Hi everyone,
i have been a silent reader in this forum and i really appreciate everyone here for helping moms who are really worried with their kids and now iam here needing help regarding my 8 months old son.
he doesnt take food likingly whether formula or any solids. each time during feeding i have to distract him playing video songs on the tv. this have become a habbit from his 4th month and till now he wants to see the same video songs on tv during his feeding. whenever we go out somewhere it is difficult for me to feed him and he refuses and reluctant to eat and cries out aloud. For this reason we dont go out often.
his diet is reducing by quantity day by day.
he is taking around 12 oz of milk(someone has to dance and play music for this) and abt 2-4 oz of solids per day(this by forcing him). sometimes if i feed him forcibly he vomits out everything. now i have my inlaws with me so iam managing somehow, but in 3 weeks they r leaving and i dont know how to manage him single handedly. Is there anything to increase his appetite? iam really depressed of this. please help and ur help would be appreciated. Anu replied. Hi Sri,
I am sailing in the same boat. My son is going to turn 8 months old in few days from now and he is also not interested in drinking milk or eating solids.
Earlier I too posted my problem but no one replied. Once I saw ur message i thought eventhough I cannot answer ur question atleast i can share some tips that work for my son.
When ur baby refuses to take milk ... may be when u give him 4 oz of milk, if he takes only 2 oz, try feeding him the rest of 2 oz after a while...lets say 15-30 min. Meanwhile u can play with him. Eventhough it is frustating for us, that they are not drinking milk at one go, but this stage will pass soon and i am sure they will one day drink or eat without any fuss.
Next thing i do is, mix a fruit or veggie puree with little milk and give it to my son, so that if my son doesnt drink milk atleast he will take it in this form.
Also, now they want to know different tastes and textures, so when i give him solid, everytime i change the taste, if i give him applesauce at breakfast, i feed him banana+carrot at lunch and rice cereal+squash+peas at dinner. There are so many permutations and combinations u can ever think off when mixing these foods, so u can try that....but always try feeding him individual food type first...such as apple, pear, carrot, green bean etc. and when he accepts them, then only try mixing those and give it to ur son.
I guess u have already tried the above options, if not give it a try, hope ur son will like it.
Also, i read on this forum that sometimes when babies are teething their appetite goes down, so check that. If he is still not drinking or eating, check with ur pediatrician.
Good luck n have fun with ur baby.
Anu