B.F. asks from Myakka City, FL on March 15, 2007
My 11 Month Old Son Will Not Eat Much Food, He Only Wants Bottle
my son will not eat much of anything, i have tried all kinds of foods. he will not feed him self either. all he seems to want is his bottle. Ive tried getting him to drink out of the sippy cup, but he will only take a sip here and there.how am i going to get him off the bottle and formula if he will not eat solid foods.
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N.D. answers from Jacksonville on March 16, 2007
Make sure that the food you give him is not to tough, some fresh veggies might not be cooked enough...try some of the microwave meals like hormer chicken and dumplings or pasta meals..it only takes about 45 minutes to cook... Sometimes when my son does'nt want to eat he spits it back out, don't force feed him and if you see a sign of weight lost you really need to speak to a doctor...
J.C. answers from Tampa on March 15, 2007
Hi B., this too shall pass. What we did with Celeste was try LOTS of different foods. Unfortunately, she only really loved the chicken nuggets, but hey, there's protein in there somewhere, right? She loved goldfish crackers too. It doesn't seem healthy but as long as they're chewing and getting used to food, they're still getting everything they need from their formula. You'll see, he'll be ready in a month to leave that formula alone. (and p.s. boys NEVER like to feed themselves, but why not feed him, you only get to do this once, they'll never be this small again!)
V.G. answers from Jacksonville on March 16, 2007
Hi B., I just got out of that stage THANK GOD! Here is a couple things that worked for my stubborn son.First the milk- nuby cups are the best, they are just like the bottle nipples.If you try that and he still doesnt like the milk, my doctor suggested to me to put a dab of strawberry strup in the milk, just enough to turn it light pink.This made the transition from bottle to cup very easy.I also give my son milk in the nuby and his juice or water in the sippy cup that comes with a built in straw. Now my son didnt like any of the gerber foods except the chicken and noodles.So if your feeding him that he may not like it.I would try mac n cheese, real banannas, adult applesauce, grilled cheese.My son loved this stuff.Of course remember cut veryvery small.Good luck
L.A. answers from Pensacola on March 16, 2007
I don't know much anout the not eating thing, my son is a pig and will eat anything if I let him, but as far as the bottle goes, my daughter didn't want to let go of her bottle either, and I found out that with the bottle she knew if was there, and all the sippy cups at the time had the hard plastic nozzles, so I tried the nuby ones, they are a lil under two dollars at walmart, and since the top felt the same as the nipple on the bottle, I had no problem, then...so when my son came along we did the same with him, and took him off his bottle the day he turned one...it was so easy, I hope it works for you!
S.E. answers from Jacksonville on March 16, 2007
I am the proud mom of 3 kids-a 13 yr old daughter and 3 yr old twin boys. My daughter and one of my boys did great in regards to eating, but one my boys is just doing his own thing. The doctor said he is ok as long as he is eating something during the day ,no matter how small,if he gets hungry he will eat. She said he will get better with age. He still, at the age of 3, eats better if you feed him or make it a game.Find something that he really likes to eat and start from there--my boys like fruit and cinnamon sugar toast.
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