Understanding Feeding Aversion in Babies: Signs and How to Identify Them

Feeding your baby is one of the most intimate and essential parts of parenting. It provides not only nutrition but also emotional bonding and comfort. However, when a baby starts to resist or avoid feeding, it can be both confusing and distressing for caregivers. This behavior, known as feeding aversion, is more common than many …

You Are Not Alone: Navigating Your Baby’s Feeding Aversion With Support and Strength

Dear Parent, If you’ve landed here, chances are you’re somewhere in the middle of a feeding struggle with your baby. Maybe you’re googling late at night, bottle in hand, wondering why every feed ends in tears. Maybe your baby turns their head, cries at the sight of a spoon, or only eats when asleep. And …

Feeding with Love: How Our Emotions Shape Our Baby’s Experience at the Table

Dear Parents, If feeding your baby has become a stressful, tearful, or frustrating part of your day, you are not alone. Maybe your baby turns away, arches their back, or pushes the bottle or breast aside. Maybe mealtimes feel more like battles than bonding moments. And maybe, in your quietest moments, you’ve asked yourself: “Is …

Feeding Aversion in Babies: What New Parents Need to Know

Dear New Parents, Feeding your baby is one of the first ways you connect with them—through cuddles, milk, and mealtimes. It’s natural to expect that feeding should come easily. So when your baby starts to cry, turn away, or refuse to eat, it can feel like something is going very wrong. If you’re worried about …

The Harm of Pressure Feeding: Why It Creates a Negative Environment for You and Your Baby

Feeding your baby should be a nurturing, connecting experience—a moment where love is shared through cuddles, eye contact, and nourishment. But when every feeding feels like a struggle, a performance, or a battle of wills, it stops feeling like love—and starts feeling like pressure. Many parents, out of deep concern and love, try to “just …