DS2 is 26 weeks old tomorrow. We started weaning him early (at 23 weeks) because he won't drink breast milk or formula.
He started off really well. Seemed really enthusiastic. He didn't really get the hang of opening his mouth for the spoon, but would suck the contents off when I held the spoon to his lips.
On the HV's and nurse's advice I quickly moved him on from fruits/veg to dairy and then protein. We also started giving him cow's milk as his main drink (again on the nurse's recommendation) on the grounds that it's better to get milk of some kind into him rather than none and we can supplement him with multinvitamins and he was (at the point) eating well.
For the past week he has refused to eat solids. I think it may be because I tried him on slight lumps that made him gag. But frankly it could be anything. He has gone from eating three meals per day (two courses) each of which was roughly the size of a jar of baby food, although his food was home cooked, to virtually nothing. He also cries when I put the spoon to his lips.
I would still be worried but less so if he was still drinking EBM or formula, but he won't have any. He has upped his intake of cow's milk to 6 bottles per day.
I've tried him with finger foods but he doesn't seem to know what to do with them. They go to his mouth but he doesn't suck, bite or swallow them.
The HV and nurse just say not to worry and that he won't starve himself. But surely he's not getting all the nutrients he needs?
Does anyone have any advice at all?