baby won't eat solids 12 months

I don't have a solution for you. Your Baby’s Bored with Food. Could the teething really be that uncomfortable for her? fellow mom, My 12 month old refuses finger foods. Rather, she has become relatively fastidious, and often asks me, mid-meal, to wipe her face and hands (though I give her her own napkin). Understand what you have control over and what you don’t when it comes to infant feeding. mouth, just picks it up and plays with it. Never ''fed'' her with a spoon after that age, although we sometimes gave her a spoon to play with. He will probably demonstrate very quickly that he won't -- most things will be gummed into mush in his mouth, and others will simply be swallowed whole. Also plain, whole wheat toast is fun to gnaw on. For some reason because I was eating it, it was ok to alternate bites with him...we still do this at 12 mos old. Good luck! We've resigned ourselves to being patient. We've pretty much given up trying to get her to eat from a spoon. From almost the very start, she would seal her lips and turn her head away and quickly start crying. They love anything stirfried in garlic (we cook stuff like brocolli a little longer so it's softer), especially tofu. As long as he's getting plenty of breastmilk or formula he's going to be perfectly fine. I'm wondering if the key phrase here is ''to be fed.'' Remember that kids often don't like new foods at first, and it may take him 10-15 times of encountering something new before he tries it. Some babies honestly skip over the entire “baby food” stage completely and go right for whatever is on your plate instead. ), you can give them a few ounces of water. In retrospect, I guess I couldn't accept that at such a young age she was aiming for independence. When my son was 12 months, he could gag and throw up on just about anything solid including cheerios and stage 3 baby foods with ''added texture''. Get a baby grinder! Until then, she would only take breast milk, and she steadfastly refused the varied menu I faithfully offered her at each meal. It continues to amaze me how different my two children are - at 18 months my first born was still eating baby foods at every meal. I will mention one more thing, though, because it sounds like your baby's gagging is more serious and prolonged than ours was. A more effective ''trick'' for us is that she'll *always* eat yogurt from a spoon. 10-month-old still won't take food. The food is fresh and healthy. It's weird, since it seems everything else she picks up eventually ends up in her mouth. Now, he still gags occasionally and he still isn't very interested in what the big people are eating, but he will eat Os, tiny pieces of toast, and pieces of cheese as well as finely-mashed foods. It's messy but allows your kiddo to explore tastes and textures on their own and enjoy mealtimes! THAT’S HOW THEY GET YOU.). He's not, but has to go through all the same stuff other babies went through at 6 months. You can also give your child pasta...I wish mine liked it, but I think it's to slimmy for him. She also nursed every two or three hours for the first year. In addtion he does not like his hands to be gooey. it will be messier, but really no less convenient if you if you keep simple, whole foods on hand. Has anyone else out there dealt with the hyper-sensitive gag reflex? At 1 year, you can do things like french toast. Our son occaisionally let us feed him if it was yummy enough (our pediatrician suggested that part of the problem was that the baby food was too bland for him and she was right). Susan, Neither of my children ate any significant amounts of food until 14 months or so. by Ellie (Toronto, Canada) My 10-month-old baby was an exclusively breastfeed baby since birth and we started introducing food when she was 7 months, but she is just not interested in food, not her food anyways, and hates to eat from a spoon.. My food she wants, but more out of curiosity than anything else.I let her try sometimes if it is not something offending to her. Please help. After almost a year of presenting a wide variety of healthy foods and NO COMMENTS, she eats probably 70% of what I put in front of her. long. For a while he would eat diced steamed veggies, although he won't anymore. She started eating solids at 6mo, and pretty much eats everything we give her, as long as it is on a spoon and doesn't have big chunks. But now it’s been 6 months like that I have been trying to feed her with spoon and fork again but she does not want it and would not eat anything whether fruits or vegetables, no matter which one is on the table. Talk to your pediatrician about your feeding concerns as well — you probably don’t want to switch to cow’s milk yet either, until she’s demonstrating an ability to eat on her own.). Why Baby Won’t Eat Solids Anymore (They Used to?) We get plain whole-milk yogurt and mix other things in to it -- fruit, cereal, even pureed broccoli. He did gag a bit, but much less than with other things I had tried. and to prepare her for the transition away from the bottle or breast. Sliced avocado, sticks of roasted sweet potatoes, slices of banana, well-steamed carrots or broccoli, etc. But when he actually tells