10 Month Old Won't Eat Anything Solid

My daughter is 20 months and she never ate stage 3 baby food, but she loved stage 1 & 2. Even now I still struggle to get her to eat most table foods, although at daycare she has tried various things that she won't eat at home. She is interested in watching me eat it, but has no interest in trying things herself. I find right now she will eat a much bigger variety of snack foods: crackers, cookies, cereal, some fruit, toast, pancakes, waffles. Dinner is tougher and we seem to be stuck with chicken tenders or fish sticks with french fries. I just try to make sure she is getting healthier snacks and a bit of a variety. Slowly but surely her menu is growing. I too have spoken to the pediatrician about this and as long as she is gaining weight at a normal rate and eating they said to just keep giving her what works and keep trying new things. Seems the fussiness is more the norm than us moms realize until we talk about it. Just keep trying and good luck.

Hi B.,

My first daughter was not good with solids and she has a very strong gag reflex...even still at 2 1/2. She never ate baby food at all and would always gag throw up. She was diagnosed with reflux at 15 months, so that is something to keep in mind. It could be related. My 2nd daughter who is 9 months old eats like a champ...so each baby is so different. Try some other foods like toast, bagels, pasta, cheese. He might do better with that.

My son will be 10 months on the 2nd and I was in the same situation with him a few weeks ago. He only ate baby food and formula. I even tried the gerber 3rd foods because they have more texture and he pushes it out with his tounge and won't eat it. So I'm still mainly feeding him 2nd foods, yogurt, formula, water sometimes but what worked for me was to get him to try new things when he wasn't hungry. Try the finger food puffs after he's had a big bottle or his normal serving of food he's comfortable with. Just put the puffs in front of him and see. I did this and my son played with them at first, but then he put one in his mouth, made a nasty face...but he ate it and went back for more. Now they are my saving grace. I bring them with me everywhere - they keep him occupied at a dinner table and they aren't at all bad (nutritionally) at all! My son still does not like mashed bananas...but also try the Arrowroot Cookies...they are very tasty (and messy) but it also helped my son to get used to finger feeding and different textures.
I've just started introducing the freeze dried fruit bits and he's slowly getting used to them too. I think it's just a process. OH!!! I almost forgot...try cheesy poofs. Snyder makes a new cheesy poof that actually has fiber and a ton less fat and sodium then all of the other brands, so a few poofs here and there aren't too bad. My son LOVES them because he can easily hold them and feed himself and they melt in his mouth, but give the new teeth and gums some crunch. They were really a big step with him exploring new textures.
I hope this helps, this is my first child so everything is new for me too. I have all of these 3rd foods that I keep trying (with no success as of yet) that I hope he starts liking.

Wow! That sounds a little unusual. Most infants by this age are starting to refuse baby or soft textured foods. Does he actually throw up? Does he have any teeth? Does have any problems swallowing? What is his development like other than this area? What does your Ped. think about this? Have you tried biter biscuits or a self feeder system?
Sorry about all the questions and good luck.

My son is also 10 months old and I am going through the same issue. He is not interested in any textured foods. I even tried Earth's best stage 3 fruit that has very small pieces mixed into the regular puree fruit and he still did not like the textured pieces. My only thought was to talk to the doctor about it and see what she says. I just wanted to let you know you are not the only one going through it.

I have a 9 and a half month old and had problems getting her to eat meat. My doctor suggested to buy cold cuts and giving those to her. she loved it! Have you tried cherrios? I also buy those little fruit cups and let her pick those up and she seems to like those too.

hope that helped!

Hi B.,

I wish I had a suggestion for you...but I dont! Instead, just wanted to let you know you are not the only one. My son does the same thing. He won't even eat stage 3. I tried a mashed fresh banana the other day - and instant throw up! I am assuming it's a texture issue, but I will be bringing it up to our pediatrician! I will aslo keep watching the posts to see if anyone suggests anything good! Good Luck and you are not alone!

At 10 months, solids are still a pretty new thing. A lot of kids have texture issues & outgrow them. You just have to keep trying. My only suggestion would be to try brushing his gums with a toothbrush & a nuckbrush (like a toothbrush, but with hard little nubs instead of a brush). Sometimes they are just oversensitive to different textures & that helps them desensitize & get used to textured things in their mouth. If nothing seems to help as he gets a bit older, I would recommend getting an early intervention evaluation. A Speach Therapist would be able to help your son get used to different textures. However, at 10 months, I still think the adversion to textures is quite the norm. Good luck to you.

Glad to hear things are improved. It could be worse. My brother-in-law still gags on mashed potatoes...and he's 52!
LC

Hi, I know you posted this back in June but I read your request and had to tell you...I had the same problem with my now 2yr. old daughter. She NEVER ate baby food. If I tried to give it to her she would gag and throw up. In fact she would get all worked up even when she saw a spoon and a bowl that I used to put some of the baby food in. It was horrible. I went to her pediatrician and he told me to keep trying that sometimes it takes a while. Against what every person suggested I stopped with the baby food. I didn't want her to associate eating as something scary. On her first birthday, she still wasn't eating solids yet, when we gave her her cake she looked at us like what do I do with this. My daughter didn't start to really eat solids until 13-14 months. It doesn't matter when they start eating solids. Every child is unique in their own way. My daughter had an issue with textures. She still does in a way but it's gotten much better. We tried those star puffy things and baby cookies around 11 months. At first she would just touch them and then throw in on the floor. You know, you know your child the best. If something is going on with your child and against all odds you do what you want, that is okay. I did and my daughter is perfectly fine now. I hate how everything with your child is on a time line. And if your child isn't trotting along "like they should be" people look at you like there's something wrong with your child. I'd e love to hear how your making out. And if I can help you through this food thing please let me know. I am an expert now.

Hi,
I don't really have much advice, except keep trying, but I have sympathy. My daughter is 22 months old and I have to rely on baby food for much of her nutrition. She won't eat meat of any kind, she won't eat cheese, she won't eat many fruits and she won't eat any raw or cooked veggies. She LOVES baby food veggies and fruits and she does eat yogurt and pears and mashed bananas, but it is a chore. Her first favorite solid food was just whole wheat toast with butter. Good luck.