If your LO doesn't take the food you are offering (3 different courses) - what do you do?
Offer different choices (how many different), give up and try again a short while afterwards or leave it until next meal time?
Appreciate your replies, thanks xx
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With my LO I usually would try again a little later, distract him letting him play with a toy in his highchair, then try make another attempt. If it's a no go, I'll give him something I know he likes. My LO has not been too fussy with his food so far (touch wood), has only rejected one meal, I just keep trying him with lots of other foods. He's not at the finger food stage yet, have tried but he prefers me to feed him. I would keep offering it as they say that it can take a baby 15 times to accept a food. Which foods is he not liking? xx
I'm still working our weaning routine out but to give you an idea, this is how ours go.
7pm - 6-7oz bottle
8pm breakfast (small bowl of porridge (4-5 teaspoons) and a fruit pot.
11.45am lunch - usually 1 veg cube and half a jar & yoghurt or custard or petit filous
2.30pm - 5-6 oz bottle
5pm tea - veg cube & half a jar & yoghurt or petit filous or fruit dessert
7pm 4-5oz bedtime bottle
Sometimes his milk intake can be less but I've adjusted the food amounts slightly so he is hungrier for his milk xxx
I offer milk before, during and after breakfast and he always takes his solids well at this time. Then I offer milk mid morning and mid afternoon, at which he generally doesn't take much, maybe 3-4oz, then he'll have a full bottle at bedtime.
It's the lunch and dinner times that I can sometimes have a problem with. It's like he's not hungry, often won't even take the foods I know he likes but yet, I feel he should be hungry. Does that make sense? I'm not worried, he's certainly getting enough food (as I do persevere) and he's still taking around 700ml of milk too.
Good luck
I'd love to know what you think, thanks xx
I do offer her one alternative if the one she refuses is something brand new to her, though. Likewise if I suspect she's poorly I'm softer on her and will offer an alternative I know she likes.
Mind you, the amount she's eaten doesn't seem to affect how well she sleeps - if she was waking up hungry then I'd probably be telling a different story.
PS I have never offered milk with a meal; only ever between meals.