Are there any diets or fitness tips to help you get pregnant?
And how do I stay positive and calm while trying to conceive?
From formula to milk
My son is about to be a year old in a couple weeks and I’m freaking out about the transition from formula to cows milk. I’ve already tried introducing him to some dairy products like cheese,yogurt and other foods that might have dairy in it. He hasn’t had a problem until recently I gave him American cheese, he pooped 5 times in one day causing him a diaper rash. Is he possibly allergic to cows ... More
21 month old not gaining weight!😔
Hi Parents, I need your advise/suggestions please... my 21 month old daughter has been stuck at the same weight of 19 lbs since she was 12 months old, her pediatrician says she is ok... but for some reason I'm worried cause I don't think it is normal. She is a toddler so she is very active and she is also a very picky eater. Did any of your kiddos go through this... I'm thinking of ... More
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Anonymous
My son is 22 mo and has been the same as his 12 mo appointment weight!!!! He was a super fat baby so I feel like it’s now just filling in as he’s getting taller? My doctor didn’t seem incredibly concerned about it, she says toddler years are tough with weight- every kid is really different but as long as I make sure he’s eating enough and healthy then we won’t really worry. She said in the firs... More
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Anonymous
Thank you! Glad to know my kiddo is not the only one :)
How long does it take your kids to eat dinner?
My almost 21 month old kiddo takes more than an hour to eat, every single day. She sits for good 15-30 minutes and then walks around or reads and one of us have to feed her. It just delays the bath and bed time. Just wondering how long other kiddos take..... we do family style dinner everyday.
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Anonymous
Anonymous 1: ya we kinda passed on the booster seat, so hard to keep her contained. We are working on spacing out her last snack and dinner.
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Anonymous
Anonymous 2: ya we are working on her knowing if she is full or not. I guess it’s hard as we wanna make sure she is full for the night and not go hungry, hence the feeding her part. The thing is she keeps eating if u keep feeding her so not sure she is still hungry or she eating cuz she is getting bites. Maybe, we’ll just try a few days of her feeding her self and then stop. She does eat and ta... More
Low carb while pregnant
I saw my primary care doctor today and he put me on a low carb diet to help me lose weight and i was wondering how i can do that when i get pregnant and if any other mothers who were expecting or are expecting right now ate low carb was it hard???? was it easy????? did your obgyn ok it???? FYI i am educating myself for pregnancy and motherhood i am not pregnant right now or even trying i am ju... More
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AA
I’m not sure about this but I believe the midwife at my clinic said it’s okay to gain no weight (but not lose weight) during pregnancy as long as you were heavier to begin with and you’re eating healthy and exercising so that the baby/placenta/etc. replaces your pounds. If I were you, I’d check with my OB if I had any concerns. This was not my situation but I did have to eat a low carb diet be... More
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Mindy
I had to eat low to no carbs my third trimester because I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes. Keeping sugar to a minimum prevented the baby from health issues and growing too large in my womb. It was tough and I was very sad to cut out rice bread cake and eat mostly meat, lots of veggies, lower carb fruits, cheese, etc. it’s possible and I did it for two months. It was tough but I did it f... More
Hi does anyone have any tips of tricks on dealing with an extremely picky eater?
My son is so picky he’d rather starve and he really hasn’t gained much weight because of this! Anyone have any tips or tricks? Thanks.
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PK
How old is your son? We have used distraction methods (toys, books, music) to help get our son to try stuff. And then once he realized it was yummy then he would pick it up himself (some times!) Also.. if your son is old enough to use a fork or food-pick to eat with, sometimes that can be fun for them too. Eat with him. Eat off the same plate as him. What is your son’s feeding schedule? Does ... More
2.5 year old stopped drinking milk
My whole family moved to another country. All of a sudden, my 2.5 year old girl looked disgusted with her milk. I don't know any reason why she stopped. She has the same milk. She is allergic to cow's milk so she has almond milk since after 1 year old.
