How Much Solids Do You Feed Your 10 Month Old?

Does she have a few teeth? Let her start using them! She may simply be bored with what she's getting. My little girl has always (since she started solids at 6 months) preferred bits off of Mama or Daddy's plate to any sort of baby food.
If she's always been on the small side, don't worry about it. It's more important that she stay about where she is, percentile-wise--meaning she's gaining fairly steadily--than that she move up to a higher percentile. After all, if you are going to use percentiles, someone has to be in the 1st percentile, and someone has to be in the 100th percentile. We can't all be in the middle.

Hi there- I didn't read all the responses so forgive me if this is repeat info. Your little girl is probably doing just fine, she's getting old enough for maybe just a little more fats & proteins. I love Dr. Neustaedter's info, here's a chart from the Holistic pediatric association I've been following.

K.
SAHM to a 8month old girl & 3 yr old boy

http://www.hpakids.org/holistic-health/articles/86/1/Intr...

If you're breastfeeding on demand, her nutritional needs are set and any solids are still just a bonus nutritionally speaking. Breastmilk is more nutritionally and calorically concentrated than solids.
I like the book "Child of Mine, Feeding With Love and Good Sense" by nutritionist Ellyn Satter, because she discusses things like how our childrens' sizes are indeed influenced by heredity and that sometimes parents worry themselves needlessly when they think their children need to grow according to a particular growth curve instead of following what's a normal and healthy growth pattern for their body type.
As long as she's healthy and growing, I'd try not to worry about it (hard, I know :-)), and you might want to try introducing things like avocados or cream cheese that are richer but not junky.

My 10 month old is about 35-50th percentile in weight and about 50-75th percentile in height. He nurses approximately every 3-4 hours during the day and once at night -- a total of 5 times every 24 hours (I think he gets about 4-5 oz. milk each time). He has 3 meals of solids a day -- at each meal he has 4 oz. pureed veggies or fruit, sometimes with rice cereal mixed in, plus a handful of finger food such as cheerios, or cheese. Once a day I give him protein such as half a hard-boiled egg yolk or ground chicken, and sometimes I give him a few spoonfuls of other dairy such as yogurt or cottage cheese.

I don't know if what I'm doing is right, but based on his growth and percentiles he seems to be getting the right amount.

Her diet sounds good, but lean. The mom who is a nutritionist is right, she needs fat and carbs. Our brains use carbs for functioning and of course our bodies need fats.

I could only be so lucky if my son ate that well at 10 months. I think she is eating well, but don't be afraid to start offering her more. We started him on organic ground beef - and I'd season it with a little salt and pepper because he ate it better when seasoned. Then introduced chicken, and found out he loves sausage!
At around a year we started offering him what we ate and that is so much easier. But I would just say experiment with one new food a week and keep feeding her til she turns it away. they do know when they are full. And we never know when a growth spurt is going to happen, and kids load up on calories right before. Every mom I've met has shared that story!

Best of luck, sounds like you are doin' fine!

My daughter was in the 35th percentile at 6 months. Our doc suggested feeding until she refused and possibly adding an additional breatfeeding session or snack if she became moody in the day. We feed her at meals until she begins to play and show signs of being full. Now at 9 months she is in the 50th percentile. Good luck!

I have a 10month old (almost 11mo). My little guy eats much more than that. I would definitely feed you little girls until she doesn't want anymore. That's how I do it. I don't hold back at all but I also dont force feed him. Good luck

I had sort of the same issue with my little guy--15th percentile weight, 40th percentile height. It wasn't an issue until he didn't gain weight in 3 mos time (between 6 and 9 mos--he lost weight b/c he was sick). The doctor suggested giving him more intensely caloric food. I started feeding him flavored baby yogurt every day, even though I cringed at the amount of sugar. He loved it and ate more and maintained his percentile. They really need the extra calories.

The other thing you might want to consider is adding more protein to her diet. My nutritionist says every meal should have a protein, a carb, and a fat. Beans and rice combine to make a good veggie protein.

Hi A.,
My boy has always eaten a lot, but at 10mo she is on her way to a year old; when the primary diet is solids. Has she eaten meat? Eggs? Waffles? Cheerios? I have a great baby food book, and have made most of my food, which Adam has loved. He won't eat but one type of the jarred food. He used to love eggs at that age; I would just fry a couple and then put them in pieces he could eat. Does she have teeth? As long as things are soft, and small pieces she can still have most things even without molars. (Adam still doesn't have his at about 15mo, but he'll eat most anything now). I would try some things with more protein, and definitely try feeding until she refuses. At that age, I was only breastfeeding 4x/day, and the rest were normal 3 meals of solids. I'm sure she is fine, but may need just a few more options in her diet. If she isn't picking things up yet, just keep handing them to her and before you know it she'll be feeding herself and not wanting any of the grinded food anymore! Good luck!

A.,

I have a PhD in nutrition and while not a human nutritionist looking at what you're feeding looks very healthy except there is not a lot of protein or fat to support a growing body. Babies need protein to support all the growth they need to do. Think about a lot of the diets that you hear about they let you eat as many veggies as you want they are considered "free" foods. Packed full of vitamins and minerals which are very important, fiber that will fill you up but won't help you gain weight on them. At her age she is replacing some of the nutrition she was getting from breast milk with solid food so that solid food needs to replace what she was getting from the breast milk. La Leche League recommends including meat fairly early on when introducing solid foods for this reason. If she were mine I would start feeding her from more of the food groups and start feeding her lean meats.

C.

Dear A.,
I am a mother of seven and from my experience I would say that if she has always been in that percentage, she may just be small. If she has dropped I would be more concerned. Your idea of feeding her a plant based diet is a perfect one, the problem however is that our soils are so depleted that in most places broccoli, for instance contains only 50 to 60 percent of the nutrition that it once did. So now it is impossible to get enough nutrition. Our bodies are hungry for nutrition so we live in a nation of people who are overweight and yet our bodies are crying out for nutrition. However there is hope. We have been eating a whole food concentrated nutrition diet grown in soils that are properly fed and rested to maintain the ability to grown plants with full nutrition. This food is 56 times more nutrient dense than vegetables so you don't have to eat much to have aboudant health. Because of this your little one will have great results like mine did. I use it as baby food and I eat it myself so it is food for everyone. Also you can eat it if you choose to become pregnant which is a problem I had when I tried products in the past. It tastes good and is easy to take places. I would love to help you with any questions you might have. I have available for free to Mamasource moms, a DVD that I watched when I was looking for better health. Feel free to contact me at ###-###-#### or Elis ____@____.com

It depends on your daughter. My daughter just turned 10 months but didn't start really eating solids till she was 9 months old. So - she eats less than your little one but breastfeeds more. She's only in the 6% for weight, also, even though there's no "petiteness" on either side of the family.

Even so, my pediatrician says she's healthy and fine and when I asked her how much my daughter should be eating, she said my job is simply to OFFER her food at least 3 times a day. It's up to my daughter how much she eats. My job is to keep offering until she declines the food. So, that's what I do. Offer and feed until she turns her head or won't open her mouth anymore. She knows best how much food she needs.

Also - my pediatrician said to offer her a nursing after every meal (in addition to the nursings she gets in between meals).

Good luck!

quantities sound about right and menu sounds very nutritious. To gain weight though she may need higher carb foods like potatoes. Does your family eat meat? She should be able to start joining you with tiny pieces.