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What's the trick....
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to get your lo to eat??
Kyra's nearly 6 months, we began weaning a couple of weeks ago, but she's never interested in her food. She has the usual mashed veg, fruit, baby jars like egg custard and baby cereals. All she does is tongue thrust it all back out again, it's gross it comes oozing out all runny mixed with saliva lol. She has plenty of water during the day to prevent consipation. She was exclusively bf from birth, do u think this is why she's not wanting any solid meals?
How did you get your lo's to enjoy their solid meals and gobble them all up?? xx
Kyra's nearly 6 months, we began weaning a couple of weeks ago, but she's never interested in her food. She has the usual mashed veg, fruit, baby jars like egg custard and baby cereals. All she does is tongue thrust it all back out again, it's gross it comes oozing out all runny mixed with saliva lol. She has plenty of water during the day to prevent consipation. She was exclusively bf from birth, do u think this is why she's not wanting any solid meals?
How did you get your lo's to enjoy their solid meals and gobble them all up?? xx
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does she swallow any from off the spoon? I think we expect our los to eat loads, when they are just having taster foods, so a spoonful is fine. They say give them the same food for three days so they can get used to the taste before changing foods. I started off buy giving her some jar food which she took to ok. I've never given her baby rice on its own, just occasionally to bulk up her food.
Does she have fruit on its own or veg without the baby rice? or does she spit it out whatever? Does she watch you it your food? Maybe if you eat a spoonful then offer it to her? Sometimes my lo spits it back out again (usually when oh is feeding her!) He just puts it back in her mouth lol!
I just give her really small amounts on the spoon. My lo is bf too, but wont take more than a couple of mouthfuls if that, of water..im tempted to just start her off with a cup with a spout instead.
Sry, that probably hasnt been very helpful!
I would say to persevere, try different foods (I thought about stopping Gabe's food until I tried giving him apple and pear which he loved) and if she is still not interested in spoon feeds then think about trying her on finger foods and doing Baby led weaning. Gabe is 6 1/2 months, on finger foods and loves them - no choking or gagging - yet! I'm hoping in the next month or so he's eating 'proper' foods like sarnies, mashed dinners etc so I don't have to puree anymore, lol.
That's another thought - maybe do something a bit thicker - Gabe struggles with runny food, it always just dribbles straight out. I know they advise to start with runny food though but it doesnt work for all bubs x
A good remedy for constipation that I've found is simmering some prunes in their own juice (not the sweetened ones) and pureeing this with pear or apple or whatever. It's sweet so los tend to love it and it really works at clearing them out! Make sure she gets lots of pure fruit puree (i.e. without milk, custard etc) as well so she'll get the water from that as well.xx