Weaning/solids refusal
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Topic: Weaning/solids refusal
Posted By: Caro07
Subject: Weaning/solids refusal
Date Posted: 16 January 2011 at 3:08pm
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DS is nearly 9 months now and we are still struggling with solids, mainly refusal. He pretty much exists on stewed fruit, cream cheese on toast and pieces of melon (oh and yoghurt). He seems to turn his nose up at everything else and I am finding it really hard going, particularly the constant waste. I spend time trying to sort him something out and then he won't even try it. I expect that this isn't uncommon, yes?
Do I just keep offering and try to ignore the wastage? If he refuses, should I just give him what he likes, even if that means he just eats melon all day? I am going to try giving him some of whatever we are eating because I don't want to make a whole lot of stuff specially for him to find it just languishes in the freezer because he won't eat it. My plan is to just offer him that and if he doesn't want it, to have some fruit chopped and ready to go. My 1st son was like a little bird and just opened his mouth and ate everything I offered him so this is a bit of a mystery to me. He is otherwise thriving. I'm not at all concerned about his health, just wish he would at least try some of the foods I offer  ------------- Caroline, SAHM to 2 boys, S (4 years old) and J (2 years old) 
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Posted By: myfullhouse
Date Posted: 16 January 2011 at 7:12pm
I was very lucky and didn't have any problems really with my boys but I will add my 2cents worth 
I would suggest offering him what you are eating in the first instance and then give him what he likes if necessary as you mentioned. There will likely be less wastage Have you tried mixing what he likes with new foods e.g. stewed fruit with a little weetbix? i.e. trying to disguise the new food a little. Or make foods look similar to the foods he likes. My boys wouldn't eat roast potato but they do like potato in other forms, as soon as I started cutting them into chip-like shapes they started eating them! Cheese sauce and sweet couscous look alot like yoghurt, maybe he would try those? If you aren't already you could congratulate/made a big(ish) deal of him trying new foods, even if he just picks them up initially or puts them to his mouth but doesn't eat them. This might encourage him to continue trying foods. Good luck! ------------- Lindsey 
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Posted By: Kimnthekids
Date Posted: 16 January 2011 at 7:22pm
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Caro: as you know C's really only just getting into her food now - it also used to bug me about the food waste - but then i changed 2 things - i bought some jar food (even though i didnt want to, but somehow it didnt seem quite so bad in my head to 'waste' that) and 2 - the homemade stuff i made, i froze into ice cube sizes again, and would only offer 1 - if it was wasted, o well... if it was eaten, id defrost 1 more and so on.
Hopefully he'll be similar in that, in his own time he'll suddenyl open up to new foods. Have you tried mixing his favourites with new stuff? e.g. C would eat pear pear and more pear.. so when trying something new, id start by having 70% pear and 30% new, then in time decrease the pear i added. Seemed to help Otherwise *hugs* food can be such a pain! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: kakapo
Date Posted: 16 January 2011 at 8:37pm
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Is it a texture thing perhaps? My DS has always been a difficult eater, but we eventually figured out he particularly hated certain textures. Things like mashed potatoes, mince etc were refused until he was over 2 yrs old! Sometimes he would eventually relent and finally start liking something after multiple offerings (you're meant to offer is it 10 or more times aren't you?, have forgotten the number sorry). But some things, like avocado, he still hates with a passion. When he was a baby and young toddler, we ended up just giving him a few simple dishes that he would eat, on rotation, and tried to make sure they were are nutritious as possible. He now eats a much wider variety of food, but still mucks around and takes forever to finish dinner ... drives me nutty |
. Posted By: Caro07
Date Posted: 17 January 2011 at 9:46pm
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Thanks all, have taken all your comments on board. I know we'll get there and actually had a really good day today.
He ate nearly all his tea but had to be sat on my lap to eat it Hey ho, gotta do what you gotta do!------------- Caroline, SAHM to 2 boys, S (4 years old) and J (2 years old)
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