Why won't she eat anything????

[lyndyloo]

LO is 7 months and while other babies around her are polishing off 3-4 meals a day my DD just isn't interested. She will eat a bit of puree at nursery on the days I am apart from her but the days I am home she just cries if I try to feed her. She just wants to bf! Still has around 6 bfs a day so I guess she's not hungy on those days! What can I do to cut her down to encourage her to eat or should I just chill and let her wean in her own time? Help!

[Mercy]

Hello lyndyloo. I would just let her do it her own way tbh, she'll get there eventually.

iirc, it took my two about 4 months from starting weaning before they regularly ate 3 meals a day (with snacks and milk in between - so really 5 mini-meals tbh).

[JillybeansNW]

Does she show interest when you are eating?

Oh, and bump

[SturdyAngel]

Definately chill out, she will eat when she's ready!

Have you tried giving her some finger foods instead of purees?

[JillybeansNW]

When DD started showing interest in our food I started on the whole BLW (baby led weaning) thing. She was never interested in purees so I just let her eat when we were eating, and gave her finger foods. It seems to be working really well.

[terramum]

She is getting all she needs nutrition/calorie wise from you so no need to worry. Early solids have nothing to do with hunger - she will eat when she is developmentally able to do so (ie can chew, move food around her mouth, pick up food & put it in her mouth herself etc). Maybe just leave some wedges of fruit or steamed veg sticks, broccoli spears etc in front of her at mealtimes & see what she does with them. When she is ready she will simply start eating them. Just like walking & talking - all babies will start at different times.

We didnt start our DS on solids until he was almost 7 months & even then he didt eat very much at all until he was nearer 8/9 months.

[lyndyloo]

Thanks and thanks for the bump.

She will eat the odd bit of puree but really only likes fruit puree. As for finger food - she will put a bit of whatever in her mouth but won't eat it.

Suppose will just have to be patient!

[Ceebee74]

Lyndy - my DS is 7 months - started weaning at 6 months (even though he was showing no signs at all) and now a month later, still not that bothered.

I give him fruit with his mid-morning bottle and savoury stuff with his afternoon bottle - he will have a few mouthfuls but just doesn't seem interested.

It is disheartening seeing other (much younger) babies on 3 meals a day, puddings etc but I am really trying to chill out about it and believe he will start eating in his own time

I have been told that milk is the most important thing anyway so I am just trying to chill out about it.

Interestingly enough - my DS also seems to eat more at nursery than he does at home little tinker!!

[admylin]

My dd was fully bf till nearly 7 months and I didn't understand why she refused purees, she was always watching ds who was then 2 and she would only eat exactly what he had on his plate . I would try and let her sit with you when you are eating and she might try more from your plate?

[kiskidee]

my dd didn't take any solids, puree or otherwise till 10 months. in fact, she didn't have any lumps till 13 months. she is totally normal. at 22 months she has a varied diet, uses a spoon really well but still doesn't eat the gobs of food that i see babies half her age put away.

[mollythedogsmum]

Just to follow on .. dd is 5.5 months now and started to wean her about 3or 4 wks ago - displaying all the classic signs including grabbing at cutlery and coppying the chewing motions as people ate. All went well for the first 2.5 weeks when she started getting another tooth ( we now have 7 teeth) while she was cutting this tooth she lost interest in solids ... this was fine - I was very relaxed about her not wanting them during this time but now she has decided not to touch any solids at all .... is it something I have done?? Is there anything I can do???? she used to love sweet potato, carrott, banana but now she will not touch them
can anyone help me please??!

[pinkdolly]

Hiya, lyndyloo.

I was just coming on to post something similer to you.

My baby girl is also 7 months. I started weaning her just b4 she was 6 months. And almost imediatly she came down with chicken pox which went straight into a chest infection. All in all she was ill for about a month and during this time refused all solids.

We're just trying to get back on track now. Sometimes (like today, hurrah!) she will have a bit of brekkie - 1 organic rusk mixed with formula milk. Quite often she just doesnt want any brekkie tho.

For lunch, maybe a half a jam sandwich (if i'm lucky)

And for tea a few spoonfuls of soup.

Most days she will miss at least one of these meals. A fair few days she will miss all of them.

Like your lo, my dd loves her "boobie" and still feeds quite a lot.

But she is active and healthy (now she's got over all the bugs!).

No real advise, just wanted to let you know that you are not alone.