my baby is almost 6 months, i'm trying to feed her cereal and veggies, but she wont swallow anything?

Question

she hates the spoon and wont even open her mouth that much either

Answer 1

Give it a rest and try again in a few weeks!

Answer 2

She might not want it yet. Just give her some time. You always want to keep feeding time an enjoyable experience for both of you. She will show you when shes ready for solids. Putting cereal and baby food in a bottle leads to overeating, poor eating habits, inhaling some of the cereal into their lungs and indigestion amoungst other things. Spoon feeding benefits speech development, good eating habits and less tooth decay. Think about this - how much of a milkshake could you suck from a straw without feeling full?

Answer 3

Use a soft tipped spoon, not a regular adult spoon. The soft cover is easier for babies to eat off of.

Offer her small bites, even smaller than you'd take yourself. Dip the spoon into the food you want to feed her, make funny noises. Do the airplane, train or something else funny to get her laughing so you can sneek in the food. If she spits it out, try again with something else. If she still spits it out, try in an hour or 2 with a different food.

It takes a little while to get babies used to eating from the spoon. She should be already eating baby cereal, fruits & vegetables by spoon. Most pediatricians suggest starting solids around 4-6 months. Cereal in bottles is a HUGE recipe for choking, even though Evenflo makes nipples for this. Plus it encourages them to eat way too much cereal & not enough vegetables & fruits. She can also have Gerber's Biter Biscuits, Zweiback toast or Arrowroot Cookies. All 3 are require a bath for clean up, but so much fun to watch them eat.

If she's teething, offer her sugar free popsicles. Or make your own using Gerber juice or any other 100% juice. Some babies like teething toys or cold washcloths. Some prefer to chew on pacifiers. Don't let her chew on your fingers. That will encourage biting once the teeth come in.

Have fun!

Answer 4

Keep trying, some kids are harder than others to teach. My third was a difficult eater, pushed more back out then she swallowed for the first couple months. This probably sounds mean but when my son won't open his mouth and I know he needs to eat more (like before bed so he won't be hungry in the night) I pinch his nostrils together and when he finally gives up and opens his mouth to breath, I stick the spoonful of food in and he automatically swallows it then.

Answer 5

She may not be ready yet, and it is possible, though I have heard its rare, that she will never eat baby food. My second child would never eat allow us to feed him cereal or baby food. We could force it into his mouth, but we could not force him to swallow. He figured this out quite quickly and we ended up wearing a lot of baby food. After many tries over about 4 months, we gave up and just let him eat what he could pick up and feed himself. He had no problem with that. Don't try to force her. Just lay off for a couple of weeks and try again. When she is ready, she'll let you know.

Answer 6

Both of my twins did this. I found out later that it was due to the fact that they had teeth emerging. They didn't want anything to touch them so they wouldn't eat from the spoon for almost a month. My girls won't eat the cereal or the veggies either, therefore, I just give the fruits. They love applesauce and anything blended with apples.

Good luck and check for teeth!

Answer 7

Sounds like she is not ready for solids. Put them away and try again in a month or two. All the pediatricians I've talked to and books I have say that all that is really necessary the first year of life is breastmilk and/or formula, but you can start "solids" at 4-6 months if you want.

Answer 8

our daughter was the sameway. she wouldn't start till eight months.
start with some bread mabe. put it in her hand and let her feed herself. she will probably feel more comfortable doing it herself at first. just keep tring daily and she will finally get it. as soon as she does she won't ever want to stop. our daughter now love eating just about everything. Try V8 Fusion juice. It is 100% juice and contains a full serving of vegetabe and a full serving of fruit. Low in sodium and sugar as It is not loaded with sugar like V8 Splash which is only 10 % juice or so anyway. OUr toddler even loves it and she drinks it every day which is good because she does not like most veggies

Answer 9

You don't have to feed her foods yet....I had all 3 of my boys on food at 4months but they were begging. No problems getting their mouths open it was getting ti shut...ha ha.

My sister had a daughter who waited awhile to eat foods, she would spit it out and wouldnt open her mouth, so she just waited a few months and then it was much smoother. Rathe than stress it and make it an ordeal just wait until she is ready.

Answer 10

I am a nutritionist
no baby is ready for solids before six months and may not become ready till closer to nine months. Refusing to swallow from a spoon is just one of the signs her digestive system cannot handle anything except formula yet.

http://www.kellymom.com

Answer 11

My son has been eating solids since 4 months and was doing great, but now at 5.5 months old, he doesn't want to much. I think it's because he has teeth coming in, so this may be the issue.