Healthy 7 month old, zero interest in eating

[Anonymous]

Grimaces, turns his head away, tongue thrusts, bat the spoon away, etc. He is more interested in eating the bib. He will "nurse" fruit and suck out the juice but I don't want to encourage a taste for only sweet at this age.

Over 90th percentile for weight. EBF.

Any thoughts?

[Anonymous]

Just keep breastfeeding? Doesn’t sound like he's ready. I gave my baby bites of real food when he was interested in what I was having.

[Anonymous]

No worries. They don't just know how to eat- it's a learning process.

[Anonymous]

Kid 1 didn't want to eat until about 8 months. Kid 2 literally pounced on the spoon when we first offered some cereal at 6 months. As long as they are healthy and growing appropriately, let them follow their own schedule.

[Anonymous]

My daughter was like this too. Its fine just keep offering over time

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Kid 1 didn't want to eat until about 8 months. Kid 2 literally pounced on the spoon when we first offered some cereal at 6 months. As long as they are healthy and growing appropriately, let them follow their own schedule.

That seems to be what is happening here. He is very attached to me. Gives his dad a hard time.

Thank you for the reassurance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Kid 1 didn't want to eat until about 8 months. Kid 2 literally pounced on the spoon when we first offered some cereal at 6 months. As long as they are healthy and growing appropriately, let them follow their own schedule.

This was my experience too (kid 1 and kid 2). Just remember the "food before one is just for fun" mantra, and keep offering tiny portions of food at a meal or two. At some point they'll suddenly get interested.

[Anonymous]

Wait until he’s following your own fork with the look of a starving puppy. Then give him a taste, or even a big hunk of something he can practice gumming.

One of my kids was downright insulted to be presented with a spoonful of purée when everyone else at the table clearly was getting to eat the good stuff on their own. We started giving him his own utensil to wave around and some of the family meal on his tray (a little sauce, a big hunk of mango, whatever was appropriate) and he never looked back.

[Anonymous]

Agree with others, just keep offering, don't pressure or force and baby will come around. My brother's daughter was like this. Barely showed interest until maybe 8-9 months, now at almost a year I saw her this weekend and she's eating just like my kids did at that age. Offer opportunities to explore textures without any pressure, just to mash yogurt around in fingers for example. The texture exposure is just as important and your breastmilk is still the main source of nutrition whether baby is interested or not.

[Anonymous]

Just keep placing small amounts and dont encourage them or put it in their mouth. They'll naturally get curious and comfortable with time. They may only want to look at it or touch it for awhile or may not pay attention at all. Around 9 or 10 months is when many kids start to really eat. Prior to that may just be a bite or two per day.

I didn't even start mine on solids til a little over 7 months because that was when he met the readiness criteria.

[Anonymous]

My son was like this. Just wasn’t super interested as an infant. What ultimately worked was time, and pureeing food mixed with breastmilk. He was more interested in food around 13 months. When they start walking they get much hungrier.

[Anonymous]

Are there signs of teething? That's a peak age for teeth coming in

[Anonymous]

Mine had absolutely no interest in solids until 10 months and didn’t eat significant amounts until 13 months. Didn’t like baby led weaning, didn’t like purées. I stressed about it so much. I regret that. At 15 months she it’s picky but chews, tries new foods, and eats normal amounts. They all get there eventually.

[Anonymous]

Chill. This is normal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Chill. This is normal.

Op doesn’t seem panicked. Just asking for thoughts on a forum.