Stressing🥺

Do you eat with her? I find that eating at the same time as my son helps him not get distracted. Also, do you ever try her food in front of her before you give it to her? If you show her that you are eating it and enjoying it, she might be more willing to eat it?

Considering this isn't my first child . A feed baby is a happy baby she might just not like the meat right now and that's fine. Let her eat what she wants and the rest will come. Hang in there you got this.

Don't stress too much Mama. Your baby will adjust eventually. It's new for both of you. At this age, it's normal to just be introducing foods with milk still being your baby's primary source of food. If you want to try protein but they don't like the texture, you can try "hiding it" as you mentioned but in puree form. I used to blend chicken with sweet potatoes for my baby and or blend chicken and apple since she liked more sweeter flavors. I also would boil an egg and use the small part of the grater to grate it finely, to introduce texture. if they still prefer the puree form, I would mix the eggs with mashed avocado.
Don't stress if they only prefer fruits over veggies right now. It's just an introduction. If you need ideas of foods or purees to try, you're welcome to message me and I can let you know what I've tried and tips to try to make it easier for home cooking things. I have a 7 month old also.

Hi! Have you tried nestle nestum cereals? Buy all three flavors so you can alternate, start with one flavor per day incase of allergies. My baby (also 7 months)preferred that and other brands like plum organics to gerber. I also feed him cereal with his bottle i just used a sharp pairing knife to create a wider slit in the bottle nipple. Only time he wants to be spoon fed is adult food lol. Also if you haven’t, introduce water while eating not just milk.

I will say though, when i followed the recipe for the cereal, he hated it! So definitely follow the recipe if you want, or you can play around with more milk or formula for creamier taste, and make food not too thick or too watery if using bottle. Hope this helps! You got this Mama!

Ps baby is exceeding milestones and charts so please other commenters don’t come for me due to my parenting style.

At 7mos old I wouldn’t stress it to much. My baby is 7 months and we havent really started yet. I plan to do baby lead weening with a meat based approach.

Make cook some steak and let baby gnaw on a a long thick strip!