I started to try to very gently wean my son at 18 weeks. This was a researched and informed personal decision by myself and my husband.
I started on baby rice which he really wasn't impressed with! Moved onto fruity porridge and banana porridge (baby porridge!) which he loved! Moved to sweet potatoes, carrots, swede, pear and apple. Most seem to go down ok, like just one cube per day max, except apple and plain carrot- didn't seem impressed with these! He has since eaten carrot mixed with swede but remains unimpressed with apple.
He is now 21 weeks and he is refusing all fruit and veg purée. He has been still eating banana porridge this week but this am has also flatly refused that. He turns his head away, won't open his mouth and starts shouting if I try. If he takes a spoon or two, he spits it back out.
It isnt tongue thrust as he's been taking food fine for 3 weeks, he clearly just doesn't want it.
I'm breast feeding and he also refuse all bottles, even though ive tried every bottle under the sun, spent a fortune in them, and still try once a day.
I'm really worried that this is the sign of things to come, that even if I stop now and give him a break for a week or two, he's just going to refuse food for the nwxt six months..
I'm wondering whether the best thing is to keep trying every day, which obviously isn't pleasant for either of us and wastes all my hm puree; or just stop for a Couple of weeks and try again? However if I stop and start again, will we just have lost what little headway we've made so far??
Advise really appreciated- I'm desperate to somehow get to the point where my hb or grandma can have him for a couple of hours but for the last almost 5 months, he's been with me 24:7 day and night - he still wakes every 2.5hrs through the night... I love him dearly but need a little time
Thanks guys
I started on baby rice which he really wasn't impressed with! Moved onto fruity porridge and banana porridge (baby porridge!) which he loved! Moved to sweet potatoes, carrots, swede, pear and apple. Most seem to go down ok, like just one cube per day max, except apple and plain carrot- didn't seem impressed with these! He has since eaten carrot mixed with swede but remains unimpressed with apple.
He is now 21 weeks and he is refusing all fruit and veg purée. He has been still eating banana porridge this week but this am has also flatly refused that. He turns his head away, won't open his mouth and starts shouting if I try. If he takes a spoon or two, he spits it back out.
It isnt tongue thrust as he's been taking food fine for 3 weeks, he clearly just doesn't want it.
I'm breast feeding and he also refuse all bottles, even though ive tried every bottle under the sun, spent a fortune in them, and still try once a day.
I'm really worried that this is the sign of things to come, that even if I stop now and give him a break for a week or two, he's just going to refuse food for the nwxt six months..
I'm wondering whether the best thing is to keep trying every day, which obviously isn't pleasant for either of us and wastes all my hm puree; or just stop for a Couple of weeks and try again? However if I stop and start again, will we just have lost what little headway we've made so far??
Advise really appreciated- I'm desperate to somehow get to the point where my hb or grandma can have him for a couple of hours but for the last almost 5 months, he's been with me 24:7 day and night - he still wakes every 2.5hrs through the night... I love him dearly but need a little time
Thanks guys