Screaming baby with EVERY meal!😭

Firstly if he isn’t getting on with it … it is actually fine. They don’t need to be on 3 meals a day till 12 months. Till 12 months baby actually does get everything they need from milk. Food is a big step for their digestive system it’s absolutely fine to take it slow.
Personally I would go back to the start and take the pressure off. Only offer food after milk and when he is happy. Start with veg as it gentle on there digestive system and until his bowels sort them self out don’t give potato or banana.
Maybe try with some very well steamed whole veg (broccoli and carrots?) in finger portions trying a baby led weaning approach. It’s absolutely fine for him to play and explore his food first…. He does not need to eat it… he will do this when he is ready. Xx

Have you tried just giving him finger foods and letting him explore in his own time and his own way? He might be more interested that way possibly?

So at this age they don’t need 3 meals a day and still rely a lot on milk so he may be constipated due to having too much solid food. Milk is their main source of nutrients until they are a year old so they should be still mainly having breastmilk or formula and a small bit of finger food or puree.

At this stage food is for play, it’s not for consumption, it’s very unlikely they will actually swallow much and should be left to play with the food, food play is such an important part of learning to self feed and get used to the idea of food. Offer a small bit of finger food or puree a day and let him do it himself and don’t get involved/feed him yourself. Spoon feeding babies ourselves can lead to overeating.

This link may be helpful.

I would personally cut down to just one meal a day and let him do it how he wants. It’s really important for him to just explore it in his own time to build a positive relationship with it.

https://solidstarts.com/feeding-schedules/

Keep food diary. Could be gluten intolerance 🤓 or dairy.
Fruits and veggies are not so bad idea .
Give a lot of hydrating liquids.
Coconut water.. aloe Vera.
If you have a juicer. Melon juice 🍉 calery juice 💚

yeah a lot of people have said to me they don’t need 3 meals a day and i genuinely thought the same! Until my health care visitor and doctors told me he needs to be having three meals a day now. And when I tell the doctors he’s having three meals a day they respond with “yup that good to hear” so it’s really confusing. But I always thought it was 12 months too xxx thank you for the advice! I will try anything :) xxx

yes he use to like finger food until his bowels starting playing up. Now he screams when he eats solid/finger foods. Then ends up coughing on his food because he’s screaming xx

thank you I’ll have a look at that link! ❤️ yeah I was under the impression that 12 months they should be having 3 meals a day. When my son was 7 months my health care visor and doctors said he should be having 3 meals a day now. He was happy with fingers food until his bowel starting playing up. Now he screams with any solid/finger food and end up coughing from the food in his mouth. Xxx

that’s brilliant! Thank you xxx

And also my health care visitor said he should now only be having x2 5oz bottles a day.

My baby was the same and then started refusing. Turns out she was allergic to wheat. Xx

Have you tried offering something like a mango pit? Something he can hold onto and explore himself? Sweetcorn and MASSIVE strawberries are good too. Also a peeled kiwi. Just some of my bubs fave fruits to self feed. Of course there are plenty of vegs too. I wouldn’t worry about putting him on 3 a day, when my bubs was 8m he was on 2

10 oz of milk a day at 8 months is dangerously low. I'd file a complaint against that advisor as you're getting bad and quite frankly dangerous advice. It should still be around 24-32 oz a day. It can very well be why he's constipated as that's not enough liquid to get everything moving.

I'd cut back on food. You can still do 3 meals if you want but make it one or two foods total and decrease overall amounts and build milk up so you're getting good hydration and nutrients.

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/baby/weaning-and-feeding/what-to-feed-young-children/

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/baby/weaning-and-feeding/babys-first-solid-foods/

Your health visitor and doctor are giving you advice that goes against nhs advice x