My 10 month old, has recently stopped eating solid food. I can get her to eat 2-3 spoons and then she will refuse to eat anything of what I give her. I have tried to give her a training spoon while she ate but still does not want to eat. I can only get her to drink her formula 6-8 oz but not all at once and it has to be room temp or slightly cold for to drink it all. Can this be due to teething. I'm a first time mom and really concerned about her not eating. Any suggestions would be welcome. Thank you!!
I would like to thank everyone for all the suggestions and concern to not worried too much and especially all the encouragement. Its amazing to have a place like this to go and find such wisdom from other mom's. I would like to report that today I did try some finger foods, shredded cheese with breakfast (oatmeal & peaches/bananas pureed) did not eat much of the oatmeal but did have the cheese and small mess and for lunch had pasta with butter and cream of corn pureed still did not eat much of it (the pasta was a hit, had it all over her and she had fun doing it). Lastly, dinner sweet potato and banana/strawberries (4oz of each) ate all of it!!!Hoooray!!!! I guesa she was hungary after all. Also she did have 6 oz of formula with each meal. Thank you again to all and look forward to asking more Q's for great feedback.
Maybe she hates babyfood and wants real food! If this is not the case then have her seen by a pediatric occupational therapist to figure out why she is over or under sensitive in her mouth. The mouth is the most organizing place in the body so if it can't get organized then you will start to see other sensory issues as she grows. From my experience, refusal to eat from teething lasts a day or two not longer.
I agree with NW. Maybe she wants to feed herself, and she may want little pieces of food, rather than purees. At this age, they get most of their nutrition from formula, so you don't need to worry too much about the solids. All babies (and toddlers, and preschoolers, and yes, even grade schoolers) go through phases with what they'll eat, and how much they'll eat.
Really what you want to be concerned with is whether your baby seems happy, if her cheeks are rosy, her eyes are bright, and if she seems alert. Does she have plenty of wet/poopy diapers? If not, see your pediatrician. But if so, then don't worry. As long as she's acting fine and looks fine, that's what matters. When she hits another growth spurt, she'll eat more.
Children have growth spurts. They will eat and eat and then maybe not eat hardly anything for awhile. I wouldn't really be concerned. I was always told a child will not go hungry and will eat what they need. I used to do a lot of finger foods at ten months for my girls. They loved them. For example I would open a can of peas and just put some on the high chair tray. It was something to play with and something to eat. Both of my girls loved them. I would do cereal, banana slices, etc....But don't worry to much about it. My Mom raised eight of us and she told me they will eat when they are hungry.
What kind of solids are you feeding her? At 10 months they should be able to hold small pieces and feed themselves. Have you tried giving her small pieces of vegetables, meat, cereal (cheerios is what I used with my kids) etc...to see if she'll eat that?
You've gotten great answers--the main thing is not to worry! It's great that she's listening to her body and not eating if she's not hungry. My pediatrician always says they'll eat when they're ready. Two things to keep in mind--a serving of anything is one tablespoon per year of age, and kids tend eat a balanced diet over about three days. There will be a protein day, a fruit day and a nothing day sometimes!
I would definitely try small finger foods, though--fun and mess is all part of it at that age!
