My 6 month old baby keeps crying and fussing during meals of baby food but not bottles...why???

Question

My 6 month old has been a very good eater. We feed her breakfast lunch and dinner and she still gets her bottles also. The past couple of days she has been crying or fussing only during her food. She has gone through trying everything for allergy issues and was fine during all that but now meals are becoming an unhappy time and I don't want her to see them that way. Sometimes it's like I can't put the food in her mouth fast enough or other times she just cries and fights. She is an excellent baby and this is really the first big problem we have had with her. Does anyone know why or have any suggestions for us? Thanks so much!

Answer 1

She could be teething and the bottle is just more comfortable in her mouth then a spoon. If not try feeding her a little earlier before she is so hungry that you can't feed her fast enough. Or maybe she just isn't hungry when you are trying to feed her and is trying to tell you. Try having a favorite toy nearby or above the area you are feeding her to distract her and when she opens her mouth plop some food in.