Now he wont eat

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Wheeler317

Discussion Starter · Apr 15, 2009

My son started experiementing with solids about 1 1/2 months ago. At first he was very excited about it and was a very eager eater. He would open his mouth wide and get ready for every bite I gave him. Then he had some constipation problems (his stool was VERY thick) and he got sick one night, throwing up. I think the avacodo he had was too green. So we backed off for 2 weeks and then introduced again at a slower pace. I was giving every night, and started back every other night. Now though he wants nothing to do with it. When I offer he turns his head away. It is strange though because he gets very excited when I put him in his chair. My husband and other family are telling me that I need to start weening him. That he is not eating because he is not hungry b/c I nurse him too often. He is on 7 1/2 months old. I planned to nurse till 2 (he is not vaccinated so very important to me). I keep telling DH that it is not a big deal, he is getting plenty from me and he will eat when he is ready!!! I dont really feel any preasure to give in, but I just need some confirmation that I am doing what is best for him. Of course that is all I want.

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~Charlie's~Angel~

· #2 · Apr 15, 2009

Food is not a necessity for him right now, only for play and learning new tastes and textures. He is getting ALL his nutrients from YOU. And if you were formula feeding him, the same rules would apply. That is where their nutrition comes from. You wouldn't wean him off formula if he wasn't eating enough solids would you? Absolutely not!

A little BTDT from me. With DS1, who was strictly FF from 4 months on, around 7 months, I started giving him the gerber spaghetti and meatballs, you know with the little pastinas in there. Well at first he LOVED them and couldn't get enough, would open WIDE and chew chew chew on it, with this big grin on his face. Then one day he gagged on it, cant remember why. Well he threw it all up, (very high gag reflex) and that was IT, he never ate it again, absolutely REFUSED to eat any of the stage three stuff (Which looking back was a very good thing) So it happens, and it isn't a big deal. He will eat again someday, I promise you.

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just_lily

· #3 · Apr 15, 2009

Try offering finger foods instead of purees. My babe is very insistant that she will feed herself, and will only eat yoghurt and apple sauce off of a spoon.... and that is only because she LOVES those two things. Everything else she has to do herself.

If that doesn't work, I wouldn't freak out about it. Solids are only for experimentation the first year. Just keep offering, and he will eat eventually.

But no, don't quit nursing.

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sapphire_chan

· #4 · Apr 15, 2009

Have you tried just putting some food in front of him and letting him decide what to eat?

Lina often won't take bites of things unless she picked it up, even though a month ago I could hold up a piece of something and she'd nibble at it.

I think it's just a 7.5 month thing.

And a huge

: to the previous posters who mentioned that your ds doesn't *need* anything nutritionally except your milk. At this point you shouldn't even be trying to give complementary foods when he's hungry, they should be a part of playtime.

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Peony

· #5 · Apr 15, 2009

Totally normal, he will eat food some day again when he decides he wants to.

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Wheeler317

Discussion Starter · #6 · Apr 16, 2009

I was thinking that might be the deal... that he just wants to do it himself. But for some reason I am terrified to give him anything not purried yet. I am so scared that he is going to choke. I dont know why this scares me...I guess we all have our fears. How can I get over this? One day I have to let him go for it. Maybe I will try with some banana. He has not had any yet so maybe the sugar will spark him some???

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goldingoddess

· #7 · Apr 16, 2009

If you want to let him play with finger foods, but don't want to worry about him choking try some acorn squash (just cut it in half and throw in the oven at 375 for 35 minutes, put a little water in the pan and place the squash cut side down). It keeps its form well enough that my LO can pick it up, but it turns to mush almost immediately. Also when we first started doing self feeding rice cakes were a big hit because he could hold them and feed himself, and they dissolved quickly in his mouth. I know all kids are different, but Rowan self-feeds everything and has only choked once and I was able to fish it out easily and quickly with my pinky finger (it was cucumber with the skin still on, he choked on the skin.

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just_lily

· #8 · Apr 16, 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wheeler317

If you haven't, take a first aid course that includes infants and children. After learning what to do with a choking infant "from the experts" I am much more comfortable letting my baby eat all kinds of food.

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sapphire_chan

· #9 · Apr 16, 2009

He'll be more likely to choke on finger foods later on if he doesn't learn to chew them now.

Now he has a gag reflex farther forward in his mouth and will gag things out while they're still well away from his airway. Also, older babies have an easier time keeping the food in their mouths, are better at grabbing things and moving them to their mouths, and bigger mouths so they can end up shoving a huge amount in there.

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