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@Abby we started introducing foods like purées around 4 months after we got the okay from his doctor, and solids sporadically after that when he would try it. a thought that occurred to me was that we started introducing them around the time he got his first two teeth so i’m afraid he associates food with pain? idk if that makes sense. even when trying to “force” feed him, he’ll throw up, push away, keep his teeth and his mouth pressed together — I even tried putting food down and letting him pick at it himself. We once sat for over an hour with food in front of him and all he did was play with it in his hands. not even bringing it to his mouth! There’s no interest what so ever and it bothers me SO BADLY. The therapist also thinks it may be a sensory thing which I thought early on as well. He’ll eat the little gerber cookies, but that’s not food or nutritious enough to feed all the time so I don’t! literally any advice is appreciated because i’m losing my mind 😔
He might be associating food with pain. Do you have a teether push pop thing? If so you could try to put some fruit or something in it and then freeze it and give it to him. That would help with the pain but also help get the food in
It's not your fault at all. It sounds like it's definitely a sensory thing. I would take him to an oral therapist (I don't know the exact name) and explain what's going on and they should be able to help. I use the munchkin miracle 360 cup for my little and I used it for my first too. Even though my first was like your lo is mine would still drink out of that cup or an open cup.
It’s not your fault, probably a sensory thing I would get him into speech for oral aversion
It sounds like you have taken all of the steps to help your baby with this ❤️ He will eat food, your doing your best, try not to let other people's judgment get to you, they don't know the whole story
just an update : We found out he has severe tongue and lip ties 🥲 better news than I expected and i’m glad I know now there’s nothing I could’ve done about this situation. of course now it’s time to come up with a solution to this problem and get him eating for real! thank you everyone for your words 🤭
Oh, ya those can be a pain in the ass. My first had just a tongue tie but my second had a lip and tongue tie. My first got his tongue tie released around 3 months old and my second didn't get his tongue and Lip Tie released until 10 months because nobody wanted to listen to me
Did you try to introduce solids around 6 months? A 1 year old especially with teeth needs to be eating food and drinking out of a sippy cup, straw cup, or an open cup. I know how you feel but if you don't start solids around 6-9 months you will have issues as they get older. One thing I've learned after having 2 kids the first being like yours is he would go in his high chair and I would set options in front of him and once he calmed down he would choose what he wanted. You not making him eat is enabling him, which I know sounds mean. When you enable him you are telling him that you will baby him his whole life. You have got to make him eat even if it's something small like cheese