6.5 months going backwards?

[Babydreams321]

I started one "meal"/"taste" a day when Jacks was 17 weeks as seemed ready & was sick a lot with reflux....he did really well , so I started second "meal" a month later & then last week started his 3rd "meal" & finger food too.

He was eating really well however now all week has been crying at meal times, keeping his mouth tight shut & just sticking his tongue out like hes not sure what to do with the food on it??

I feel like hes gone backwards? Did i start to early? Did i introduce solids/finger foods too late....should i perservere offering him foods or just give up for a bit?? Meal times aare becoming very stressful!!

 

[Noodlebear]

Maybe you could stick with finger foods if he did well with them before and just make sure they're to hand at meal times if he wants them? It might be a sign that he wasn't ready, could also just be a little bump in the road but I'd just go with it and don't fret about how much he's eating. Food before one is just for fun

 

[lanaross]

I seriously suspect teething or some kind of cold; if he was doing so well for so long, it's highly unlikely he'd only now start fussing. I second just giving him "play" food (BLW) and not push it. He'll eat if he's hungry and you don't have to force the issue.

 

[MindUtopia]

I'd just offer him finger foods and see what he does and don't push trying to feed him if he's not interested. They do go through phases where they are more or less interested in food, especially if he might not feel well or might be teething. Also, some babies just don't accept spoon feeding or start to refuse it after a point once they are capable of feeding themselves. I'd just give him some food and let him have fun and not force it. Mealtimes should be fun, not stressful.

 

[Babydreams321]

ok thanks ladies, ive been getting really angry which is so bad of me ( but doesnt help that my 3 year old is being a nightmare eater too at the moment )

You're right i need to chill, the only finger food he'll actually eat are biscotti's & organix crisps.. he'll have a knaw on a banana if i hold it & will suck the life out of a satsuma segment ( again, if i hold it)...everything else he spits straight out....

he was doing so well being spoonfed.. i just feel like its all gone wrong..

 

[kirstybumx3]

I could've written the whole of this post myself, rio has been exactly the same the last few days. EXACTLY the same! I just don't get it. He literally chokes on finger food too will eat biscotti, if I hold it and manage the size of the pieces he bites, because he shoves too much in and chokes again! don't know what to do! stalking thread x