Refusing to Eat: The First Years
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7 Month Old Refuses to Eat Food He Likes
Asked by M.E. from Chicago
on May 5, 2007
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My son started rice cereal at 3 months...LOVED IT, then deceided at 5 months to hate it, so I mixed it with veggies, good for a while, then spponful of cereal with a l...
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- Rice cereal doesn't really have any nutritional value, so there's no real reason to try to make him eat it. Oatmeal has fiber but that's about it. Babies get most of...
- Personally, I would hate to eat the same thing day in and day out. I used to change the foods around for my kids to keep them interested - like what you do by mixing t...
- Hi M. - our little man also was very opinionated about his food (and milk for that matter). We went through tons of phases (and he is only 1 year old) where he would ...
Baby Wont Eat!
Asked by A.C. from Tampa
on June 14, 2009
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My baby is 11 months, and she just don't to eat most of her solid food.
She would eat oatmeal and some pure food, but is really a fight.
As soon as I put her in her ...
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- Honestly, I would talk to her doctor about it. If the doctor says everything is ok then I wouldn't worry about it. Have you tried anything like just dumping some peas...
- How long has this been going on? I know my kids go on food strikes when they are teething. She may be getting some teeth in and it just plain hurts to chew! When my...
- That sounds like my daughter at that age. She would take one bite and be done. I was so worried she wasn't getting enough. I never did entertain her because like you...
My 6 Months Old Baby Refuses Solid Food
Asked by F. from Dallas
on December 16, 2007
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Hello Mamas,
I am having so much trouble feeding solid food to my 6 months old baby. I was told that breastfeeding was the best. It may be so for the baby but I was...
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- Relax. You sound like you're very worried. Infants pick up on emotions and then it becomes a vicious circle. There will be days when your baby is ravenous and others...
- Let your baby take the lead. If she only wants breastmilk than that is probably best. My now teenager only had breastmilk for the first 14 months of his life. He wo...
- My daughter was almost the exact same at that age. I feel your pain! My only advice would be to hang in there, be persistent by continuing to offer the baby food...and...
Too Young to Eat Nuts?
Asked by M.M. from Portland
on January 9, 2008
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Hi. My 18 mo. old is a great eater- no baby food in this house. I followed all the first year guidelines as far as allergins go; no citrus, no peanuts/butter, etc. I h...
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- one thing i wanted to add was that you should continue to watch your child. allergic reactions often don't happen the first time they eat what they're allergic to, bu...
- Any food can be a choking hazard if the child is running, talking, crying, etc. Of course some foods are bigger hazards than others, but you can minimize the risk by m...
- Nuts have great nutritional value, but we opted to forgo nuts until age three. At 18 months, in their raw form, they could be a considered a choking hazard. But, mor...
Baby Refuses the Bottle
Asked by M.D. from Denver
on June 12, 2008
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I have a 3 month old daughter who I have been solely breastfeeding. I will be returning to work full time in about 6 weeks and my daughter refuses to take the bottle....
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- My son did the same thing. I found out afterwards that 3 months old was too late to be introducing the bottle, but I didn't have a real reason to introduce it earlier ...
- i had to "trick" my son by slipping him the bottle when he would fall asleep nursing. it took about a week, but it worked.
- Hey M.! I had a little bit of a similar situation, except my son would take a bottle at home or at grandmas but wouldn't at the daycare. Your little one is probably ...
18 Month Old Will Not Let Me Sit and Eat.
Asked by F.G. from Dallas
on December 15, 2008
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Ok I have a wonderful 18 month old and she is great and a bit clingy. So at dinner time after I finally sit everyones food and anything else they may need I sit and tr...
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- Mine is the same. It gets better. I think the strap in chair would probably help. We eat a t a 4 sided table wth 4 chairs. I move her chair over beside mine and le...
- F., Yes she will out grow it along with all the other clingyness she does and will do. These first few years go by faster than you'll ever realize right now and you'...
- We use the Fisher Price seat that is a high chair but it fits in your chair. So that way they fill like they are eating with the rest of the family. We have used it ...
What to Do When Baby Refuses a Bottle
Asked by T.F. from Kalamazoo
on April 24, 2010
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Hello ladies, you have been so helpful to me before, I wanted to ask this quesiton for a friend of mine who isn't on Mamapedia. She has a new little girl, who did occ...
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- It could be the nipples on the bottle she is using.. try variuos ones and if it still doesn't work maybe put a VERY SMALL abount of something sweet on the end like yog...
- I was always told that the bottles and nipples made a difference but with my son it did not matter what I tried on him. The only thing that helped him was to offer the...
- It's really not usually the type of bottle or nipple, but the type of person. You said she has tried pretty much everything and I'm sure she is "expecting" the next f...
My Breastfeed Daughter Refuses the Bottle and the Pacifier!
Asked by V.L. from Milwaukee
on August 10, 2009
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My 4mo. old is refusing to take the bottle or the pacifier, I have already tried to withhold the breast for up to 12 hrs, thinking that maybe she would get hungry enou...
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- Have you had anyone try giving it to her in a cup? (Take out the spill proof thing so she won't have to suck hard.) Or how about a spoon. Otherwise ask if you cou...
- Hi V., Seperation from the breast and child can be a very difficult thing for both of you. There is a bond or connection that the two of you get from doing so. I b...
- this is common and normal 2 resources: www.askdrsears.com www.llli.org. find a local la leche league in your area or near you. its almost a guarantee that som...
Daughter Stopped Taking Bottle -- Need to Have Her Eat.
Asked by M.C. from Denver
on August 3, 2008
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Hi!
My daughter was taking the bottle (of breast milk) since the fourth day until about a month ago. Now, she refuses to take the bottle. We will get a sitter at 6p...
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- Hi M., I have the same issue with my 5 month old. I started back to work last week and she will not take the bottle during the day. She spends the days hungry and ea...
- I'm guessing she is too young to go that long w/o eating and I'm hoping you've been to your pediatrician. If the dr. doesn't have an answer, keep trying. Call LeLech...
- Hi M., My daughter refused bottles from about 6 months on. But eventually over about a week and 1/2 she took a sippy cup. Just be consistent. R.
6 Month Old Refuses Bottles and Baby Food
Asked by J.L. from Anchorage
on February 13, 2008
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My daughter used take a bottle just fine then at 3 months she just stopped. I have tried since then to get her to take them again and she wont have anything to do with...
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- My little girl, now almost a year old, didn't take bottles after the second month or so. That's when we hit our stride with breastfeeding and I guess she figured, why...
- I would take her to the pediatrician and have her thouroughly checked out. My stepson did this when he was a baby and the pediatrician kept saying he was fine, by 8 mo...
- Your six month old does not need to eat yet so don't worry if she doesn't want cereal. Is she breast fed or only bottle? Some babies refuse the bottle so try sippy c...