me he's hungry I run and get him something to eat! choking-phobic mom, I would just let him eat with his hands and clean him up when he's finished. Tori, My daughter just turned one and has started refusing to eat solid foods (finger foods). At some point, though, something will appeal to them enough for them to put it in their mouth and the lightbulb goes off that 1) food is good, and 2) food is another way to satisfy hunger than the breast and/or bottle. Once he's got incisors on both the top and bottom, he'll be able to take bites off of larger pieces, too. All this is possible with just 2 teeth. He's hovered under 25 pounds for probably six months; even though he's beginning to eat more, he's so much more active. On the other hand, we are concerned about his nutritional intake and vitamin consumption. We offer her what we're eating, if it's in (or can be made into) a safe form -- bits of chicken, salmon, rice, pasta, melon, cooked peas, chicken tamales, pinto beans, etc. However, three weeks ago he started refusing all food from a spoon (he cannot eat from a spoon himself yet). I know I did my part as a parent. Should I not worry about it since he eats at home? (She has had two bottom teeth since she was eight months old, and her top front teeth are just now coming in.) interest in food etc. Amy is mother to rising first-grader Noah, preschooler Ezra, and toddler Ike. We have affiliate revenue relationships with Amazon, and with other retailers that are handled by third parties like Skimlinks, RewardStyle, Commission Junction and Linkshare. Nia, If you're baby is healthy and at an appropriate weight (for your baby's growth pattern, not only based on those weight-gaining charts), just relax! Anyway, it worked. Also, try to keep a consistent schedule. He eats breakfast before he goes in the morning & dinner once we get home. I tried playing fun games to get him to smile and slip it in but he didn't like that much and quickly caught on to my tricks.I realized food could quickly become a control issue so again I didn't push it. Maybe when she is actually hungry enough, she’ll accept spoon-feeding. Other good advice I've read is to not worry about them getting complete nutrition every day, but rather think of it as a week at a time. (It's not all that unusual for young toddlers to continue to need breastmilk or formula for several months past their first birthday.) She nurses every two to three hours and still wakes up several times a night which is very annoying. I have never forced food on him so just stop trying when he does this but am worried he is not getting what he needs. She still wakes up and I nurse her (at least) 1-2 times during the 11-12 hours of her night; whether she's hungry or just wants comforting, I don't know. I was just wondering if this is uncommon for a baby her age? Doctors don't usually tell you that breastfed babies actually have better iron absorption than formula fed babies. ), and would only take a bottle. Our 10 month old also had a strong gag reflex until very recently. My reading tells me that delaying adventures in solid foods may also prevent food allergies that might arise if foods are introduced too early. About 1 week ago, her first top tooth came in and she seemed to really be suffering with it. When it was time for solids he would barely eat. I put food out on his high-chair tray, but he won't put it in his! As it turned out, I started the cottage cheese routine after his 9-month appointment and the gagging lessened considerably so we didn't go to an occupational therapist. Likely it will be the same for you; your child will try finger foods when she is ready, and not sooner. I dimly realized that I could not blame this behavior on her, so did a little reading and realized I had to backtrack: I started giving her all kinds of messy foods such as yogurt, cereal, etc. He will eat cheerios and pieces of pancake and sometimes pieces of cheese but thats it. I've found that as long as foods are cut small and cooked until soft, she can handle almost any table food easily. I tried to feed my daughter solids after 6 months with spoon and but she wouldn’t have it so in order to fill her stomach and get all the necessary things into her I started grinding all of her food and feed it through her milk bottle. I can't advise you on why she can't swallow many foods, but here are some soft foods that she might like: canned pumpkin, tofu (the silken variety is especially easy to handle), sweet potatoes or potatoes mashed, fruits such as peach, melon, banana, pear, french toast, pancakes, soft polenta, shredded cheese, refried beans, steamed vegetables (to as soft as she needs), applesauce, matzo balls, scrambled eggs. 7-month-old's meltdowns when I try to feed solids; 7 month old won't open mouth to eat; 7-month-old's Low interest in solids; 7-month-old refuses to eat solids; 8-month-old wants only breastmilk and Cheerios; 8 mth old son refusing solids since teething began; See also: Refusing Solids at 10-12 Months; Related page: Starting Solids In my experience, the biggest problem with a kid who won't eat is all of the unsolicited advice and judgments from other people who are convinced that they could get the kid to eat given half a chance (I've got to confess; it was my secret pleasure to let some of these smug folks have a crack at it, and watch my tiny daughter send them packing!) I have tried distracting her with finger foods such as cheerios, with toys, playing with food, etc., but I usually can only shovel a few bites in before she begins crying and refuses to eat. I am a new mommy and trying the best I can to nourish my child. Also, add some flax seed oil (1/4 tsp a day is plenty) for the essential fatty acids she needs for brain and neural development. Some babies hate the spoon and only want finger foods. 