My 8mo LO is bf and although I offer 3 solids meals a day, I am concerned that she will always prefer milk over a proper meal. A typical day:
6:00am bf
7:00am porridge with fruit purée (a good sized amount unless I try to make it textured rather than smooth, in which case she's not interested)
11:00am bf
12:00pm finger foods (eg pancake, toast, fruit pieces) I offer purée but she has started refusing all my home cooked veggie / chicken / fish meals regardless of smoothness / lumps. She enjoys mashed banana though. Yoghurt (loves this!)
3:00pm bf
4:30pm solids as for lunch.
6:30pm bf
X2 night bf
She is good at tackling finger foods but doesnt really get too much down her yet. The spoon is increasingly pushed away without even a taste, unless she knows its porridge, banana or yoghurt. I keep reminding myself not to worry and dont push things, but it hurts to scrape food i lovingly made into the bin every day. Im starting to dread mealtimes.
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I know that food before one is just for fun but the hv scared me by saying that if she won't eat lumpy foods, her speech development will be affected. I am also concerned that she will always fill up on milk rather than increase her solids. I would like to drop night feeds but worry that she still needs them as she's not eating enough during the day.
Her weight gain has slowed but she is still on 80th percentile so not exactly wasting away. Recently she has cut her first two teeth. I realise that this could be affecting her appetite, but she has been like this for some months now.
Please can anyone offer any advice or are things not as bad as I fear? Thank you
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