8 month old feeding, am I expecting too much?

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DS is just over 8 months and I began introducing solids at 6 months. Other than his daily morning porridge, everything else is just a struggle. I have given him a huge variety of things and he turns his nose up at 99% of meals. Is this normal?? Does anyone have any tips? I thought I'd enjoy the weaning process but all it has been so far is an enormous pain in the back side 😁 I'm really positive and encouraging at meal times with him but it's just not working!

It's normal. Just sit him in front of food and let him play and pretty much ignore him unless there is a problem (he is choking, falling out of the high chair). Starting on solids is a massive PITA. It's not fun or enjoyable. Neither of mine ate much of anything until 9-10 months, but then one day they suddenly ate massive amounts. I would just offer small amounts of things you are eating so you don't go to the trouble of making anything extra for him and wait until things pick up, which they will in the next few months.

Totally normal!

Mine (always been on the skinner side of baby sizes) wasn’t interested in anything much till well over a year old - he was breastfed if that makes a difference. We did baby led weaning, and he just picked at stuff. He is now 3 and a really good eater, (- still long and skinny) except for most raw vege which he holds no truck with.

Don’t worry to much! In hindsight I did and it was a waste of time.

Completely normal! Dd didn’t eat 3 meals until well past one, I had to cut down bf to get her to actually eat anything. I was also looking forward to weaning until I realised what stubborn buggers babies are!

I used to pop her in her high chair and just share my meals with her, sometimes she ate, sometimes she didn’t. I didn’t make any fuss and only intervened if she was jamming food in her mouth.

She did get it eventually! And now eats what seems like constantly at 3

I've just started weaning my second. I'd forgotten what a PITA it is! The mess, the waste! My house is a mess enough as it is with us all in it without adding a severely uncoordinated eater into the mix! She's got CMPA so I also can't always give her what we're eating. I just keeping giving myself a talking to that it doesn't matter how quickly we crack it. I'm just giving her bits of what we're having when I can and hope she doesn't choke whilst I'm wresting with the pre schooler to take her feet down from the table!

Thank you! It's good to be reassured.

@Monhysteria he is EBF too so not sure if that makes any difference. I'll just keep doing what I am doing then 🙂

Yeah the best thing i did when weaning was massively lower my expectations!

I found how food was displayed made a difference with my DS. All on his high chair tray? No thanks. In individual bowls or a muffin tray? Yes please. I also found ignoring him helped - I'd either get on with my food or with tidying the kitchen/making our dinner. He would often like his yogurt first then would try some of his main meal. He's now 2 and very happily eats his pudding (on the odd occasion he has one) before his main.