Help - 7 months and not taking much purees etc

[Shell001]

Hi,

Feel abit down im making all these purees with organic products all recipes etc and DS isnt interested even his yogurts he has two or three spoons and his done ..

Ive given him a rusk which he sucked on and little puffs of carrot from Organix he sucked on too just worries me he will choke ..

Im i doing this the wrong way should i be introducing finger food toast and butter etc ?

well if he's not interested in puree you have nothing to lose by seeing if he's interested in finger food

he can have toast and butter, sticks of veg, slices of fruit etc

but don;t stress if he still doesn't eat much - at this age food is still about trying new tastes and textures rather than wolfing huge quantities - just don't cut back on his milk

Thanks i ll try a few finger food ideas with soft veggies etc and see how that goes ...

Its just seeing all the food go in the bin is a shame when your told make homemade purees be prepared etc and freeze them and they never get eaten ..

speaking as a confirmed spoon and puree weaner I would say that sounds fine to me. A lot of babies have very small appetites for solid food. What's important is that you stay positive and offer a variety. At 7 mths he can certainly cope with a few lumps of things, finger food etc. You may find he prefers that and so you don't need to break out the blender all the time - or he may start eating more pureed stuff. If the latter you need to make sure you don't make it too fine so that he gets used to 'lumps' on a spoon as well

When freezing - do you use an ice cube tray? That's the best way to get really small portions

The huge advantage of just giving them what you eat yourself is that you don't get upset if they don't eat it, because at least you didn't go to any special trouble. The downside is that the mess involved in finger foods is stupendous. BTW my DCs both enjoyed the little Organix puffs at around 7 months. Don't leave him unattended when he's eating (doh!) and let him have some fun. And this would be a good time to buy a long-handled dustpan and brush set. You will be doing a lot of sweeping up...

I have the Annabel ice cube trays they are quite large i think so i halved the portions ( so it was half full ) and still doesnt eat much of that ...
I have tried the puffs and i see they turn soft once sucked on but i suppose im a worrier ... but i will try other foods now to get him interested ..
My floors are all wood so the mess isnt a real problem and i have a pink hetty she helps me out ...
Maybe my timing is out on meals and ive just started introducing more bottle feeds as going back to work so maybe the routine i m using is wrong timing ?

If it helps at that age I was doing breakfast, lunch (with savoury course and a pudding but not massive amounts of either) and then a bit of something rather bland in the evening - porridge, rice pudding, fruit puree etc. She would also eat something like a bit of a toast then but was just too tired to do any 'proper' eating. We started doing two courses for tea at around 9-10 mths.

My ds didn't even open his mouth for a spoon until 8 months! I kept persevering and gave him toast to suck and would initially put the purees in his mouth when he opened it to suck the toast (nice - just the start to food I'd imagined for my child). Then he got the message and we were away BUT only for chicken casserole, HIpp Organic fruit purees and Ready Brek. Oh and rusks.I found I had to cut bakc on his milk in the day to get him interested. It's very stressful isn;t it!

Thanks i feel less worried now ..