Must-Know Tips for Starting Solids

The most important thing to remember is that transitioning from milk to solids is a big event for your baby¿going from one primary feeder (mom) to many, from eating laying in someone's arms to eating sitting in a chair, from experiencing the same taste and texture at every meal to experiencing different things at each meal. Sometimes solid food rejection has less to do with the food than with all the change. http://www.itsnotaboutnutrition.com Dina

any suggestions for a 2 yr old who does not like to eat. we are looking at a visit to a specialist. He is 21 lbs. I am worried. we have tried force feeding and all sorts of things.

When my older daughter was born she wasn't gaining weight so the doctor told me to forget breast feeding. The doctors don't tell you need the extra weight for breast feeding. My daughter also had a milk allergy and we didn't know this when I was trying to breast feed her. She ended up on Soy Formula. My second daughter breast feeding went fine and she wanted to eat every two to two and half hours. She wasn't picky at all but she was started early on solid foods.

My baby is seven months old but he won't take any other thing apart from breat milk. I have to give multvitimins in vain. He only feeds well (breast feading)when he is half asleep half awke. Am really stressed, my baby is too small please help.

When my daughter was about 10 weeks old, the doctor wanted me to try and feed her vegetables. THAT WAS A MISTAKE! She was always constipated and cranky. Her great grandmother told me to add rice and applesauce to her formula to help out with the constipation and it worked a miracle. My daughter's is regular now and is happier than ever. I see doctors don't know everything!