10 month old no interest in food - just wants bottles

[dandeloin]

Oh its so frustrating - actually I'm so tired I just remembered that she's 9 months not 10, oh well... DD has zero interest in food, homemade meals, pouches, finger foods, savoury/sweet food/yogurts/fruits. She just wants bottles, and even at that its not like she devours the bottles, but I guess its the comfort of them. The flip side is that shes waking more and more often during the night for more bottles because she's hungry (she's a big baby and no fear f her losing weight from not eating...) and we're trying to catch her at the "right" time of hunger without being too hungry and that she's not getting too tired etc. Its soul destroying, she just closes her mouth and turns her head away. Should I be worried, or is there anything else I could do to try to encourage her to eat more?

Make sure that you give her a bit of time before offering solids after a full feed—an hour or so--to develop a bit of an appetite. On the other hand, you want to make sure that she isn’t too hungry when she comes to the table—it may actually deter her from trying new foods.
Teething can cause discomfort so it is normal that they don’t feel like eating during this period.
Sometimes a lack of appetite may just mean your child is too tired to eat.
Try having someone else feed her. Try feeding her at different times during the day. Try feeding her in different settings — she may refuse to eat in the highchair but will eat just fine while sitting on your lap! It could be that a small change like this prompts her to get interested in eating. Also make sure she’s not too distracted.
If all else fails, don’t be afraid to give up for a few weeks. This isn’t a battle to be won, after all, and if she senses your frustration (or desperation!) she may be even less inclined to eat. Instead, take a break and try again later. You might be surprised at the difference a few weeks makes!

I can imagine it's really frustrating.
Are you eating with her? Would she want to pick off your plate? What if you have a picnic? Use lots of different bowls etc? My DS has had very strong opinions about those sectioned plates since he was 8 months so they're languishing in a drawer somewhere but he loved little plastic bowls to eat from.

Do you have any friends with babies the same age? Sometimes a bit of peer pressure helps

Are you doing milk first then food? I imagine you'll have tried it both ways.