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...So don't forget to check out our Valentine's Day Baby Food Recipes page, which provides ideas for a special breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert for your little one!

Baby's first Valentine's Day is extra special - so be sure to take lots of photos. And if you'd like to see your Valentine's pictures of your little one on our website, then send them to us using the form on our Baby Food Blogs page - we'll be happy to publish them!

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February 12, 2008 09:03 - Top Toys for Traveling

What's the thing you worry about most when planning a long trip with your baby?

For us, the biggest concern was always "How on earth am I going to keep him occupied?" - although, invariably, things were never as bad as we feared!

Still, a nice new toy for the trip is always a good idea, whether it's something you've made yourself or a special toy 'purpose built' for the job.

We've just updated our Baby Travel Toy page with some lovely ideas to keep your baby occupied on a long journey - and if you've found a great way to keep YOUR baby happy when you travel, please click 'comments' below to share your ideas!

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February 12, 2008 22:06 - Toast and Constipation

My babies all loved toast! They'd have it for breakfast and liked fingers of toast at lunch time, too, to dip into veggie purees or even yogurt.

But you can have too much of a good thing!

Amanda from London in the UK wrote to us last week about her little boy, Ethan (aged 9 months). She told us that he regularly suffers with constipation, so we asked her to tell us about Ethan's diet.

It turned out that he's a bit of a picky eater - but there's one food he really enjoys and is eating at almost every meal time - and that's toast!

Now, if you've ever heard of the B.R.A.T. diet that many pediatricians recommend after a bout of diarrhea, you'll know it consists of bananas, rice, applesauce... and toast! And the reason that these foods are recommended is that they are binding - in other words, they help stop the diarrhea. By the same token, eating any of these foods too frequently may well lead to another digestive problem... constipation.

We advised Amanda to cut back on Ethan's toast consumption and to include more foods in his diet that loosen stools, such as plums, pears and peaches. And today Amanda wrote to tell us that she's seen a big improvement!

"I still let him have toast, but only once a day, and he's started enjoying pears baked in the way you described on your blog. You'll be pleased to hear that Ethan is 'going' regularly again and we're all a lot happier!"

If your baby is prone to bouts of constipation, take a careful look at his diet and see if you are including too many foods that may be contributing to the problem... Read more...

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February 13, 2008 13:51 - Welcome to Joanna from Kentucky, USA

...Our latest Baby Food Blogger! Joanna's little one, Alayna, is 6 months old and is definitely showing a keen interest in getting started with solids!

You can read more about Alayna here - and if you'd like to show off YOUR baby and share his feeding milestones with the visitors to our site, then find out more about starting your own baby food blog.

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February 13, 2008 16:09 - A Valentine's Day Gift From Us to You

We'd like to wish you and your baby a very happy Valentine's Day - and to show just how much we appreciate YOU, we are giving away copies of our e-book, the Homemade Baby Food Recipes Collection.

This book contains 50 delicious recipes from our blog, suitable for babies from 6 months and up, with ideas for everything from breakfast through to dinner. And - because it's an e-book - you can print it out and keep it in the kitchen for quick and easy reference!

To get YOUR copy, just click here to go to our contact page before midnight (US Eastern time) on Feb 14th, complete your details and write 'Valentine' in the comments box.

We'll e-mail your book to you within 24 hours!

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February 14, 2008 15:06 - The Evenflo Exersaucer Mega - A Must-Have Toy for Baby!

If you find that every toy you present to your baby holds his attention for all of two minutes and he'd prefer to play with the box - (a cliche, but oh-so-true!) - then check out the latest baby product review from one of our readers!

Sara from Oklahoma bought the Evenflo Exersaucer Mega for her little boy and it's turned out to be one of those rare finds - a toy that he enjoys playing with... a lot!

"My son will play in this for hours while I get things done around the house or get ready to go somewhere!

If that sounds like music to your ears, then read Sara's full review of the Evenflo Exersaucer Mega here.

... And don't forget to send in your OWN baby product review - you could win this month's great prize!

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February 15, 2008 14:36 - Warning About Fluoridated Nursery Water (US)

The Environmental Working Group - a nonprofit activist organization that researches environmental toxins - is warning parents that they are being misled by one of America's largest infant bottled water companies.

'Nursery Water', which is made with distilled water, is promoted as being beneficial for babies' teeth. The company claims that fluoride in water will 'strengthen your little one's teeth' and 'prevent tooth decay'. It also states that its product is 'made according to recommendations by the American Academy of Pediatrics'.

But, says the Environmental Working Group (EWG), the AAP's position is that infants under 6 months of age should NOT receive supplementary fluoride - and the Food and Drug Administration exluded health claims for fluoride in bottled water marketed for infant use.

In fact, dental experts warn that too much fluoride can result in damage to the permanant teeth.

To find out more about the controversy surrounding the claims made by 'Nursery Water', please read the EWG's full report here.

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