6 Month Old refusing solids

[Alison75]

I started my 6 month old on solids 3 weeks ago and am having a mare! She did ok on baby rice for the first few days (taking about 4 teaspoons of cereal mixed with breastmilk) and then woke up on the Saturday and flatly refused to touch it! I have tried rice on its own, mixed with apple&pear puree, mixed with sweetpotato puree, apple&pear puree on its own and she wont touch any of it! Also tried the BLW - carrots were ok but potato gave her the most horrendous wind that she screamed for an hour at about 10pm - any ideas anyone? I have no idea what else to try! Also, I have been breastfeeding and would like to introduce 1/2 bottles of formula a day but she doesn't like the taste (even refusing 1 oz formula mixed with 3 oz b/milk) and of the 3 types I have tried she has vomited with 2 of them about an hour after and been retching and ill for a few hours after that but not sure what would make her sick. Would really appreciate any ideas. thx

[mamapoopants]

Oh poor you
I'm afraid this isn't my area of expertise so will bump for you
Hope you get some help
Come on girls - over here!!

[Cadmum]

Bump...Our 15 month old STILL hates anything on a spoon so no advice here either... sorry!

[TranquilaManana]

hey - i know you are frought with worry now, but trust me, this will all pass and she will not starve and in a few months time this period will be a v hazy memory.

just keep offering food of many easy to hanlde types, let her fiddle with it (is all v alien to her, just give her time to figure it out) and dont push her or stress about calorie intake. she can aways fill up on milk if she hasnt eaten much... give it time. it will come.

[morocco]

perhaps she's teething if it's a sudden refusal? or has tummy bug so that's why vomiting? i'd ask gp/hv about the vomiting thing to be on safe side, otherwise just give weaning a miss for a few days and start over

[TranquilaManana]

and i adore the blw apoproach, but if she seems to accept spoons sometimes you can always have a pot going as well. i used to, if i thought he wasnt eating enough in general have some baby food on a spoon and hold it nearby so he could see it and if he wanted it he could grab my arm and i would let him pull my arm towards him and spoon it in for him. that way, even though it is mushy spoon fed stuff, the choice is still all theirs whether/when and how to take it, spoon by spoon.

i cant imagine bein particularly happy with having my mouth filled with something, even delicious somethings, without me making some indication that i was ready for it...

[chilledmama]

My DS (now 8 months) loves finger foods but is a bit crap at actually swallowing them!

Remember that she can have absolutley anything except honey, nuts and unpasturised cheese.

My DS's favoutrite thing at the moment is Wensleydale cheese with cranberries...its lovely. He aslo likes avocado, chunks of roast chicken/turkey, mango, pinapple etc.

Just keep putting things infront of her but don't pressure her.

As for milk snags...check with HV/GP or you could try TikTok who is the font of all BF knowledge.

[Highlander]

neither of my DSs were interested in solid until 8mo. Just make sure she gets loads of breast milk on demand. Offer little snippets of finger food at your meal times, but don't expect anything in terms of quantity.

She clearly doesn't like formula - don't force it.

[sniff]

I know this has been said but just to reassure you my daughter ate nothing till 8 months old she is now 13 months and still doesnt eat alot

I just kept feeding her breast milk till and she is fine

[nappyaddict]

my ds ate nothing until 10 months its fine.

[Alison75]

Thanks very much everyone - very reassuring to hear loads of moms have had the same issues!! AND we just had our first meal in 2 weeks where M didn't scream and shout at me the whole way thru (by meal I mean 2 teaspoons of baby rice but hey, its progress!!)

[GooseyLoosey]

DD did this - just clamped jaws shut and would not have another bite. I stopped for a few weeks and tried again, this time with the food on the end of my finger (as she liked sucking it), it worked a treat and that's how we went on for about a month.