My daughter isn't too worried about her son's lack of interest/appetite and he is growing well. He's 23 lbs. Apart from the chicken pox 3 weeks ago which has left a lingering RSV, he is doing fine health wise. He just loves his bottle which is a soy mix. He is on multivits. He sleeps fairly well, although not completely through the night yet. There is a no cereal in the bottle rule here. Any ideas on encouraging this delightful little tyke to eat real food?
2007-03-10 10:56:10 · 11 answers · asked by sinned 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
You guys....MOMs!!! are giving some great answers. Thank you all so much. Now....who to give "best answer" to?
P.S. Who said the baby is too young for solids? I know when I was raising my daughter 20 years ago it was about 6 months of age that solids were started. Things haven't changed THAT much!!
2007-03-10 11:30:28 · update #1
Hello this is a good question . The non-food baby there is one in every house at some time or the other they just do not want food . Sometimes of any kind so your's sounds just fine . I found out that some babies won't eat solids until they are at least two years old . In fact that is like the question when should we stop berst feeding or should we at all there is no concreat answer because each baby is smilpy diferent . I have ten .It is like living in ten different worlds. Just don't worrie.
2007-03-10 11:07:51 · answer #1 · answered by sister in the struggle 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They say boys are slower than girls in growing. My son had the same problem. He always want a bottle and no food. So I will give him about 2 ounces of milk and then give him food (puree) and maybe another half or 1 ounce of milk to wash the food down. He seems to like it better that way. I always hide the bottle even when its not feeding time. If they see it they want it if they don't see it they seem to forget it. Try mixing the milk with cereal in a bowl at least he will still have the taste of the milk and want feel like hes being betrayed because there isn't a bottle. There isn't anything to worry about though. Babies seem to do things when they're ready.
2007-03-10 11:38:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
some of our little guys are just a little slow to catch on, or are just a little too attached to their bottled milk. keep giving gentle pushes, he'll come around eventually. the most important things are that he's still gaining properly (and being that he's 23 pounds i'd say he most certainly is!!!) and that his doctor isn't concerned.
you mentioned that he's not sleeping through the night yet. do you know that "sleeping through the night" for an infant is considered sleeping for 5 straight hours? If you do, and you're saying that he isn't doing that either...then I'd suggest your daughter mention this to his doctor if she hasn't previously done so...these two things combined can be a warning sign for a few different problems, which a doctor could easily check for if he knows that he needs to.
I know this isn't exactly what you were asking for, but I don't have any real tips, my little guy's only a few weeks old, and my sister had the opposite problem with her daughter...at 4 months she kept stealing noodles off of mommy's plate while she sat in her lap (didn't have a highchair, LoL). Sorry I couldn't help more, but try not to worry.
2007-03-10 11:12:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The question is does he have the ingesting skills of a 6 mo previous or a 10 a million/2 mo previous? A speech therapist that makes a speciality of chewing/swallowing/feeding issues may be the only one to somewhat understand. My son has had some significant feeding themes yet while he grew to become into 10 a million/2 mo previous we nevertheless somewhat did no longer know it. If that's bothering you an assessment might help to place your recommendations relaxed. whether that's basically behavioral -- a good speech therapist can help. I purely understand that if I had listened to those around me that pronounced, "he will finally determine it out," my 2 12 months previous might nevertheless be on toddler foodstuff!
2016-10-18 01:46:16 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most babies can start solids at six months of age, Just a tsp. here and there, and still have their formula or breast milk as a main source of nourishment. Dr. Oz, recently seen on Oprah recommended to stay away from the rice cereal, due to us being a Carb addicted society, he recommended starting with foods like avocado's, and Banana's.
I wouldn't be too worried, He will get eating solids soon enough. just keep trying. good luck
2007-03-10 11:08:42 · answer #5 · answered by curiousjules 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I had this prob with my son.
He would drink his milk and lots of it but wouldn't eat much of his solids.
Then an early childhood nurse suggested that i cut out the milk in a bottle and offer milk in a cup with his meals instead and bingo he started eating his solids.
The thing was that he was satisfying his hunger with milk instead of meals and therefore didn't eat much.
2007-03-10 11:03:59 · answer #6 · answered by Lady T 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
maybe start the baby on pureed foods and just add different types each dy or just give him bottle in morning and afternoon ,make him eatysomething before he can have bottle or ask the doctor
2007-03-10 11:02:40 · answer #7 · answered by LARENA B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
wow he isa healthy. Are you trying baby food or actual real table food? My daughter would not eat baby food and when I gave her real food she ate like there was no tomorrow.
2007-03-10 11:19:20 · answer #8 · answered by anjelahoy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try any sweet fruits or Orange colored veggies baby's seem to like those foods even when there picky eaters
2007-03-10 11:13:03 · answer #9 · answered by Jennifer B 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
10 1/2 MONTHS IS TOO YOUNG TO BE EATING SOLID FOOD! What is she thinking? Wait until he is AT LEAST 18 months.
2007-03-10 11:01:18 · answer #10 · answered by Busta 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