Re: Solids for babies
Asked by anjiemom

Question:
 

Any ideas for what to give a 7 month old who HATES (and so refuses) anything mushed up or pureed?  She will only eat from a "block" of food she can hold

(ie the whole banana, or vegie) I have to sit and watch her, waiting for the inevitable gagging, then scoop out the lump and repeat.  But otherwise all she wants is breast!

My Advice:

At 7months old, a baby that young. Cannot usually hold  there own spoon, for the duration of a whold meal. If so, that is great. But, my daughter couldn't.  My daughter would reflux up
 

till 10months old. It was very frustrating & the inevitable, was always a mess to clean up. If she ate to

quickly, or rushed her bottle, it would then come up. I tryed so many methods, in the end. I realised her

personality of impatience, had to be taught. So, i would have to give her bottle tits with smaller holes,

for her age, because of this problem. I started solids at 5months. I would put her pureed food, like fruit or

veg, in with the milk bottle or trainer cup & mix it up. That, way she didn't know. Was unaware that she was

having solids. The only problem, is you have to find tits with larger holes. I would go for the tits for 6-18mths.

Or, i would cut the tits myself, enough to have a thicker flow through the bottle. Much like a thick milkshake.

Those juice bars in shopping centres, do it for us adults. So, why not for babies. You could try this. Just thought, i would offer some help. Hope, it works. I guess, you can always try & see how you go. Usually, at that age they

love custard. But, as one member said on this blog/. Putting the food in pieces, on baby highchair for picking at it herself. Might work too. At that age, they don't realise taking too much will make them choke. Hope, something works.... All the very best.