hey all, well, im worried. landon was
eating solids (rice cereal) at 4 months
because the doctor said he was ready, and
he ate it for about a month ( he liked it
kinda runny) and then after taht he had no
interest in it. and so now( he'll be 6
months on sunday ) i tried giving
him sweet potatoes last nite and he ate a
few tsp. and then this morning and after
noon nothing, so i tried adding a bit of
water to make it runny kinda and nothing,
and i tried the rice cereal with banana
and nothing..her just spits most of it out
and turns his head and if i keep
persisting he gets a bit cranky and as
soon as i stop hes all happy...should i be
worried? Im just kinda confused and scared
that i did something or is he just not
ready?
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Sail Away
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Oct 2006 Posts: 1170 Location: Missouri
Re: Not Eating Solids Posted: 02-28-07 18:49pm
laura_friesen
wrote:
hey all, well, im worried.
landon was eating solids (rice cereal) at
4 months because the doctor said he was
ready, and he ate it for about a month (
he liked it kinda runny) and then after
taht he had no interest in it. and so now
i tried giving him sweet potatoes last
nite and he ate a few tsp. and then this
morning and after noon nothing, so i tried
adding a bit of water to make it runny
kinda and nothing, and i tried the rice
cereal with banana and nothing..should i
be worried? Im just kinda confused and
scared that i did something or is he just
not ready?
Hmm, how old is he?
If he's been eating it for about a month
now then he should be fine, does it agree
with his tummy? does he get constipated?
What kind of babyfood do you feed him?
Maybe he's just getting tired of the same
stuff. I know .oni started solids early
like stage 2 and stuff so maybe you need
to send .sarah a message. I think .sarah
mentioned that oni was ready for solids
pretty early and did really well with it.
My son started hating his babyfood at like
7 1/2 months and then he started eating
what i eat like macaroni & cheese,
corn, green beans, etc.
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laura_friesen
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Feb 2006 Posts: 610 Location: , Canada
Re: Not Eating Solids Posted: 02-28-07 18:56pm
DaliciaLovesYou
wrote:
laura_friesen
wrote:
hey all, well, im worried.
landon was eating solids (rice cereal) at
4 months because the doctor said he was
ready, and he ate it for about a month (
he liked it kinda runny) and then after
taht he had no interest in it. and so now
i tried giving him sweet potatoes last
nite and he ate a few tsp. and then this
morning and after noon nothing, so i tried
adding a bit of water to make it runny
kinda and nothing, and i tried the rice
cereal with banana and nothing..should i
be worried? Im just kinda confused and
scared that i did something or is he just
not ready?
Hmm, how old is he?
If he's been eating it for about a month
now then he should be fine, does it agree
with his tummy? does he get constipated?
What kind of babyfood do you feed him?
Maybe he's just getting tired of the same
stuff. I know .oni started solids early
like stage 2 and stuff so maybe you need
to send .sarah a message. I think .sarah
mentioned that oni was ready for solids
pretty early and did really well with it.
My son started hating his babyfood at like
7 1/2 months and then he started eating
what i eat like macaroni & cheese,
corn, green beans,
etc.
ya he ate if for a about a month off and
on like he wasnt a huuge fan of it. iv
been feeding him the nestle cereals. i
thot he was sick of it and so itried oats,
and no go on that, and i tried the rice
with banana in it and no go. is it just
cuz hes not ready do u think? I go see the
doc. tomorow for his 6 mnth check up, but
i just hope hes getting all the nutrients
etc. i feel like a bad mom rite now
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AyaMiyaki
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Joined: 01 Jun 2006 Posts: 8222 Location: Floating on a cloud, United States
Thanks: 159
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Posted: 02-28-07 21:27pm
Alyvia loves cereal but hates
fruits/veggies, so I feel your pain kind
of. I have to mix a few spoons of her
stage 1 foods in with her cereal to get
her to eat it at all, and if it tastes too
strongly like the food (green beans or
bananas, whatever) she refuses the whole
bowl.
