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17 Month Old Very Picky, Driving Me Crazy, Weaning Gone Wrong?

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Marillioni · 18/03/2022 15:27

I'm a first time Mum... and I feel like it's my fault my son is the way he is. I don't think I weaned him properly. He is used to jars of baby food and only likes a handful of solid foods. Cream crackers, rice cakes, those cheese straw crisps for babies you can get, cheese, breadsticks and petit filous. He has become more and more difficult to feed the jars... but I knew if he was eating those he was at least getting some meat and vegetables. I try to get him to have fruit by giving him those puree fruit pots. I feel like he wants his own control now... but he doesn't touch any foods placed in front of him. If it's not one of his recognised items, he won't even entertain the idea of trying it or touching it. I read about it being my job to provide the meal and his job to eat it, and if he didn't then he would go hungry. But that seems incredibly harsh. How is it making eating an enjoyable experience for him if he's just incredibly upset about the sight and presentation of a meal and then goes starving? I'm at a loss as to how to go forward.

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