Baby loses tiny mind when there's food in the vicinity.

[TheWeatherGirl1]

So, weaning has been very successful.
Perhaps too successful.
Our baby is 7mths and he is just crazy for food, loves it.
Whenever we have food around him, whether it's for him or not, he gets utterly furious until it's in his mouth.
Tiny fists curl up and bang the highchair, he yells and goes bright red, and none of this stops until we feed him.
At the moment it's funny, but there's a fair chance that it won't continue to be so if he keeps it up.
Any suggestions as to how we nip this behaviour in the bud?
Should we secretly be preparing food and taking it in turns to eat in the bathroom where he can't see us?

Oh your description did make me laugh, sorry 😂

My only suggestion is to all eat at the same time

Awwww too cute! But why can’t he always get something too? He can’t understand the concept of his or yours, so just share food for now- even if it means you pretending to eat his food so he thinks that rice cake was yours first!

My DS once let out a wail so loud, I thought he’d been stung by a wasp. It was whilst checking my precious poppet for damage that I noticed that in his line of sight was a picnic with huge baguette sandwiches, and the noise was his outrage at not being included. Arms outstretched and sobbing, the full show.
Enjoy!

I'd just eat together and share too.

Until he blags something he hates.

Btw my DS is 18mo and shouts GIEEE whenever he's hungry and in the kitchen 😂

My 18m old is like this, no more snacks for us as she wants everything. We eat lunch together

If he's like mine, be prepared to share. If you eat something he shouldn't have, go into another room! At 16mo mine is only just beginning to understand what's his and what isn't.

This made me laugh, ds was (and is) the same. He adores food and was about 10 weeks old when he first lunged towards a banana his father was eating, toothless mouth gaping, eyes fixed on his target, a look of pure determination on his face. Absolutely hilarious and very cute. He's now 3 and still eats everything he can get his hands on, doesn't even seem to have food preferences really, just loves the lot.
As possible have said, we tried all eating together, which did help, and even now we share food with him all the time because otherwise we'd never eat a mouthful in peace.

Eat together and share.

I was like this as a baby and have not grown out of it

He sounds like my DB - used to go nuts and scream at the sight of food, once pulled the tablecloth off the table in a restaurant because his meal didn't appear quickly enough.

As a toddler he would raid the fridge, cupboards, eat anything and everything he could get his hands on.

He famously sneaked under the cake table at a fete and ate great handfuls of all the cakes which had been purchased and left for collection.

You'll be pleased to hear he grew out of it, and his food obsession has passed into family folklore. I wouldn't worry too much about your little one - at least you won't have problems getting food into him, particularly the heathy stuff.

My DS is 3 and always wants what we ( me and DH) have. He loves nearly everything mushrooms or olives are one of his favs snacks, so the only way to stop him having whatever food we have is to either say its too spicy or if its cucumber ( the only thing we both dislike ).
Enjoy that he wants to try all the good, you have a great eater.

**food not good!

Ah that's so cute!

My niece was exactly like this! It's so funny because I came across a photo of her snapped years ago at a family gathering just as someone handed her mum a plate of food. I totally remember her just going into one, mouth open, limbs flailing and kicking, just totally ready to get her feed on. We used to joke and say we'd buy her a trough.

Anyway, she'd 14 now and still ever the eater (and so tall and skinny! She's all legs!).

Congratulations! You've got a foodie! I am sure he'll settle down. But it's all so exciting! It's like he's living out Master Chef.

Ok ok, I'm feeling slightly better.
I was worried that I'd be calling Overeaters Anonymous by the time he hits the heady age of 8 mths.
We do try and eat together, although we made the mistake of going out for a 'romantic' coffee and cake on Valentines day without taking any snacks for the baby.
He was FURIOUS.
You've never seen two people eat so fast, I had heartburn all the way home.

I think some of the problem is that we can't provide his food quickly enough for his liking.
As soon as he sees the bag of porridge appear in the morning he starts grunting and turning scarlet, like a tiny Henry 8th.
Woe betide whichever parent doesn't get it to the table in under two minutes.
I have to eat my cereal with my back to him and yet I can hear him craning around in his highchair and making fake coughing noises so that I'll turn around.

Mealtimes are not very relaxing.

lornathewizzard
We have a Geeeee yeller too!

Baby Led Weaning. Literally serve a plate of what you are having. Done.

Ds used to be like this. Then he had an attitude change for a few months where he wasn't bothered for eating much at all, now he shovels it in like it's his last meal. We share everything. Even if he has a plate in front of him he always wants what were eating even if it is the same. There's a little boy at his nursery who sounds just like your ds. Full on screaming tears rolling fist clenching tantrums before every breakfast. He's almost 2! Good luck op!

Why not give him some banana while his breakfast is being made?

And just give him a bit of what you're eating. Why couldn't he have some of your cake on valentine's Day?

But yes, do take snacks everywhere with you, or it's just not fair.

I always give mine some chopped up fruit or vegetable while they are waiting for food.

I could have written your post!

Mealtimes can be very frustrating especially when it's something like porridge where I have to load the spoon up before handing it to them. They grunt and groan and whine and shout in the millisecond that I'm doing it as they need food in their mouth IMMEDIATELY after they've put the previous mouthful in.

I expected this at closer to a year but seven months is very testing! Also have been concerned about overeating as they never stop!!!

My Labrador is the same. Not v helpful but I can empathise. She drools though rather than channeling Henry VIII.

My 9 month ds just had dinner. I ate mine afterwards with ds on my lap and his hands in my rice literally shovelling it into his mouth!

I think he may well be part labrador.
He's perfected a sad, hangdog expression with head tilted slightly to one side and eyes fixed on mine, for between yells when he's getting his breath back.

Is he at the stage where he's utterly devastated when he's eaten everything and there's no more food yet?

Mine also likes to come up to me randomly and turn my hands over in case I'm hiding food in them. Very disappointed that I never am!