12-month-old gags on solids. Every week may be different -- your kid has a lot of experimenting to do. She has a good variety of babbling sounds and syllables, etc.? I read some great advice about feeding kids that has really helped me. He gags and often times will throw up. This is where her principal nutrition comes from, which would probably be the case even if she were also experimenting with solid foods. Something about it appealed to my daughter. Our 10 month old started on cereal and stage 1 foods at about 6 months. (She's now one of the least picky preschoolers I know.) Wean your baby off bottles when they reach 12-months old. She especially loves when we give her food from our plates, and I really like that she's learning the routine of family meal time. Once there is food in front of her, you’ve done your job. Janet, If I may put it bluntly, your doctor is full of it. But it might be worth asking your pediatrician about occupational therapy, or at least about having your baby evaluated by an occupational therapist; from the research I did at the time, the problem won't necessarily work itself and can continue through toddlerhood and into childhood. Erin, my son was nearly a 10-pounder at birth and nursed EXCLUSIVELY for MORE THAN 1 YEAR. Best of luck to you and just play the waiting game. - either make it fresh for the baby, or grind up your own meal, if it is not too spicy. more recently I've started giving him things he can handle himself - cheerios, carrots, apple wedges, teething toast and he loves it all - as long as he can feed himself. You may find that your baby has dropped a milk feed or two (FSA nd). Carolyn, My first born refused solids until she was 13 mo old. -Rachel, Try distracting her like putting a mirror in front of her, or playing her favorite musical toy or having her sit in your lap instead of a high-chair, or even try feeding her at a park where there is always enough to distract babies, maybe then she will not be concentrating so much on refusing food, and you may manage to get her to start getting using to it. (youngest now are 9 month old twins). Learn to make it fun, and help him to have fun. Never had another problem. - pieces of soft fruit like bananas, avocados, peaches, mango, etc. He was in a nanny-share before and really had a GREAT appetite. Hi I'm a new mom with a 10 month old baby  who is refusing to eat solids. 12-month-old not eating at daycare. If your baby won't eat what you offer the first time, try again in a few days. It was a major stressor for me, and my anxiety didn’t help the issue. anon. Or something like that. Kids go through growth sprouts. It was soft enough that he could break it down with his teeth/gums and not gag or choke. In other words, one day they might have veggies but not want fruit, and the next day they want fruit but no veggies, etc. Our pediatrician did not recommend vitamins, in fact, did not even seem concerned. I'm not a big fan of some of his advice, but I thought this was good. I used a Happy Baby handheld grinder to mash up everything from beef stew, to steamed vegetables to steamed apples (this spoiled my kids so, that to this day they won't eat store-bought applesauce!) We tried to take it in stride, offering food to her at mealtime. No comments, no begging, no cajoling. Also make sure she is not being breastfed or given other snacks right before mealtimes. BabyCentre parents share their tips: "If my baby is being fussy I sit in front of her and eat some of her food.I make 'mmm' noises and tell her how delicious it is. we went pretty much straight for the table food, which helped us eat better! There has been a recent scientific study correlating cow milk products to onset of childhood diabetes, for example. 12-month-old stopped eating 3 weeks ago. Neither of these has worked (she doesn't seem to eat much more solid food during the 2 1/2 days I work than when I'm home with her). I did this with my first and planning to do it for #2. (With the added caution that since she’s not yet consistently demonstrated the ability to chew and swallow, you may need to offer it in a slightly modified format to prevent choking, and of course supervise her very closely.). Schedule baby’s 15-month checkup. As long as all else seems good with the daycare (the providers seem warm and loving, your son doesn't seem upset or frightened, his weight does not decline or his overall health change) I would NOT take this as a reason to change -- in fact, changing to yet another daycare situation might simply prolong the issue, because that would result in yet more things