I feel like a ftm but this is my 2nd. We tried introducing cereal at 6 months and she took to it ok but I would notice that she'd spit up in her sleep, the pillow would be drenched and it smelled gross. So I stopped and tried different pureeds but she just wouldnt open her mouth and would throw it from her face. At 9 MO she still wouldn't eat, and with pressure from family that she should be eating we tried BLW. It took awhile before she started eating and we did notice she does like to feed herself rather than being spoonfed, I think it also has to do with texture. So we've tried a few steamed veggies and wheat pancakes, only when she's in the mood and hungry will she eat. I'm still new with the BLW (baby-led weaning) approach and I wasn't sure how to introduce it, but I feel like I screwed up cause now she's painully constipated or so it seems. What should I do, or does anyone have a menu plan I can try to follow? She's still not eating much it's still all breastmilk.
Don't worry! Food before 1 is just for fun! My daughter took a while too. If you are stressed she will feel it and be stressed out too. Just keep offering things and let her decide. Good easy things you could offer would be banana, raspberry, blueberries, slices of tomatoes, steamed veggies of all kinds, avocado, toast with mashed avocado cut into finger shapes. Etc.
Offer a little bit of water with meals. No more than 1-2 oz a day. "P" foods are good for constipation... Pears, peas, peaches, prunes, etc. When DD (dear daughter) would get constipated at that age we'd give her canned pears (canned on 100% juice) and even offer some of the juice to her. Worked every time.
Noelle812
We did baby led weaning with DD (dear daughter) who is 4 now. She didn't really start eating a lot of solid foods until 13 Months. like pp said until 1 their main source of nutrition come from breast milk. We just offered whatever we were eating for lunch or dinner. She really liked oatmeal for breakfast.
Thank you ladies, this puts me at ease and I'll just keep offering.
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I feel like a ftm but this is my 2nd. We tried introducing cereal at 6 months and she took to it ok but I would notice that she'd spit up in her sleep, the pillow would be drenched and it smelled gross. So I stopped and tried different pureeds but she just wouldnt open her mouth and would throw it from her face. At 9 MO she still wouldn't eat, and with pressure from family that she should be eating we tried BLW. It took awhile before she started eating and we did notice she does like to feed herself rather than being spoonfed, I think it also has to do with texture. So we've tried a few steamed veggies and wheat pancakes, only when she's in the mood and hungry will she eat. I'm still new with the BLW (baby-led weaning) approach and I wasn't sure how to introduce it, but I feel like I screwed up cause now she's painully constipated or so it seems. What should I do, or does anyone have a menu plan I can try to follow? She's still not eating much it's still all breastmilk.
Don't worry! Food before 1 is just for fun! My daughter took a while too. If you are stressed she will feel it and be stressed out too. Just keep offering things and let her decide. Good easy things y
ou could offer would be banana, raspberry, blueberries, slices of tomatoes, steamed veggies of all kinds, avocado, toast with mashed avocado cut into finger shapes. Etc.
Offer a little bit of water with meals. No more than 1-2 oz a day. "P" foods are good for constipation... Pears, peas, peaches, prunes, etc. When DD (dear daughter) would get constipated at that age we'd give her canned pears (canned on 100% juice) and even offer some of the juice to her. Worked every time.
Noelle812
We did baby led weaning with DD (dear daughter) who is 4 now. She didn't really start eating a lot of solid foods until 13 Months. like pp said until 1 their main source of nutrition come from breast milk. We just offered whatever we were eating for lunch or dinner. She really liked oatmeal for breakfast.
Thank you ladies, this puts me at ease and I'll just keep offering.
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