My son is coming up 14 months old, and we are struggling with weaning a tad. He’s always been a breast fed baby (not a problem for me) and has never responded to a bottle, he hates it. He’s still has about 4 feeds a day; early morning, mid morning, mid afternoon, bedtime. He is starting to go through the night. He’s currently teething; he has 4 incisors top and bottom, 2 bottom molars, and is currently cutting 2 top molars. He struggles with every tooth; fever for about 36 hours, sometimes a rash, very Mummyish, and won’t touch food at all when he’s feverish. Do calpol and ibuprofen for pain relief, as well as teething gels. My concern is he’s having too much breast milk, not enough food. He won’t touch cows milk by itself. Not cold from the fridge, not warmed, not with cereal/porridge, not flavoured, not in a sippy cup, not in a normal beaker, even tried a sports cap bottle. Sometimes he will eat custard, rice pudding made with blue top, but rarely. No allergies, been tested. Food wise he started off really well at 5 1/2 months, very interested in what Mummy, Daddy, Nanna, Grampy were eating. And progressed well from purées to mashed to lumps. But has become troublesome with food since 10/11 months ish. I try all sorts of things; raw vegetables, cooked vegetables, streamed fruit, soft fruit, yoghurts, food in finger form, food in mashed form, homemade vegetable crisps, sandwiches, meat, cheese, fish, crackers, food off Mummy’s plate, meal times in high chair at dining table, in front of tv, outside, picnic form, on lap, on the go in push chair. The only thing that he will go for without hesitation is crisp (which was discovered by accident, Grampy’s fault), and which I do keep to a small handful each day, whilst trying to tempt him with other things. He will eat soft fruits like peaches, nectarines, plums as they are. He eats fish cakes ok too, and tomato soup. His very favourite when we started weaning was cauliflower and broccoli cheese, which I keep a stock of in the freezer, to try to tempt in during particularly difficult times. Most meal times start off ok, but two/three mouthfuls in, and he starts getting upset. I usually persevere for 5/10 mins, trying to make it fun etc, and if that doesn’t work, I leave it be for 15/30 mins while we play/do chores etc, and then try again, but more often than not it’s unsuccessful. He’s a tall boy for his age, not loosing weight, in size 2-3 clothes, and bright as a button. I certainly don’t have any concerns with his mental or motor development. He started walking 6 days before his first birthday, and continuously chatting/singing in his own way. Can anyone suggest anything new, or helpful? Or needn’t I worry, is this just a phase? He does like to flex his muscles as far as the word “No” is concerned to other things.
Thanks