Solid frustrations

Hi Lina

I really feel for you as my Charlotte - nearly 9 months was the same until a
couple of weeks ago. I just gave her more breastmilk, night and day, and
kept trying. I didn't want to make her associate eating with something
unpleasant so if she refused it, I didn't push it. She did like rusks
though, so a couple of weeks ago I started giving her some finger foods and
things which she previously wasn't interested in off a spoon, in pureed
form, she suddenly became interested in e.g. carrots (lightly steamed and
cut into finger handy pieces). Since being able to take an independent
stance and explore the world of food in her own way she has now accepted
food off a spoon and has gone from having hardly anything to 3 meals a day,
plus mid-morning and afternoon snacks! She's also cut back her breastfeeds
enourmously - 3 to 4 during the day and one night feed (she was waking 3 to
4 times at night - not always hungry - but unsettled) - this week she's
started sleeping in longer stretches - 8 hours one night! I guess what I'm
saying, in a long winded way, is these little'uns have their own agendas and
I'm sure she'll take to solids when she's ready. Good luck! I know how
frustrating it is!

Sarah and Charlotte (born 28 June)
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Alena won't eat solids. She just down-right refuses them.

Well, almost all of them. She'll eat carrots and bananas without a fuss.

However, she's been losing weight and I need to get her eating solids on a
regular basis or the doctor will have me supplement with formula to bring
her weight up.

I've tried offering solids before the breast.
I've tried mixing bananas and carrots (not at the same time) into her
other
foods
I've tried only giving her solids for a two hour period...

Nothing. Maybe a few bites.

If I give her nothing but carrots and bananas, she gets really constipated
and takes on a yellowish hue... (not yet actually, but I'm worried about
this as it has happened to my cousin's baby...)

So, mommies and daddies of the group, what should I try now?