DD doesn't like solids....

[vtkatie]

DD is completely disinterested in solids. We offer her food twice a day between feedings and she is sort of "blah" over it all. Sometimes she will eat a little, sometimes she just plays and wants to get down. She never seems engaged or into it. We do both purees and some whole foods for her to hold/taste on her own. Neither seem to be appealing to her. She is 6 months. Anyone else experiencing the same thing? Right now we aren't pushing it, we offer, and then stop when she acts like she is done. At what age does it become more important to make sure she's eating a certain amount? Should I be more pushy with it, or will she become interested as she gets older?

[kam3100]

Food for the first year is for play. Your lo's calories should be coming from formula or breastmilk. I wouldn't worry that your dd isn't into eating solids quite yet.

[dawnfire]

Don't worry, my LO is in the same boat. He's totally not sure what to make of the stuff I shovel into his mouth. It'll sit on his tongue for a bit, then ooze back out of his mouth. He likes to watch us eat and wants to grab at stuff, but isn't engaged with it much otherwise.

[huggabunch]

My DD only likes small amounts of food from time to time. We just keep offering. Don't stress. She's getting what she needs from breastmilk right now.

[fern42]

DS is the same. Some days he'll try a few bites, but mostly he refuses to open his mouth. I'm not going to stress about it until closer to 1 year.
ETA: We saw his pedi yesterday she said it's normal just keep offering and eventually they'll start eating more.

[honeybee434]

Jan 21, 2015 15:19:42 GMT -5 dawnfire said:

Don't worry, my LO is in the same boat. He's totally not sure what to make of the stuff I shovel into his mouth. It'll sit on his tongue for a bit, then ooze back out of his mouth. He likes to watch us eat and wants to grab at stuff, but isn't engaged with it much otherwise.

This is exactly how my DD is. I'm not too worried about it. I'm not sure I would want to eat some of the stuff I put in her mouth, either. Ha.

[liziz]

My LO is not interested in much more than very thin cereal (essentially BM) so don't worry! I figure it's about exposure, and she'll figure it out eventually!

[emilillies]

Fwiw my sister has three kids and none of them were very interested in food at all. Her pedi was never concerned and like pp have said, food before one is just for fun. Both of the older kids (2 and 5) are great eaters now.

[oldwheeze]

The only reason I started DS was because he was extremely interested. I think you should just wait it out. Eventually she is going to want to know what you guys are putting in your mouth and start wanting it.

[littlemissmarla]

My DD has little interest in food. We are doing purees and i've never come close to seeing her kind of excited about anything lol. She will open her mouth and take the food but she has never made any kind of exciting sounds or attempt to go after the food. She digs butternut squash and that's about it - we only do fruit or veggie in the AM ( about 1.5oz) and some cereal in the evening.

ETA: numbers

[anotherdreamer]

With my twins, DD1 is very interested but DD2 is just not. She has no interest, she pushes it out, she makes hilariously confused/disgusted faces. They are 6.5m now. I'm not concerned, and neither is their pediatrician. My sister recently told me that her oldest didn't eat solids until he was a year. Babies all develop differently. As PPs said, food before 1 is just for fun. It really doesn't offer much sustenance, it's more for learning/play.

[bigrock74]

Our little guy is just the opposite. He loves his food and sometimes prefers that over his bottle. We have to hide the food from him so he'll drink his bottle.