Prefers purees over finger food at 1 year old!! What can i do?

[kirsty_167]

Hi

I have posted before in regards to my sons fussy eating habits.Up until 6 weeks ago he would only eat pureed pumpkin and kumara,custard or fruit puree.He then started eating finger foods and did well for about 2 weeks then it all went awol again!!

Basically Jakob eats okay if i feed him but i find dinnertime is very difficult.he becomes very fussyand really eats very little finger food but will wolf down puree that i now offer after the finger foods to make sure he does eat.

With the finger foods i have tried just about everything i can.I make so many different things each night just to find perhaps one thing he will take a bite of.It is very draining and im constantly trying to encourage him.while he does put some things in his mouth he usually always spits them out instead of swallowing them. After a while he just gets downright grumpy so i dont push him as i dont want him to get a complex about food.This is when i give him the puree or youghurt.

Any suggestions? Do i just ride this out and he will one day start eating normal everyday food? Does anyone else have similar issues??

Thanks
Kirsty

[*Natasha*]

Yep we are going through the same thing with DD. We just got her to the stage where she was eating chunky pieces and she started teething again. This has been the worst so far and it is driving me crazy. I am just riding it out at the moment and hope things settle down soon 
****Big Hugs****

[tylersmommy]

I found that Tyler went through several stages of preferences, some due to teething, some for no apparent reason at all. As long as what he wanted was healthy and didn't need to limited, I went ahead and gave him what he happened to prefer and didn't make an issue out of it. He also went through a stage of preferring purees around that age, and continued to like them off and on until 18 mo or so. The way I see it, who says he can't have purees at a certain age? Your best bet is to ride this out and try not to make a big deal out of it...he'll pick up on your anxiety and that won't help the situation. Hang in there, it's just another phase!

[Mom to M&M]

No advice - just support and hugs since we have the SAME situation here. We joke around that DD will be the first college kids on purees only (and grilled cheese sandwich pieces). But at least the purees are healthy - hopefully the tides change for us all soon. And yes, Natasha, teething is definitely a factor affecting FF here!

[sussexmum]

Hi,

Had to answer this one as this was me as a baby - well actually until 5 years old . The cure for me was apparantly starting school and eating school dinners with the other kids. I had to join in or go hungry.

So maybe the answer is peer pressure and get her around other babies the same age who are eating finger food?

 Just a thought....

Yota

PS
I now eat anything and everything ....

[kirsty_167]

Hi all and thanks to those who have replied.

Jakob is back on eating finger foods for now.He seems to be less fussy again which is great.Dinnertime is still a bit hit and miss but im way more relaxed over it all. Last night he had macaroni cheese for the 1st time and ate some of it happily.When he started grumping i simply gave him a few other foods to choose from to fill up on.He had some banana and madarin.He was quite happy with that.So I am too!!

I think Jakob will go on and off finger foods but im feeling more confident to ride these phases out.I guess i was just making sure he wasnt doing himself any harm.

Thanks for helping!!

Kirsty