Nearly 10 month old and eating - help please!

[Luciemaie]

Hey, so my baby girl turns 10 months old next week.

She was EBF until we started weaning at 6 months and then we went down the purée route. We also introduced bits of food to encourage self feeding and she is more then able to feed her self. The problem is she seems to now not want to self feed. I do make her meals which are obviously textured now that she is bigger and I’m trying to introduce as much as I can but as an example il give her some food in her high chair to explore and she will sometimes touch it and then pull a funny face and not go back to it. She hates toast, won’t touch the baby snacks (crisps, rice cakes etc), isn’t interested in fruit unless it’s in her hand held thing (it’s a nuby contraption with holes in it for a baby to eat fruit) she’s gone off baby porridge too. I feed her from a bowl as she hasn’t got the hang of spoons yet but I put some of what I’m feeding her on her tray for her to experience too and I give her the bowl and spoon towards the end. She just doesn’t seem to like to touch her food.

I do have another child but he’s older and it’s been a long time since I have had to do this and I feel like I’m getting it all wrong and that she isn’t enjoying her food. Can anyone give me some advice on how to make it more appealing to her?

What are her motor skills like? Does she have a pincer grasp yet?
Be a role model: eat together, and let her watch what you do.
Be calm about mess. If she’s used to you sighing or wiping her mouth too often, it might be making her more reluctant. A long-sleeved bib and a plastic mat under the highchair will minimise the damage.
She’ll get there! She’ll definitely learn that food + hand (or spoon) + mouth = good. Just relax and let her go at her own leisurely pace for a little while longer.

Hello, sounds like you're doing amazing and trying lots. They are all so different in what they like/how they eat. I have 3 and all ate differently. Is she still BF? Could be she's having more milk and isn't too bothered by the food as she's not that hungry? I agree, let her get messy and enjoy exploring touch and taste and eat with her too sing songs distract her etc. My 2.5 Yr old still won't eat toast or a sandwich (takes all the middle out and leaves the bread) she's my worst eater still now and was BF until 2 ....meal time is stressful as she never eats but seems happy and full of beans and grazes most of the day, that's just her way. Sounds like you're doing great trying it all, still early days and they have lots of milk too at this age so could be full from that. Good luck!