my 8months baby lost her appetite. How can i help her to eat?

Answer 1

I would say that she may be teething. If her gums are irritated, then let her suck on a cooled, clean wash cloth. There are teething rings that you can refridgerate. Don't freeze them, they can burst. These are good for baby to numb the pain. There is Oragel for babies, apply it with a cotton swab onto the swollen area of the gum. If it becomes too unbearable, you can give baby tylenol or some other pain reliever for infants.

Answer 2

Just relax believe me when I say it.
My first born went threw days where he would eat next to nothing and then all of a sudden he would eat so much in a couple of days that I wondered where he was putting it.
Kids go threw growth spurts and that includes there eating habits, don't push them into eating when they aren't hungry or that will teach them bad eating habits in the long run.
Make yourself a plate or get out some fruit if you like watermelon or cantaloupe cause its summertime, and see what kind of reaction you get from her. My oldest is three years old and still goes threw times where he doesn't eat and a five month old who does the same thing. As long as I can get water or formula down them even a little I don't mind. My oldest usually when he goes threw the not wanting to eat and I make a plate or his dad has a plate of food he will nit-pick off both our plates. He also goes threw the kitchen and will take a bite of something and not eat anymore of that item and want something else. Which is interesting because I have to get on him about it, cause I think some of it is out of boredom so we find another activity to do.
If you are really worried about your baby not eating call your doctor and see what they say...it is better to be safe then sorry and ease your nerves about the whole thing.
Good luck.

Answer 3

My baby did the same thing. My doc told me she will eat when she is hungry, and that as long as she is gaining weight at visits, she is well.

I also found that my baby was getting bored with the food that she was eating. She was in the stage 2. We went to the stage 3 and also started offering her some of the things we eat (cut up very small, mashed, or soft of course). She began eating again.

Gerber has some great "treats" for babies. They have puffed things called wagon wheels, as well as some snack puffs in different flavors. My daughter likes to eat those, and they are ideal - because they are puffed, they soften to mush when they hit the baby's mouth.

Good luck!!

Answer 4

If this is not her usual thing (not having an appetite) you should consult your pediatrician because she could be sick or something. Sometimes babies eat more than other times if they are going through a growth spurt or something. Sometimes teething can cause them to not want to eat but many times when they are not wanting to eat at all it can mean they are sick. You should take your baby's temp and call the doc just to be sure.

Answer 5

We went through the same thing with my son (now 15 months). It is just a phase. We would have days where all he would eat was graham crackers and applesauce. But he was eating. Also, if your baby is crawling or walking, eating slows her down. She doesn't want to sit and eat, she wants to get down and play. So if you can, give snacks through out the day that she can carry around the house (crackers, apple slices, sippy cup). One thing that helped with my son during that age was feeding him with regular silverware instead of a baby spoon. I think he liked that because I eat with one and he would think I was feeding him off my plate. It worked for a few weeks and then we were able to switch back to little spoons. Just remember, this is a phase.

Answer 6

My daughter used to do the same thing. If they're not acting sick or has a fever, her pediatrician says it's not uncommon for babies to go through periods where they don't eat as much as usual. Don't worry he/she won't starve themselves. Don't push it & they'll eat when their hungry. You might want to try to introduce a new food, he/she might be bored with the menu. Offer food & if he/she doesn't want it, try again later. Good luck & don't worry. You'll experience this quite often over the next couple of years. Kids are finicky & never do what you think they should.

Answer 7

When my daughter started teething she didn't want to eat. I had to sooth her gums first. Try giving your baby a cold wet wash cloth to chew on or a cold teething ring prior to eating. That works for us. I also refrigerate her food prior to feeding her. that way it is cool to her little inflamed gums and is soothing. I also would limit high acidic foods (ie: fruit or anything with a high tomato content) as they can irritate the little gums as well. If i did feed acidic foods, I mixed them with cereal and some formula to "neutralize" or reduce the overall acid content. But keep in mind that there are times that your child may just lose interest in food. I was concerned about my daughter's refusal to eat for a couple of days at a time and he assured me that it was perfectly normal and unless she started losing weight not to worry as until the first birthday most of their nutrition still comes from formula.

Answer 8

let her go but not for more than 4 days, as long as she has fluid. i have a 3 and 16 month old baby who have days where they wont stop eating and days where they dont want to eat a thing, my doctor said that if my 3 year old missed a meal a glass of milk will substitute, as your baby is only 8 months she would still be on formula and formula is filling as it is a liquid meal.

Answer 9

This is actually normal ... babies at 8 months to one year slow down their consumption of food dramatically, because they're simply not growing at the same rate of speed as they were. If she starts dropping a considerable amount of weight and is crying or drawing her legs toward her chest, she could have constipation or excess gas in her system. If there's no discomfort or weight loss you've nothing to worry about.

Answer 10

you should take your baby 2 see a doctor and find out why