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Anonymous
Could be a lot of reasons, maybe she's just realizing she doesn't like it 🤷 I remember when I was 3 or so I just had a realization one day that I didn't like cheese ( I know, weird) and I stopped eating it. Since you aren't really getting vit. D or calcium from almond milk it shouldn't be a big deal to switch it to something else, or just plain water is good too
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Stay-At-Home Dan
My 23 month old decided she hates milk (from all sources) as well. It’s normal. Sometimes they just decide they don’t want something. My daughter will only drink water and sometimes juice (but won’t finish, no matter the volume).
2 yr old refusing dinner
My 2 yo is an extremely picky eater and mealtimes are always hard but dinnertime was usually the easiest. Lately she has been refusing to eat any of the meal I prepare for dinner. I don't want to get in the habit of making a second meal just for her, i usually always make something i know she normally likes. Any tips on getting her to eat what i make? She is very stubborn and sometimes jus... More
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Anonymous
If you are on Instagram follow @mamaknowsnutrition she gives a lot of good meal ideas, portion sizes, and how to help your kid have a healthy relationship with food. Limit snacks, offer what you want her to eat and don't give in to treats or rewards. Also don't offer juice or milk with or before a meal because they will fill up on it. And if you don't offer new things or things she ... More
Switching to Whole Milk
At what age did you switch your little one to whole milk from formula? Did you start little by little before they turned one?
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PK
The days leading up to drinking only milk, we tried mixing formula and milk but he didn’t like it. He didn’t like drinking plain milk by itself too. Rather than wasting formula, we just finished the formula and tried to find ways for him to drink milk (smoothies, chocolate milk). We just dropped bottles at that point too since he was drinking smoothies and chocolate milk. So we just offered m... More
Toddler addicted to fruit snacks.
My little man is addicted to fruit snacks. I’m looking for healthier options and before cavities became and issue. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.
My baby won’t eat. She is 16 months old
I don’t know why she is not eating properly nowadays. She was a good eater until 15 months. And now she loves to eat snacks rather food. I am worried she will lose weight if this thing continues. What should I do?
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Anonymous
Limit the snacks, and milk for an hour or more before meal times so they are hungry, otherwise they will be full on snacks. And offer milk or water after dinner. These are things I still do with my 3 yo. But they eat when they are hungry, and some weeks will be less food than other weeks. Toddlers are busy, too busy to stop and focus on things, but they do eat when they are hungry.
Breakfast ideas
My two children eat the same things for breakfast. We rotate between eggs, oatmeal and healthy waffles (homemade and then freezer stored) with nut butter. We save our fruit and veggie smoothies for later in the day. My older one will eat some fruit with breakfast but my younger child is not a fan, occasionally eating a banana. Just looking for some easy and nutritious ideas to add to this borin... More
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Holly Garnett-Pedreira
Pancakes with fruit on top Baked chocolate chip oatmeal cups Homemade fruit Muffins (let them help) maybe do a variety of fruit. Banana, blueberry and strawberry? Smoothie bowls Cheerios with berries Eggs, sausage and toast (switch the eggs up between hard boiled or scrambled and fried.) You can even do egg cups (put eggs in muffin tin) and put in green or red peppers, mushrooms or whichever ... More
My 2 year old won’t drink milk
Hello... I’m wondering if anyone’s been through a similar situation and what they have done. My two year old refuses to drink milk or any dairy. I am very concerned about her calcium intake. I discussed it with her pediatrician and she suggested other alternatives such as yogurt cheese almond fortified calcium juice and kept telling me to keep trying. I keep trying but my kid is a very picky ea... More
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Melissa Harmon
Try lactose-free milk and yogurt. She might be experiencing discomfort after consuming milk products due to an inability to properly digest them. There is more calcium in cauliflower, broccoli, and other vegetables. Maybe give her smoothies with fruit and veggies mixed together (make sure to steam and cool the veggies).
18 month old not gaining weight
My 18 month old daughter has been stuck on 18.5 pounds since a few months now.. I feed her 3 meals a day and give her snacks in between the meals, I also give her milk mostly with her meals and snacks and water as well. She is a very picky eater, I use to feed her but it took forever and was quite frustrating for me. Her pediatrician recommended that she should eat by herself which she does now... More
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Stay-At-Home Dan
Try Ripple Pea milk. It has as much protein as milk, fortified with vitamin D and DHA. Has some fat as well.
