Give ds plastic ring/ball/anything, and he will put it straight in his mouth and chew chew chew. Give him food (toast/rice cake/veg/fruit) and he may finger it briefly (or, more likely, ignore it) and go back to trying to eat his high chair.
He's 6.5mo and about the only thing he's swallowed in 3 weeks is a spoon of yoghurt and half a rice cake. He's showing all the "signs" of being ready to wean, and is still bf every 2 hours (every hour or more at night ) and I really really want him to eat some solids so the bf will ease off just a little! We started with blw, but are also trying spoon feeding (he likes the spoon, hates any food on it though). Any ideas?
I know you'll say, well, 3 weeks is a very short time in his life so far, give him time. But all the babies his age I know are eating, and he's just not at all interested. He's a big baby, not worried about his weight, but was hoping (despite advice not to) that weaning would mean better sleep. Has anyone's baby been totally uninterested in food and then picked up the idea later? If so, when?
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Why does ds prefer plastic to food? And when will he start eating?
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MamaChris · 19/08/2008 13:56
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