I know they say food before one is just for fun but my baby is over 7 months now and barely eating any food. He won’t let me spoon feed him and if he does manage to get some food in he spits it out. I know every baby is different but how much are your babies eating at each meal?
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I would say I've been feeding mine for about a month and he's only really 'cracked it' in the last couple of days - i.e. swallowing a decent amount of food, though admittedly he's always been happy to take the spoon. How long have you been feeding yours for? It sounds counterintuitive but do take the pressure off both you and baby: let them make a mess, let them just chew on the spoon for a bit if that's what they want to do, talk about whether the food is squishy etc., and I'm sure they'll come to it.

Mine is the same, doesn’t like spoon feeding and won’t feed himself either, that’s fine, just keep going. I’d worry if he was 12 months and not eating but at this stage I’m not worried.
They are all very different, my first baby immediately took to weaning, from day 1 he was actually eating the food I put in front of him, not that it’s a sign of anything as he’s 3 now and the fussiest eater 😝 x

(Can't reply above for some reason!) If he's grabbing the spoon then let him have it? He's obviously interested in it and wants to explore. Chewing on the wrong end of the spoon is also how they map their mouths and figure out how to chew, so it's important to let them do that.