10.5 month old won’t eat!

Is anyone on here struggling with getting their baby to eat solids?? My girl will be 11 months may 7th and I can’t get her to eat anything other than milk. She doesn’t explore with her mouth like a lot of babies. She’s a die hard thumb sucker so I feel like that contributes to not eating. If I put finger foods on the table she just plays with it and if I try a spoon it makes her upset. I find myself constantly panicking because everything I read is after 12 months you should start to worry and that’s around the corner. I feel like I’ve tried all the tricks also. I welcome all advice to anyone experiencing the same issue. My oldest will be 16 in June and I remember her also struggling with solids but I forget all the small details of how I was able to get her to eat.

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Same with my 9.5 months baby! I even started to introduce her our salted food so she can like it! But she doesn’t wanna it! She only wants her bottle!! I tried finger food and different textures but she isn’t interested to taste anything, she only spit food out!

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I’m going through the same thing. My baby just turned 10 months

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I have the opposite problem! My baby has hated her bottle for months and it's been a struggle to keep her drinking. She much prefers what we're eating.

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My baby is about to be 11 also May, May 6. Doesnt grab anything.
I can feed her
But she will not grab😞or use a spoon. So im with you girl!

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My daughter will be 10 months in the 21st. She isn’t super interested in foods either and her ped keeps saying she’s delayed. I offer her food several times throughout the day and in the rare occasion she does try to eat it, she gags until she throws up. I know gagging is normal, but i feel like what she does is not so normal. If it’s too runny (purées) she immediately spits it out and if it’s too big or chunky, she gags. Really mashed potatoes is the only thing I can sometimes get her to eat.

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Honestly, let her play with the food. It’s new and exciting but only on their terms. Give a super soft spear cut avocado. She can hold it in her hand and play with it or eventually bring it to her mouth and try to eat it. Or even if her hands are covered in yogurt (whole milk Greek yogurt), she’ll suck her thumb at some point and taste it.

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Once the teething let up some & I let go of expectations, baby boy started diving in more. Sure, I have no idea how much gets in his mouth, but he enthusiastically attempts to eat it all. It's sooo hard to not get stressed, especially when you see others saying what & how much they give baby, but it is so true that food before 1 is just for fun. So have fun! Consider the food her paint & the high chair her canvas. It's all about the experience of even just touching the food & smelling it, different types, textures, smells. Our boy did better if it was stuff like a steak bone, something he could really hold onto & it felt good on his gums. Try all the things!
I'm a ftm, but everything else has come on a schedule, like crawling/babbling; maybe there is this lil 1 yr marker change where things start to just click. Yes, 12 months is close for you, but look at all our babies have accomplished each month so far! Breathe mama, you got this!

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It’s reassuring to know I’m not alone 😂 I keep saying how “just like that” she started doing a lot of other milestones sitting, clapping, crawling. So I’m praying for eating it’ll be similar “just like that” she started eating.

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I was at first 3 months ago but now my daughter at 10.5 months old is eating great . But still has no teeth . Litterlyy every baby is different lol its ok mommy

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No advice but solidarity because my 9.5 month old doesn’t eat anything other than purées

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