I'm hoping it'll get better when she's
ready for table food.
sounds like he is not really ready for
solids. forcing them to eat when they
arent ready can lead to all sorts of
problems. my son wasnt interested in
solids until 9 months. after i talked to
many moms on other boards, turns out my
son is perfectly normal. in my opinion, 4
months is wayyy to young for solids,
especially since the american academy of
pediatrics now recommends solids from 6- 8
months. and many babies arent even ready
until 9-10 months.
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christinamuir
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Posts: 50 Location: san diego
Posted: 03-01-07 00:07am
Hey,
Well I've only posted a few times, but I
can relate to what you are going through.
I have 3 kids; an almost 9 yr old, almost
3 yr old and a 3month old. My older two
kids absolutely detested baby food, but
they loved fresh fruits and veggies. If
you haven't yet tried it, I would suggest
smashing some bananas yourself, make
applesauce, etc... Maybe that would help,
but if not I really wouldn't worry. He'll
get the hang of new tastes sooner or
later.
Good luck.
Christina
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tigresacanela24
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Joined: 11 Nov 2005 Posts: 5261 Location: Treat your children well, eventually they'll choose your nursing home.
Posted: 03-01-07 10:52am
Some babies just don't want to eat solids.
I really wouldn't worry about it yet.
Solids are just for practice right now
anyway...
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Emma2
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Re: Not Eating Solids Posted: 03-01-07 10:57am
laura_friesen
wrote:
hey all, well, im worried.
landon was eating solids (rice cereal) at
4 months because the doctor said he was
ready, and he ate it for about a month (
he liked it kinda runny) and then after
taht he had no interest in it. and so now(
he'll be 6 months on sunday ) i tried giving
him sweet potatoes last nite and he ate a
few tsp. and then this morning and after
noon nothing, so i tried adding a bit of
water to make it runny kinda and nothing,
and i tried the rice cereal with banana
and nothing..her just spits most of it out
and turns his head and if i keep
persisting he gets a bit cranky and as
soon as i stop hes all happy...should i be
worried? Im just kinda confused and scared
that i did something or is he just not
ready?
i think u need to stop the runny
thing..that is only necessary when they
are 1st introduced...try giving it to him
the proper way and keep trying because
they spit out most foods at 1st..i dont
believe in babies not being ready..u need
to teach him how to eat..he doesnt know
what he is ready for or not.
that is the most ridiculous thing [that I
have heard]. research proves that babies
cant even digest starches until 6 months
old. i was just reading this except from
the american academy of pediatrics. now
the american academy of pediatrics
recomends starting no sooner than 6-8
months. babies digestive systems have to
mature. just like a baby is ready to sit,
or stand, or roll over, a baby isnt ready
for solids until they show you very
specific cues that they want them; ei;
opening mouth wide for spoon, grabbing at
your food. if a baby clamps their mouth
shut and turns away *obviously* they do
not want any, this is their bodies way of
showing you to slow down. i made a
mistake of giving my son solids at 4
months to try it because thats what
everyone told me to do, he was gassy and
bloated and miserable, and i really regret
it. his system was not ready for it. i
dont see why everyone is in such a rush to
start their baby on food.
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Kia
Supporter
Joined: 23 Jun 2004 Posts: 6594 Location: Planet Tampaxia,
Posted: 03-01-07 18:30pm
I apologise if there were any non-negative
posts from this point but to be honest I
wasn't trawling through all the crap to
save the ok bits.
) i tried giving
him sweet potatoes last nite and he ate a
few tsp. and then this morning and after
noon nothing, so i tried adding a bit of
water to make it runny kinda and nothing,
and i tried the rice cereal with banana
and nothing..her just spits most of it out
and turns his head and if i keep
persisting he gets a bit cranky and as
soon as i stop hes all happy...should i be
worried? Im just kinda confused and scared
that i did something or is he just not
ready?
