When did your child start showing interest in food?
Our daughter is showing all signs of developmental readiness for solids: grabbing food off our plates, chewing and eating other items (like paper), pincer grasp etc etc. So we decided to start her on solids last week. (she is 8mos old) But she doesn't actually WANT the food we offer her, just wants to smear it around and play with it.
After conversations with his co-workers DH is worried that she'll need "eating therapy." He thinks we missed the window of opportunity to get her interested in solid food. I am getting a little worried too, basically doubting my intuition, I think because we don't know anyone IRL that this happened to so we have no role models. Everyone I know who delayed solids had their child basically shoving food into their mouths and inhaling it. I don't know any reluctant eaters.
If you delayed solids, and your child was a reluctant eater, how did things work out? Did your kid need eating therapy? Did s/he eventually take more of an interest? At what age? What spurred this interest?
Thanks in advance
Our daughter is showing all signs of developmental readiness for solids: grabbing food off our plates, chewing and eating other items (like paper), pincer grasp etc etc. So we decided to start her on solids last week. (she is 8mos old) But she doesn't actually WANT the food we offer her, just wants to smear it around and play with it.
After conversations with his co-workers DH is worried that she'll need "eating therapy." He thinks we missed the window of opportunity to get her interested in solid food. I am getting a little worried too, basically doubting my intuition, I think because we don't know anyone IRL that this happened to so we have no role models. Everyone I know who delayed solids had their child basically shoving food into their mouths and inhaling it. I don't know any reluctant eaters.
If you delayed solids, and your child was a reluctant eater, how did things work out? Did your kid need eating therapy? Did s/he eventually take more of an interest? At what age? What spurred this interest?
Thanks in advance
