My 7 Months Old Baby Refuses Soild Food

It's not a big deal.
Some kids take to solids earlier than others.
My son didn't eat solids till just about his first birthday.
It takes them awhile to learn what to do with their tongue since the motion for chewing eating is very different than sucking from breast or bottle.
Nutrition wise - breast milk is their best food for their first year.

I EB my 7.5 month old boy. We tried solids about 3 weeks ago, and he was having NONE of that!
Tried again last week, and he was ready. Now he eats everything he gets his hans on! No worries; give it another week or 2.

She will be fine with breastmilk right now. I would stop with trying food for a couple of weeks and then try again. If still no, do the same. She will eventually take to eating, I promise :)

My 4 year old did this as a baby. He had no interest at all. I backed off and tried again a month or so later. He would eat some baby food, but still liked his bottle.

When he was about 9 months old he wouldn't even let me get a spoon near him. I started giving him finger food - whole wheat bagel pieces, cooked pees or carrots, banana slices, pasta - anything that would be safe for him to eat. He loved it! Turns out his is very much an "I do it myself" kid. I know all kids go through the "I do it myself" stage. He's still there 3 1/2 years later.

Try not to worry. Maybe back off for now and try again in a couple of weeks. She's getting everything she needs, nutrition wise, from the breast milk. But her body is probably ready to start practicing solid foods. I bet she'll be interested soon.

I would just relax and try again in a few weeks. Food at this age is just for practice. She will get all of her actual nutrition from breastmilk until she's at least a year old. I knew my kids were ready for solids when they would show an interest when I was eating. I often had a baby on my lap while eating and at some point, they would reach for my fork/spoon or watch intently as I moved food from the plate to my mouth. When she reaches that point, offer her a bit of what you're eating. Also have her sit in the high chair at the table when you eat and put something on the tray that she can play with and mouth (cheerios, or a spoonful of yogurt plopped on the (clean) tray that she can swirl around with her fingers, etc.). I didn't introduce my youngest to solids until he was almost 8 months old and he wasn't super interested at first but at some point, it did click with him and he is far and away the best eater of all of my kids - he never went through a picky phase, loves things like soup and salad and seafood that the others wouldn't eat if they were paid to, etc.

Just relax for now and check with your pediatrician at her next check up if she's still showing no interest at 9-12 months.

My breastfed babies didn't like solid food until they were around 12 months or so, and they NEVER liked baby food or cereal. It's not a big deal. At this point solids are just for "practice" not nutrition anyway. She'll start eating solids when she's ready!

She is at an age where it's okay to do the dry cereal mixed with breast milk in a runny texture. She only needs it to teach her to chew and swallow.

She is still pretty young. I'd just let her nurse and be done with it for a while. She needs your breast milk as much as possible until she's older. It is complete nutrition, she doesn't need anything else for a while.

Totally normal. Both of mine barely started solids around that age. You can try a very tiny bit of food smooshed into a bunch of breast milk, feed with a spoon. Also try giving her the spoon just to chew on and let her get used to it. Don't worry!

She's not ready. No big deal. Wait a month then try again. My first child didn't like solid food until he was 14 months. And he's a totally developmentally normal, healthy kid (now age 6).

My exclusively breast fed baby is now a little over 9 months old. She was OK with rice and some baby food maybe once per day for about a week around 7.5 months....now she doesn't really want anything but the breast. That's fine with me...much easier! :-) I also think it's much better for her. I have a very healthy 6 year old who nursed until she was 14 months and a very healthy 3 year old who stopped nursing at 11 months..her choice, not mine. Both are great eaters!

You're baby is getting what she needs and can "play" with solid food until she decides she's ready to eat! Good job mama!

She does not NEED solid foods right now - she NEEDS the breastmilk. Introduction to solids is fine right now - she is refusing it is fine.

Some cultures and philosophies do not recommend starting solid foods until they are 10-12 months. Keep offering and maybe cut back a little on your BFing to let her feel hunger and try other things, but she's still getting what she needs.

I agree with everyone that it is no problem now :). When you try again, make the rice cereal with breast milk, hopefully that will get her started :)

She is fine. She is still young for solids -- do not rush her now or it may backfire and she may decide she hates the texture of solids, and she will refuse them even longer.

Why the rush to solids, or even to a spoon or cup of milk? She's a long way yet from being able to hold a cup or spoon herself, and there's really no need for you to use them with her by holding them yourself. Do you have some specific need to get her weaned off breast milk? Unless you do -- keep breast-feeding her if that works for you both.

My formula fed babe didn't like table food until about 8m old. So just keep trying. Maybe instead of giving her her own plate, just give her some soft foods off of your plate. My girl is 6y now, and still prefers to eat what's on my plate vs hers, even if it's the same stuff!

As for the bottle issue, that sounds like a good first weening step to me. As to why she prefers the mom milk to other stuff, the answer may be the temperature. Moms milk is warm, while juice and cows milk are cold.