Started weaning 2 weeks ago & she still won't eat a thing.

[zambooloo]

Hi, dd is nearly 6 months so thought I would start to offer some solids.

So far we have tried - puree pear, apple, banana, brocolli and finger food banana, strawberry in a nuby net, asparagus and some porridge.

She refuses a spoon just turns her head away and clamps mouth shut and any finger food is ignored or just thrown on floor.

Any suggestions?

my 6mth chomped a bit on some rice cakes but refused carrot puree. i tried her on a lentil stew which had heaps of differant flavours and she gobbled. Rather than make me come across as some smug mum of a little foodie, i hope it might be worth trying. Once she is 6 mth she can have most stuff. Just whizz up or chop into fingers what ever your having (or have had)

Also we picked up a total of seven rice cakes off the floor of Costa yesterday that had a 50% lick rate, having refused the rice pudding I offered, and i thought this a success!!!

Just keep offerring. Eat at same time as her. Ignore her while she "eats" ie plays with food. My dd is currently only eating breakfast if it involves mashed banana and lunch and dinner if it involves butternut squash or sweet potato. I'm sure you'll find one or two things that your lo likes and then use that as a base for lots of other things.
I had the same thing with my two others and we're currently being eaten out of house and home by them. I found the best thing to do is not spend too much time doing something special for baby then when it's not consumed you'll feel less worried. It's still all about the milk at this age.

Also was dd showing interest in food before starting weaning? Mine was desperate then found it all a bit of an anticlimax. Food doesn't all taste of milk.

Just keep offering and they'll get it in the end. Even if she's just throwing them on the floor. Make sure the floor is clean and re-offer the food. It helps if you are all eating together because babies like to copy what you are doing. Keep the whole thing relaxed and don't worry about how much she eats.

I agree with theginerone that you can also try normal food. Mine prefers stronger flavour food too. But what she likes more is food off my plate. Things she'll not eat if offered on her highchair tray, she'll happily eat if stolen off my plate.

Now she's a mobile 14mo, I can't stop her climbing onto the sofa and steal my breakfast .

Mine did the same. I held back for a few days then started giving her our food when we were eating, as finger food. She loved the whole social aspect of it and waving broccoli around, but to be fair most of it went on the floor. Now 6 weeks on she eats quite well, and will take some things like porridge and yoghurt off the spoon.

How near to 6 months is she - could you just wait a bit longer? When she's ready you'll know. My son was 26-27 weeks when I started weaning him and it was fine.

Read this and stop worrying, would be my suggestion: www.pinterandmartin.com/my-child-wont-eat/

She'll eat when she's ready, just offer it and don't stress if she doesn't want it.

Babyledscreaming LOVE your name!

The social thing is such a big part of it. dd sat with us for weeks before we even offered her any food. Sat in her high chair drooling on the table and making chewing faces and big eyes at our food. Might be worth NOT giving her food for a few days but if she asks for some let her share yours (or some rice cakes) The food bit is only one part of the process.

I did the same as babyledscreaming really.
Ds would get really upset when offered a spoon so gave him finger foods for a couple of weeks then introduced mashed food rather than purees which he was fine with.