Eggs are fine past 6 months. So, if he will eat eggs, by all means, give them to him! Just watch for a reaction but if he ate some recently and nothing's happened yet, I don't believe you have anything to worry about.

Kids eating habits are extremely finicky... my 2-year-old could LIVE off fruit for days and eat nothing else if only I would let him, while my 3 month old nurses so much I finally had to give her two or three bottles a day just to keep her full, because she eats a ridiculous amount. And then just yesterday, she nursed only a few times, nothing like she was doing, while my 2 year old ate everything in sight plus picked off our plates, as well.

Toddlers and babies go through growth spurts, teething, all kinds of things that change their eating habits. If you are worried, call his doctor... otherwise, just feed him what he will eat and ONLY offer nutrient dense foods to chose from. He will come around eventually... good luck!

heyy racechick23,

How long has ur son been rejecting his food? Why i ask is bcuz my son is 17 months old and he has done that before. Alot of time it happens in phases, like he will not eat practically nothing for a week or two and then the next week eat anything! He might not be eating anything bcuz he could be teething. When i was going thru this I asked the doctor and he said that babies and toddlers are just likeus adults, sometimes they feel like eating and other times they dont. Simply bcuz they think eating is boring as compared to all the other things he does during the day. And there is so much exploring and playing to do that in they're eyes there is just no time to sit down and eat. I know its really hard not to worry about it cuz even im always concerned about if my son is getting enough but i guess the best you can do is keep offering all different kinds of food and one time he will eat it wen he is ready. Or what i did was, my son was more willing to eat finger foods than food that was being fed to him so maybe you could try that.

But just keep trying and dont give up cuz it will pay off. Hope i helped! Good luck

Is he teething?  My boy will hardly eat when he is teething he mainly eats cold food like watermelon!   Also try a variety, I know with my son he gets sick of the same old thing and I have to try somthing new.  If you haven't already try weetbix or rice bubbles, for brekky. 

I also found that if he has too much afternoon tea then he will not eat his dinner.   We don't or rarely give him anything after 3pm and dinner is a 6pm.    I know my boy is older but I think the same sort of thing applies.

One good advice my mother gave me is that kids will not starve themselves.   If he dosn't want it then try not too force feed him, it just makes for alot of mess and a cranky child.   Try food with lumps if you haven't already by 10mth my son was all most eating what we were having.  

Maybe try switching his routine a little like having his breakfast first and then his bottle for morning tea.   Maybe he is telling you have he dosn't want his milk anymore or less of it.  I know a kid in my mothers group went off his milk and now he just loves it.

Anyway it's trial and error.   Good luck and don't stress! as I said kids wont starve themselves. 

It is normal for a child's appetite to kind of come and go -as he hits another growth spurt he will become more interested in eating.

My Baby Girl did the same thing to me.  I would cook broccoli, carrot and cut up cheese into sticks and put it on the tray of the highchair.  While I was trying to feed her her mashed veg for dinner, she was busy sticking the food from the tray into her mouth.  She ate so much more  than normal.  After about 3 weeks of doing that she would be happy to have her food plonked in front of her and would eat heaps!  Feed your Bub food before his bottle so he isn't too full of milk to eat.  Also, if you are not comfortable putting whole food  down for him, give him a spoon to hold while you have your own spoon.  That worked with my son.  Good Luck! 

I read something one time that made the most sense to me. It recommended that parents make sure nutricious food is available, and then stop worrying about their child's eating habits. Unless something medically is wrong, children won't starve if food is available.

My 15 month old boy still doesn't eat properly .  He never ate baby food.  He existed on grated cheese and dry rice bubbles. As they get older it gets a bit easier as they can feed themselves and eat a larger variety of food.

My boy loves fruit (eg cut up grapes , watermelon) he chews them, but spits them out. He will occassionally eat spagetti bolognaise (laced with vegies). He loves Baby Mum Mum biscuits too.

Also try and give solid food before breast/bottle milk. He'll eat when he wants to.  Just keep offering him food.  Don't go to a huge effort if he isn't going to eat.

You can take him to the doctor if you are worried, but unless he is loosing weight, I don't think it is a huge problem.