Hi Moms
My 7 month old daugther has no interest for solids at all , i have tried feeding her lots of different varities , like rice cereal plain , with apple , oatmeal etc.,
and when she is hungry , very hungry not very hungry . She keeps her mouth so tight and never once she has opened to get a spoonful .
i have been trying for almost 6 continuous weeks even tried leaving a break for one week .
there is no improvement , Please share any similar experiences or advises on this .
Thanks
Preethu Mandeep replied. i use to make funny faces, take out different voices ,peoms, songs u name it try everything, so that my son can open mouth for smile n spoon goes in. 2ns he use to like when ever i clean his mouth/lips with water so i use to clean it 3or4 times with water n he use to open his mouth to lick water (use left hand to do this) n ready with the spoon with right hand.some time i only use to do action that hand is coming n he use to open the mouth. 3rd give him plactic spoon he will try to put that in his mouth n once his mouth use to open i use to put spoon in n there goes food in. hope this is any help. 4rth my son like my long black hairs so i use to leave then open n u see a smile n i dont miss a chance to put spoon in mouth. aks replied. i have a 14mnth old son...so believe when i say i have been there and done that!...babies are like this only...at every age they will do something new..but this is jts a phase 3-4 mnths down the line she will be eating well and not doing something else that u want her to do. my son was the same...they take time to get used to solids..since birth they were on milk n now suddenly mommy wants them to eat rice, daal, roti, cerelac...why! :)..try to distract her with toy birds, cartoons music...making funny faces...whtever it takes..keep trying...it' ll b better one day. take care n all the best MG replied. Hey dont worry!! I guess almost all Moms go thru this phase.
I know you must be trying all possible ways, but therez no other way out. Some tips -
1. Give her toys to play with (I used to give a big bowl and small items for him to put in) while feeding
2. Might sound funny, but my son used to gag if I tied bib around his neck. So, I started feeding him without that.
3. Try changing the consistency of the food. May be at this age she likes things to be in milk like consistency.
4. Try to feed him when you are eating. Put his stuff in your plate only.
All these are my experiments with my son at that age.
Hope that helps you.
And dont exhaust urself. :-)
Love to ur lil one
MG rhea replied. hi prethu,
I use to have same problem with my daughter.....she was not at all opening mouth for solids...my ped suggested CYPON drops...which u give before feeding....they will feel hungry and u can feed the solids....please take suggestion with u ped before using....gud luck....