My son won't eat

[naturopath]

Started weaning at 19 weeks (under paediatric gastroenterologist's strict instructions). Ate small amounts of baby rice, pear, squash and sweet potato quite happily. That lasted about a week or two. Then he didn't want any solids any more.

I gave it a few days' rest after several refusals, but he still didn't want to eat.

Have given him tiny amounts of melon, banana, potato, butternut squash, carrot, pear, swede etc. sice then - he has swallowed some semi-happily, but then throws them up later.

Have also given him finger foors (cooked caoot sticks, cucumber, melon) but he won't put them in his mouth.

In short, he is now 27 weeks+ and wo't have anything but breastmilk. Help!!!

Why did you have to wean at 19 weeks?

Taking no solids at 27+ weeks isn't unusual or worrisome imo, I'd just relax and let him be. Give him bits to play with, finger foods, and don't push him, he'll eat when he's ready.

Is he healthy otherwise?

I would give the solids a rest for a week or so, and allow him just to have the breast milk. it sounds like his gut can't cope with it if he throws it up again.

Then I would reintroduce solids very slowly, one by one, with as little stress as possible.

Don't need to worry at all. Stop all solids for one to two weeks and then start again. I wished somebody gave me this advice. I didn't and kept trying a little bit of solids and I think it put her off food for months even though I never forced it she didn't like being offered food when she obviously did not want it.

My DD started really eating solids at 13 months. BM has kept her going but she is tall and round so obviously that was what she needed.

Started weaning at 19 weeks on paed's recommendation as ds was waking up hourly every night (has been for about 2-3 months now).

Was and still am pretty relaxed about it all, but he's 6 months now and various family members/health professionals are beginning to get concerned. I certainly never push the food and am very conscious of not wanting to give him bad associations with it. He just doesn't particularly want to play with any foods, or taste them.

He is otherwise well, although has had quite bad silent reflux (he is off the meds now) and has quite bad eczema (also under control at the moment).

I keep stopping for a week or two and then trying again but he just doesn't seem ready. Family tell me I have to keep trying every day..

Naturopath- I am very surprised at the advice to wean at 19 weeks, especially as he has bad eczema.

Pleasse try not to stress about it - and don't worry about what your family are saying - try and ignore them. I was in a similar position to you with dd2 - I started weaning at about 5 months in the hope that the earlier I started, how easier it would be. Was I wrong! Three months later, dd2 still wasn't weaned and I had my mil practically forcing a spoon into her mouth. It was very stressful, but dd2 was adament she only wanted to bf. A friend suggested BLW to me when she was 9 months old, and gradually she started eating, very slowing, on her own terms.

You will get there in the end - and you do have time to get there. There is no hurry to wean, despite what your family are telling you.

thanks - Mumsnet and family/drs seem to be on different planets sometimes