11-month-old refusing solids and waking at night for milk

[Maggie199408]

Baby nearly 11 months old stopped eating solids only wants melty sticks yes bad I know but the main issue is shes now waking in night hungry for milk...this is new happened over last 2 nights if i refuse the milk she wont sleep and I need sleep haha so what do I do? I still offer 3 meals a day just to get not touched i tried milk second solid first didnt want i tried waiting longer more hunger didn't work tried different textures nope spoon fed and self fed nope I got HV involved just said keep offering meals? I mean not much anyone can do i have a son with ASD and ARFRID so food isnt a new battle for me but doesnt effect his sleep like it is her?

She's a bit young yet to expect her to be fully weaned. She's still getting most of her nutrition from milk and will be for a couple of months yet.

If she's on breast milk, transition her to formula for evening feed as it's a bit more filling. At this point, food is still more of a plaything than sustenance. Give her milk as usual and continue giving her bits from your plate to look at, smush about and hopefully, taste. It's too early to be worried.

I mean cut the melty sticks first, no nutrition there. They don't need snacks until 12 months. Keep offering 3 meals and don't give any milk or snack for at least 2 hours before. I wouldn't be worried, mine didn't eat 3 meals til at least 18 months and even now often skips a meal she's nearly 2. night feeds are totally normal, you only want to cut them out if bottle as bad for teeth.

Shes formula fed now I stopped breastfeeding at 9 months she doesnt eat anything though like nothing at all and the night feeds wasnt a thing until she fully stopped eating she used to eat purees but now nothing when she ate purees she didnt wake up for feeds as often as she is now x

Shes formula fed she used to eat pots smooth purees but stopped that too and all of a sudden drinking full bottles over night will not sleep without them and thats come since shes stopped eating so assuming she is more hungry because of food refusal x

Give her the milk, it’s fine. Honestly she will wean properly onto solids when she’s ready and you won’t look back.

What's a melty stick?

https://www.ellaskitchen.co.uk/shop/sweetcorn-carrot-melty-sticks?_gl=1sapb4j_upMQ.._gs*MQ..&gclid=CjwKCAjwsfzSBhB5EiwAOGyqSbl0GjIiosWyyBNKKTMQdrSJQT5rUbA41iCQVCOJfGq62omkjj892xoCGDUQAvD_BwE&gbraid=0AAAAADBcOC-m7sPf2H5AqpwQ8J5V4mgFF

Personally mine did the same at a similar age
I got out the tuff tray- started playing with clean cars/animals in food- cold rice pudding, dinner she had refused, spaghetti, cereal etc .... I used to put it out at about 4- and she would eat whilst playing- but wouldn't eat otherwise....
We also did yoghurt with food colouring (or fruit purees) (normally in the garden)- dumped it on the highchair tray and got her to swirl it in etc- again would eat a bit....
Found that she was fussy but it only lasted a couple of weeks....

You said in a reply to someone she is eating nothing at all, this conversation needs to be with your health visitor, not mums net xx

I have had health visitor involved thats why i came here to see if any other advice from other mums going or gone through it x

Hi,

My daughter also started doing this, it lasted probably 10 days & we put it down to teething. Then all of a sudden she stopped waking up for that bottle & is eating better than she ever has.

With all these babies, these phases are always temporary so I’m sure she’ll be back to herself soon ❤️

If she's eating nothing at all, you need to speak to health visitor. She should be well passed purees by now, even if not eating much, what you offer should be actual food at that age. I'd be cutting down formula as that's filling her up.

Thanks everyone! I will contact my HV again x

What foods are you trying her with? Have you tried putting a few bits out and seeing if she will pick anything and have milk as well there? My son did this at a similar age and this is what I did. I put things with different textures, some savoury and some sweets on the high chair table. Most went on the floor, but he did have a go with some bits. I really think this helped.

This helped me today I gave it a go she mainly messed with wheatabix almost put to mouth i tried rice with a spoon she enjoyed playing with the spoon i tried toast she ate a bit of the toast yay! This is obviously not all in one sit down meal I was just trying little things I have previously tried fish fingers, chicken, avocado, strawberries, potato wedges ect I will keep on doing the small but often exposure way any meal ideas?? X

Update!

Tried a blue tray shes now touching exploring putting in mouth so happy! Just needed to try different approach

Make your life easy and don't make separate meals - cook meals for everyone and adjust for baby. We do bolognaise with either turkey mince, beef mince, lentils; turkey chilli; mac and cheese; chicken curry; noodle's with satay sauce. Mine loves sweetcorn/corn on the cob and peas so we always have those on the side for her. Mine has never let me feed her, they need to explore food with their hands!

UPFs for babies. Honestly the manufacturers will think of anything to get parents to part with money.

That’s good news