almost 16 month old never really took to solids - Page 2

[TiredX2]

I'm glad it is going better, OP.

From observing this situation over and over, I think it is very common to have very, very little solids until 14-17 months.  I would try to not worry about low solids intake (given normal development) until after 18 months.  DD was one of the kids who gained, literally, no weight from 10-15 months and was perfectly fine.  My goal was for her to be only getting 75% of calories from bmilk at TWO years and we met that goal.

That said, this isn't specifically to the OP, but...

A young toddler (first half of the second year) who nurses 12-15 times a day is no reason for concern *on it's own* (I mean, if the child is sick, that is a cause for concern but nursing 12-15 times a dayt at that age is not problematic).  Both DD & DS nursed much more often than that until at least two (later for DS, I cut DD back during pregnancy so that was not her natural path).  I'm not saying each child *needs* to do that, or that parents should encourage that, but I just didn't want people to get the impression that it is a problem in any way.

[D_McG]

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I agree that's not a problem is the mother is OK with it.  But I, personally found it exhausting, overwhelming and it just felt 'off' to me (like he was so desperately trying to keep himself satisfied.  Once he he could eat a decent meal and feel full for a couple of hours, that went away).

But it's like everything.  If it makes you happy, go for it :)