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Offline Tanwoman

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10 mth only eat cheerios & toast
« on: July 12, 2008, 18:52:43 pm »
My lo is 10 months and has been great at trying different purees.  Suddenly 3 days ago she will only eat baby cereal, cheerios and toast.  She can pick up the cheerios and toast and feed herself.  She was taking pretty chunky food before and chewing/swallowing no problem with me spoon feeding.  So I started putting more finger foods on her tray (vegetables, fruit, chicken, meatballs etc) and she will not try them (or let me put them in her mouth) unless they are dry like toast.  I could put cheerios on her try with vegetables and fruit and she picks out the cheerios.  I am at my wits end as she isn't big (18lbs) and doesn't take a lot of formula either.  I know she has been teething (front two teeth) but doesn't have a problem taking the dry foods.  I am trying not to show my frustration ... but it is sooo trying.

Any input would be appreciated.  Thanks
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Re: 10 mth only eat cheerios & toast
« Reply #1 on: July 12, 2008, 20:56:41 pm »
Hugs :-*

It can be very frustrating but it could be just a phase that she is going through coupled with the teeth coming through, she may be comfortable with the things she knows!  It will get better, she will want to try things again.  Is she still ok with the purees you are making, is it just the finger foods she has gone off?
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Re: 10 mth only eat cheerios & toast
« Reply #2 on: July 13, 2008, 00:29:11 am »
She has gone off everything.  I am hoping it is just a phase that passes quickly.  Her twin doesn't like anything other than purees, she gagged at first and now just spits it out.
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Re: 10 mth only eat cheerios & toast
« Reply #3 on: July 13, 2008, 09:11:06 am »
Well the teeth can really put them off if they are bothering them. I would just continue to offer as you have been doing but don't give her any alternatives to what you have set out.

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Re: 10 mth only eat cheerios & toast
« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2008, 15:31:33 pm »
My 10 mo did that a couple weeks ago - only wanted toast & cheerios.  I just went with her lead, figuring she would eat more when she got hungry - she still took 3 8oz. bottles a day so I wasn't that concerned, and she can eat A LOT of cheerios  :D 

I just kept offering the cereal along with other foods (fruit & veggies), and a day or 2 later, she went back to her normal eating.  She still prefers feeding herself, but will tolerate spoon feeding in between the cheerios & toast.  We've also recently added additional finger foods, trying some of the things we eat at dinner time like chicken, beef, veggies.  She is really enjoying that!!
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