Refusing solids!!

[Yazzie]

...ds now officially hates the spoon, he won't open his mouth for anything @ all, this AM we tried for almost 45 mins, I gave him his own plate with toast on it, so that he'd self feed while I try & get a spoon in to him, but no way & if I do, he spits it out..!!!...oddly enough the only thing I could get in was cheese, he had 2 triangles of the laughing cow cheese..!!!...just to think just a week ago he used to lovvvvvvvvvvvvvvve eating..

[First Time Mom]

Yazzie, have you tried more finger food type stuff- steamed veggie pieces, chicken fingers, beans, pasta, and such? Think he's teething or just bored with the usual food and wanting something different? Don't fret too much, just make sure he's getting enough bm or formula. My ds is not 7 months and solids are not going great, we've cut back down to 1 meal because he was not bfing enough with 2 small meals. He does not have much of an appetite compared to what my dd was like yet he's bigger.

[shivi]

Funny you should talk about size and intake Marian - Oscar ate NOTHING near as much as Emma does - was all about play and small amounts of finger food and 2-3 bfs at a year and weighed 12.5 kilo (but was longer than Emma by around 3-4 cm as well I think) and Emma eats ALL day given half the chance and weighed a LOT less than him at her 1 yr check and was still on rather 3-4 bfs at this time.

I really do believe in genetics - my DH was a non eater from age 2 to about 5 or 6....Oscar is the same really - food apart from breakfast is not important to him.
I was a great eater, as was my little sis. Emma now TOTALLY refuses to be fed...she HAS to self feed, period. Today we were visiting French friends and I was worried she wouldn't like the French food being served but she lapped up a whole bowl of boiled rice, duck (!?!) and aubergines.....all by herself, half of it on her splatter bib. Oscar at this stage would not even attempt to self feed and would also refuse to eat off the spoon once he had around 2 or 3 spoonfuls....
Finger foods did help us though, and it was all about getting as much nutrition as possible into him in every bite - so lots of avocado, peanut butter, homemade veggie and cheesy burgers (Still a fave of his) etc etc.

Hugs

S x

[bubbabear1]

Hi everyone,



Not been too bad here but still a bit of a strugle.  Made some tuna fishcakes and she had a wee nibble with some sweet potato 'chips'.  Just keep trying diferent textures n tastes and hope she eats something!!  Hoping she will eat more now that she is 1!

Cheers,

Siobhan
xx

[Yazzie]

Am trying with the finger foods, will try chicken nuggets & sweet potato chips & let you know how things go, I also want to try mac n'cheese & see if he'll eat it.

Shivi, since you mentioned genetics, that might also be a factor, I've loved food from day 1, my family always jokes about how I could keep eating endlessly, but ds was sort of on a food strike when he was little, stick thin actually...!

[bubbabear1]

Spooky,

Just having mac n cheese at this very moment and it's going down well!!  Hope your LO enjoys it too!!

Siobhan
xx