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11 MO not interested in finger food

9 replies

sarahloula · 10/03/2012 19:13

Hi all,

My DD is 11 months old and eats really well, 2 bottles, one in the morning and at night and 3 mushed meals a day with yoghurts and mushed up fruit. I'm not all all worried about her intake amount but she doesn't seem at all interested in feeding herself/finger foods. We've tried giving it to her but she just pulls a face and throws it on the floor. Any tips/advice? Should I be worried?

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3boysandagirl · 22/03/2012 11:11

I haven't got any tips but my dd is almost 11 months, eats whatever I give her but won't feed herself or use her cup.
I've started putting her in her highchair before her meals are ready and giving her toast, breadsticks etc to hold with the hope she might take a bite.

jenduck · 30/03/2012 13:16

Have either of you had any success yet? My DS will be 1 soon (Easter Sunday) & still absolutely refuses food that doesn't come on a spoon! It's not a texture thing, as he will eat all sorts of lumps from a spoon, he just will not put food in his mouth, or let me do it. Am getting really worried as all the babies (7mo onwards ) at baby group feed themselves, but not DS! Also getting fed up with comments from friends & family who think it's strange

Have tried letting him watch us (including his big brother, whom he adores) eat, feeding him sandwiches etc, giving him food to hold - all just goes on the floor! He has a very hearty appetite for 'spoon food' though & is very big. He is also so laidback he's horizontal! Does suck his thumb when tired, though...

Also, do your DC put anything else in their mouths i.e. toys? DS doesn't & never has. He will now drink from a soft-spouted cup, but I have to give that to him.

squeeze28 · 03/04/2012 08:54

hi
my 7 month old isnt interested in finger food at all either, although everything she lays her hands on goes straight in her mouth! I was starting to think that maybe im not giving her the right things but all i can think of is she doesnt like the feel of things in her hand. Ive tried fruit, toast, and rusks but nothing works! She just ignores it if its sat in front of her or drops it if i put it in her hand. Ive even sat eating the same thng in front of her but nothing works!

If you do get an answer for this elsewhere please can you post it on here so i know!

thanks x :o

jenduck · 11/04/2012 13:06

Bumping as DS is now 1 & still no progress & I haven't read about other babies this old still with this 'issue'...

OneLittleBabyTerror · 11/04/2012 13:28

Squeeze don't panic. She is still 7mo. Do you give her finger food when someone is eating with her? It doesn't have to be a proper meal if it's odd o'clock. You can just have a biscuit, or a celery stick with her. Just keep putting things on the highchair tray, let her copy you, and she'll get it in the end.

To the others with older babies. Basically same advice. Try eating with them so meal time is a social time. Most babies like to copy what you are doing, and just not let it stress you (and them) out. My 1yo has recently started copying me wiping the floor under her high chair, waving her hand over the floor . At first nothing much will go into their mouths, but it will get better. jenduck those you see eating finger food well at 7mo probably started at 6mo so they have a month of practice!

jenduck · 16/04/2012 18:11

That's the thing, OneLittleBabyTerror, he doesn't really copy us in anything! He's an independent little soul who loves to practice pulling himself up to standing, rolling about on the floor, exploring toys with his hands & eyes, but he doesn't copy us when it comes to eating, waving, clapping etc. I think it's just that he's very laidback (at least, I hope so).

Don't know if you could call this progress, but over the weekend he played with the food we gave him for longer than previously, before it went on the floor (up to 10 mins)

omri · 27/06/2012 13:40

hi jenduck, just wondering how you are getting on now... my ds will be 11 months next week and doesnt take anything by finger food. he'll eat anything by spoon, textured or not but anything i try to give him as finger food he just picks up and drops on the ground. if i pick it back up or give him another piece he gets really annoyed and pushes it onto the ground again!!

he sounds v like your little chappy - v independent (stubborn even!) just wanting to climb and explore and be mobile all the time

jenduck · 09/07/2012 19:04

Hi omri, just seen this. DS2 is still not interested in finger food at all, tbh. I am trying very hard not to worry about it, & have had tales from a couple of friends about children of a similar age (now just 15 months) who wouldn't eat finger food & then just suddenly just did it one day!

DS2 is, however, even more physical than ever (certainly more physical than DS1 ever was), and will climb on literally anything & cruise all round the furniture at any opportunity & looks ready to walk any day now, so I think he's focussing on that side of things for now!

Hope things are going well with your DS

sarahbtsn · 23/04/2019 15:34

Hi jenduck. I know this is an old thread but I wondered what happened with your DS2 in the end? My 11 month old is exactly the same. Doesn’t put toys in his mouth or finger food and won’t put his cup to his mouth. He does however suck his thumb so I know he can put things in his mouth! He is fine with lumps in his food just not dry finger food (if that makes sense).

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