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Intro and solids question
I've been lurking here for a while and I'm finally going to jump in
and introduce myself. I'm mom to Oliver who is 8 months. Other than a few ups and downs along the way our nursing relationship has been pretty smooth. He is exclusively breastfed. We started solids at 6 months, started with the rice cereal and moved on to pureed carrots, sweet potatos..the typical items. It was going well, some days he didn't want any solids, othere days he could gobble down a small bowl of cereal in the morning and a little bowl of fruit/veggies in the afternoon and also nurse about 6 times during the day. He still nurses at night, at least twice. At roughly 7 months he began to refuse all solids, would turn away at any sight of a spoon coming his way...he loves to play with them though and can put it in his mouth by himself pretty well. So, now at 8 months, he has hardly eaten any solids, he will eat a few oat "o" cereals and maybe 1 tiny bit of a banana...but that is it all day. He still nurses the same amount. Oh, he has 6 teeth. He can hold a banana pretty well and bite it but cannot pick small bits of food yet to put them in his mouth ( I have to pop the "o" cereals into his mouth)I have tried just about every fruit and veggie, homemade and from a jar just to find something he might like, but no luck. My question is...should I be worrying that he is refusing solids? Has anyone else had this experience of a baby taking solids and then refusing? Is there any chance of him becoming deficient in iron? Any help is appreciated, Sylvia |
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Intro and solids question
"Sylvia" wrote in message om... I've been lurking here for a while and I'm finally going to jump in and introduce myself. I'm mom to Oliver who is 8 months. Welcome! My question is...should I be worrying that he is refusing solids? I wouldn't worry about it. There are many mom's here who have had babies who didn't like solids. Has anyone else had this experience of a baby taking solids and then refusing? Yes, my ds could have cared less until really, about 9 months. Even then he could take it or leave it. My pediatrician said that he would be fine on breastmilk alone for 12 months if he needed to be. My opinion on solids was to take the child's lead. If they are interested, then by all means, give them what you can, but if not, there's not much you can do about it. I always fed ds solid food after nursing anyway and considered solids more as supplemental food for the first year. If I had a baby who was more interested, then I would have taken a different approach. Is there any chance of him becoming deficient in iron? Not really sure. Matthew was fine. In fact, his ped never even saw the need to test him. I guess you could have your baby tested just to find out. Try not to worry things can change dramatically in just a few short weeks. HTH -- JennP. mom to Matthew 10/11/00 EDD #2 10/24/04 remove "no........spam" to reply |
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Intro and solids question
He sounds pretty normal to me. When both Clara and Niel were
starting solids we would have month longs episodes of ups and downs. Heck, has only been eating them 2 months. I would suggest not trying to "feed" him, but just put the food on his tray and let him "play" with it. He may not have the motor skills to get it into his mouth now, but he will learn them before he starves. :-) It will also help his self- confidence if he thinks he is in control of his schedule for starting solids. Good luck, Lafrry Sylvia writes: : I've been lurking here for a while and I'm finally going to jump in : and introduce myself. : I'm mom to Oliver who is 8 months. Other than a few ups and downs : along the way our nursing relationship has been pretty smooth. He is : exclusively breastfed. We started solids at 6 months, started with the : rice cereal and moved on to pureed carrots, sweet potatos..the typical : items. It was going well, some days he didn't want any solids, othere : days he could gobble down a small bowl of cereal in the morning and a : little bowl of fruit/veggies in the afternoon and also nurse about 6 : times during the day. He still nurses at night, at least twice. At : roughly 7 months he began to refuse all solids, would turn away at any : sight of a spoon coming his way...he loves to play with them though : and can put it in his mouth by himself pretty well. : So, now at 8 months, he has hardly eaten any solids, he will eat a few : oat "o" cereals and maybe 1 tiny bit of a banana...but that is it all : day. He still nurses the same amount. Oh, he has 6 teeth. He can hold : a banana pretty well and bite it but cannot pick small bits of food : yet to put them in his mouth ( I have to pop the "o" cereals into his : mouth)I have tried just about every fruit and veggie, homemade and : from a jar just to find something he might like, but no luck. : My question is...should I be worrying that he is refusing solids? Has : anyone else had this experience of a baby taking solids and then : refusing? Is there any chance of him becoming deficient in iron? : Any help is appreciated, : Sylvia |
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Intro and solids question
My question is...should I be worrying that he is refusing solids? Has
anyone else had this experience of a baby taking solids and then refusing? Is there any chance of him becoming deficient in iron? Any help is appreciated, Sylvia There's a very good chance that your son is done with pureed foods and is ready to move on to more chunks that he can pick up himself. He also might want to feed himself. Even if he doesn't have a good finger grip right now, he will learn and it may spark an interest in solid food again. Just put some small pieces on his tray and let him "play" with it and if some happens to get in his mouth then that's great. I wouldn't worry too much about it, although if you are concerened about iron levels, then you certainly can have the doctor check that out. -- Sue (mom to three girls) I'm Just a Raggedy Ann in a Barbie Doll World... Sylvia wrote in message |
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