Seeking Advice on 11-Mont-old Refusing Solids

Do the 'pediasure' thing with maybe even the popsicles. Remember, babies are small people who WILL eat when they get hungry! Don't give him the power of knowing you will follow him around begging him to eat. Kidz are WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY smarter than we usually give them credit for. Put him in his high chair, give him 'happy foods' colorful bits of good things that he can pick up with his little fingers and 'play' with while eating. Don't give him too much at other times to 'compensate' he WILL eat, when HE is hungry. When he gets too fussy, wipe off his little face, get him out of his chair, give him a hug, and say, "We'll try again later". Just keep on putting him in the chair @ mealtime, he WILL get it. Kidz love structure they just don't know it....Good Luck and DON'T stress...A.

When you say solids and following him around with a spoon, are you talking about baby food??? My 3rd child refused to EVER eat baby food. He would eat whatever I was eating in very, very, very small pieces. His first food was crumbs of a muffin. Have you tried cherios and other things he can pick up and eat by himself instead of being spoon fed by you?

would he go in a walker for you? ours had a tray that i could put cut fruit or cheerios etc...

Hi,

Don't worry... kids will find their way. Maybe he is not ready. However, my now 15 month old started eating table food from my plate and my spoon. Try doing that..he might sit on your lap and might want to try your food.( I noticed he does like seasoned food though) Also, he never liked pasta.. or the mushy wet stuff. He liked rice, bread, cereal. Now he eats just about everything but it takes more time for some. My first child only liked the puree stuff, versus my second child.. so.. all kids are different, and they all want different things at different moments.

Have you tried doing more finger foods than baby foods? Perhaps it's the kind of food (texture, etc) that he's not interested in than the actual process of eating.

We always had the opposite problem, our kids were at the top if not off the growth chart. I was always worried they were eating too much, but the pediatrician said he wasn't concerned until they were past their second birthdays and still were up there.

Maybe offering him things like cheese, frozen veggies (that have obviously been cooked), shaved ham, etc. would get him more interested.
Even though he's coming off formula, he'll still be on whole milk which is very fattening and will help with his caloric intake.

I've seen a lot of parents be really scared to give their kids foods because an outdated book said not to offer foods until a certain age. The American Academy of Pediatrics has changed their policy regarding introduction of certain foods (e.g. strawberries, egg whites, etc) that were believed to cause allergies if introduced too early. Here's a link to their current recommendations:

http://www.healthychildren.org/english/ages-stages/baby/f...

My question would be are you letting him pick up and eat his own food? Little bits of protein, vegetables and fruits? If he still refuses by one year have him evaluated by an occupational therapist or speech therapist for low oral motor skills or possible sensory processing issues.