to get used to. picking foods up with the pincer grasp, hand-to-mouth coordination, gumming, chewing, and swallowing new textures, etc.) And on weekends he'll eat pretty well. So we would be patient as she would attempt to put finger foods in her own mouth (often missing her mouth completely). You can even just give her exactly what you’re eating. anon. Rule out any developmental issues and/ or medical problems. Richa. Make happy faces and talk about how good, yummy, and fun your food is. I kept trying to give him finger foods because I didn't want him to get stuck on pureed food, but I believe his tongue control wasn't developed enough and would let food get down his throat before he was finished mashing it up. Terms and Conditions | Privacy Policy | Site by CooperHouse, Surviving the Newborn Sleep Survival Mode, Introducing Solids Foods (Fruits & Veggies) to Baby. I too was confused and dismayed at the assumption everywhere that a 12 month old would and should eat finger foods. Our doctor suggested: (1) having her watch other kids eat and (2) having her source of breastmilk leave for a day. But we've gotten the hang of it now, and I appreciate that she wants to do it herself. At that time, she had her 2 bottom teeth. It's in paper now. I will admit it was -- and still sometimes is -- frustrating to thoughtfully prepare food that only ended up all over the kitchen floor. It was a difficult one for me to learn, but, at least with my daughter, it really is all about independence. We have been trying to get our daughter to eat solid food since she was six months old; she is now 11 months old. I love to meet or hear from other parents with babies that have gone through something like this and are now well or if there is a support group for parents going through feeding issues. I think the more you worry about it and the more you pressure her, the worse the problem will get. Until then, he was nursing every 2-4 hours, and yes, many times during the night. (I realize I’ve been assuming that other than this, her general development/milestones has fallen within the normal ranges? Now she eats dinner in the booster chair with her father and I, and has her breakfast/lunch/ snack at a toddler-sized table/chair in the kitchen. Does this help? Sing Songs To Your Baby Or Play Games. OK. Most likely, your son doesn't have much appetite at the daycare because it is something new -- there's a lot more going on at mealtime, and it is different than it was at the nanny share, and he's getting used to it all. Some babies throw the finger foods at the wall while screaming bloody murder for you to hurry up with the next spoonful of sweet potatoes. She is very attached to her bottle at this point, even before this latest refusal of solids. Is this a reason to look for a new daycare? According to a 2009 study in the journal Maternal & Child Nutrition, children who didn’t eat foods with a lumpy consistency by 9 months of age had more feeding problems at … Next up: I know this is anxiety-inducing. We didn't even really try to push the solids until about 10 months, and even then it often seemed futile. Any advice and words of encouragement would be appreciated! She has no sign of any other teeth breaking thru, but all of her gums feel hard, as though there are several teeth ready to come in at once. He is a twin and his twin is eating fine. Amy also documented her second pregnancy (with Ezra) in our wildly popular Weekly Pregnancy Calendar, Zero to Forty. Turn your back on him if you have to -- wash dishes, fold laundry, whatever -- but let him feed himself, since that is what he really wants to do. She will be eating table foods soon enough. Now that my little on has 2 top and 2 bottom teeth I make grilled cheese sandwiches cut in to small slices, cheese caseadea cut in to small slices, jelly sandwiches(crust removed and sliced small). I just wanted to commiserate. The food that really helped us teach him to gag less was cottage cheese. We started her on stage 3 food about 2 weeks ago and she was doing well with the more textured food. We just spread it out in front of them and they pick it up, an increasing percentage of it actually winds up in their mouths! Also, it’s pronounced AIM-ah-lah. In the end, he just kept nursing and is fine. I say, offer her food, put finger foods on her tray, and then act very unconcerned about what she eats, even to the point of doing the dishes or something else while she is eating. Chef Mama, when my son was 6 months old, I started giving him solids - organic baby food, strained yams, bananas etc. Then she slowly became interested over the next 6 mo and was eating solids at most meals by 18 mo. She will feed herself Cheerios and may take 1 or 2 spoonfuls of something, but then her mouth clamps shut and it's impossible to get her to eat anymore. If you're determined to get her eating more solid food, You could try mixing the cereal up with breast-milk or formula--maybe even formula with less than the regular amount of water, for extra nutrution. I am a mother of one year old baby girl from India. During this period, I NEVER wiped off her face and hands until she told me she was finished eating. Or she’ll finally decide some