baby doesnt like baby food?

Question

My 9 mont hold son has recently started to dislike baby food.... its a matter of he doesnt liek the mush i think. I feed him stage 3 dinners because they have the chunks in it, he likes that but there are only a few with chunks, and i cant keep deeding him the same thing. Also putting our food in a processor probably wont work either because u wants the chunks right? What can i feed him for dinner or lunch food that we eat? I give him some rice and noodles cut up real small and he likes that but he only has 2 front teeth he cant chew much or meat for that matter.

Answer 1

You might want to consider starting him on table food. He is old enough to begin with soft food, such as green beans, potatoes, rice, soft cooked carrots, broccoli, etc. He could try spaghetti, ravioli, ground beef, chicken, tater tots, veg. beef soup, almost anything that you eat.
Just be sure to cut all his food into 1/4" or smaller pieces. You would be surprised at how many different table foods he can eat. Even crumbled Ritz crackers are good treats. Cheerios,too.
A babies gums are very tough, and they learn to use them as teeth. If a certain food is to hard for them to gum they usually will spit it out.

Answer 2

You really need to speak with your pediatrician about this... he could be teething, or it could be something else completely. I wouldn't assume he "doesn't like it" right off the bat, because that is very unusual just to not like "everything". The stage 3 dinners have vienna sausage like things and foods that they can hold and eat, so I don't know why he wouldn't be happy with that if it really is the texture.

At 9 months, he's very close to being able to handle many foods, but I still wouldn't give him the adult foods you eat. If you are talking about rice, I hope you mean rice cereal for babies. Rice is sticky and a small grain could get stuck in his throat and be very difficult to dislodge. At 10 to 12 months, many pediatricians may recommend "finger foods" but these are foods that are big enough to hold but soft enough to be mashed by their gums.

My best advice is not to take my advice or anyone else's... go see your pediatrician on this one. There are many foods babies cannot have because their system is way too delicate. Cows milk, Honey, Citrus, Eggs, Seafood.... all of these things are really bad for a baby's system and can cause *serious* long-term reactions.

Answer 3

You'd be surprised at what they can eat with no teeth, you just have to make the pieces big enough to pick up yet small enough not to choke on. At this point, he can eat almost any fruit or veggie, and most meats. My granddaughter just turned 9 months, and she has no teeth yet but eats everything. We have a meat, a starch, and at least one veggie every night, and with the exception of something like a steak that was left on the grill too long, we give her small bites of all of it. She tears it up. We do still feed her things like spaghetti or lasagna with a spoon (semi- mashed), as she isn't great with a spoon on her own just yet. Don't be afraid to try things with him, just make them small bites and be right there with him to assist him if he chokes - but don't freak out if he does, it's normal for that to happen some, and it helps them learn to chew their food enough so it won't happen.

Answer 4

feed him what you are eating except cut it in small bite sized pieces for him. Most children once they have tasted real food wont eat baby food anymore. It is a matter of taste baby food is very bland. My girls were about 9 months old when I let my mother-in-law take them to the beach with her. While they were there they went out to restaurants most of the time and fed the girls off of there plate and when they got back they would not eat any baby food we tried to give them.

Answer 5

At nine months old, they're pretty much "over" baby food. Offer him VERY VERY small pieces of whatever you're eating. Pretty much anything that he can pick up and put in his mouth by himself. My friend's son is 10 months old, has no teeth, but will work his way thru bits of steak and pizza.

The only things you need to stay away from are grapes and hotdogs for choking hazards, and shellfish and nuts because of allergies, and honey because of possible botulism.

Answer 6

Ok next time you eat something pay attention to where you chew. You chew with your MOLARS. Almost all children start table food long before they have opposing molars and they all gum their foods just fine.

My son has never had babyfood and only started eating mushy foods after he was a year, before that if he couldn't feed himself he didn't want it. He has been eating meat since he was 7 months, including steak. He just gummed it.

Give your son anything you eat that isn't a) high in salt b) high in sugar c) high in preservatives d) contains honey or e) is an allergen that you are worried about (there is no universal list). Offer small AND large pieces. Some babies do much better if they can control their bite size rather than eating precut pieces. Some of course are the opposite.


Guidelines for implementing a baby-led approach to the introduction of solid food
http://www.borstvoeding.com/voedselintroductie/vast_voedsel/rapley_guidelines.html

Won't he choke?

Many parents worry about babies choking. However, there is good reason to believe that babies are at less risk of choking if they are in control of what goes into their mouth than if they are spoon fed. This is because babies are not capable of intentionally moving food to the back of their throats until after they have learnt to chew. And they do not develop the ability to chew until after they have developed the ability to reach out and grab things. Thus, a very young baby cannot easily put himself at risk because he cannot get the food into his mouth in the first place. On the other hand, the action used to suck food off a spoon tends to take the food straight to the back of the mouth, causing the baby to gag. This means that spoon feeding has its own potential to lead to choking – and makes the giving of lumpy food with a spoon especially dangerous.

It appears that a babies general development keeps pace with the development of his ability to manage food in his mouth, and to digest it. A baby who is struggling to get food into his mouth is probably not quite ready to eat it. It is important to resist the temptation to 'help' the baby in these circumstances since his own developmental abilities are what ensure that the transition to solid feeding takes place at the right pace for him. This process is also what keeps him safe from choking on small pieces of food, since, if he is not yet able to pick up small objects using his finger and thumb, he will not be able to get, for example, a pea or a raisin into his mouth. Once he is able to do this, he will have developed the necessary oral skills to deal with it. Putting food into a babies mouth for him overrides this natural protection and increases the risk of choking.

Answer 7

Graduates brand has some snacks for lil ones that dissolve in the mouth. The boy I keep has been eating those for the longest time. They are also good practice for working with finger food. The baby will learn to pick up food and put it in their mouth.

Answer 8

My sis 12 month old baby, had tht same problem. at lunch time only she feed him things they eat, but a very little. Make sure the food is not spicy or has plenty salt.... in the morning she give him a bottle and also at nights...

Answer 9

LOL - I'm sorry, I can't answer this question but I can tell you you aren't alone! Yours isn't the only 9 month old that would be happier eating his brother's pizza than mashed up bananas. Sorry I don't have any advice, but he'll turn out normal (and this doesn't mean he's a picky eater, either!)

Answer 10

yeah thats what i give my daughter she loves rice and also you can try giving him fruit cut up in pieces big enough for him just so he can feel some lumps in it. also you can try mixing baby cereal in the gerber and it will give him some chunks. also give him what you eat in small pieces. my baby is only 8 month sand i give her soe of my food that she can eat.