Feeding Kaua solids. So, I blogged about this...how I started feeding Kaua solids when he was 5 months old, and he seemed to take to it pretty fine. He maybe got a little constipation from rice cereal, but nothing serious. But over the past few days, maybe a couple of weeks, his interest in foods have gone down. Way down. He no longer wants to eat baby food, no matter what kind of food it is. At first, I wasn't too concerned about it, till that darn pedi told me that I should try withholding the breast milk until after he eats because he was dictating his feedings to me, instead of the other way around. So i felt guilty and started trying it. She said i was to get in 2-3 meals a day. And let me tell you how UNSUCCESSFUL that was. I tried it for maybe 2 days and it was like war. I'd put Kaua in the high chair and he'd just scream and cry and refuse to eat. No matter what kind of food was in front of him. So, I gave up. I gave in and let him drink milk. Then I remembered that somewhere, I read that sometimes, babies are starving and want the instant satisfaction of milk, and to try to feed them solids about .5 to 1 hour after feeding them milk. So I tried that, and voila, he eats! Granted he's still not a huge eater, and is MUCH more interested in playing than eating (I'm happy if I can get 2 spoonfuls into his mouth), but hey, it's MUCH better than going to war and making the high chair a chair of torture as it had slowly become. I know I've got a lot more to go, but 1 step in the right direction. I've been reading a lot about BLW (baby led weaning) and am thinking of starting Kaua on a semi version of it. Some baby foods (who am I kidding, tons of baby foods) and some finger foods, for him to get the hang of feeding himself. We've started him on baby rice crackers which he doesn't really understand is actual food, he just enjoys sticking it in his mouth and kinda gets surprised when it breaks off and stays in his mouth. lol.
Anyone have any advice on the getting your baby into solids department?
Keep offering him finger foods along with purees- I bet he'll figure out that what he's bringing into his mouth is food!
ReplyDeletePookah was like Kaua, totally uninterested at first. Even though others(dr's my mom, MIL) all said he needed solids, I decided that when Pookah was ready he would eat. And I was right. It took him until he was about 6 1/2 months until he really got into foods. Even now, he sometimes has days when he's just not into it. And I never force him. So don't worry, he'll figure it out when he's ready!
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