Wits end

My baby (7.5 months) is premature and the doctor told us we can introduce foods earlier. So he started purees at 5.5 months old. He doesn't have teeth yet and he struggles with chunky stuff so everything is blended for him. He will do finger food as long as it dissolves in his mouth. He used to be up for trying anything and everything. I made a horrendous mistake of introducing yoghurt to him recently. I say mistake because now he won't eat anything, even foods he loved before, unless they're mixed with yoghurt. And not just any kind, it has to be a vegan, plain one. If I try giving him something without it, he screams, cries, and pushes the spoon away. Anyone been through something similar? Any tips on getting him over this? He has 2 meals a day. Edit: I cook everything from scratch bit in desperation tried store-bought brands and he still hates it!
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weaning is purely for the skills and a big of fun for them anyway, i wouldn’t worry yourself too much.. is babe drinking all usual bottles/having all breast feeds.. if so i definitely would worry, just keep trying with different things

I would keep offering the other things on the plate with the yogurt as an option. For example I know my daughter doesn’t like pancakes but she loves blueberries. So I made blueberry pancakes (she still hated them and threw them on the floor) with yogurt bites and blackberries. She tried the pancakes which was a win! I didn’t pressure her and just let her explore the plate. I know you said he eats blended things (no problem there!) and even giving him some to explore in a bowl or plate could help him try new things!

My son went through a phase like that. But it was after he got pretty sick. Took him about 2 months to get back to normal but I just keep offering the food and always finished with a yogurt or something else he loved. All that matter is that he was at least offered and eating something Someone once told me on here that some babies go through an eating regression just like they do sleep. It made me look at it in a different light and took some of the stress away

Honestly just ride it out if he’s excited to try new things with yogurt it’s totally a plus in my book 💕

Thank you so much, this has calmed me down loads. I'll just try to ride it out and see where we go😅

Definitely just be consistent! 7.5 months is so early into the weaning journey. My girl would barely bring anything to her mouth until 9-10 months and I was fed up with all the effort and clean up, for her to just throw it on the floor anyway. Then suddenly, she just like flicked a switch and turned into a real foodie! I found it helped, when I was just giving her what we had and trying to eat meals at the same time

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