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cheerio substitute for self feeding infant?

Our 9 month old is on solid foods. We are feeding her primal with lots of food through the baby grinder (beef, eggs, sweet potato, banana, avocado, white rice, cheese, etc). We l …
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Paleo/primal Infant..when to feed what??

I am writing in need of some advice and resources about feeding a Paleo/primal infant. Isaac has been eating solids for almost a month now and he will be 6 months on Saturday. We s …
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Vaccinations! Lay it out there, what vaccines would you consider giving a newborn?

Are there any vaccinations you'd consider giving your new born? In the lens of a Paleo lifestyle/nutrition, but with all modern sanitation, health care, etc available, just what m …
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Paleo Babies: breastfeeding infant is terribly gassy

I am a fish-a-tarian trying to transition to eating more meat, mainly chicken right now. My partner is paleo-leaning, and eventually I'd like to be able to cook just one meal for t …
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Paleo gifts for a baby?

My daughter is expecting with my second grandchild in July. Aside from the standard type baby gifts, what would you suggest? She's very into attachment parenting and is a Montessor …
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Low fat milk for 15-month-old?

A friend of mine called me today and told me that her super cute 15-month-old just had a doctor's appointment and his height and head circumference are off the charts with regards …
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Single greatest piece of advice you’d give a brand new mother.

My younger sister is having her first child (my first ever nephew) any second now (she's due today) and I want both of them to be as healthy and happy as possible. I've already thr …
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Vitamins for Infants?

Hi everyone, I'm a new mom to a one-week old boy. I've been (mostly) Paleo for a bit over two years. I'm exclusively breastfeeding (going well) and the doc recommended Poly-Vi-S …
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What to feed babies?

Nowhere is all the misinformation about health and nutrition scarier than when raising a child. I love my boy (now 7 months old) so much and want to spare him the health problems I …
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Has anyone tried the Fortified Commercial Formula Recipe on the westonaprice website?

I have a two and a half month old baby boy who I cannot breastfeed for medical reasons. I am new to the Paleo lifestyle, My husband and I are starting this weekend with our 3 and 2 …
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PaNu parents to infants

Hi all, I was referred here by the PaNu blog. I'm a mother to a 9 month old infant and have a few questions related to his nutrition. So far we've been feeding him: organic swee …
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Paleo infant formula?

Let's say you have an infant under 6 months old, and you run into an unfortunate situation of not making enough breast milk. Typical store-bought infant formulas are full of Neoli …
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Resources on the breastfeeding mother’s diet and infant well-being / colic?

My wife and I just had our first baby three weeks, a healthy little girl who will be breastfed for at least a year. Typically she's a mellow baby as long as she's well fed. But l …
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Natives with low infant mortality

Natives living in typically 'harsh' conditions: do any have low infant/child mortality rates?
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Does it take a village to raise a child?

From my experience so far, it sure does. Small bands of human hunter/gatherers certainly would have had a depth of knowledge passed directly from parents and grandparents, aunts a …

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