Baby refusing solids 🤯

Hi everyone! My baby is 8 months old. We’ve been trying to introduce solids since 6 months. He used to eat small amounts of purees but now refuses completely when I try to offer more textured (mashed) foods instead of purees. I’ve tried so many different foods but he refuses all of them. Has anyone experienced something like this? I’m not sure what to do. I don’t want to force it but it also doesn’t seem like he will accept it on his own.

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I wouldn’t force it if he has other options (breastfeeding or formular or still puree)
My first never liked baby foods I had to resort to using syringe 💉 to pull out the puree to feed her. Now my second only eats what we are eating we just mash it and give it to him he’s almost 10 months

At this age food is not the primary nutrition, formula or breast milk is. Solids are an added bonus for exploration. Have you tried just putting it in front of him and let him explore? If you feel something is off then maybe mention it to your pediatrician. And good app to follow is Solid Starts !! Let him grab food off your plate is another idea. My son at 14 mons was still very picky and not really interested and we started food therapy OT.

I went thru that with my son when it wasn't working his doctor said to try fruits first and an slowly add veggies to it but I used a blender ...he didn't like the store brought kinds an it worked or u could try making the food in front of him an see if he grabs anything

This is totally normal, still offer it but don’t force it. That’ll cause an aversion to it. Just be patient. My son didnt start reallyyy enjoying solids til he was closer to a year lol

Girl. I pouted over this for so long. My son will be a year next month and hasn’t tried a whole lot of different solids still. I was playing the comparison game a bunch because other kids are doing blah blah blah. Day by day it will get better. My son loves grilled chicken and salmon. He refused every single little spoonies I offered him. He likes cinnamon raisin toast with butter. Loves Cheerios.

Good luck 🫶🏼

Could be teething

Definitely don't force it. Keep offering. I have struggled with my son since 10ish months old and he is now 2 years 3 months. If you'd like to talk more feel free to message me. I have several ideas with my son one may relate with you're situation? It's definitely hard but just remember a fed baby is all that matters.

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How ridiculous is this?!

Not looking for advice or even a rant, more just to laugh about this ridiculous "toddler moment" 🤣 My 15 month old (she's more of an 18 month/two year old) has just learnt the word "flower" and loves to smell them! My husband brought me home some flowers yesterday evening (he must be after something 🤣) which I put on a vase at the dinning table and now all my LO wants to do is smell the bloody things! Breakfast took us an hour including all the "flower breaks" and lunch has just taken us AN HOUR AND A HALF! We have also had 3 full blown tantrums because I've said no more flowers and put them away and 1 were I told her off for climbing up the chairs to try and reach them... 🙄 Its very cute and hearing her say "mumma flower" and scrunch her nose up like she's pretending to smell, melts my heart but also I've had enough now 🤣

ADVICE NEEDED

Am I a bad mum for wanting to go back to work at 3 months PP, for context we live in the uk. My partner is coming back from work arguing with me daily saying shit like “you’ve been home all day it’s easier for you” and “what do you do all day nothing” and i have fucking had enough I do not sit on my fucking ass I look after a baby and toddler 24 fucking 7. I’m fuming tbh. I have never seen him wake up at night for the new baby, I do the night shift then wake up for my toddler and also cook and clean. I am also exclusively pumping to BF my baby. The absolute fucking audacity of this little cunt. I would much rather be at work let’s be honest it’s much easier than being at home and dealing with this bullshit. It’s quite upsetting that it’s gotten to this as I am only 3 months PP considering reaching out to work so I can catch a break and not be sat at home. Honestly, let him pay for nursery and realise how fucking cheap his labour was when I was staying home with the baby. I’ve had enough

I formula fed, im the one working parent, i slept trained (ferber) and my kid and i diddnt baby wear enough.

Hes a happy, calm, sweet kid and has a great bond with dad. No bond with me besides occasional excitement when i get home because the dogs get excited and he loves the dogs. Evey twat on the internet loves to tell me how this is all my fault and ive broken him and its too late to build the bond and hes just going to grow up fucked up and hating women and will hate himself. I know i need to just touch grass for a bit but i tried that and it really hasnt helped. I already see every specialist and crazy dr under the sun and apparently this is the best im ever gonna get.
Did i blow it? Is everyone else right? Hes not even 2 yet.

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