Allergies: Toddler, First Years

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My 13 Month Old Is Picky, picky...picky!

My 13 month old little guy is ALL boy, except for his eating habits. Ever since he's realized he can eat what mommy is eating (to a point), that is all he wants. But then when I sit him down in his high chair, he sometimes puts the food in his mouth, then spits it out. He will drink his bottles like they are going out of style as many times as he can during the day and will throw tiny fits unless he doesn't have his bottle (whole milk of course), or get whiney until we give them to him. He will eat some foods (cheerios, pastas of every...

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Introducing Cereal to 3-Month-old

At our last pediatrician's appointment we were told that our son can start cereal (a tbsp or 2 mixed with his milk) at 3 months. Right now he is 11 weeks old, adjusted 5 weeks - he was 6 weeks premature. Baby is consuming breast-milk almost exclusively. Normally, I wouldn't question a doctor, but as I do my own research I'm finding that most medical experts (like the AAP) suggest delaying solids until at least 4 months. Am I missing something? Is there new research that supports earlier introduction of solids to infants? I will be...