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solids catastrophy

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nomdeplum · 16/03/2010 15:43

Hello.
I'm so frustrated with my nearly 9 months old son not wanting to eat much in the way of solids. I started with purees and there was a brief period when he ate them well. For the last few weeks he doesn't want to get the spoon near his mouth and he doesn't show any interest in anything other than chunks of toast, cottage and cheddar cheese and pears. Tried cutting milk down but just ends up in him getting less milk and not necessarily more food! Ordered Rapleys BLW book and it all sounds ideal in the book but he just plays a bit and then cries when he's offered the carrot sticks, broccoli, chicken, etc. Back to hand fed pear, toast and cheese. Meanwhile all the complex, lovingly made organic purees sit in the freezer. He just seems to want milk. Sometimes I wish I lived in a remote village on top of a mountain and didn't know about any of the 'have to's. Maybe then things would be more natural and relaxed What is the way forward? Am I too late for BLW? Should I stay with the purees? They say include him in meal times but I'm on my own at lunch time and we don't have dinner till much later after he goes to bed due to husband's hours.

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curiositykilledhaskittens · 16/03/2010 16:28

Does it matter if he mainly has cheese, pears and toast? Does it matter how he eats what he eats? Have you tried spreading the toast with some of the purees? Does he have milk in a bottle or a cup? If it were me I would persevere with offering new things all the time and I would eat them too to show him they were nice, I would try to be more relaxed about it and I would eat with him and heat up something for my husband to eat later. I would also only give milk in a cup rather than a bottle so that he is not sucking a bottle for comfort. I think the main thing is getting you to relax a bit though. All children have a time (or several times) when they are ridiculous about food. The important thing is to stay calm and try not to let them see that you are bothered or they treat it like a game.

thisisyesterday · 16/03/2010 16:34

he is supposed to just want milk! he is still a baby, and milk should be the main source of nutrition for at least the first year so please don;t worry.

you aren't too late for BLW. just put the food in front of him, and trust him to take what he needs

if you;re really worried it might be worth reading a book called "my child won't eat" that should reassure you

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