<p>Just reading along, I was thinking my son, who is 2, still isn't all that keen on solid foods. Doesn't eat all that much, not for lack of our trying. I'm tired of breastfeeding, and he is almost 40 lbs. He needs to get to it.</p>
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<p>But, my point is really where is your DD developmentally? Is she still breastfeeding, or bottle feeding a lot? Are there any growth issues you are concerned about? Or anything your doctor is worried about?</p>
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<p>I know my kids usually went from breast to learning about drinking other things from sips out of a regular cup. Sure, it dribbles down their face a bit, but I found that the reaction to a sippy cup was almost like "what is this thing.... it doesn't work like your boob". Mine had an easier time at least wanting to try a sip when it came from Mommy or Daddy's cup. Getting the hang of the sippy cup came after getting the hang of, and idea of, drinking that wasn't from Mommy.</p>
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<p>Also, with solids, I think we were stuck in applesauce, pear sauce, banana, banana combo, type foods for awhile. Then progressed to a bit of banana oatmeal type baby foods..... with maybe sweet potatoes, carrots, squash.</p>
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<p>Foods like peas, green beans, meats -- either in baby food or as meat sticks, never caught on..... and with meat especially, that really was a binder for us. Plus, with food allergies, peas and green beans kind of concerned us anyway. </p>
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<p>Sometimes it just takes awhile, and plenty of purees and teenie tiny cut up soft fruits and veggies that end up smeared on faces, in hair, on tables and thrown on the floor, before eating catches on in even the smallest ways. We still pick up more stuff off the floor than I know made it in. </p>
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<p>Just don't give up, have patience, and keep track of things with your doctor. I know it can be frustrating, or concerning. But, it can be a slow process especially if they are still mainly breastfed/bottlefed. It is good though that you are being mindful of the allergies as you go along. Sometimes having a slower process means that instead of introducing a ton of stuff at a time, you are doing things one or two at a time, which means that if you have concerns about allergies, you may have an easier time catching something, or knowing what it was that caused a problem. With all 3 of my kids we were able to pin point exactly what they ate, when they ate it, and how much, when they had their first reactions since they were still babies (11 months, 5 months, 7 months respectively) and all were not either really eating anything, or just starting to dabble. </p>
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