My baby is not eating

My baby Girl is 14 months now.. still she don’t eat properly.. She always try to fill her tummy with milk only.. if by chance anytime she allows me to put something in her mouth, she keeps that food in mouth for very long.. Any suggestion how to make her eat proper food??
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Have you tried sweet potato’s

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yes i did

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but she doesn’t like it’s taste

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Thankyou for reply dear
But she don’t ear herself as well
I tried to make her sit on her high chair and eat herself but always throw the food on the floor 😞

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the first thing I use to give my baby brother was eggs with a lil bit of the milk and a lil butter he loved that

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Throwing food on the floor is very common. It’s ok to limit the amount of milk she drinks at this point since she’s over 12 months. Not more than 20oz per day is what our pediatrician recommended. She may not be hungry enough at mealtimes which could definitely explain the throwing.

Definitely let her self feed though. Feeding her at this age could lead to some power struggles around food which could just keep making things harder. Solid Starts has some great resources.

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it's normal and developmentally appropriate for them to throw their food. When she does it don't make any notice of it while she's in her chair. Any good or bad reaction will make them think it's a game.

What can help is actually eating off the same plate. When I see my LO start to play with her food more I'll take a piece and make a big show of making mmmm noises and then handing it to her and see what she does. If she brings it to her mouth she's still hungry but if she drops it then she's done. Learning more and all done in sign has also helped as once she signs all done we stop and start clean up.

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Can you mix her milk with squidgy food?
And at the other end, does she like melon or carrot sticks as chew toys?
My nephew is absolutely convinced food is a toy, and when I look after him, both of these work... he eats better for nan and dad than for mum to.
The other thing was fruit popsicle dummies, not exactly a meal but at least a gateway.

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All of my babies have thrown their food on the floor... it's super frustrating at first, but it's totally normal. With my oldest I put old towels under the high chair and just let her do her thing...

Ruling out any medical issues, I bet she's just more interested in breastfeeding because that's when she feels the most connected to you.

Does your baby get to see you preparing food? Does she see you excited to eat?

Babies are funny sometimes. If you can find a way to give her more independence at mealtimes while also making meals more communal, I bet she'll start eating more.

If you're able to safely do so, put her in her highchair or play yard (or have someone else hold her) and talk to her while you make your favorite food, and then sit down with her and eat together! She wants to have fun with you; make mealtimes a celebration 😊Play music, dance and sing, let her get messy. The food throwing thing can be upsetting, but it's probably just a phase she needs to go through. She will grow out of it ❤️

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I don’t have any problem with throwing
But she don’t eat at all
She throw all food and also don’t allow me to feed her

She is hungry at time but want to drink milk inly
Whole night she is on milk
I am really stressed

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at her age she probably really just wants to feed herself. Have you tried resistive food teethers she can just gnaw on like a corn cob with most of the kernels cut off, or a mango pit, things like that

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yes i tried her to feed herself
But she throw everything
4 weeks ago she start eating properly then all of sudden she stopped eating

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how many ounces of milk is she getting per day? (Or is she nursing?)

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She is taking around 800-900 ml per day
Coz she is not eating food
I know it is not recommended but I don’t know how to fill her tummy if she is not eating in whole day

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that’s not such a huge amount that you can’t gradually reduce it. It’s also just as much about the timing, too. You wouldn’t want her to have a huge cup of milk right before a meal time, you know? You could start doing set times for milk and then offering water throughout the rest of the day.

It might be difficult at first but otherwise you may just get stuck in a cycle where she’s never truly hungry for anything else.

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