My 6 month old daugther has been eating solid for the past month, month and a half. For the past week she is refusing to eat any solids. She will not open her mouth when I try to feed her. She starts to cry and moun and then turns her head away. I don't know what to do! Should I just leave her be? Or should I force her to eat something? She is still breastfeeding as per usual, has no fever and generally seems very healthy.
She's too young for solids. She wants the breast milk and that's what she should have exclusively right now. Hold off on the solids for awhile.
My son went through something similar. As it turns out, he was little Mr. Independant, and didn't want to be "spoon fed." He did, however, take to self-feeding finger foods quite well. Don't worry about the nutrition so much at this point. Introducing solids at six months is just that, an introduction. The primary nutrition for a baby should come from breastmilk/formula for the first year. Consider solids more of a playtime activity and you'll both be happier. Good luck!
Perhaps she has lost her appetite, due to teething? Kids go through phases when they eat less or more (growth spurts). I wouldn't force my kid to eat, especially if she's still taking breastmilk. Good luck!
It might just be a phase, just like when babies sometimes go on a nursing strike. Most likely, as you continue to offer food, she'll take some in a few days.
She could also be teething. Sometimes they lose interest or don't want food when they teeth. But nursing is comforting to them. As long as she's still nursing, she'll get the nutrients she needs until she starts eating solids again.
Don't worry about it- eating solids at this age is for practice only- she should still be getting all her nutrients from your breastmilk. :)
My son did the same thing, and then later around ten months he decided he really did like solid food and started eating more of it.
The key is to just make sure to offer it to her- but don't force it on her. She'll eventually come around and start eating it. Until then, enjoy having your little girl be a baby! :)
She'll be fine. It is just for practice. Could she be teething?
Definitely don't try to force because they she may develop an aversion to eating.
I wouldnt force food, she will eat when she is ready. You might want to check her mouth, teeth might be coming and that can hurt horribly.
over the years of doing home daycare I have found that infants do this right before a tooth emerges. Or they'll do the opposite and only take solids right before the tooth emerges (but that is not breastfed babies, breastfed ones refuse the solids cause they aren't dumb, they know what the good stuff is!).
You can give her a dose of pain killer about 1/2 an hour before you feed her and I bet she'll eat just fine. Otherwise don't force the issue, just keep offering and realizing she may not eat any.
most likely your child is teething and doesnt want solids. id continue to offer but dont force. remember its about practice NOT nutrition at this age.
