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my baby refuses to eat solids
Thanks Jo!
It's reassuring to hear that it's quite natural. Actually I wouldn't mind him living on breastmilk for a longer time...it's just that i go back to full time work in about two weeks (horror of horrors!)...i was so sure that he'd be on solids by this time...so i've begun freezing breastmilk...and i will keep trying, using suggestions from this discussion. take care! tami Notchalk wrote: 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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thanks for your response, anne!
yes, he mouths toys, not very often, though, just very selectively. perhaps the metal window opener that he detaches when he opens the window...or his shoe...yes, i think i will try teething biscuits...perhaps those big solid things would be far more attractive than mushy avocado and applesauce! will keep you posted thanks again. Anne Rogers wrote: "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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hi sue! yes, little pieces of banana and avodado that we put both on
the plate and on the (clean) surface of the table. but from what I've read on this thread, obviously i need to give him a better variety like cheerios and biscuits! will try that! thanks Sue wrote: 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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catherine,
oh wow, 5 years old! i like what you are saying about his instinct. definitely i will no longer put food on his lips...letting him handle food will be my new motto! i go back to work full time soon, so i guess just giving him lots of opportunities to handle food on his own will be the best thing...cross our fingers! he likes the look of flowers, but isn' t really attracted to smells yet. is there a special reason you asked? tami Catherine Woodgold wrote: 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
hi beth,
you seem to know quite a bit! am impressed particularly about your mentioning sensory integration disorder, which i know nothing about. my ped is inclined to not worry about my son's refusal, and says he will eat solids when he is ready. however, the valuable advice i get from this thread is obviously that i should go beyond the mushy food to stuff like cheerios and biscuits since he likes to mouth more solid stuff. thanks! Beth Kevles wrote: 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
hi CY, try this link:
http://www.who.int/childgrowth/standards/en/ CY wrote: 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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tami wrote:
hi sue! yes, little pieces of banana and avodado that we put both on the plate and on the (clean) surface of the table. I poured a bunch of Cheerios onto our not- very-clean carpet for Rocky to learn to pick up when he was 8 months old. Of course, you have to have your comfort level... Every child is different. Pillbug liked purees and did not like solid solid foods until maybe 18 months. Rocky had purees for about two weeks and that was it. After that, he would have either food off my plate or he would nurse. -- Anita -- |
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Chookie ) writes:
(*) It is amazing how little is known about BM nutrients. We can't say that it is proven that BM has all the necessary nutrients, because quite a lot of them have never been studied! On the contrary. The fact that there have been a few people aged 15 months or 5 years who were alive and had consumed only breastmilk proves that bm can contain all the nutrients necessary for life. As far as I've heard, people consuming only breastmilk tend to be healthy and not to show symptoms of deficiency -- provided the mother is in good health and consuming nutritious food. I disagree with you about iron. Just to show the complexities that can happen: people noticed that pregnant women tend to have smaller red blood cells, and that if they take iron supplements during pregnancy then the red blood cells increase to normal non-pregnant size. So, they recommended that pregnant women take iron supplements. Leter, it was discovered that the larger (normal-sized) red blood cells don't easily fit through the tiny blood vessels of the placenta, and that the babies had smaller average birth weight. So they went back to not recommending iron supplements during normal pregnancy if there are no iron-deficiency symptoms. |
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"tami" ) writes:
he likes the look of flowers, but isn' t really attracted to smells yet. is there a special reason you asked? I was just thinking that smells and tastes are similar. For example, if he hates almost all smells, that might suggest you'd have to find really bland foods for him. It doesn't sound as if that's the case. Or, getting him interested in smells could be part of a process of getting him used to food. |
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