8 month old scared of grainy texture...?

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Hi, my baby is almost 8 months old, I've noticed something interesting about her and wanted to ask if any other mom has experienced this.

We were out at a play group, and there was this transparent ball with small soft spikes, and my baby freaked out when she saw it. And another day, I wanted to let her have some sensory play at home, so I poured dry rice in a big bucket and show it to her and she got scared. Then I remembered once I put a lot of small bath toys in her little bathtub and she cried... I'm wondering if she's scared when she sees/feels things that are clustered in bunch. And this leads me to think if that's also why she's not progressing well with solid food too because maybe she's highly sensitive to textures.

Is this a thing for some babies? And if so, how could I help her to overcome/feel easy? We're going for a beach vacation next month, and I have a feeling that she'll hate the sand!

It’s all so new. Keep offering and reassuring x

I wouldn’t read too much into any of that to be honest. Mine is eight months and terrified of the kitchen tap 🤷🏻‍♀️

Around that age my DD LOATHED sand! We had to take a play tent to the beach so she could sit in it and not touch the terribly upsetting sand She grew out of it and loved the beach by the time she was 2.

Babies do go through weird phases like this - it might be a thing long term, it might not, so it's best not to overly control the things she has access to IYSWIM. Some babies just don't like new experiences but then they're OK with things when they get used to them.

My DC have always managed better if they felt they were in control and could pick and choose, especially with food. Give her a selection of tastes and textures to try, let her have what she wants and make a mess, and that will help her get used to things.