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Help.. I feel useless

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Preggo1234 · 22/05/2025 10:40

Looking for any advice/help please.

I honestly feel like a lost cause weaning my daughter. She’s 10 months old, never been a fantastic eater. I feel like everything I put in front of her she doesn’t want/wont eat.

I originally started with pouches and have tried to BLW too but she just throws it on the floor or refuses to eat it. She cries until I take it away from her.

Sometimes I feel like she will only eat if she sees it come out of a pouch. She will eat yoghurts from the fridge, sometimes a few mouthfuls of a pouch and that’s it. However if I offer her a yoghurt/biscotti/melty puff snacks after she’s refused her food she will likely take it.

I’ve tried all different toasts etc which she will put in her mouth then throw. Pinwheels, pasta, veg, fruit etc. She doesn’t want any of it!

She is a very distracted baby and constantly tries to get out of her high chair. I try using toys to keep her occupied but she still doesn’t want to know and just cries until I get her out. I’ve tried using different seats to feed her with no luck.

Im exhausted, I find it very draining trying to get her to eat!

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acupofteamakeseverythingbetter · 22/05/2025 10:42

How much milk is she having?

Coffeeishot · 22/05/2025 10:46

I know you are exhausted and stressed but are you giving her pouches at every meal or out of desperation? At 10 months just little bits are fine and I wouldn't do "meal times" either so just give her little bits of food randomly to.put in her mouth and don't give her a pouch at all squeeze them out into a bowl. As long as she's having little bits and her milk she will be OK.

mondaytosunday · 22/05/2025 11:25

Are you eating with her? Contrary to @Coffeeishot would do mealtimes, so she is hungry. If just doing bits here and there she will never be and will just graze.
Id sit with her and have something to eat too (the same food if possible).

Coffeeishot · 22/05/2025 11:28

I.just meant to start her off then reintroducing meal times, I understand the importance of sitting for her meals but it isn't working so maybe a reset is needed.

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