How do you do this?!

[Kaloobear]

DD is 24 weeks and has never shown much interest in food. She does watch me eat occasionally but never grabs it or anything. I tried giving her some baby rice last weekend and she was totally uninterested, pursed her lips, turned her face away etc. I left it a week and tried again today and she did the same thing.

Do you think she just doesn't like rice and I should give her something else? Or is she just not ready yet and we should wait a bit longer?

Also, is the magical 6 month mark counted from their 6 month 'birthday' or from 24 weeks? I'm worried she might not be interested for ages and start really missing out nutritionally. Thanks for any help.

i would try something else, my dd would/will eat anything and the only thing she has ever refused is baby rice.

or it could be a case that she isn't ready yet. she won't be missing out on anything if she is having full milk feeds

26 weeks is 6 months so you could hold off a wee while longer. You could try some fruit/veg either in puree or finger food form

Baby rice is pretty foul so I'd try with some root veg. Carrot, parsnip, butternut squash and sweet potato are all naturally sweet. Also like Seina says, try both purees and the roasted versions of these veg. My DD turns her head away when I tried to feed her when we started weaning. She's very happy to feed herself. Some babies like to feel the food they are eating,

And a year is exactly 52 weeks, so 6 months is 26.

I don't think we really spoon fed DS2 at all, he fed himself with whatever we gave him. Twas BLW by default. Now at aged 2 he spoon feeds himself everything and won't be fed by us. Unlike DS1 who would happily be spoon fed to the age of 4

Ok, thanks for the tips. Also good to know about 26 weeks. (Honestly, for a vaguely intelligent person this week/month old thing worries me too much!) Here's to round three...

Rice does not taste nice on its own so mix with something. We give DS food from our plates either big enough to hold or chopped small in a bowl and load a spoon for him to use. He will eat most things but often gets it in eyes and ears before mouth. Once we started him on food he has become more interested in it (5.5m)

I started my DS on half a mushed up rusk. He doesn't like baby rice

I wouldnt give rusk either as it is far too sweet. I tried it with ds but after tasting it myself and it being too sweet for me I didnt give it to him again. Mine liked rice mixed with pear or apple puree. Sweet potato and carrot are also quite sweet and good as starter veg.

Tried carrot at the weekend and got a decided no but had some success today with sweet potato!

My DS enjoys it.. And hv says its quite a good weaning food.

butternut squash is another good veg.

rusks have been slated for their high sugar levels:
www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/more-sugar-in-rusks-than-a-chocolate-digestive-1678535.html - They are ok once in a while or as the occasional finger food but I wouldnt use them as the main part of a weaning diet.

LiamsMummyJazz Just bear in mind that HVs are not always particularly up to date with their advice

He has the sugar free rusks. Plus he has a bit of porridge in the morning too. I've tried him with veg purée. But his tummy doesn't really agree with it at the mo. I think it's because he's still little.

Do sugar free rusks exist or are they sweetened with something else? Are they gluten free too? I'm not getting at you btw, I just think rusks get hyped a bit as a good weaning food when they aren't really

They still taste sweet tbh lol. I enjoy sharing too. In all honesty. As soon as he can ditch the rusk (hopefully in a few weeks) I will be a happier mummy!