Almost 7 Month Old Won't Eat

She's absolutely not ready to eat. Breastmilk or formula, as others have stated must be her primary nourishment.

It isn't even recommended to START feeding them til 6 months and there is no reason a baby needs to start solids until one year.

I say, stop feeding her completely. If she had words she would tell you that she doesn't want to eat, but she can only do that by gagging and spitting things out. Listen to her, nurse her, and know that mama's milk is all she needs at this point and will only need for a number of months to come.

the gag reflex is outgrown. Typically.
each baby being different.
I dont' know that you can actually make it go away, intentionally.
I would ask your Pediatrician.
The reason being, you are running out of expressed milk, and she does not take formula.
Will she direct breastfeed????
For the 1st year of life, breastmilk/Formula is a baby's PRIMARY source of nutrition... NOT solids and NOT other liquids.
This is also per our Pediatricican.

We, per our Ped., did not give our kids as babies, things like Cheerios or quick dissolving foods until they were closer to 12 months old.

Your baby is gagging/vomiting... on even small pieces, because she still has the gag-reflex and is not swallowing and did not yet attain the mouth/throat/tongue coordination yet, for swallowing/eating/chewing.
WATCH that she does not choke. This is a danger. Or aspirate her food.
Also, she should be trying pureed baby foods... ie: not "apples" but apple sauce. A baby, even a 2 year old toddler, can choke on apple chunks or even bits. For a 1 year old even, foods have to still be only the size of a pea... or minced.

She could also be teething... which at these times, some babies seem to 'reject' eating/nursing. Because it is uncomfortable.

She also does not seem ready to 'eat' solids, and clamps her mouth shut.
I would hold off.
Solids is not their primary food, at this age, anyway.
Try direct nursing her.
Ask your Ped for suggestions... since she is not currently intaking anything much.

Babies at this age and for the 1st year, still need to feed/nurse on-demand.

Watch out that she does not get dehydrated either. Per her diminished intake.

Here's a good link on solids/feeding:
http://www.babycenter.com/0_age-by-age-guide-to-feeding-y...

Again try to direct nurse her, instead. If you are giving expressed milk to her, instead of direct nursing, your milk production will diminish. And this will cause "weaning" in your baby. And you don't want this. Because, at 6 months, 9 months, every 3 months, this is a growth-spurt time. And they need increased intake, breast or Formula.
Direct nursing, will increase your milk production. Maybe then you will not run out of expressed milk.
I would try and work on increasing your milk production.
If possible.
A baby needs to drink/feed, whether by breast or bottle, on-demand and to keep up with their growth-spurts.
How much intake is she getting?
For me, that would be more of a concern...
All the best,
Susan

I agree with Susan, breastmilk or formula need to be your daughters primary food until she is a year at least.

listen to your baby.
she's telling you clearly that she's not ready yet.
khairete
S.

Clearly she is not ready for solids yet. Don't force her to eat if she's not ready. You don't want meal times to become a battle it should be fun exploring new tastes and textures. Try again in a couple of weeks. She just made need some more time. And breast milk or formula should be her primary food until one year, the solids are just extra. The gag reflex is normal and is also another clue that she is not ready for solids.

We started our son on rice cereal at first, little bit of cereal with alot of breast milk, then gradually made it with milk and water, then just with water. Mixing breast milk in is a good way to introduce new foods- breast fed babies are used to the flavor so it's easier for them to eat it.

Maybe she just isn't ready? If I were you, I would wait a month or so and try again. There is no reason to push it if she isn't ready. Also, you didn't mention if you tried pureed foods or not. These may be easier to start with as it sounds like she isn't used to chewing yet. Try yogurt, applesauce, sweet potatoes, etc. And if she won't take formula and you are running low on breast milk, you could try vanilla soy milk (and maybe add some formula powder to it for the nutrients). My daughter never liked formula and I couldn't get her to drink enough of it when I weaned her a couple of weeks ago but since she was already 11 months old, I just switched her to vanilla soy milk, which she likes (it tastes a lot like breast milk). Otherwise, have you tried anything to increase your breast milk supply such as drinking more water, eating oatmeal, or fenugreek? Good luck!

Maybe she's just not ready yet.
many doctors don't recommend solids until 6 mo., and your daughter i s less than a month past that. From what I understand, the gag reflex gets better when they're ready for solids. Can you pump more milk?

Just to be safe, I might get her checked out for acid reflux. My friend's son has it and what you are describing sounds similar. Beyond that suggestion -- does she eat the baby cereal with fruit juice or formula?

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Just to be safe, I might get her checked out for acid reflux. My friend's son has it and what you are describing sounds similar. Beyond that suggestion -- does she eat the baby cereal with fruit juice or formula?