Baby eating solid foods in his highchair

Feeling Emotional About Weaning? 3 Tips to Start Your Breastfeeding Weaning Plan

You’ve worked long and hard to breastfeed your baby. For some, breastfeeding comes easy, while for others, not so much. After you manage to connect all the dots, breastfeeding still takes a large portion of your day. It takes time and energy to connect and learn your baby’s rhythm. As your baby grows and no…

child sitting in high chair with spoon for solid foods

Food Allergies and Your Child

Did you know that about 6 million children have food allergies? That is a staggering number in my opinion. I never experienced a food allergy, so I was not very concerned about introducing my son to new foods when he was a baby. I followed our pediatrician’s recommendations until he was a certain age, but…

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When Should Baby Start Solid Food?

I was so excited to start solid foods with my first baby. With ingredients from our community-supported agriculture delivery, I made her baby food with love. I ordered special spoons (to help with her ergonomics) and bowls, plates, cups and storage containers. And then guess what? She hated pureed food. Finally I tried giving her…

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When Is the “Right” Time to Wean?

In the United States, most babies have stopped breastfeeding by one year of age. According to the CDC, about 41% of babies are still receiving breast milk at 12 months. However, that doesn’t mean YOUR baby will or has to follow this same timeline. The book Breastfeeding: Biocultural Perspectives surmised that the human biological age…