ok, moms, my son is almost eight months old and is not that great of an eater when it comes to baby food. Some days he will eat two servings and most days he won't. There are even days when he won't eat any at all, and will cry until I give him a bottle. Is this normal for a baby his age? What is the reccommended serving for babies? he eats the second foods now and when he does eat, he eats the whole thing. Like just now, at dinner he was crying and acting hungry, and I tried to give him carrots but he wouldn't eat them and after dinner cried until daddy gave him a bottle. It is very frustrating because I want him to be getting all the nutrients he needs. Just wanting to know what other moms think and if your babies do the same thing!
I'm going through something similar with my 10 month old daughter. She was eating 2-3 jars of baby food a day and now she refuses ALL baby jar foods....and isn't eating much table food either. She's nursing more often to make up for her not eating solids. So I'll be interested to see what responses you get :)
Hi...I'm also H. B. and I have an almost 8 month old daughter. I recently posted a request about other foods to go along with the baby food because my daughter has started to lose interest in it also. I got a lot of good suggestions so you might want to read them. I think the request was titled something like "Solid Food, Yobaby Yogurt/Strawberry? Cheese?" and I posted it last week, maybe Friday.
Since then, we have tried avocados, she loved them, mandarin oranges, she liked those ok, bananas she hates, and YoBaby yogurt, she ate it like she liked it one day but not the next day. I have also given her a few bites of cheese now. If you're not already doing this, try mixing his baby food with rice cereal to make it thick and lumpy; he may just need a change in texture.
Also remember that he is getting most of his nutrients through the formula so it's more important for him to have that bottle than it is to eat the baby food.
Good luck.
Hi H.,
Your son might be getting at the stage that he is ready to start table food. Most children begin attempting to eat it around 8-10 months. Mashed potatoes, peaches, bread, crackers, etc. I have been working in childcare for 4 years and have been an Assistant Director. We go through training about things like this as well.
Our children usely by 10 months are eating most of what we feed the toddlers. Because at 12 months they move to the next room which is completely table food and they feed themselves.
I would start trying to feed him table food. Pee's, chicken etc. Or at least on Stage 3 foods.
E.
Up until one year, breastmilk or formula should be the major source of nutrition for a baby. Solids at this age are to get them used to eating solids and aren't necessarily for extra nutrition. It sounds like you have a busy schedule and the baby may just be getting comfort from the bottle.
2 1/2 jars of baby food a day will equal his 5 servings of fruit/vegetables. I would just try making whatever you are eating and mashing it she might like it better. I would use the Magic Bullet to mash up my son's food. He loved everthing we ate when it mashed up enough. He hated the baby yogurt so we just gave him regular yogurt.
