Disagreement with nursery over food. Help!

[fisil]

Ds2 hasn't been eating solids very well for the past few days. I'm not fussed. If he's not eating, he's not hungry. Nursery are getting all het up about it. I don't like that - surely what started as him merely not being hungry will turn into a great game for getting attention.

He is 6 months. He has been eating solids since just before he was 4 months because he was desperate for them. He has been at nursery since he was 3 months. He has a slight cold and is teething. The food we're offering is all stuff he likes (or has liked in the past). He is, and always has been, a very lively baby, and a very good weight (well, I've not had him weighed recently, but just look at him and you'll see a very healthy babe).

Basically, he is healthy, he is happy, he is not hungry. Full stop. If he wants to eat, he will. If he only wants a couple of mouthfuls, that's all he wants. HE KNOWS.

Am I right? The way nursery is going on, maybe I should do something about it? My instinct is not to, but maybe I'm wrong. What do you think?

I would just tell them that he goes off his food when he's teething. Although surely they must know that? Aren't they used to having babies of that age?

I think you're right. After all, many babies don't start solids until 6 months (not being contoversial) so it's no big deal if a 6 month- old isn't intersted.

as long as they can get milk into him I wouldn't worry

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As long as he's drinking something, he's fine.

thank you, thank you. I think I will have a firm word.

Yes, he is drinking milk. He is downing 5 bottles of 8 oz of milk a day plus water from a cup with his meals.

teething makes lots of kids avoid their food, heaven knows dd lived on yoghurt for much of her teething episodes, like you Fisil I just thought she will eat again when ready.
The nursery should listen to you surely!

I know. And ds1 lived on bananas and bread for quite a while. I have a poa I've worked out. It's really just one person at nursery who is our concern, but a difficult one to raise an issue about, for various reasons. However, we reckon we've got a way to get them to relax and let him eat what he wants.

thanks all.