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my baby refuses to eat solids
Hello, i am a concerned mother...i have been breastfeeding my baby
exclusively and he is about to turn a year old in about two weeks. the thing is he still refuses solids. just putting a bit of applesauce or avocado or rice on his lips makes him dry heave like he is so grossed out that he wants to vomit. i am worried as his growth is quite slow. he is about 69 cm (i admit we are short people in the family though). has anyone had any similar situation? |
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my baby refuses to eat solids
On 2006-07-13 19:42:39 +0800, "tami" said:
Hello, i am a concerned mother...i have been breastfeeding my baby exclusively and he is about to turn a year old in about two weeks. the thing is he still refuses solids. just putting a bit of applesauce or avocado or rice on his lips makes him dry heave like he is so grossed out that he wants to vomit. i am worried as his growth is quite slow. he is about 69 cm (i admit we are short people in the family though). has anyone had any similar situation? Not to quite that extent, but my small 13 month old hardly eats solids as well. He'll have a taste, and up to 10 teaspoons on a really good day, but nothing like others his age. He could easily live on boob alone with tastes of my food here and there. On the usual charts, he's below the 3rd percentile, but on the new WHO breastfed baby charts, he's on the 10th. I've learnt not to worry and not to push it at all now, and it's working. I trust that he knows what he wants/needs. I have no other advice though, sorry! Jo -- Woman, Wife, Mother, Midwife |
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my baby refuses to eat solids
"tami" wrote in message Hello, i am a concerned mother...i have been breastfeeding my baby exclusively and he is about to turn a year old in about two weeks. the thing is he still refuses solids. just putting a bit of applesauce or avocado or rice on his lips makes him dry heave like he is so grossed out that he wants to vomit. i am worried as his growth is quite slow. he is about 69 cm (i admit we are short people in the family though). has anyone had any similar situation? does he "mouth" toys, most children of this age put everything in their mouths, he he's not doing this I would see if you can assess other developmental things to see if he has a delay if he is mouthing is toys then just give him solid food that he can mouth too, it might be that he just has no idea what you are waving this spoon at him for and that if he can get used to tastes and the idea of eating he may become more willing to be fed with a spoon. Both our children seemed to be like this, started initially on finger foods, but learnt to be spoon fed later, once they understood there was a reason for it and there was something good on the end of the spoon! Anne |
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my baby refuses to eat solids
Do you give finger foods that he can pick up himself?
-- Sue (mom to three girls) "tami" wrote in message oups.com... Hello, i am a concerned mother...i have been breastfeeding my baby exclusively and he is about to turn a year old in about two weeks. the thing is he still refuses solids. just putting a bit of applesauce or avocado or rice on his lips makes him dry heave like he is so grossed out that he wants to vomit. i am worried as his growth is quite slow. he is about 69 cm (i admit we are short people in the family though). has anyone had any similar situation? |
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my baby refuses to eat solids
Some babies live on just breast milk longer than others.
Not to scare you, but I read a story in a newspaper about a girl 5 years old who had to live on just breastmilk. Her parents fed her with breastmilk donated from others -- it didn't say why the mother couldn't supply enough, but just seemed to imply that mothers stop producing milk when their baby gets a little older. She was allergic to other foods. Anyway, I think going that long is extremely rare, but I read about a 15 month old who was just breastfed. I wouldn't worry. I wouldn't put food on his lips. I would let him handle food, and eventually when he's ready he'll probably start eating. Maybe he instinctively senses that he tends to be allergic and if he waits and has just breastmilk for now, he'll avoid developing food allergies that can happen if you're exposed to food to young (so I've heard anyway). Does he enjoy smells, e.g. flowers, spices? "tami" ) writes: Hello, i am a concerned mother...i have been breastfeeding my baby exclusively and he is about to turn a year old in about two weeks. the thing is he still refuses solids. just putting a bit of applesauce or avocado or rice on his lips makes him dry heave like he is so grossed out that he wants to vomit. i am worried as his growth is quite slow. he is about 69 cm (i admit we are short people in the family though). has anyone had any similar situation? |
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my baby refuses to eat solids
Breastmilk has all the necessary nutrients. People claim it doesn't have enough iron, but actually newborns don't need much if any iron -- they're born with too much to start with -- and the amount of iron in mother's milk increases as the months pass and the baby/toddler needs more. Also the iron in bm is quickly absorbed. Vitamin D can come from sunlight. |
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my baby refuses to eat solids
Do you have the link to the new WHO growth chart. A quick check of their
website gave me a lot of irrelevant results. Pretty please Thank you! "Notchalk" wrote in message ... On 2006-07-13 19:42:39 +0800, "tami" said: Hello, i am a concerned mother...i have been breastfeeding my baby exclusively and he is about to turn a year old in about two weeks. the thing is he still refuses solids. just putting a bit of applesauce or avocado or rice on his lips makes him dry heave like he is so grossed out that he wants to vomit. i am worried as his growth is quite slow. he is about 69 cm (i admit we are short people in the family though). has anyone had any similar situation? Not to quite that extent, but my small 13 month old hardly eats solids as well. He'll have a taste, and up to 10 teaspoons on a really good day, but nothing like others his age. He could easily live on boob alone with tastes of my food here and there. On the usual charts, he's below the 3rd percentile, but on the new WHO breastfed baby charts, he's on the 10th. I've learnt not to worry and not to push it at all now, and it's working. I trust that he knows what he wants/needs. I have no other advice though, sorry! Jo -- Woman, Wife, Mother, Midwife |
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my baby refuses to eat solids
Hi -- If I had a 1-year old who refused to eat ANY solids, who gagged at the very thought, I think I'd discuss the matter with my pediatrician. (This assumes that you've tried solids of various flavors and textures, not just purees!) While many 1-year olds rely on breastmilk still, most will enjoy at least the occasional bite or spoonful of one solid or another. Issues might be - sensory integration disorder (which makes the baby hate various textures), which can be helped with occupational therapy; - food allergies or intolerances, which you can work with if you knw about them; - other stuff! which I know little about; - or nothing at all, in which case your ped. will have helped by letting you know that all you need to do is wait. My two cents, --Beth Kevles http://web.mit.edu/kevles/www/nomilk.html -- a page for the milk-allergic Disclaimer: Nothing in this message should be construed as medical advice. Please consult with your own medical practicioner. NOTE: No email is read at my MIT address. Use the AOL one if you would like me to reply. |
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my baby refuses to eat solids
tami writes:
: Hello, i am a concerned mother...i have been breastfeeding my baby : exclusively and he is about to turn a year old in about two weeks. the : thing is he still refuses solids. just putting a bit of applesauce or : avocado or rice on his lips makes him dry heave like he is so grossed : out that he wants to vomit. i am worried as his growth is quite slow. : he is about 69 cm (i admit we are short people in the family though). : has anyone had any similar situation? How is he about eating finger foods that he puts to his mouth himself? I would suggest trying something like the oat O's cereal by putting them on his high chair tray and seeing what he does with them. Are you saying that he still eats absolutely no solids at any time, and that for all practical purposes he is still exclusively breastfed? Even at 1 year I would not worry about it, but I think trying different things to see if he would like something else might be a good idea. I also think trying to let him feed himself would be a good idea too. BTW, how many teeth does he have yet. Some other ideas for foods he could eat himself. cooked english peas. Again, just put them on his tray and let him play with them or eat them as he wishes. cooked carrots cut up in small cubes. Good luck, Larry |
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