My 8 month old doesn't really like to eat solid foods. She mostly sticks to her bottles. Is that normal?

Question

Sometimes she eats solid foods (Baby food) and sometimes she won't eat and only wants a bottle. Also she stayed with her grandma a few nights and ever since she won't go to sleep without a bottle. And it has to be formula otherwise she will scream and cry until she gets it. How can I get her to go to sleep without a bottle?

Answer 1

Just stick to practicing with the baby food. My 7 month old is the same way with solids; sometimes she just doesn't want them. But it's ok, because at this age, the baby should be getting most of their nutrition from formula or breast milk. Eating solids right now is mostly just a chance to get them used to new tastes and textures of food.

Answer 2

What a mix of answers you have! With the night bottle if you like it do it if you dont dont give in but offer her a dummy if you agree with them. Well meaning grandparents can cause a lot of dramas cant they? With her solids ,i would try cutting down on the ammount of milk you are giving her during the day, only give her the recommended amount, and always give her a solid feed before you give her the bottle!! this way she will not be full of milk and more likely to try to satisify her hunger with food. I truly believe she should be eating more, but its not your fault! some little ones are just set in their ways!! These are some of the foods that my kids liked at that age: Rice cereal and mashed fruit, vegetables-never mixed, custards, little sandwiches, Home made fruit sticks,mushed up cheese and potato bake, actually just keep offering things untill you find healthy things that she likes! I really hope you find the answers you are looking for here, so that you can get on with enjoying being a mum!!!

Answer 3

I have a 8 month old and she is actually the opposite she loves her solids and would prefer them like someone else said it is okay to give her a bottle before bed just do not put her to bed right after she is done hold her for a while sing to her cuddle her just bond with her fora few min then put her in her bed and i gently pat her back. Have you tried those wagon wheels they just melt in her mouth same with they fruit puffs she may choke a little as first with the fruit puffs as they are small but don't worry she will get the hang of it my friends daughter never really ate baby food she started feeding her little pieces of what she was eating at around 9 or 10 months and she was happy with that

Answer 4

Some kids don't like solids until they are closer to a year, and thats okay since her formula is her main source of nutrition until a year anyway. Keep offering it, but don't push it. So yes, that is normal.

As far as going to sleep with the bottle, you are going to have to first have a word with Gradma about putting her down with a bottle again, then you are going to have to commit to some nights of crying to get her back to whatever routine you had before. Try and giver her a bottle right before bed but not while she is lying down. See if you can put her in bed awake and without that bottle after the feeding. She is using it as a source of comfort, so that source needs to be replaced with something else like a pacifier or whatever you used before. Good Luck!

Answer 5

I didn't give my daughter anything but breastmilk until she could feed herself, that was about 9 months. WIth the night bottle, start replacing part of the formula with water and gradually take it to all water. You'll need to do that slowly, or she'll be upset, but it can work. If she has a high need for sucking, which lots of babies do at that age, she will probably need something to suck on at night to get back to sleep. A water bottle or a pacifier are the two options that aren't going to hurt her teeth long term. So I absolutely agree that getting rid of the formula at night is a good idea. Do it slowly, and it should work. Good luck.

Answer 6

Mention it to your doctor if you're really worried. But it's still pretty early in the soild food stage so I would think as long as she is sampling solids once in awhile that she is probably doing okay.

Most of baby's nutrition should still come from breastmilk or formula at this age, so as long as she is drinking enough, I wouldn't be overly worried. I don't think my daughter got REALLY interested in solids until she was about one, and I didn't push her any faster than she was ready to go. You should see her now, though. She is 22 months old and eats everything she can get her little hands on!

Here's a thought ... Have you tried mashing up your own bananas or other soft foods? Maybe she just doesn't like the taste of jarred baby food. It is pretty gross, actually. *yuck*

GOOD LUCK!!!!

Answer 7

With ours, we started making rice cereal with the breastmilk/formula...this way we introduced a new texture, but it still had a familiar taste to them.

There is no need to rush into solids, just keep reintroducing them and soon she will get used to the idea.

As for the bottle before bed...make a routine and stick to it, that will be the best thing for both you and your baby.

Good Luck.

Answer 8

I don't think you have to pressure your baby into eating solids, you want eating to be an enjoyable experience, not a battle. Just keep trying foods of different colors, textures, and flavors b/c eventually she'll find something she likes. I know my baby particularly fell in love with solids when i started giving her foods she could put in her hands, play with, and feed to herself. (take any favorite fruit or vegetable and boil till soft)

It's ok to give her a bottle BEFORE going to bed, but not IN bed. I hold my daughter in my lap in a rocking chair every night and give her a bottle... when she finishes, I just hold her a little while longer, rocking, and singing until she falls asleep. as long as she is upright when she is drinking (to prevent problems with gas) and as long as you don't put her to bed immedlately after finishing the bottle (to help with gas and teeth problems). It's OK.

Answer 9

At 8 months, your baby should be eating a lot of baby food but she still wants milk and will do so for quite some time yet. Going to sleep with a bottle at that age is very normal. Did you breastfeed or pump at all for your baby? If so, why did you quit and if not, WHY???

Answer 10

through the time my daughter become 9 months previous, we were feeding her 3 "real" nutrients an afternoon. you may want to grant her more suitable than only a jar of infant nutrients for breakfast. have you ever tried giving her any real fruit? We began with bananas. reduce them up into truly small products and enable her feed herself. My daughter loved them! Then perhaps introduce some yogurt. It truly relies upon on the quantity of tooth she has, once you imagine about what you may feed her. yet i imagine she must be ingesting a touch more suitable than what you're giving her. My pediatrician reported giving our daughter purely little bits of what my husband and that i have been ingesting. Its good practice for them! also - you may want to commence utilising sippy cups instead of such rather some bottles. i imagine the later you commence attempting to get them to end utilising their bottle, the harder that is. good success!!!