Happy Days » Feeding Your Baby and Toddler

I am regularly asked "When is the right time to introduce cows milk straight from the fridge?" Must we continue with formula milks into the toddler years or can regular cows milk suffice? The answer is complicated and does depend on your individual baby. The main points to look at are: 1. Does my baby have allergies? If so continue on the formula he is on. 2. Is my toddler a good eater? If you have a poor eater, you may need a specially formulated toddler milk for fussy eaters. 3. Is my toddler on breast milk? Breast milk still offers wonderful nutrients into the toddler years.  If your baby is on...

  QUESTION: I need some advice please. My little girl is 3 months old, 6kg and happy alert and as normal as any other baba her age. She is not unwell, to my knowledge, and does not have reflux. BUT of late she flatly refuses to drink some of her bottles of formula. She pushes the teat out with her... tongue, bites the teat, turns her head from side to side to almost get away from it. I have tried feeding at longer stretches of time, feeding with little distraction, etc. Today she drank 150ml at 7:30am and only drank again at 1:30pm, then not much in the afternoon and not much again at 7:30pm...

A mom on our Facebook site posted this information about nut allergies and because it is such a misunderstood and controversial area, we felt that this post warranted a full response. The mom wrote the following: When my son weaned onto solids we discovered that he had allergies to cows milk, wheat, gluten and eggs (blood tests were done at this age) we were referred to two dieticians by pediatricians, this seems to be the standard path. Both dieticians were not much help, it's not rocket science to figure that foods containing allergens must be avoided. At age 3 we asked our paed to refer us to an...

QUESTION: My son is now 5 months and 2 weeks. I am exclusively breastfeeding still but am hitting some major walls. He will still only drink from 1 breast apart from going to  bed at 6pm. That is the only time he will have a good feed. I have tried both feeding every 2 hours and also to stretch him 4 hourly to see if he will drink better but it makes no difference. He wakes every 2 hours at night, and has never slept through. I tried to start solids 1 week ago, but it seems he hats it. Spits it out, screams if I force the spoon in...

Snacks are a wonderful and under utilized resource by parents. Babies and toddlers have such small appetites that to meet all their dietary needs in 3 meals a day is impossible. This is where healthy snacks come in. Snacks need to be seen as part of the days intake and should have the following characteristics: 1. They should include at least two food groups e.g. a protein food and a fruit 2. They should be simple to prepare and easy to eat e.g. a yogurt and a banana 3. They should be served in between mealtimes. 4. Snacks should be transportable i.e. they should be able to be packed in a container and...