Not Interested in Eating

Unless he is acting sick, I wouldn't worry too much ( as a mom thats a hard thing to do). Like the other moms said it could be teeth and it sounds like a stage. Kids mostly wont let themselves starve. My little girl was and still is like that with food. She would go through a time that getting her to eat 3 bites was an effort, then she would change overnight to not being able to shovel enough food in and is hungry all the time. Dont try to force the eating issue with him and stick to his eating schedule as much as possible. Hang in there,

Have you considered teething? He may be getting new teeth making him much more picky about what he puts into his mouth. Also, babies have preferences just like we do. I wouldn't worry too much.

Its probably just a temporary problem caused by teething or a cold. My baby did the same thing recently and wouldn't eat solids for 2 days at the end of a cold. Today I noticed he bottom molars seem to be forming and his gums are getting huge. But he's back to eating anything I put in front of him right now.

Little kids do go through a lot of eating stages. A lot of times growth spurts affect their eating. Crawling may be his biggest challenge right now. It is his newest toy and he spends all of his time concentrating on it. He will not let himself starve. I can remember with my kids that they only wanted down from the highchair to crawl. You might give him something that he can stuff in his mouth and go. Just give him something while he is sitting on the floor. My youngest (who is 5 years now) was my pickiest eater just barely started eating what we eat. The dr. said he is fine. Don't worry to much and enjoy all his little stages. Everyday is a new experience. I just wish we could all experience life through the eyes of a child. Just remember to work with you child and not against him and things will be a lot less frustrating for both of you.

H.,
They eat when they are hungry. Just keep giving him the options and don't put alot of emotion into it. He will learn that his eating is a big thing to mom and then it will be a way to control you.
You can choose what you offer him and he gets to choose how much he eats. He won't starve himself I promise. Just give him healthy options at all three meals and snacks and you will find that he will pick back up again.
The food battle is not one that you want to start a full blown war over.
Good luck

Perhaps he's teething.

Hi H., I am a mother of two girls and a grandmother of two boys.Your son may be teething. My grand son is going through it now. Don't be worried.

Sadly, shortly after my daughter started putting food into her own mouth, rather than me spooning it, she gave up on all things green and got a lot more picky in general. Not too helpful, but just know that you're not alone!

I would not worry about it. My son does this and has done this since he was little. (He is 5 now). What it is, is that when he is going through a growth spurt he eats and eats and loves to eat, but when he isn't he just doesn't want to. He'll start eating again soon. Always have the food there for him, but if he doesn't want to eat, don't force the issue. He'll eat when he's good and hungry.

Ditto everyone's comments, and a big health dose of 'I know how FRUSTRATING it is'. Same thing here, and since my 8 m.o. is very healthy, I have just decided to 'give it up' at the moment it starts, put the food away and move onto something else. Whether it's one bite on a spoon, then stop. Or one bite from pear slice. Or three nibbles from cracker. I found myself getting so tight, 'waiting with baited breath' literally, have to force myself to breathe. I was all wrapped up in 'why before okay but not now?' and 'does this mean we're going to have problems from now on?' Geez, what a mind-game! I have decided I would rather deal with 2 weeks of crazy when we transition off bottle and she's hungry until she will sit still for food. That sounds better, frankly, than 6 months of non-stop low-grade stress at every meal. That being said, I do try to keep the bottle away until the last minute, so she at least starts noticing her appetite, and I still offer food 3x/day. Wow! I'm glad I see everyone's elses stories, b/c I have been a little crazy about all this!

Just keep offering. Kids vary on appetites and fluctuate a lot during their growing years. His main source of nutrition at 9 mos should be formula/breast milk anyway. I would just continue to offer things. My son gave up all baby foods by 10 mos and was solely on what we had for meals in cubed or diced versions. Teething big time has an effect on their appetites too. Just make sure he is getting sufficient formula/breast milk and he will be fine without a lot of solids right now.

Hello I totaly understand your stress but just no it is infact a faze my son did the same thing there curius and want to be on the go all the time and it conflicts with meal time. I stressed it alot and asked my doctor about it and he said that My son was perfectly healthy and that he would not starve himself. and you might worry because you not seeing him gain waight but you have to remember that hes moveing alot more now wich is burning off all that baby waight.unless it becomes a extream waight loss then it shouldnt be a problem. plus try a variety off foods that seemed to make a difference for my son. hope that helps

Some kids when they are between growth spurts eat less than they have before. I wouldn't worry unless he is losing weight. My kids both did this, even recently and they are ten and 13. Good luck!!