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Weaning - 1.5 months later and son still not eating!!!

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Anna4 · 08/10/2007 15:40

My son is 7 months old and currently eats next to nothing! We started weaning (Annabel Karmel style) at first, and he was disgusted by the spoon and wouldn't let it in his mouth, unless he did it but he would put the other end of the spoon in (anything to avoid food!).

We then came across BLW - which gave me hope - but a month into that we are still getting no-where! In a month he has had a half a bread stick, a few sucks on an avocado slice and a chip - and I am sure they were all digested by accident as he was just knawing on them with his teeth and gums!

I personally haven't been worrying about it too much (am I mean?) as he is a happy boy, slowly putting on weight and sleeping well. He goes to nursery 3 times a week and they TRY to feed him pureed food there (they won't do finger food in the baby section!) and then the other days he has finger food and sometimes pureed with me.

But the nursery have phoned me twice, once asking if they could lesson the amount in his milk feeds (he has 6 feeds at 7oz a day and usually drains most of them) I said yes as they are expressing that it is bad for my son not be eating after this length of time trying. This was done last week and my son is not eating/accepting food anymore than he was before.

They then phone me again today concerned about his lack of eating?but what ia mother suppose to do. I honestly think he is just not interested in food yet - Am I right not being too concerned? Or has anyone else suffered this with their little one's and actually something is wrong?

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Anna4 · 08/10/2007 16:06

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Habbibu · 08/10/2007 16:29

Sorry you're having a stressful time, Anna. I don't think it's super-unusual for 7 month olds to not be terribly interested - I seem to recall a discussion on aitch's blog where the consensus was that they really took off at about 8-9 months. Me, I gave birth to a human dustbin, but even I noticed a difference at around 9 months. Quite shocked that your nursery won't feed your child the way you want them to - can you point out to them that NHS guidelines recommend finger food from 6 months? Also, I'd post this question on the BLW forum (click link on left hand side) to see what people have to say there. I wouldn't cut back the milk, to be honest. Good luck!

Tapster · 08/10/2007 16:40

6 feeds at 6oz a day does seem alot, although I am a BF so what would I know! My DD is now 11 months and still doesn't eat that much and at 7 months it was virtually nothing. I really think BLW may be the way forward but requires alot of patience - no wonder the nursery won't do it. Can't you prepare some finger food and take it nursery? Are they also worried about choking/required amounts of supervision I wonder?

Olihan · 08/10/2007 16:45

I'd agree thst he's just not interested yet. My ds2 was the same, it's only really been in the last week or so that he's properly taken to solids and he's 9.5mo.

IMO, your nursery are being ridiculous. If he's not interested in solids then he needs milk. He's only 7mo, he's not been eating soids for long, besides which, milk should still be the bulk of his diet until he's 1. As for not giving finger food in the baby room - what's that about then? I would be firm with them and say that you're happy for him to have that amount of milk and you're taking the weaning slowly.

I would just keep going as you are, tbh. Keep offering him finger food whenever you're eating and he can just play with it. Some of it will go in his mouth like everything else goes in his mouth , and he'll gradually work out what this 'food' business is all about.

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Anna4 · 08/10/2007 16:51

Thanks Habbibu - I have posted on BLW (I am under a different name there just to be confusing!)

Tapster - yes 6 feeds is a lot, but as he is on the 25th centile and obviously wants this milk I keep feeding it to him! The nursery will only give him food prepared on site! I know a complete pain.....

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Habbibu · 08/10/2007 16:54

But the nursery must prepare finger food for their older children, surely? I really would take the NHS guidelines in, and ask them why they're not following them.

Olihan · 08/10/2007 18:58

Anna, I don't think 6 feeds is a lot, or is it 6 feeds while he's at nursery? Ds1 used to drink 45 - 50fl oz a day, along with 3 puree meals at that age.

6 feeds in 24 hours isn't that much, especially if it's his primary source of calories.

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