eating fruit pulp?
My 7mo son was only on breast milk till 6 months. I then started introducing formula and after a week of no issues, started with fruit pulp.
After fruit pulp, he has difficulty defecating and needs ...
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According to the following symptoms, is our son ready for mash?
It seems as if our six months old son has difficulties digesting his first lunch mash. We are using mash as it was described in several books:
carrots mash
carrots + potato mash
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How can we make our newborn accept the bottle?
Our baby has mainly been breast-fed so far, and, while it has worked reasonably well (she's gaining weight), it would be nice if I, as the father, could feed her once in a while to allow my wife some ...
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If you warm whole milk, can it be saved in a refrigerator?
If you warm up whole milk prior to feeding a child and the child doesn't drink it all, can you save it by putting it in the refrigerator to warm up again later? Is this a bad idea?
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How do you warm the milk in a-drop in liner style bottle?
We're using Playtex drop-in bottles, and they say not to microwave. I don't know much about bottle warmers because our daughter would drink room-temperature milk until just recently (she's 1 y.o. now ...
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What's so hard about home made carrot baby food?
When we were dealing with baby foods, all the books and experts talked about how you could make your own baby food at home easily, except carrots. They all just said "don't even try", some even had a ...
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