Is she just not ready for solids?

[stayinhomewithmy6]

Don't feel lousy, mama, you're doing a good thing. I did BLW with DS, who is now 2. I think he was around 8 months when I started giving him bits of avacado and bananas, and he would mostly play with it. He didn't eat much until he was at least 10 months. I agree with Boheme that putting things in their mouth is not an indicator that they are ready for solid foods. Babies "mouth" things because their fine motor skills and sense of touch and sight are not developed enough for them to be able to learn about things like texture and shape (of toys, etc...) without putting it in their mouth. It is for the purpose of exploration, so it really isn't a good indicator of their readiness for solid foods.

[cpendergraff]

Originally Posted by Boheme Grabbing things and putting them in her mouth is NOT an indication that she is "ready" for solids. It means she has the motor skills to put things to her mouth in order to explore them. It means that she is in the process of *getting* ready. My question would be, where are you getting these expectations about how much she should be eating, if you are just starting solids? Granted, adults (and children, and other animals, etc) eat a certain amount of food at each sitting. But remember, your baby is getting everything she needs from milk, so she is not hungry. She will not eat a full meal of solids. She will play in it, and mush it, and taste it, and slowly, over a few months, she will increase what she eats, and find things she really likes, and then she will be ready for a true meal. That's the process. I would recommend just giving her different things to try and don't expect anything at all, except for her to have fun with her tasty new toy. Just give her bits of whatever you're having for dinner so she can try different types of things, lots of tastes and textures to explore, and you may be surprised by what she prefers.

My family. They keep saying look she's trying to eat your (whatever I have in my hand) she's ready for food! I say, "that doesn't mean anything. She's trying to put everything in her mouth. If I had a dog poo she would try to put it on her mouth.". I hoped they would get the point, but alas.....

. My ped wanted me to start offering solids around 6 months (which I waited longer, almost 6.5) and I'm afraid she's going to freak out that she isn't eating a lot of food (I don't know why I care what she thinks though, I just hate confrontation).

I keep offering her foods. She loved the Avocado from breakfast and ate more of that than anything so far. Personally, I love nursing her and am not ready to really start serious solids. Plus, she wont take a bottle and my dh wants a date and feels like if shes eating foods that we might can leave her with my mom for a few hours

I just needed assurance I am doing the right thing!!

[cpendergraff]

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Took some time off and tried avocados and sweet potatoes and well.....I think she's changed her mind

Thanks Mamas for your support!