Started weaning DS at 6 months old, he's now 10 and a half months (11 months in a week). He hardly eats. The past month it's been the worst he's been so far but he has been teething terrible (especially the past week). He's started to do this hand flapping thing in the high chair and make lots of noises until eventually he cries to get down. I never put pressure on and just say "okay finished now" and take him down. He sits with us as a family and we all eat together. I load the spoon or he will pick it up. But he doesn't eat much at all. I'm talking 2/3 small spoons or bites of something(on a good day). I offer a lot of different foods so I don't think it's that the food is boring.
I'm just worried he's going to become anaemic as I know they need a lot of iron as babies. He's breast fed and loves his milk. I tried cutting out the morning feed to see if he ate more breakfast but it made no difference.
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Why doesn't my baby eat?
lottie198 · 11/11/2022 20:38
Seeema2902 · 05/01/2024 20:52
@Elisabeth3468 @SteadyFreddi
its hard when your going through it and it feels like your failing. I know I can’t solve it can only offer, did you guys keep offering milk as usual and did you continue to do so in a bottle? X
Seeema2902 · 05/01/2024 19:06
Finding this so hard and demoralising I don’t know what to do to help, any tips did you ever offer food off your hand @Elisabeth3468 … he’s due to start nursery in May hoping this will help but more than anything I feel embarrassed to handover he barely eats x
Seeema2902 · 05/01/2024 14:51
Intrigued to know how this ended? X we’re weaning and it’s awful 8 months won’t eat a thing x hate it x
PritiPatelsMaker · 12/11/2022 08:09
If you've got a DP/DH I'd send them to the park today with some snacks or lunch. Often a different person and a different environment can encourage LOs to eat.
Could your DH/DP get them up in the morning and give them breakfast instead of a feed. It would give you time to have a shower and they usually eat when Mum isn't around.
PlantDoctor · 11/11/2022 20:42
They say they get most of their nutrients from milk until age 1 if I remember correctly. I wouldn't be too worried about it yet. We gave DD a liquid vitamin and mineral supplement (wellbaby I think, although it doesn't taste great!), which might help to alleviate your concern about iron deficiency?
Cherryblossoms85 · 11/11/2022 20:42
Try more baby led weaning and get stuff he can play with and then try? This blw cookbook is full of great ideas www.amazon.co.uk/Baby-led-Weaning-Cookbook-delicious-recipes/dp/0091935288/ref=pd_aw_fbt_img_sccl_1/261-8897015-1933901?pd_rd_w=HRTEf&%3Bcontent-id=amzn1.sym.86676462-a552-4c28-8ddc-2508435d120c&%3Bpf_rd_p=86676462-a552-4c28-8ddc-2508435d120c&%3Bpf_rd_r=EKGBMBYZA322FD8SBQ2B&%3Bpd_rd_wg=8yDmf&%3Bpd_rd_r=0dc90311-2383-4746-ac5c-6cceb936c8dd&%3Bpd_rd_i=0091935288&%3Bpsc=1&tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21
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