My almost 11 month old has recently stopped eating his solids. A few months ago when we first introduced solids - he happily gobbled up bananas, cheerios and the homemade pureed food I made for him. Now he just throws it on the floor or chews it and spits it back out. He has even cut back on his MILK intake!:banghead:
While his activity level is high and he seems quite happy we are concerned b/c he is very slim. Our Dr. has run some tests and they all seem fine. We also have an apt with a pediatric nutritionist.
Any advise?
physlet
07-13-2008, 02:42 PM
As long as he seems satisfied and isn't asking for food, I wouldn't worry.
MamaRider
07-15-2008, 10:26 AM
My son will be 11 months at the end of this month and he is just now starting to ingest any amount of solid foods. I would just follow his lead and offer him more foods he can feed himself... they all eat when they get hungry eventually :)
bimaima218
07-21-2008, 08:12 PM
My now 14 mon old ran into the same problem. With us, it was asthma and she was having trouble swallowing (i don't mean to scare, just to give a heads up). Also, she had zero interest in holding still long enough to eat at that point. Going to our CS bed or favorite nursing chair, with reduced distractions, helped a lot.
She's now eating well and is still just a bitty little gal. BUT she is doing everything she's supposed to be doing and more developmentally, and has no female relatives over 5'2", so will probably ALWAYS be a bitty little gal. She's started eating solids again, but not in huge quantities, and not at every feeding. When I started stressing less about getting food into her, she started being more interested in what was being offered. Another thing that worked: sit him in his chair when you sit down to dinner. Don't give any food until he requests it, then give from your plate (either his food or yours). Give in small amounts, as requested. HTH, mama!
