I have a son who just turned 7 months old, he doesn't seem to want to eat solids. he sees the spoon and freaks

Question

It seems he only wants his bottle. every once in awhile he will open his mouth for the baby ceareal or the sweet potatoes, but it is always a struggle at first. I asked his pediatrician if he is even ready for solids since it doesn't seem that he is taking to it. she said no he is ready. If any of you mommies have been through the same thing or know of anything I can do. any advice would be appreciated.

I guess I should say I have tried all different kinds of foods. and different textures too and still it has not helped. :(

Answer 1

He's only 7 months so leave it alone for a while and then try re-introducing solids again. Give him a rusk to bite on if he's teething. The main thing is NOT to get het up about it. The more frantic you get, the worse he'll be because he'll pick up on your anxiety. Take it slowly. He'll take solids eventually. It's good you are trying him on a variety of foodstuffs. Just let it alone for a few weeks and then gently try again. Don't make a fuss if he's not interested. Let him see you eating what he doesn't want. Lots of 'yum yum-ing' and smiles. Like all men he will want what he's not getting. Give him loads of praise when he does take a spoonful.

Answer 2

My son replaced into like this he might continually stare at me eating and cry, i ultimately gave him solids at 4 and a nil.5 months, he had good head administration so I sat him in his comfy chair and fed him 2 spoonfuls of infant porridge.. He didnt push the spoon out so I knew he replaced into waiting and proceeded to offer him the food and he consume all of it (I waited an entire 24 hours till now attempting him back) and he gradually had further and extra He replaced into additionally breastfed and that i be conscious of he replaced into waiting for solids when I gave him some.. he's now 6 months and eats porridge of a morning mashed with puréed banana, has puréed fruit of a dinner and a few puréed veg of a evening and he's an extremely content textile and happy infant and see on in his weight! Mums be conscious of suitable, as long as infant has good head administration and can consume off a spoon no longer interior the bottle like rusk (do no longer try this!) it is fantastic! good success x

Answer 3

I would suggest just waiting. Maybe he is trying to tell you that he is not ready. My son was the same way. He did not take to solids until about 8-9 months, and even now at 10 months he eats very little solids and just breastfeeds a lot. Until 12 months, solids are about adjusting to taste and texture, just practice. Wait a few weeks, and then try again.

Answer 4

Being persistent is key...when you eat dinner at night, put him in his highchair and try to feed him food...if he freaks out, put the food away until the next night. He will used to the routine of dinner and eventually want to try it.

Another thing. He is old enough now to hold food, so give him something he can hold onto and chew - like the teething biscuits, or some finger length pieces of toast. This will also get him used to the textures, etc.

Its okay if he isn't interested, you just have to keep trying every night.

Also, steam some broccoli or carrots, put them in a food processor with some organic veggie broth and a little butter...then try feeding that to him. You can just keep adding broth to the mix until its the right consistency you want. Try it really really liquidy at the beginning.
My daughter hated the ready made baby food, but would gobble the homemade stuff up. And you can freeze the homemade stuff in tupperware, so you can make alot at once.

Answer 5

You've gotten several really good answers! I'll just add this:

You might try offering baby chunks of super-soft-cooked sweet potato or ripe banana or avocado. Some babies that balk at the spoon just want to be "in control" and self-feed. It may not be the textures, but the method of feeding, kwim?

We skipped the spoon-feeding and let our daughter start playing with food at 6 months. Sometime around 7.5 months, she started feeding herself.

If you try this, cut the pieces into big french-fry sized strips so baby can pick it up in his fist, but still be able to bite off a piece.

For more info on letting baby self-feed at an early age, check out this link: http://www.borstvoeding.com/voedselintroductie/vast_voedsel/rapley_guidelines.html

Answer 6

If he isn't interested, then I'd wait. Nutritionally he is fine until 11-12 months on just formula or breast milk, so there's no reason to worry. My oldest wanted nothing to do with eating solids until he was 11 months old. you could try some finger foods like gerber 1st foods snacks or teething biscuits, but I'd not worry. Good luck!

Answer 7

give your baby a spoon when you can supervise. he needs to feel and get used to it. also put him in his highchair and give him finger foods . while he will eat some on his own he will be busy exploring the new stuff , then you can slip a few bites in . he will eat when he is hungry . also try only giving bottles before bed/ nap time. the rest of the time use a cup .he is old enough to start using one.

Answer 8

Try giving him yummy things like a tiny bite of soft cake, or maybe a little dab of pudding. Doesn't sound very nutricious, I know, but if it gets him interested in solids maybe it will help.