Refusing to Eat
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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...
Nutrition-baby Won't Eat
Asked by A.Y. from Boston
on August 15, 2008
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My daughter just had her 6 month appt. and only weighs 14 pounds. She has been exclusively breastfed (although we have been trying to get her to take bottles and formu...
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- your baby sounds normal as for her weight gain that is a good weight mine is exclusively bf but a lil over weight he is 6 months & 20# but my others were just like yo...
- If your pediatrician isn't too concerned, I wouldn't be either. My first son also has always been a difficult eater and was very active -- he spent just about every wa...
- Dear A., Please check out this book. Most libraries have it: Child of Mine: Feeding with Love and Good Sense http://www.amazon.com/Child-Mine-Feeding-Love-Sense...
9 Month Old Refuses Blended Foods, Thinks He Can Live off Cheerios!
Asked by M.M. from Portland
on June 7, 2007
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ever since i introduced finger foods to my little guy, he absolutly refuses to eat anything that invoves a spoon or fork. he started on blended "solids" at 6 mos - (h...
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- M. Hey my son did the same thing. Just be patient. We also went to the health food store and got him Veggie Booty. It's made with Kale and Spinach and he LOVES them. ...
- Hi there! Alexis gave you some terrific advice and reassurance. Here a couple of things I've done to encourage my girls to eat whatever seemed to be low on their pri...
- well, i'm no expert. i'm a first time mom myself,but my little boy is almost 2. he goes through phases like that- on and off- where he'll only want to eat cheese and g...
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...
How Do You Get Them to Eat Veggies?
Asked by L.D. from Salt Lake City
on March 13, 2009
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So here is my latest story.....
My 2 1/2 year old used to eat anything we gave her. I mean anything! Now she won't touch any veggies. I've never really been too conce...
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- try puree and sneak it into your other foods. sweet potato or carrot puree can go right into spaghetti sauce and they will never know. jessica sienfeld has a great c...
- What does she eat? Can you blend veggies in with her food (sweet potatoes with macaroni...), or try a pasta salad with tomatoes, broccoli and cauliflower chopped up sm...
- It is a power struggle, not a phase. What you need to do now is really focus on getting past this or it can lead to super picky eating. Put veggies on her plate, s...
How to Deal with a Child Who Doesn't Want to Eat!
Asked by J.F. from New York
on September 4, 2007
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My frustration goes through the roof!!! My 3’5 years old daughter is an extremely picky eater. Not only is she picky, but most of the times she will eat very little....
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- Joanna, I feel your frustration. I have a two year old who doesn't try or even like to eat all and everything. I eventually gave up and my child is younger than you...
- There is a good book that I just sent the title to my cousin called Deceptively Delicious:Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good Food by Jesica Seinfield. Maybe i...
- Joanna, I am in exactly the same boat. So alike that I could've written what you wrote. Dr's advice is to NOT make an issue out of eating. As long as they are healt...
10-Month Old Refuses Solids
Asked by T.R. from Denver
on January 6, 2009
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My 10-month old used to love her baby food and finger foods. Now she has decided she won't eat ANYTHING except some goldfish on occasion. She pushes everything away....
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- My 7 1/2 month old daughter just went thru the same thing. She didn't want to eat anything for 3 weeks. She cut two teeth and now she is back to her normal eating pa...
- Hi T., My daughter totally stopped eating baby food around 10 months also. She only wanted what we were eating and she wanted us to sit at the table and eat with her...
- My daughter did the same thing. Her doctor told me to cut back on the breast milk...Replace some of the breast milk with food that has calcium,iron and protien in it. ...
My Son Refuses Baby Food
Asked by A.N. from New York
on August 8, 2008
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Hi everyone! Looking for advice in regards to feeding my 6 month old son. We started rice cereal with him at 5 months. He seemed very ready for food, hungry all of ...
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- Hi A., I am sure one or two of mine were the same. You are on the right track. Boil up some chicken, cut into small chunks or strips. Cook up some baby carrots or gree...
- google "baby led solids" or "baby led weaning". i think your baby would definately benefit from this. its a style of introducing solids without spoon feeding at all....
- This kinds reminds me of one of my sons- he would go for a growth spurt and be hungry all the time, and this of course just meant I needed to nurse more to build up my...
Refuses Anything Thats Not My Breastmilk
Asked by T.R. from Detroit
on January 28, 2010
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My son is 6.5 months now and I have wanted to introduce solids for quite sometime now, but he refuses. He will gag himself until he pukes. He won't even take a bottl...
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- I have the honor of working with Dr. Bill and Jim (the ABC show, The Doctors) Sears, pediatricians. I recoommend exploring their website, www.askDrSears.com. I do be...
- I feel for you. I breastfed also...a year for each of my boys and had the same choices as yourself. I believe that it's up to the mother to control this. Babies are ...
- T., it might be smart for you to talk to a feeding specialist about his gagging and throwing up. If there is a teaching hospital in your area, that would be a good pl...
Getting a 3 Year Old to Eat Dinner
Asked by T.M. from Chicago
on July 15, 2008
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Please help!!! My 3 year old son throws really bad fits at dinner time and refuses to eat. He has no problem eating breakfeast or lunch but when it comes to dinner he ...
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- this may be simple.. but I know if I feed my girls earlier for dinner the more and better they'll eat. I find the later the more tired and they sometimes won't eat a...
- When he doesn't want to eat, give him some choices and stick to them. I recall a friend of mine's son that did the same thing and he eventually grew out of it. He is t...
- If he is getting his nutritional needs met during the day, don't worry. Kids go through different stages. My older son was the same way - hardly ate anything at dinn...
