Feeding and Nutrition

Hi, I have a 14 month old boy who has always loved table food but has not been so crazy about baby food. He always drank on the low side of how much formula he should drink per day and he is pretty small – he is between 18 and 18.5 pounds. His doctor is not concerned since he is following his own growth curve and is growing at each visit. He is fine with drinking whole milk but only wants a few sips at meal time – he much prefers water from his cup with straw at mealtimes and to have a bottle 3x day with 5 ounces of whole milk before his naps and bedtime. Anyone else experience this – he will drink his milk from a bottle during meals but not from his cup and straw at mealtimes as well. Thinking it’s just a comforting thing for him?

My son just turned 8 months old on Sunday. He sits up just fine, and has excellent balance since before 6 months. He won’t however put himself into a sitting position. If I give him one hand, he will grab it and push very hard and eventually get into sitting position. He also doesn’t crawl. He can get to anything he wants by rolling across the room. He has recently starting getting on his hands and knees and sometimes will move forward or backwards but not for very long. His favorite things to do is to take my hands, stand up, and walk super duper fast with me holding his hands. That’s ALL he wants to do! Should I be concerned?

Wondering if anyone else’s baby was diagnosed with a lip and posterior tie? At almost 8 months, we have learned that my son actually does have one. I had breastfed him for 7.5 months, and it was beyond frustrating. It didn’t hurt, but he was uncomfortable all of the time. His weight gain had slowed down tremendously as well. He went from 25% to 1.5%. We had switched to breast milk in a bottle which was helpful, but I couldn’t keep up with how much he needed, so we then switched to BM plus formula. They thought he had a dairy/soy allergy, so I was on an elimination diet including beef for months. My son was improving quite a bit once he was on the bottle, but was still fussy at night. He can’t sleep through the night. He wakes up gassy and crying. We finally went to the city and saw a preferred specialist for the tie. I found out that I have a minor posterior tie and my husband has a moderate lip and tongue tie as does my son. I do have MTHFR which apparently is common with ties and is genetic. I guess I am conflicted at this point if it is worth reversing since he is doing so much better on formula. My husband and I just switched to medical grade formula hoping this will solve his gas issues, but if it doesn’t then maybe it is tie related? He is on acid reflux meds too.

Is it OK to change my new born her milk after she turned 1 month old?

My three and a half year old is a really picky eater. So picky that she rarely eats dinner. My husband and I usually don’t push her, opting to tell her she can eat if she wants, but she won’t get anything else after if she doesn’t, but it’s getting kind of ridiculous. The kids always have a snack when my older two get home from school around 3:30, but I’m thinking that might be too late in the day for her. She eats then and isn’t hungry enough to venture a taste of her (disliked) dinner. How long before supper should we restrict her food intake?

What can I give my baby first foods. And what I don’t give him. When I can I give him juices

I thought the article by Jill Castle (http://www.bundoo.com/community-blog/5-surprising-ways-youre-enabling-picky-eating/) about picky eaters was really interesting. I definitely am guilty of serving the same meals over and over. I like the idea of letting the kids have opportunities to ‘interact’ with the food before trying it. I try to have the kids help me prep meals every so often so that they’re more interested in eating what we’re having. What have you found works to get your picky eaters to try (and like!) new foods?

An article in the Washington Post highlighted a small community of people who are feeding their infants homemade formula containing (among other things) raw, unpasteurized cow’s milk. Please recognize that unpasteurized milk puts your child at risk for life threatening bacterial illnesses. This is not a safe alternative to breast milk. http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/parenting/wp/2015/04/30/people-are-feeding-their-children-homemade-formula/

Never dilute formula or breastmilk with water in order to save money or try to stretch the milk so that it can be used for additional feedings. This story is so sad. http://www.popsugar.com/moms/Baby-Dies-After-Parents-Dilute-Breast-Milk-37511059

Our (almost) 7 year old is an extremely picky eater. His brother used to be picky as well, but he has sort of grown out of it and has become more adventurous over the years. But not this kid… his diet consists of bread, peanut butter, strawberries, chicken nuggets, milk and apple juice – and THAT IS IT! Please tell me that he won’t be 37 years old, living in our basement and insisting on eating the Mickey Mouse-shaped chicken nuggets from Costco… (and playing Minecraft!)… PLEASE tell me that won’t happen!