No Interest in Solids

My girls went straight to table food at 12 months. They didn't seem to care for baby food and since they got all the nutrients they needed from breast milk I didn't stress over it.

Until a year old solids are for fun and practice. They are not nutritionally necessary. Solids should not replace nutrition from breast milk or formula.
I only had one that had any interest in commercial baby food, and even then that would be fleeting now and again. My other 2 just got whatever off my plate, cut or mashed as needed.
Don't worry about it. If he's growing on a curve and meeting milestones he's all good and may have just picked up different genetics than your daughter and is built a little smaller.

I had three healthy breastfed babies and not a single one cared about solids until they were around 12 months old and could actually taste and chew soft, real food.
NONE of them wanted baby food, we skipped that step altogether.
And can you blame them? Baby food is gross and unnecessary, it's just "practice" after all.
As long as he's healthy and growing he's fine, just like your DR says.

My son did not like baby food. He never took to the baby cereal at all. In fact, I recently threw away the first box I had bought and it was almost full. As soon as he could sit up on his own, I cooked veggies really soft and gave them to him. He actually chewed from the start. He would not take them mashed at all. he wanted the whole or none. I just made sure I was right there with him in case any problems came up.

Our son was just about a year old when he finally became interested in solids.
Not every kid takes to solids before a year old.
He did fine on formula till he was ready.
As long as your doctor is happy - relax!

He'll eat solid food eventually. There's no magic about solids being introduced at six months old (or nine months old... or whatever). Breastmilk is healthier for him at this age anyway, and most doctors agree that until at least a year old, all a baby is doing is practicing with solids. So I vote that you completely stop solids for a month or two and then try again. Give yourself a break and in a couple of months he may be more interested.

Eh, as long as her pedi isn't worried about her weight, I wouldn't worry at all.

Breast milk has everything he needs anyway. :)

I would just keep offering, but don't worry too much.

As long as you understand that every bite of food you give him robs him of vital nutrition then you're doing okay.

Your breast milk or formula is 100% nutrition for a child under 12 months. If you feed the baby food it fills his tummy and he won't take the formula or breast milk and he'll be starving in a little bit. The food is basically flavored goo. It is NOT nutrition. As soon as it's cooked it starts losing vitamins, as soon as it's sealed in that jar it starts losing color and consistency, the lights in the warehouse and eventually when it's on the shelf steal any nutrient left in it.

That is fact. So, it's a good thing your little one doesn't like it...seriously.

ALWAYS nurse or give a bottle first then offer a little food.

Baby food/table food until they are starting to move from formula or breast milk to regular whole vitamin D milk is only for teaching then to chew and swallow, it's not for nutrition.

I wouldn't worry about it. Worrying doesn't get us very far =) I would mention it to your pediatrician. See what they say. I had a little guy who showed minimal interest and everything was fine. Some kids take longer to show interest. Just experiment with different foods and see what happens!

The breast milk should be fine as long as you keep your production up. A lot of kids really don't like the difference in texture with baby food, not just the new tastes. A lot don't like the motions they have to go through to work the solids back so they can swallow, and a lot don't like the spoon. So it could be any of those, or a combination.

If he's gaining weight and the doctor is content, that's great. Every kid has a different body type, so the fact that he's build differently than your daughter may mean nothing. The doctors are usually looking at the overall weight gain as well as the circumference of the head - I assume they have been measuring that all along even if they have stopped by now.

It's a bit of a hassle, but if you pump, you could try just giving a little breast milk by a spoon or mixing a little with a tiny amount of pureed food to make it more palatable. That way you'll see which problem seems to be your son's - texture, taste or spoon. But you could also just wait it out for another month and see if he matures a little more, and maybe it will be easier to try again.

Because he's EBF, he's getting all of his necessary nutrition. He actually doesn't need solids at all. His main nutrition should be breastfeeding until he's a year old anyway, and even beyond that. Any solids would be "practice" chewing and getting used to textures but if he's fully refusing them then that's his body telling him that it's not ready for them. I wouldn't try coaxing him when he's listening to his own instincts. Wait a month, try again. Make sure it's pureed completely when you do. IF he refuses again, wait another few weeks. You just have to make sure this is on his timetable.