19
votes
My 8-month old baby stopped accepting solid food
Do not insist that your child eats a certain amount of solid food, or of anything else. The child will eat as much as they need. Keep offering your child solid food, but do not try to convince her to ...
- 5,313
8
votes
Accepted
When should babies start eating solids?
According to the CDC, it is recommended that you start solids around 6 months old.
Your child can begin eating solid foods at about 6 months old. By the time he or she is 7 or 8 months old, your ...
- 351
7
votes
My 8-month old baby stopped accepting solid food
You mentioned the spoon, but does she eat without it? My youngest (now 10 months old) never liked to be spoon fed. She'd allow it but much preferred to feed herself. This obviously depends on the ...
- 181
4
votes
How do I wean my 16month old off formula bottles and start eating more? She will not eat any finger foods/solids except for purées,cookies and puffs
Your situation reminds me a bit of something my son had to go through. Because of medical reasons, we couldn't start him on normal solid foods when most kids start them. So we went through a period ...
- 13.3k
4
votes
My two-year-old refuses to eat anything
It's time to get rid of the bottle. I had a similar situation - not as bad - with my daughter. She had an attachment to her bottle also and eventually we told her it was time to let them go. ...
- 13.4k
3
votes
Is it ok to stop breast milk at 7.5 month?
I really think you are overthinking this. There are millions of people who have grown up healthy without ever having a drop of breast milk. Because of medical issues, my first son did not breastfeed ...
- 1,526
3
votes
My 8-month old baby stopped accepting solid food
One word: bananas.
There are many different reasons why your baby will refuse solids at those ages - sometimes it is simply uncomfortable for them, it may be "false teething" (not sure if ...
- 151
2
votes
Why does my 19 month old son refuse to eat solids?
Throwing up when introduced to different textures might be a sign of Sensory Food Aversion/Sensory Processing Disorder (please refer, for example, to this article on NYT, or this one on WebMD).
My now ...
- 21
2
votes
Eight-month-old cries when food gets in his mouth
While teething could be a potential issue, I recommend providing foods that he can "explore". A little bit of mashed potato, a piece of Zweiback (toast your child can put in his mouth and &...
- 1,489
1
vote
3yr old still refusing solids
As a parent of 3 children 4 years and younger, I share your concern! I did a little digging and I found out a few interesting things. However, before I share them, I do want to congratulate you for ...
- 111
1
vote
When should babies start eating solids?
Dutch guidelines (Voedingscentrum) are a bit more progressive than their American counterparts. They advise to start at 4 months already with a few spoonfuls a day of fruit or vegetable, and around ...
- 111
1
vote
Baby-led weening, daughter vomiting on solid food
Gagging is a protection mechanism of the body to prevent either objects accidentally entering the throat area (i.e., without the intention to swallow them) or trying to swallow too large objects.
It ...
- 1,419
1
vote
My 8-month old baby stopped accepting solid food
If this is very recent then don't ignore the possibility of discomfort. It's always worth examining gums and throat for soreness which will show up as an obvious reddening of the tissues. Look inside ...
- 1,402
1
vote
When is a change in stool appearance to be expected after starting baby on wet and solid foods
As nobody posted a definitive answer on this, I'd like to share my own experience at this point, two months after posing the question.
Warning: this post includes images of actual baby stool!
If I ...
- 141
1
vote
What solid foods to give a picky toddler to make her satisfied?
You might not like my answer, no-one does, but it works! instead of asking her to eat "offer" her to eat, put some great food around her, keep it there all the time, and let her worry about her hunger ...
- 111
1
vote
Accepted
What solid foods to give a picky toddler to make her satisfied?
I transitioned my son off "baby foods" by giving him the baby cereal mixed with vegitable beef soup (concentrate). He got a variety of (soft) vegitables with well cooked meat. If your daughter is full ...
- 1,489
1
vote
Is it ok to stop breast milk at 7.5 month?
Can we just increase her solid intake in place of breast milk?
There should be no problems doing this.
While it's true that breast milk is best for babies, the benefit declines as the baby gets ...
- 2,932
1
vote
First solids and food allergies
(Granted this question is 6 years old and so the kid has grown a lot since then, but for others):
I would consult your pediatrician and/or an allergist. My baby had his first allergy reaction at ...
Only top scored, non community-wiki answers of a minimum length are eligible