Solids

My boys are 6 months, 1 week. We started solids right before 6 months and tried rice cereal, squash, sweet potatoes, and now are on bananas. I am feeding both at the same time in the high chair. I can easily trick one of them to open his mouth and sneak the spoon in and he swallows but the other is impossible. I sing, tickle his feet, wave toys etc and he will smile but will not open his mouth. Any other ideas or is it a matter of time before he cooperates and wants the spoon?

 

I'd just let him figure it out in his own time. It's just for practice. Maybe you could let him play with a spoon with some food on it (something sticky enough to not just run off) to give him the idea that food comes from the spoon?

 

if he copies you then try opening your mouth as you put the spoon to his mouth. you could also take the bottle and put it near his mouth to get him to open and when he does give him the spoon. once he gets the spoon in his mouth clap your hands and say yeah and make it a game. my son did this and now is a champ at taking the food off the spoon.

 

I too think it is just a matter of time. Right now they are just for practice so just make sure that he is having a good time and dont put too much pressure on yourself. Hang in there, he will get it.

 

I agree with pps...I think this is a time issue. Solids aren't essential right now and are for practice. I would just keep trying at each feeding but if he's not interested, I'd not stress about it. Was he eating and then stopped or has he just not show any interest at all so far?

 

My ds was that way at first. We started solids around 4 1/2 months. Dd took right to it. Absolutly loves food. Ds could care less. I think its a man thing, he's lazy. Lol. He would rather lie on the couch with his bottle and snooze. Dd has been holding bottle for months now, where as ds is just starting to. With my ds i just kept trying every few days or wait a week or so. Your little one will soon get the hang of it.

 

QUOTE(fuchsiagroan @ Feb 26 2008, 10:04 AM) [snapback]640981[/snapback]
I'd just let him figure it out in his own time. It's just for practice.



I agree. It's only for practice at this point and he just might not be ready for it. Keep on trying and let him lead the way.

 

QUOTE(TwinLove @ Feb 26 2008, 01:22 PM) [snapback]641333[/snapback]
I agree. It's only for practice at this point and he just might not be ready for it. Keep on trying and let him lead the way.



I agree too! I would try a couple of times at each feeding while you are feeding the other baby, and if he doesn't want it, I wouldn't worry about it!

 

It sounds like the one is ready for solids and the other isn't interested. I would offer a few tries and then move on. When he is ready, he will eat. It isn't important that they start solids at the same exact time. One of mine ate great from the start and one wasn't interested at all. For over a month it was like that. Now they are both eating, but the one eats more than twice what the other eats. That is fine. Whatever works for them.

 

[SIZE=10pt]It really just took a while for them to really start "eating" solid foods. They would start doing ok with it for a little while and then totally revert. At that stage there were many days where I just couldn't even do the whole solids thing, it was such a project for just a couple bites. Don't stress it will happen, they will let you know when they are really ready to start eating it just takes time.[/SIZE]

 

Try not to worry. He just isn't ready. Cody had no interest till about 2 weeks ago. Now he loves it.

 

IMO it is important not to pressure them at this age. My daughter took to solids very quickly but my son continued to purse his lips well into his sixth month. I merely tried him once a week and if he was not into it I smiled and told him that was fine, we would try again next week and magically one week he just opened that little mouth right up and has been going strong ever since.


Amy