Super Picky 11 Month Old

don't worry too much about finding new things to eat, if he is hungry he will get enough to eat from what u r feeding him. stay with what he likes for now. only try new things when he is ready or shows interest , avoid frustrating yrself and him. as for the gag and cough issue, u may want to discuss that with his doctor and make sure there r no other issues associated with that.

my son is now 2 and i had the same problems it is a long battle but he finally is up to 23 pounds. my suggestion is to try small snacks like grapes,animal crackers,cheese. things like that. the pediatrician told me to by ensure for kids so he still gets the vitamins that he needs and not to force any foods he will not starve himself. they told me by offering several foods at one meal will make him a picky eater. and harder on me. hope this helps.

I had to laugh when I read this. My daughters first sentence was "I don't like it", thought I would never see a more picky eater (she never out grew it) then her. Then it came time for my little granddaughter to start eating and I realized there is someone that is more picky then my daughter was! My granddaughter is 16 months old and will lick whatever is offered to her to see if she would like it. If she doesn't, she won't let it in her mouth at all. If you sneak something in on her, she will refuse to eat another bite of anything, even her favorite foods. She isn't crazy about vegetables so I tried sneaking a pea in her spaghetti and she swoshed it around in her mouth, eating all the spaghetti and spitting out (after gagging) the pea. She told me "ack" and wouldn't trust me to feed her for the rest of the meal. We bought the splash v8 juice to help out with her getting enough vegetables and we keep offering her new foods. Sometimes she likes them, sometimes she doesn't. We did notice that she eats a better varity of foods if we are all sitting down together and she sees we are eating the same thing. She also likes things better if she is eating off Grandpa's plate.

Good luck

Let him feed himself. GIve him silverware (toddler sized, can find it at any store... metal, the plastic ones don't work as well. give him a plate with silverware and let him eat table foods on his own. HE should still be nursing (or bottle feeding) to get the fats and nutrients he needs to grow and be healthy, but if you keep trying to coerce him to eat solids, the more he'll reject them.

Let him eat himself. Both my boys could use a fork and spoon by a year old because we let them feed themsleves, they regulated thier intake and were experts at a spoon and fork by a year because of it.

I just went through the same thing and it is SO FRUSTRATING! The advice I got from just about everyone is KEEP TRYING. The food strike lasted a couple weeks but he eventually came around. He's still kind of picky, but I found that the more variety there is in his diet, the more willing he is to eat. I use different spices and seasonings when cooking meats, different sauces for the pastas, and rotate the veggies so he doesn't get tired of the same ol' thing. I discovered he REALLY likes chicken, pasta, and vegetables cooked in pesto.
Good luck! I feel for you!

My 1.5 yr. old is super picky too. If he doesn't get crackers or anything than he eats almost anything that is put in front of him.

Try the toddlers baby food or add a little sugar to some foods or give him foods that have colors that he likes.

you have a young child and my advice straight from my moms lips is to keep offering the food even if they dont want to try it once they may try another time.Dont give up and try not to get frustrated. I used a baby food grinder and tried to stay away from sweet stuff for a while.
You also should remember that you should lead by example and if he doesnt want to eat dont force it, when he is hungry he will eat.
I didnt know how diiferent it would be.. feeding my baby 6+ times a day, and now im lucky if I can get my daughter to eat 3 times a day.