Does anyone have any advice for my friend please?

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My friend has got an 8.5 month old boy who's always been quite an eater. He's had a bad cold and chest infection for a couple of weeks now, she's taken him to the doctors and he's now on antibiotics for the chest infection, but my friend's worried that her ds isn't eating any solids, he's back to breastfeeding every three hours including through the night when previously he was sleeping through. She's now worried that a) he's not getting enough of the correct nutrients and b)he's taken a big step back on the weaning front. She keeps offering him solids but he refuses them all, has done for two weeks now. What should she do, keep bfing and hope he starts being interested in them again or something else?

keep bf-ing. he is poorly and it's no wonder he is off his food.
I never fancy much to eat when I am ill, so it doesn't surprise me if the kids don't either!
both of my boys pretty much refuse any food when ill.

breastmilk will be giving her baby plenty of good nutrition and antibodies and lots of other lovely stuff, she really doen't need to worry

Allow him to BF as much as he wants and she will see when he is feeling better and he will be more interested in eating again.

Ok, that's great. she was worried she was going to take a big step backwards on the weaning front, but I guess there's no way of knowing until he's got his appetite back. Poor thing is exhausted though, he never sleeps in the day and is up most of the night, they've both got these horrible colds and I'm sure she doesn't want to hear that she should keep bfing, but if that's the best thing... I did tell her about the antibodies thing, so that's encouraged her, but she's so close to giving up the whole bfing thing anyway but her ds, who's never been keen on a bottle, is now refusing a bottle totally. I'm sure it's because it's hard enough to feed with a bunged up nose! Poor loves

oih bf is absolutely the best thing for him. it'll be giving him plenty of nutrition and everything he needs.
and remember food is fun until they're one. at his age his experiences with solids are really just getting him used to it. milk is still his main source of nutrition and so it's fine if that's all he is taking.

it is hard work when they're ill, esp when you're still feeding through the night, but I am sure he'll turn a corner soon

he'll start eating again when he's feeling better, which is soon i hope.
my dd stopped eating for a week (teeth), started eating again on monday and was into it just as much as she was before she stopped maybe even more into it!