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Has anyone baby started picking up foods? My son doesn’t touch the food at all he will eat it but refuses to hold it
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My baby girl snatches up everything, she may eat it, she may just hold it and swing her arm around 😂

Give it time. The skill to successfully bring food from tray hand month comes closer to nine months. Try different thing to have him pick up hard(toast) ,soft (pasta),crunchy(teething sticks), sweet. Whole strawberry

@Emilie I know the bringing it to the mouth takes time he just refuses to pick up any food but picks up anything else

@Da'Naria 😭😭

My little guy is also hesitant to pick things up with his hands. We usually feed with a spoon and he takes the spoon from me and puts it in his mouth himself but won’t grab food off the plate or bowl with his hands. We put a bunch of food in front of him on his tray the other day and removed the spoon. At first he just stuck his face in the food to try to eat it (it was hilarious) but then he eventually started reaching and touching and using his hands a little. We went back and forth with hands and spoon and he got more comfortable throughout the meal. Just more chance and exposure to picking up the food I think will help. Good luck!

@Shala just more time and exposure to food. Mix it up between spoon and picking it up. Would he hold on to it if you placed it in his hand?

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