6 Month old doesn't like food HELP!

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So I've started weaning my 6 month old and I'm finding it hard to get him to eat anything other than porridge. He literally seals his mouth closed and turns his head away.

I've tried all sorts of veg and fruit and he just won't have it.

Can anyone please help me with some tips, recipes and advice. I would be so grateful. Tia

Milk feed that is and he's still asleep!

Should I have woken him? I felt bad too as he didn't nap too well during the day either thanks to his sister!

I think only you can know what normal sleep-wise for DS, I know DD sometimes has sleepy days (more often has awake days).

If he can normally sleep for 12 hours without feeding (say 7:30pm to 7:30am) you might want to brace yourself for a 4:30am wake-up. I know people warn against it, but I've been known to slip in a quick dream feed it DD has gone to sleep early so as not to disturb our night.

Mind you if he missed two bottle feeds, does that mean he only had two during the day or is he still on five a day so had had three by the time he fell asleep?

If the former it might be worth checking his fontanelle isn't dipped in (dehydrated) as that's far more of a risk than not eating enough at this age. Is he showing any other signs of illness?

He's normally up and laughing until his last feed. Sometimes he will have a short nap before but will always wake up. He fed at 9am, 12ish and then at 4:30pm. He also had breakfast too. I might also add he refuses water too no matter what bottle I give it to him in.

Oh good, at least he's had three milk feeds, which isn't so scary (at least 630ml, maybe more over the course of the day).

DD hates water too, or rather loves taking it into her mouth, storing up multiple sips and then slowly letting it drain out of her mouth down her chin until she's completely soaked and quite angry about it.

I'd go for the dreamfeed a) to get some more liquid into him and b) to try to avoid a 4:30 wake-up and c) to see whether he seems otherwise okay (i.e. Will take it, will wake up slightly but go back down without too much fuss). I'd be worried too if DD slept from 4:30pm, she usually goes to bed at 7:30, recently she slept from 6 and I was on edge until she'd had a sneaky bottle at 11 before I went to bed.

Oh and DD takes water better from a sippy cup, than from a bottle. Not that she swallows any.

Aww bless your DD x

Bottle/sippy cup/bottle with a valve doesn't work.

We'll he doesn't sleep through the night. He normally wakes once or twice. And the feeds he had today have been short-5 minutes or so. So I'm not sure how much he actually is getting. I normally give him 2 x 7oz before bed

I tell myself that her being so tricksy is a good sign of intelligence (she's always up to something, usually it's plotting to get hold of the one single thing in the room I least want her to get hold of).

Regarding the eating thing, really don't worry, he'll come around, six months is such early days just give him bits and bobs and see if he fancies them. I swear DD could feel my bubbling anxiety at her not eating and so refused to eat, as PPs have said, distract yourself a bit when he's eating, I've found that very useful.

And good luck tonight, I hope he's back to his normal self tomorrow - I know it's worrying when they sleep more than usual, but so long as he's otherwise we'll, peeing well and drinks his milk when he's next awake I wouldn't worry too much.

DD doesn't 'sleep through' per se, just usually we don't need to feed her at night (she just wakes for reassurance and comfort).
Xx

Your DD sounds like a character... like mine. Always wanting she can't have. It's super cute too when you see their thought process.

Thanks for your posts x it's reassuring. X