Hi,
I have very cute and beautiful six and half months old baby boy.
I already started solid food when he was around 5months old.
He was eating good. Everything i gave him, he loved to eat .
But from last week, i noticed he is acting strange. He is not eating food. like when i gave him , he will play with his saliva and throw the food from his mouth like sprinkle the food to me.
When i said NO for 6-7 times firmly, he got mad more and more on me and doing that stuff again and agian
He become made on me easily. I tried to say NO very queitly and tell him that u can not do that stuff but it's not working at all
Also , i am worried that the way he behave, it seems like he will become cranky baby when he grow up. Please help me. This is my first child.
I saw so many kids in the Grocery store that they are not listening to their parents. I don't want my child like those kids.
He can understand from my speech and tone of my voice that i mad on him. Also , when i am mad on me, he will do that stuff again and again.
Do you think i am expecting too much from him.
Please , i need guidance and proper advice from u guys.
Chintal replied. Hi guys,

Thanks for your help.
I think, My baby is teething right now.
He is crying a lot now days
Not sleeping properly because of pain.
I am littlebit tensed and i want to cry whenever i see him crying .
i hope everything will be fine in couple of weeks.
Thanks for your help
Hetal replied. At first, never say No to your child. you dont want your child to learn that word !! make him busy.
No is something that they take it for YES !! No works a couple times,,only when the word is used for warning signs and not in daily routines !!
so at first,,stop using it often before your child...
this is just the age where your child will test your patience levels and reactions,,mood,..stay calm,..
he njoys the reactions when he does certain things,,so react in a way that does not prompt him to play with you !!
you are not expecting too much from him,,but he is in his own world of playing with your reactions,,your moods and testing your patience.
his tantrums will increase if you stop them,,so make it a together thing,,from spitting the food out,,put the food in your mouth and teach your child how to play with it NICELY ! my baby used to throw food at me,,i played with food ,gave her carrots, fruits(small ones like grapes and such),,she was busy playing with it,,trying to pick them or throw them from highchair,,and by the time she was done playing with it,,i would finish making her eat..
its that simple...
if you dont want your child to react in a way he does,,just divert him, at the time of that incident because you know what are his reactions to those things,,so before that he gets a chance to react,,change the situation !!!
there are many reasons as to baby lose thr interst in food :

flavours,textures, colours of food and shapes of food,,and timing of food offered and yes the type of food...
check the below posts and it will help you get the ideas for YOUR 6MONTHS OLD :
http://www.indiaparenting.com/boards/showmessage.cgi?messageid=6593&table_name=dis_feeding

http://www.indiaparenting.com/boards/showmessage.cgi?messageid=6452&table_name=dis_feeding

after all the trials,if your baby is still not interested in foods then :
1.check her gums,,if swollen,redish or pinksh, she is teethg,,sooth her with some teethers or gel.
2. expect lack of interst in food due to apetite loss caused by ne illness about to strike,.keep a close watch on his bowels, temperatures,fluid intakes, count the oz of milk or formula and food he takes and judge accordngly.check on his schedules and wght weekly.
3. if your child just got his vaccns or shots,,its quite possble that loss of apetite is due to mild side effects of shots,,and its normal ! after a couple days, he will start eating,,
4. dont expect your child to be hungry or finish his meals or let me say,,sometimes once a while eat acc to his schedules,,even we cant get into schedules,,thn kids are growing,,they are more interestd in surroundings and cruisng,,unless they are badly hungry.
so dont expect your child to get interested in food all days, with all feeds...
5. start putting him to schedules of 2-3hours,,6months old is ready for it..and make sure not to offer ne snacks in between.
6. give a good playtime,,your child needs to burn the calories he takes and is not expected to eat properly if his body is not active !

after all the trials and errors,,watch your child intake and report it your dr...good luck !

kavya, some inputs : all recipes you mentioned are really good,,but avoid offering your child yogurt and apricot together..both are sour and avoid offering strong food of same properties,,to ensure good health !

instead offer apricots with banana..or milkshakes(made fresh) with some sweet fruits,,esp because your baby is 8months old...

offer him more and more alternatives to know food,,soon your baby will be ready for multigrains and by 9months, he is expected to eat all vegetables as well as fruits.....

make the combinations of food in a way that your child doesnt enter in loop of same type of food, or foods with same properties..always nullify the strong effects of one food with other to ensure safe well being and good health of your child !

good luck ! kavya replied. hi chintal...no worries plz.mine iz 9 months old n sprays food upto 1 meter frm her 6th month like urs..i too said her\" no no wth firm voice but she never obeyes\" ..i read in a site that by 8 months children understand what iz NO but obeys only few times..itz fun for fun...but in my case i have noticed that if my baby iz hungry she wunt spit up..spraying food iz NO NO in her language(tummy full)...so stop feeding him if he sprays n feed him after sometime...bcuz if we force them to eat even after spraying babies will think that itz fun ..untill 5 months they really do not know how to say NO..after that they learns these techniques..try to change varierty of recipes..mine completely stopped eating itself by 7 months..then i tried variety of recipes like

carrot scraped ,add some water..cook in sauce pan untill carrot becomes soft add 1/2 tsp of margarine or butter..grind it in mixie n feed...if baby iz older than 8 months n already started eating lumpier food feed him as it iz

sweet potato - boiled sweet potato grinded with cheese

rice with dal curry

apple boiled n pureed +oats boiled with milk...mix both

mango pureed + ragi soup

avacado pureed + mixed cereals porridge

veggies cooked (carrot,beans) + cerelac rice

peas cooked n pureed

yoghurt + dried apricot (soaked in water for 4 hrs) pureeed

and i noticed that baby will get bored by eating only sweet or sour food..try giving sweet first them spiced or sour food after..
introduce some spices n watch for ne allergy ...mine iz fond of rice n curries..dunt loose hope..lov ur lil one