Nutrition: Infant, First Response

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Poll - Would You Buy 'Homemade' Fresh Baby Food?

When my son was a baby, I made all of his baby food from scratch. I have been thinking about starting a business where I make organic, preservative free, fresh baby food that I would deliver to your home. The organic baby food in the stores is very pricy & still contains preservatives. There is no other business like it here in town. However, I just have no idea if anyone would buy it. My friends say yes, but they are my friends! I'm just curious what you ladies out there think - would you try it for your baby? I would appreciate your...

Digestion

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Constipation in My 14 Week Old

HI, my 14 week old little boy has had a real difficult time with his digestion. Initially, we were dealing with him spitting up constantly and now he is going 3-5 days without a bowel movement. I have to admit that I am starting to get frustrated because I am breastfeeding and I feel like no matter what I eat it is bad for him. First I was avoiding gassy foods to decrease the spit up and now I need to avoid constipating foods. I feel like there is nothing that I can eat. I cut back on a lot of vegetables and salads because that was causing...

Solid Foods & Weaning

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33 Week Old Infant Weaning Herself from Breast

I have exclusively breastfed my baby until we went on a trip. I wasn't able to breastfed at times in public and gave my daughter a bottle. Now, she cries at my breast (especially in the evenings and afternoon). I give her a bottle of formula and she'll gulp 5-6 oz and be very happy. We've been trying solids now for over 2 months. I desperately wanted to breastfed for at least a year but since starting solids she seems to be weaning herself from the breast and wanting the bottle. I've been taking Fenugreek the last couple of weeks and trying...

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How Do I Wean?

How do I wean my 11 mos old that will not eat other foods? She'll eat foods...