Hi,
So where do I start... my son is nearly 7 months, I started to wean him at the start of February, everything was going well until I introduced him to fruit purées then he began to reject the veg purées. So I stopped giving fruit purées and persisted with veg purées which after a while he accepted again.
At the start of March I gave him his first roast dinner (blended of course) and he responded well to it. From this, I learnt he does prefer finger foods so with breakfast I would give a bit of toast while I gave him porridge and with lunch I would offer him a carrot baton or any form of finger food while giving him lunch which worked.
He then started nursery and this is when it all went downhill, he was given sausage and mash blended which he ate all of it apparently and then became very sick, lots of loose stools and sickness. The girls assured me it would not be the food, he probably has a bug and advised me to start again with just veg purée. So once my son got better we began again and he just refused everything! As I returned to work, when I would ask the girls at nursery how did he do they said "he refused" so on so on.
I decided to try Ella's kitchens pouches which he was responding well to, however when I read about them it put me off so now I'm back to square one.
He responds well to breakfast, which he has porridge and toast, but lunch is not working I've tried everything, I blend what me and my partner he refuses, I have to put finger food down which he will put his mouth but will take a bit off but if I offer him the spoon he will refuse. I haven't even tried dinners as I don't want to make it a negative experience.
I feel like a failure, it's been 2 months and my son is STILL not weaned properly, I'm on the verge of giving up, this morning he didn't even want his toast or porridge, I got to give him a few spoonfuls but usually he finishes the lot and he threw the toast on the floor.
WHERE AM I GOING WRONG?!?! I really need help, I just feel like such a failure as a mum, and now we are on lockdown I am determined to get this weaning perfected before he returns to nursery.
Someone please give me advice I'm desperate 