HELP!!! Fussy eating 11 month old daughter

[jax01]

Hi, new to website and was wondering if anyone has any advice or recipie book suggestions for me. My daughter is 11 months old and mealtimes for me are v stressful. I try to make lots of scrummy foods from Anabel Karmel's book, Lorraine Kelly's book and the Finger Food book by Jennie Maizels but she spits most of it out, plays with it, and the floor is cleaner now than it has ever been as I have to clean it 3 times a day with all the food she throws on it.
The trouble is she only has 3 bottom teeth and I think that a lot of the food suggestions assume they have more teeth because she does have difficulty in biting food. She has maybe one good day of eating and then seems to eat hardly anything. She loves to try and feed herself so I have ordered a suction bowl and always give her a spoon but she will absolutly refuse to eat anything if she does't want to, she will just push my away.
I know i am going on a bit but getting stressed by the whole thing and worry that she is not eating enough. She will eat yoghurts and likes sweet things and opens her mouth sooooo wide for puddings but savoury is another matter.
Any help or any other recipie books greatly appreciated
Thanks

Hi Jax, I think you just have to perservere. My ds is also very fussy and will go days at a time where he eats next to nothing. He prefers to feed himself also but has somewhat limited skill with spoons and forks. I just offer him his meal and if he plays up or doesnt eat, he gets down and I try again for the next meal. I try very hard not to get stressed and while I used to eat with him I think it was actually making it worse having me there so now I just work close by, loading dishwasher etc but basically just let him get on with it. DS has always been fussy and is now almost 13mths old so I know it can be a long haul but in the end you can only offer you cant make them eat so try hard not to worry.

Hi, Thanks for the advice I think I will just offer her the meal and then as you say then let them down from the table as I tend to offer a few alternatives as worried she is not eating enough.
Will try and not stress too much. Thanks