So my little handsome son has decided that when you put food into his mouth he wants to try to blow bubbles with it. I'm not sure where he got this from, but I could really hurt the person who taught him this. So last night I gave him a bath, then went to feed him his bedtime snack and it went terrible. He ended up with carrots from head to toe. :( For the first three bites he was fine ate normally like he normally does. After that it all went down hill. He would still open his mouth for the spoon and would fuss if I didn't give him a bite. So I ended up giving him a bite and them covering his mouth with the burp cloth to keep the food somewhat contained.
So how do I break this habit? It is very flusterating for me and everyone else thinks it is just "cute". Well it isn't and is making a huge mess.
Any thoughts, ideas, or anything that you could recommend would be helpful.
Thanks in advance.
I'm not "pissed" off, just more annoyed and not understanding why he is doing this. We do food and then a bottle right before bed and the bottle seems to go just fine. What do I do if he decides he doesn't want food for a bed time snack, but just a bottle? If he doesn't eat food before bed time we are usually up in the next few hours eating again. With food and a bottle he will sleep from 8:30-7:00 or 7:30.
Just don't entertain it or make a big deal about it. When he see's that he's not getting the reaction he wants from you he'll stop. I can't stand cleaning up food messes either & never gave my kids the chance to spit or fling food across the room. Sorry, but I work full-time, have a 3 level house, & 2 little ones to keep up wit, so I try to minimize my work load as much as possible.
He'll do that till he's bored of it and move on to another repulsive habit. His is male :)
Just feed him nekkid and be prepared for the mess. It is temporary.
hi,
my daughter is the same age and does the same thing, but in my case she is letting me know she wants a bottle instead of food!
My DD is almost 15 months and from day 1 when we noticed that she was doing 'cute' little things like that we would distract her with a book. She loves her board books and always has one at the table. Even now if she is being fussy at the table we just grab a book and start reading/pointing to pictures and such. Works everytime
Good Luck
Nobody has to teach babies to do this. I raised 8 children and nobody taught them most of the things they did like that. It's babies learning to make bubbles and finding it fun. Just say 'no, no' and when you start feeding put on bib, cover floor or anything you don't want messed up and wear something you don't want ruined but then say 'no' and go on feeding. He will get over it and then go onto something else he's learned that may also upset you but you just deal with it calmly and realize he's a baby doing 'baby' things. Love him a lot in between the bubbles! :-)
Probably no one taught him how to do it. All 3 of my kids did it. My 8 month old only does it for his father though. He's not done it to me. But it's normal and they do it. Just wait until you get into the "I am going to drop everything on the floor stage". That's a fun one as well.
I am sure it will pass soon. Just know that pretty much every baby does it.
It's totally normal. Let it go. Please let it go. He's learning to eat, not trying to piss you off.
He's just experimenting with a new skill he's "learned." He thinks he is very talented. Most likely, no one "taught" him this...he did it by accident, and figured out how fun it was! Plus, your reaction keeps him going.
He will stop doing it, I promise. For now, just keep feeding him, and let him make the mess, and ignore it. Feed him in a diaper, and clean him up when it's all done, not between bites. Also, don't cover his mouth after bites...that's just not a natural way for anyone to eat, and it isn't reinforcing him NOT doing it, it's probably just making it more "fun" for him! :)
I'd wait for the bath until after all is said and done. Bath on my youngest happens right before bed, to make sure she's squeaky clean when she hits the sheets. :)
He'll stop on his on! :)
