Nearly 9mnth old dsnt seem 2 b eatin much solids & also dsnt seem 2 b pooin that well

[GemLWilcox]

Hi my daughter is on solids she eats wat I have but only seems 2 eat bout 3 mouthfuls everytime then dsnt want anymore.HV said as long as shes eatin some its ok but I just seem 2 b worryin it isn't ok.Also when she poos sometimes she cnt get it all out & poos bout 4-5 times a day but only has little balls of pooh come out & sometimes big balls.Does this mean shes constipated & if she is wat sort of food can I give her 2 make it easier for her?

Does she drink water with her meals? That will help. Avoid foods like banana, sweet potato and maybe try her on things like apricots. Watery fruit/veg may well help as well - things like melon, cucumber, pear. It does sound like she might be a little bit constipated.

Agree with what ex says. Just wondering what type of milk she is on and how much does she have each day? Follow on has added iron but this can make them constipated and can act as an appetite suppressant.

When she poos, is it hard or sloppy (sorry)?

I think having such a small amount of solids at this age is quite normal, many babies don't really get solids at this age. Her main nutrition should be from her milk, so if she only eats a little, she's still eating, tasting new things and learning and that's all good

Some great suggestions on here already, just wanted to add plums. Either remove the stone and just give them to her or how about stewed plums and custard or plum crumble?

Forgot to ask, what are her height and weight centiles like?

She dsnt take much water with meals now even tho its offered 2 her all the time shes on 1st sma formula & sometimes her poo was hard others it was sloppy.Shes pooin ok now as I give her the baby fruit in the pots & give her chopped up fruit we eat

She has five 7oz bottles a day

It might be worth dropping a bottle. The minimum she should be on is 20floz a day of first stage milk until she's one, so there's definitely roon to drop one bottle and see if her appetite improves

Once she's hit 12 months you can ditch the formula and bottles altogether and its 300ml of full fat cows milk per day until she's 2.

DD is 9months and is now on 4 bottles a day, has been since about 7 months. She now eats quite well, 3x solid meals a day. She has 3x 6 oz bottles and 1x8oz bottle.