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Anonymous
Thank you for the advice and encouragement Cathy, I love what your Dad said about ' good things come in small packages' and will be using this :) Also thank you Stay-At-Home-Dan for the suggestion I will look into it!
Picky Eater
Anyone have a picky eater who you were able to turn around? Is it even possible? What did you do?
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Vicki
I think for the most part when they first start eating solids everything is new and tasty so they eat everything. Then as they get to a point where there “know” what’s really yummy and they are able to voice their preferences, they get picky. Also, I read somewhere that their ability to determine between good and bad smells doesn’t develop until after 2yo, and smell affects taste so that might ... More
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Anonymous
My son is defintely picky but I only offer what I make for dinner and if he doesn’t choose to eat then he doesn’t choose to eat. I felt bad at first but at daycare they make one lunch and literally don’t have other options, so if he doesn’t like it, he doesn’t eat. I made same apply at home. I feel like he’s gotten better now because of that, especially when he’s really hungry! It also helps th... More
Help my LO is such a picky eater she takes no more than two bites of food IF THAT then she stops
How do I get her to eat? She also just completely weaned herself off of nursing cold turkey.
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PK
Will she take a bottle? Can you offer formula? I was an exclusive pumper but I dried out and we ran out of breast milk in the freezer at 10 months. I contacted our pediatrician and she advised us to do formula until 1 and then we could switch to cows milk. But my son was also on the smaller side - like 15-20th percentile range. Maybe call your pediatrician’s office to see what they suggest...... More
Water
Hi, I have an almost 11 month olds baby who doesn’t drink a lot of water and I’m trying to get him to drink more water to prevent dehydration. I tried apple juice mixed with water but he wouldn’t take it unless there’s a lot of apple juice in it. Any suggestions?
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Jackie
It isn’t too early to start using a sippy cup. Better to start now so when he turns one (and converts to cows milk) you won’t be struggling (like you are now) to get him to be drinking water. It’s not like magically at one they know how to use a sippy cup. My LO will be one in 3 days and I introduced a sippy cup of water around 10 months. Yea she didn’t seem interested in it but now she’s star... More
Realistic Ideas for Picky Eater
My 3yr old daughter is SUCH a picky eater. She basically lives off of chicken nuggets and peanut butter. Anybody have any grand ideas on getting a picky kid to try a fruit or veggie. I’ve tried smoothies, I’ve tried hiding them in things ... I am at a loss.
Starting cows milk
My son will be turning 1 soon and I have been trying to give him cows milk. I tried bottle/sippy cup, hot/cold, added a little bit of sugar or home made date paste to make it sweeter. Nothing works. He will spit it back out. He is exclusively breastfed and never took a bottle. I am so ready to wean him off. Desperate for suggestions... thanks.
1 1/2 year old Picky eater
Oh please tell me they grow out of it. My son will not eat what I eat.... so his diet is pbj, Mac and cheese in the box, some times grill cheese, pancakes ( I buy the big bag of the minis), otmeal, yogurt, he wants to eat all types of chips.... um I think that’s it. there might be more to the list but I can’t think of it at this time... He has at least 3 cups a milk a day water through o... More
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Anonymous
I cant relate because my daughter would live on only vegetables if she could but, have you tried bribing him? For instance, "if you have three pieces of broccoli you can have three m&m's". Its not necessarily the best way, but it couldn't really hurt to try. Try putting blueberries in the oatmeal or making a blueberry sauce to introduce the flavor. My daughter likes to eat... More
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Elena
Same story mine turned 2 and we had this from the start of solids he would try and then not touch again and the things he used to it at first are now out the window. Only milk oat meal baby chips and French fries no meats no veggies I'm so worried that he get sick I cry every day. Doc keeps telling me dont force just let him try but now he won't even try he'll lick it and then toss ... More