8 month old still not eating much at all...

Been weaning since 6 months but he's now 8 months and still not really swallowing the solids I offer him. I'm assuming this can be normal still at this stage...but it also worries me! I'm offering things like porridge, Weetabix, toast,.pancakes, scrambled egg, omelette for breakfast then we have veggies, fruit, baby pasta etc for afternoon/evening meal. I keep hearing others are doing 3 meals a day but we are definitely not there yet! Should I be contacting a health visitor at this point? He does swallow tiny amounts but not all the time

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There’s no harm speaking to HV! We are one 3 meals a day but some days i.e when his teeth are playing up he just does not want it and it is easy to get stressed but food before 1 is exploratory. Every baby does things at their own pace xx

My little boy is similar - it's very normal! X

I am in very similar position. At this point I'm still only offering food once a day. The last couple of days he has started chewing and swallowing better. I'm probably going to get him weighed next week so will have a chat with the health visitor. I'm not too concerned though. I am trying to offer different flavours and textures.

I am in exactly the same boat! But I got my LO weighed the other day and he’s bang on the 50th percentile now so I’m not too worried. It’s just disheartening that you try all these things and nothing seems to work

In the same scenario. My LB hasn't even got passed the puree stage. He just will not entertain it 😪

Mine is 8 months too - he’s struggling lwith food. He’s actually had pasta this morning and swallowed some but sicked it back up which happens quite often when he does manage to swallow things

mine doesn't care too much for food at all. but his weight is fine. food is just for fun so dont worry too much x

What's the portion size you're giving him? My boy eats 3 meals a day, but it's only a small pot, like 3 or 4 ice cubes worth, it's all about exploring and learning textures, tastes and chewing, it's not really for nutrition intake at all, he should still be relying on breast milk/formula for his nutrition.
Are you eating meals together? I only feed mine when we eat together, breakfast time, lunch time, dinner time, he's always watching us eating at the same time.
But I wouldn't worry about how much because it's not a concern until maybe 12months old

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Is it bad of me to think this or no?

My husband has been abroad for work (1 day and exploring for 1 day) for 2 and a half days which means I’ve had both kids (1 year and 4 year old) for 2 and a half days plus cooking, cleaning, taking them to clubs, bedtimes!
He came home late afternoon and said I’m so tired, I just need to chill. I said can you wash up whilst I sort kids dinner out, he said he’ll do it later which means he won’t do it and I’ll end up doing it so I said no do it now please otherwise I’ll end up doing it and he said well you have been home and I’ve been away so you’ve just been relaxing.
Don’t know what planet he is on but having the kids alone for 2.5 days is not relaxing. I was stressed!

When he was away, I did miss him and wanted him to come back but now he’s back, I want him to go away again😂
Is that bad?

Feeding

My son is coming up to five months and I just started giving him oatmeal and rice cereal. When can you start trying veggies or fruits? I only give him the oatmeal or rice cereal once a day right now which is what the paediatrician had said to do. I’m just curious to when anybody tried anything else with their kids cause my son eats a lot of formula and he’s VERY curious when I eat.

Really bothered by this

A friend posted this and it really bothers me because that is exactly how she parents her kid, and it's rather unfortunate because when our kids hang out together, her kid has a meltdown at least 5x within an hour. We have know them for years and it's only gotten worse. My kids will concede to hers, because they don't want to see their friend crying, but it sucks because they give up so much of their toys and enjoyment to keep the peace. We aren't hanging out as much anymore but it's rather sad to think she doesn't intervene more in her child tantrums and just let's it slide

My 2 year old won’t eat nothing but snacks

Is this normal ? He won’t even try anything I eat .. he really only like pizza fries and spaghetti… nuggets and snacks bananas some other fruit but like anything else he won’t eat if try but I don’t want to force him I’m just I feel like bad I mean he isn’t losing weight I breastfeed mostly still

Is this normal

Let’s say you’re at a softplay with your 2 year old, and some friends & their toddlers.
You buy your 2 year old a kids meal - chicken nuggets, beans, and chips. They’re very happy with it and have almost eaten it all.
They’re sat at the table, fork in hand, consistently eating, and have one chicken nugget left.
Your adult friend comes over from behind you, picks up the last chicken nugget, and eats it.
There was no indication that your child wasn’t going to eat it, and they didn’t ask. They just took it with no warning and ate it right in front of you and your toddler.
How you reacting?

Shift worker daddies - advice please?

My husband works shifts (6am-6pm days or 6pm-6am nights) so when he’s on shift we either get about an hour or 2 before he goes to work or an hour or 2 when we gets home with him.

I don’t think people who aren’t married/have babies with shift workers fully understand the impact of feeling like a solo parent sometimes.

Does anyone have any advice? I do have parents who can help but I struggle to leave my baby with others as I always feel like they don’t understand the need for tracking wake windows or feeds and our baby will not sleep unless we black out a room or go for a car drive . Everyone seems to think ‘if he’s tired he’ll drop off’ - no he’ll just get overtired and have to then pay for it during his night sleep. So I feel like it’s just easier for me to do it all myself.

When my husbands off work he is great but I do take the mental load of telling him what to do or even reminding him of wake windows etc because he’s not here and forgets routines. He’s also being tested for ADHD currently so there’s that on top of shift work.

Just looking for advice on how to stay sane/keep routines or share loads with shifts workers?

Thank you ❤️