My almost 10 month old son has recently started spitting his food out, not matter what we give him. We are trying to teach him to not do that. I am hoping this phase will pass soon... And wondering if others have this problem and what has worked to help it.
My soon-to-be 10-month old is doing it too. I've been taking it as a sign that he's not hungry if he keeps doing it. My husband angles the spoon at his mouth so it doesn't go all over, and eventually he will stop. I'm curious what other moms think too...should we stop feeding him while he's doing it? I'm afraid he's not getting enough to eat.
it is a phase, try not to get angry about it....if they start playing around in their high chair, take them out and let them do something else. he is probably not hungry, so try again later. when they are not having a growing spurt, they do not need to eat as much....when he is hungry and needs more food, he will eat!
Never had this problem, but have had similar. I'd try stopping the behavior. When he sits down eat and spits the food out, immediately stop feeding. Tell him, "all done," clean him up, and take him out of his high chair. This stops the behavior and doesn't allow him to continue. If he needs to get the solids, try again later (say in 10 minutes). You may have to this quite a few times in the beginning for him to get the idea. When he eats without spitting out the food make a big deal out of it and praise him. If this doesn't work, I'd say maybe he doesn't want to eat solid food, which is an entirely different problem. I taught elementary school for many years, so know a bit about behavior modification.
Best of luck!
:) M.
Toddlers go through that phase. They can try things up to 10 times before they know if they like it or not. My dd is 18 mos old now and yesterday told me she no longer likes green beans by smashing them into her tray. You just have to keep on introducing the foods to get them used to them. There are foods she absolutely won't tolerate and contiunues to spit them out like Gerbers' ravoli.
Hi S.,
When my little guy would spit out his food, I knew he was done. He either wasn't hungry or he had had enough. Children eat when they are hungry...unlike adults who will eat out of boredom, stress, etc. I agree with the other moms that have commented... it takes a while to decide if he likes something or not, too. My suggestion would be to open a package, remove a bit for his "serving" and see if he'll eat it. Then if he goes for it, you can give him the rest. Otherwise, you have the portion remaining to use at the next meal (rather than having to throw the whole portion away). If you offer a balanced menu, he'll get what he needs in portions.
Don't worry too much... he'll get enough to eat. He just has to decide that he's hungry enough to take it in. ;o)
Enjoy!
We had the same problem with our little guy when he was about that age. We didn't ever find a solution that worked but eventually he stopped. We thought that he was doing it for attention but he also did it without looking for a reaction so we weren't sure. It was such a mess! He is almost 2 now and doesn't spit his food out anymore but he still makes a HuGe mess when he eats!
My daughter actually still does this. She just turned a year. It is to vibrate their gums. If he is teething it makes it feel a whole lot better. I asked my daughters doctor about this and he said it will eventually pass. Why they do it while eating will always be a mystery.
