Introducing solids to daughter??

Question

I asked about introducing solids a few wks ago. Well i have started introducing them to my daughter. I started with the rice she hated it. Then i started with the oatmeal she cryed before i got the spoon in her mouth. Then i tried adding sweet potatoes to the oatmeal and that didnt go so well either. So i was wondering since its not going good at all. Should i just stop and wait to see if she gets interested in wanting solids again. Cause i thought she was ready but i guess i was wrong. Is it ok to just stop and try later. or should i just keep trying??

My daughter is 4 months. She has been getting rice in her bottle since she was 3 months. So i did the rice and she would not take it so then i tried the oatmeal and it didnt do go either. Then i added the sweet potatoes. And i have been reading that you shouldnt give your child fruits and vegs until they are 6 months. now i am worried that i started to early is that bad for my daughter. I am just going to stop for now. But i am worried since i gave her sweet potatoes only once today. Is everything going to be ok

Answer 1

It is FINE to stop and try again later!

It sounds like your child is trying to tell you she's not ready.

Give it a break for a couple of weeks and try again.

Good first foods are bananas, avocados and sweet potatoes.

ETA:
Oh gosh.....that young?! SLOW DOWN. Don't offer her anything else until 6 mos. It's really not recommended until then.

Answer 2

If she's not interested in the solids now, don't force the issue. If she's satisfied by her current feedings and is still growing, then keep offering them every now and then, and when she's ready for them, she'll take 'em. Mix the cereal with a little of her formula since she knows that already.

Don't introduce fruits or veggies until she likes the cereal. Then start with the green veggies. Save the sweet ones - the fruit, the carrots, the sweet potatoes for last. Babies like the sweet stuff, and giving those first then trying to give the icky green ones is not going to be fun. =)

Answer 3

how old is she? 4-6 months? my daughter did not like solids at first. give it a break for a few days and try again. did you make her rice cereal with breast milk or formula so it tastes familiar? make it really watery at first and then gradually make it more thicker as the days go on. it takes time. my daughter didn't seem to get the hang of it for a few months. i wouldn't stress. if she cries stop immediately you want eating to be a pleasurable experience. try tasting the food first yourself and let her watch you. act like it is the most delicious thing you ever ate. and don't bounce around with food. introduce her to one new food a week so you are sure she doesn't have any allergic reactions and then try a new food. that way if she does develop an allergy you can pin point exactly what it was. remember if she is 4-6 months she doesn't really need the food , this period is more learning and exploring. good luck!

Answer 4

As some of the others said, if she's younger than five months, I would just wait. If she's older, try something different. My little boy (now 7 months, started on solids at 5 months) hated and still hates the rice and oatmeal stuff. He likes pears, sweet potatoes, and bananas. It takes awhile for them to learn how to eat something besides formula or breast milk. Now my boy wants to eat everything he can get his hands on. Don't worry if she doesn't take to solids right away though. She will in her own time. Good luck!

Answer 5

I would stop trying for at least a week. Your daughter isn't ready to start solids yet and if you force her to eat it, or get really stressed out about it she wont have a positive experience about eating solids and it may even take that much longer to get to to try them. So just leave her be for a little while, and when you do try again just relax and make it a positive experience. My son didn't like the rice cereal the first time he tried it either, I waited about 3 weeks and tried again and he still didn't like it very much, it took him a little while of eating little bits of it until now he loves it and any other foods I give him. He also didn't like peas the first couple of times he tried them, but now he eats them all up. It is totally fine to stop trying because she hasn't gotten used to solids yet, and she is still getting all of her vitamins and nutrients from her formula or breastmilk so she will be totally fine!
Good Luck!!

Answer 6

Since you haven't said how old she is, there's the chance she could be doing some teething (four months old and older). When they're getting those front/lower teeth especially the spoon hurts their gums.

Usually babies like baby rice cereal, especially if you put a little applesauce on it. You may also want to try just giving her some of the other strained baby fruits. They often like the fruits even if they're not thrilled with the vegetables.

As long as she's getting the right amount of formula she'll be getting nutrition, so it may be fine to just try to get her to try some fruit as a treat for now. You may, though, want to try different vegetables. Babies have their preferences on those. (Also, make sure it isn't too hot for her. What seems too hot to us and what IS too hot for her are two different things.)

Answer 7

You don't mention the age here, and i have not seen the previous question. So i'm assuming she is old enough to start. Keep trying, babies will reject food from time to time. The texture isn't right, the taste is stronger than what they are used to. Try the same foods over and over, and eventually she will get used to something. Introducing new foods too quickly will only further her refusals. I had a very fussy eater, he wouldn't eat any breakfast foods, period. I had to give him things like veggie soup for breakfast, lol. But i kept trying and trying, and now he will eat eggs, cereal, oatmeal, the whole 9 yards.

Answer 8

If she's less then 4 months old then I wouldn't be giving her solids anyway. If she's older, she could be experiencing cramps (which are normal) and are a little put off by them. A baby will thrive on formula alone, or breastmilk alone until after 6 months, so don't push it too much. Just don't add the sweet stuff in, or you'll never get her to eat later LOL

Answer 9

My son hated the rice and oatmeal when I started him on solids. I finally discovered that if I used breast milk (he had been entirely breastfed) instead of water or milk, he LOVED it. I know that it's hard when you feel that your child has to hit certain developmental marks. Just remember that YOU are the parent and you know your daughter better than anyone else in the world. Good luck!

Answer 10

You can keep on trying if you want to, but would be stressful on both you. I would just wait a couple more weeks and try again. Make sure when you do, she is hungry but not over hungry. Pick a time when she's happy, alert, and not tired. It will take a couple tries before you think she likes it, at first they seem not to like it, cuz it's all so new to them. Just be patient, she'll be ready soon.