My 11 Month Old Only Wants a Bottle...

I had a very picky baby. He is 3 and still just as picky about food. He refused most food. I have a 8 almost 9 month old now and he too just had the flu. It really screws with their stomachs. He wanted only the bottle at first but I bought a baby feeder set (It is for younger babies that are starting out on solids at walmart) and I watered down the food like cereals and mixed fruit and veggies alittle at a time. I made it thicker and added more fruits and veggies the more I introduced it to him. He pushe dit away a few times and wanted his bottle so I started putting just water in the bottle and he would refuse it and go for the food. I just kept handing it back to him after he tossed the bottle. It worked for me but all babies are different. Give it a try. Another thing I did was mix formula with the ceral at first and got him eating and then started with the jar foods. Good luck.

My son was slow to take to solids too. He just wanted the boob, lol. He did well with finger foods, he could eat cheerios at 7 or 8 mos but had little interest in other foods. I felt like I was begging him to eat and it was frustrating. But he also was allergic to dairy (and still is) so that was a challenge in itself.

When he was sick (around 11 mos), he abandoned all interest in foods and would only nurse. Sounds like yours is the same only with a bottle. If you were nursing and planning to wean at 12 mos (like some people do), you'd be rethinking that plan in favor of whatever your child will eat! I figured he would eventually eat and he did. He has always been very verbal and would tell me what he wanted or didn't want. He is still not the best eater, but he is still nursing too (at 2.5yrs).

You might try sippy cups with water, juice, or Pedialite when she is sick. At least she'd have variety. My son actually did drink some Pedialite when sick, when he wasn't on the boob.

I've known other kids slow to take to solids. I wouldn't worry, there isn't much you can do. Keep offering it though. Your job is to offer food several times a day, her job is to decide what to eat and how much. Offer different textures, shapes, and colors. If she at least tries it that would be good. Maybe your 2.5yo will finish it!

Hello D. my son was like that a little any ways about the bottle and formula i mixed it like half and half or maybe a little more formula at first so you could try that and when it came to food i just put him in his chair let hime eat by his self and just watched him it took him a while i guess with my son it was like potty trainning i had to reword him for his good behavior for eating i know it is hard some times my son was so much diffrent then my daughter my daughter was so easy as for as potty trainning and eating and every thing i hope this help if you want to talk more let me know thanks
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My daughter would not eat anything but Cheerios,crackers, pickles and would only nurse. This went on for almost 18 months. Then one day at dinner she walked by the table, grabbed a chicken leg and started eating! Every child is different.

Hey there.. I really dunno why she wont eat regular food.. She shoulda been on semi solids by now.. but maybe u should just give her some more time and just keep tring.. Im sure she will finally eat.. Have u tried getting her off the bottle and onto a sippee cup.. Maybe then she will realize that she needs to eat solids now.. Just an idea..

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D.,

Not every child develops at the same rate so it may just be that your daughter isn't really all that ready for solid foods yet. There are many, many reasons why a child would refuse solid foods, including that she may have food intolerances. I think it would be worth talking to your pediatrician just to be sure. It is hard to say why she isn't interested. My son refused almost all solid foods until he was well over a year old. He's 3 now and I now know that it is because he's autistic and has sensory issues but at the time, we had no idea. Looking back, if I would have paid more attention to all of the "little" things, it would have been obvious he had issues much earlier than we realized. But things are always easier to see when you are looking back.

But, FWIW, 1 year old isn't a "magical" cut off for weaning. Some kids are ready at that point and some are not.

T.

First, RELAX, you're doing great! If the bottle doesn't always contain the favored beverage of choice it is less appealing. Change up and give water instead of formula sometimes then try the food before giving formula. The water is not tasty, the food is... "mmmmm maybe mom's on to something but I think I'll still have to demand my prefered meal at times so she doesn't think I'm a pushover. After all I am accustomed to my formula." All kids will eventually move on to food but rest assure the wee one is getting the nutrition nessasary to be healthy. Hope this helps,feel free to contact me anytime, B.

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try getting stuff that is soft and chunky that she can pick up and feed herself. If it becomes a real problem talk to your pediatrician and see if perhaps she has a textuure issue. some children do and need to get a littl ebit of help getting over texture issues. most likely she just wants mommys attention but you never know. so get lots of biter biscuits and arrowroot cookies and peaches and the like and let her make a big mess in her highchair and see if she gets any in her mouth. good luck.

Hi D., I am also a mother of four though my children are 9, 4, 3 and 17 months. None of my children went through that, although the youngest three did not want to be taken off the bottle (however they were eating food at the same time) we ended up just taking it away. Period. One day that was it. It was a rough go for a couple days, but then that was it. I've found the same thing to be true when we've decided to stop using the pacifier. Good luck to you! I hope it works out sooner than later. It's hard especially when it's your baby!!! I know. My youngest still has a night bottle. . . .Good luck. D. K

The bottle is probably a source of comfort. Give her time, she'll come around.