peas or bananas aren’t so terrible after all. Delay feeding time if your child doesn't appear hungry. Then we moved on to Os cereal and little pieces of cheese. - large bagels for him to gnaw on Oh and another thing you can try that my sister did for her daughters is to make cherrio goup by mixing babyfood and cherrios together. I got a booster seat, attached it to a grown-up chair in the dining room, and that was that. Like other professionals, I encourage you to go at his pace; forcing will NOT ultimately result in better eating/weight gain, but may well have an impact on his relationship with you and with food. If the 12-month old doesn't want finger foods, don't give him finger foods. He also seems to have days where he shows more appetite than others. Maybe get his iron levels checked if you are very concerned...but if your child isn't lethargic, I wouldn't worry! It could be that he is just so busy watching everying that he's not interested in eating. By about 10 months, I began to feel pressure to at least offer foods a couple of times every day. Basically, toddlers are grazers and more than that, they need to graze because of all the calories they burn. Or, talk to your doctor about giving them 2 to 4 ounces of apple, prune , or pear juice. karen, My almost 11-month old daughter also only has two teeth, but rarely eats babyfood anymore because there are so many more interesting options. - yogurt that he could eat with his hands (very messy!). How to introduce solid food There is no “best first food.”A good place to start is with iron-rich foods, such as fish, meat, eggs, tofu, legumes and iron-fortified cereal, because a liquid diet of breastmilk or formula alone may not provide enough of the mineral, especially by the time a baby is six months … Introduction of soy can set up an allergy to those products. Just make it real interesting, fun, and messy as possible (give her yogurt to squish through her fingers, for example) and she'll learn to love it. His weight gain did begin to slow down, but pediatricians (and we went to many!) So in the beginning we would share Yobaby organic yogurt and instant oatmeal. If not, consider getting her evaluated by a doctor first — this could be something that would benefit from proper Early Intervention vs. advice from some rando on the Internet. When she refuses to eat, she may be trying to let you know she's ready to move on to new textures of solid baby food ("I'm done with mush, Mom"). Recently, I met a child who, at the age of 22 months, was still eating … She just loves the stuff. I am still breastfeeding, which she has never refused, but worry that she should be eating solids. After that, I started giving him those awful diced Gerber vegetables which are very, very soft because they're stored in water. I know it will seem like an eternity until then! (Although she will take as much yogurt as we can give her.) Sign up for the web’s most entertaining (while informative) weekly newsletter on your pregnancy! I figure, if baby humans were meant to eat strained 'baby food', I'd have been born with a food processor instead of one of my breasts! Both were breastfed, and it is my understanding that breastmilk does indeed provide all necessary nutrients. if your child is thriving, growing, nursing regularly, and if YOU are eating well (including getting the right vitamins), drinking lots of water and getting enough rest, YOU WILL BOTH BE FINE! It took awhile, though. As long as you baby is thriving on your milk alone, he has no need for additional vitamins, iron, fuloride, or other supplements in the early months. Around 40% of a 12 - month old's diet should be fat, as it provides them with the calories they need for the energy they are burning in being active and growing. You've probably heard that kids' growth rate tapers off a bit in their second year, and their appetites can decline because of this. One scoop has 16 whopping grams of protein; of course, you would reduce this. I'm wondering if he'll simply out grow this or if it's something to worry about. Kids will eat eventually- I'd say just keep offering choices and not worry too much. Most important is for you to remember to never make mealtime a battle of wills between the two of you. hope that helps, I had the exact same problem with my daughter (now 22 months old), and it took me some months to realize that the problem was mine, not hers. Until 12 months, that remains the main source of nutrition for babies, so baby shouldn't lose weight if they have enough milk/formula. One thing that really helped us was that we taught our son a few signs in sign language, in particular, ''all done,'' which is flipping your hands over twice. Feel free to email me if you want to discuss this further. We just feed them whatever we're eating: for example, pieces of soft vegetables, ground beef and macaroni from last nights casserole. anon, My healthy and happy baby girl has suddenly decided not to accept solids that I try to feed her. Step 3. If your child is not eating a wide variety and decent quantity of solid foods at 12 months, continue to give her formula to provide sufficient nutrition.

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