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Where does a baby get it’s nutrition and weight gain if I’m not gaining much weight? 30 weeks pregnant?

I haven’t gained anything for almost 3 weeks, how can my baby still keep getting bigger and growing if I’m not gaining anything? I’m confused. yep. there’s vitamins and stuff store in your body in the fat storage. that’s why in the first trimester, if you lose weight, or find it hard to eat, it’s usually [...]
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Is it true that serving infant formula milk with cold water decreases the nutrition the baby should get?

Somebody just told me and I am not sure how true it is…Im feeding my baby with warm milk..please help..thanks in advance.. i was told that by heating a bottle after it is made help activate some probiotics and a few other things but by putting formula into hot water kills the good bacteria
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Is my baby still gettin the nutrition it needs?

Im 9 weeks pregnant and dealing with morning sickness. I stay nausuated and throw up several times a day. With me throwing up the way i do is my child getting the nutrition it needs to grow. is it affecting my baby? I take my prenatal vitamins everynight right before bed so i will [...]
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Is darkening of complexion is the symptom that baby is not getting nutrition ?

My 5 month doesn’t take breastfeed properly now. I tried giving her bottle but she refuses it too. I have started giving little bit of top feed. she has darkened considerably in last 2 months. Does it indicate lack of nutrition? could be the color of the baby. if you are concerned, see the pediatrician.
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WhIs this generations (today) baby nutrition bad/worst/ok/better?at would you like to ask?

Is todays’s generation of "Express" baby nutrition better/ok/worst than 1 or 2 generations ago? I think it is worse. Children are having more allergies to food than ever because of over protective parents and there silly nutrition obsessions.
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Does baby get nutrition first or mother?

i’m just curious, when your pregnant and you eat, does the baby get the food first or does the mother? like if you just ate a cracker does the baby get the cracker, do you, or is it equally split up… just wondering! the baby doesnt really get the FOOD (ie cracker) just the neutrience from [...]
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Is it true that home made baby food lacks some of the vitamins & nutrition they put in store bought baby food?

I’m planning to make my own baby food, but I heard this from someone, that home made baby food don’t have all the nutrition or added vitamins in the manufactured ones. Also, if I make big batches & freeze them, will it loose some nutritional value? If so, how much is lost & how soon? Thank [...]
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Is this generations (today) baby nutrition bad/worst/ok/better?at would you like to ask?

Is todays’s generation of "Express" baby nutrition better/ok/worst than 1 or 2 generations ago? I guess it’s alright. They develop new foods and such.
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How does the baby in the womb get nutrition from water?

im 8 1/2 months pregnant and i was drinking some water and i was just curious, what nutrition do babies get from water? It is more that your body needs water in order to function properly and to provide enough amniotic fluid for the baby to float in. They don’t get actual nutrition – as in [...]
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What does it mean when the placenta isnt giving the baby enough nutrition?

I just went to have a sonogram done and the doctor told me that my baby isnt growing sufficiently. It is very small for the gestational age. This is very scary for me. I am 36 weeks pregnant and it is my first baby. Can anyone tell about this? Or if this has happend to [...]
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