Getting a bit frustrated!

[yaya]

Hmmm Thought solids was going to mean easier life but i think I was wrong! Ds seemed to take to solids really well to start with but is now disinterested! I never seem him getting REALLy excited about something. ALso he isnt great at eating off a spoon, seems to spit more than anything and I can't tell whether this is because he doesnt like the food or isnt capable of eating well off a spoon yet!

Do your LOs pull faces at new foods!? Should I insist if he seems to not be interested in something?

Because of Bottle feeding probs, one of the bottles (lunch) has been subsituted by food and so imp tha he eats it! (I make up 200-250g which he was polishing off up unitll a few days ago!)

ALso, do poos go a bit crazy with solids?!?! One day he wont go for hrs then he does 3 in a row! He used to be regular as clockwork!


ANy adivce?? YAYA

PS DS is 6.5mo and has been on 1 solid meal  for almost 2 weeks (sometimes has brekkie too as has begun to refuse bottle again)

[Sarahboh]

Yaya I thought it would be easier with solids too! I started Ella at 18 weeks and went great, still is going pretty good but somedays better than others. The main advice I can say is don't push him, just simply offer and if he refuses, try again in a few minutes, if he refuses again, I try once more in a few minutes and if refuses take it away and try at next meal.(Easier said than done as I know it stresses me out more than her:) The eating off the spoon gets better with time, typically at this stage they are practicing with solids more than anything, not really getting the bulk of nutrition with it. I know many people have reassured me off here too that it can take up to 25 times of a baby tasting a food to really develop a like or dislike. Mosly, milk is their main source of nutrition for the first year so don't worry if he doesn't get a ton inside his mouth.

Ella makes faces ALL the time to new foods, that I can't help but laughing at some. It is pretty normal as they are "analyzing" the new food in their mouths. Poops are pretty interesting too, Ella used to be like clockwork, now she may go 3x day or go one day without one, I think this is normal.

I am still going through a lot of this myself so I can just offer a little of what I have learned so far

[yaya]

Thanx soo much soo good to know u r not alone isnt it!

[Mom of Emilie]

Hi there:

I am going through the same thing with my lo. She makes faces when I offer her the fruits on their own from their jar....She will only take a little and then turn her head away - I get very discouraged but don't let the lo see it - I don't force her to eat because she knows what she wants - My LO is 7.5 months old so I guess I worry - she eats the cereal - I feed her twice a day - total tablespoons is 6 - I try to give her veggies after the cereal - sometimes she will eat and sometimes she won't. I have tried mixing the fruit with the cereal and she likes it - but I want her to like the fruit on it's own.

I can totally relate to your post because I also get frustated - I thought solids would be easy...

[*Natasha*]

Not all babies will take to solids really well straight away. I was and still am lucky that my DD LOVES her food. However she does have days especially when she is teething that is doesn't want much of her food and i just offer her as much as she wants and stop. Also i often just give her a break for 5mins or so and go back and try her again with some. If she still refuses then i stop and take her out of her high chair and let her play. If you force them to much then they will start thinking that feeding time is a not so pleasant time. So just go with the flow, keep offering them the food as normal and let them take as much as they won't. In the early stages of solids it is just to get them use to food and different textures, their bottle/breastfeed is still the most important nutrition for them.

[SylvieA]

Hi there
One thing I normally do is take a bite myself (even if it is disgusting to my taste) and make it look like it is fun and tasty. He gets all excited and probably thinks hmm I want some of that too. I always do that if I try something new and never had any problems. You may want to try that ( if you haven't already)
I was just a suggestion.