Babies won't starve themselves?

[Saacsmum]

I had a post in the parenting column on this but didnt get much response so thought I would try here.
My boy is not big on solids at all. He is 10 months old and just beginning to manage lumps. He eats very very little and has not gained weight in 2 months. I know others have had bubs that didnt get keen on eating until later
How were they weight wise?
Did you continue to bfeed or cut down to encourage eating?
Isaac feeds between once and three times at nite and has around 4 feeds during the day. I offer solids first and then wait a while b4 offering breast. As far as food goes I offer a variety of textures, colours, flavours etc, I offer finger food, give him a spoon and small amounts in a bowl, put dollops on his highchair for him to feel and taste, eat with him, go outside for picnics, visit the local preschool and have morning tea with other children, offer finger foods. You name it Ive tried it. I usually offer 3-4 foods within a meal and then clear away, I try really hard to keep upbeat about it and praise him for any efforts he makes and talk about the food in positive ways. Really worried about his weigth and not getting much support from the professionals. An idea on amounts is on a good day...
Bfast 1/2 weetbix with ricemilk and 1/4c stewed apple
Lunch 3-4 rice crackers with hummus, 2-3 tspoons vege/fruit/mince bolognaise/rice dish etc, raisins
Dinner 3-4 tspoons vege/fruit/meat/rice dish,
Snacks Rice crackers, raisins, prunes, dried apricots.
All in all he has about 3/4 c of food a day on a good day (about once a week) and wont eat anything at all on a bad day.

Know what you mean motherInferior, every one keeps asking me (I'm at weightWatchers but I am not huge) if I nick their food! Cheeky sods

sorry just read through what your child is eating and noticed you were giving rice milk? i don't think is nutritionally suitable for babies. it doesn't have enough vitamin d and maybe protein?
substitute for ebm or formula or cows milk and that will have extra calories too. maybe try some cheese or as someone suggested custard. his diet sounds really healthy but quite low in fat, and while low fat diets are good for adults they're not for littlies. hope this helps.

If he can't have cows milk, enfamil lactofree is nutritionally suitable for kids and available on a prescription. rice milk and soya aren't- no calorific value at all hardly, no fat.

Saacsmum's ds is a very sensitive little boy. He is getting heaps of calories from all that breastmilk and I presume the rice milk is just to make the weetbix soggy - personally I use hot water on ds's - so no nutritional value at all. But he's had a nice big breastfeed instead.

Hi, thanks for suggestions, as Bobbybob has said saac has problems with dairy products and while we now think soy is probably ok we havent introduced it yet. Would like ideas of increasing calories especiallay if anyone has an idea for a smoothy without milk or banana! have thought about putting flax seed oil in a smoothy, not sure if it would blend? I would rather avoid formula as he has a huge problem with constipation due to a bowel disorder and formula would make this a thousand times worse.

Flax seed oil could def go in a smoothy - but it is expensive - so I would make sure he likes the smoothy first. Flax seed oil blends really well if it's really quickly agitated.

sorry saacsmum, had no idea about his bowel probs etc.was basing my ideas on a child with 'normal' diet needs.

We use olive oil (on the advice of paeds, dietician). We add 1 - 2 tbsp to each savoury meal, he really likes it actually and it always gets eaten faster than if we don't add it! We worried about the nappies (DS gets diarrhoea a lot, opposite of your son) but they were no different than before- and he now has lovely skin LOL!

His enfamil is great, basically regular milk with the lactose removed, but Soy is very low in calories so we have been advised not to give it until DS3 is four or five minimum, I should point out that DS3's weight loss was SEVERE and causing real concerns as he was losing for some months, he has now stabilized on a low centile. All my kids lost though, so it wasn't picked up early, DS1 went from 5lb to about 4 lb, but then picked up fairly quickly: ds2 lost a little.

We were told to give pancakes for brekkie (eggs are good, and they are cooked in oil), oily fish, lots of avocado, raisins, that sort of thing.

thanks peachyclair they are all foods we are offering at the moment, he even ate some avocado today! Will def add olive oil from now on and see how he goes, would be good if it did have a slightly laxitive effect as well as adding calories.