tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10732729.post7538859342309075299..comments2007-10-08T14:45:21.669-04:00Kitkathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04461052464022013736noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10732729.post-45382647841650093652007-10-08T14:45:00.000-04:002007-10-08T14:45:00.000-04:00Just found your blog, but wanted to comment that my first daughter REFUSED any solids until 13 mo. Texture didn't matter to her - she spit everything out. So she ended up nursing exclusively for 13 mo! Second daughter refused for 11 mo. Just a few more datapoints. best of luck, ChristinaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10732729.post-56656305776900298102007-10-01T20:37:00.000-04:002007-10-01T20:37:00.000-04:00I don't know what to offer that may help. I struggled with this until the past 4 or 5 days. All of sudden, she's loving solids. Prior to this, she would feed herself arrowroot biscuits and her favourite cinnamon graham crackers. Then she learnt to feed herself formula in a sippy cup but solids were hard. We tried pureed, we tried textured, we tried table foods. It was all hit or miss. Some days, she'll love it, most days she didn't. Then all of sudden, she is liking it and can eat a lot more. I have no idea what happened, I have been offering the same stuff.<BR/> <BR/>All you can do is offer him as much variety as possible, as often as possible, and don't fret if he doesn't eat it. He will eventually figure out that solids tastes much better than BM.Ladybug Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13924764610769091973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10732729.post-68963506396673620422007-10-01T01:52:00.000-04:002007-10-01T01:52:00.000-04:00Hi Kat!<BR/><BR/>I am pregnant with my fourth, and NONE of my kids have been eaters. They all LOVED to nurse. And my pediatrician says ALL they need the first year (at least) is breastmilk. They would toy with finger foods like cheerios, biter biscuits or wagon wheels, just for fun, but were not at all into baby food. They also didn't start on table food until age 1. I think the texture thing is common, too. My nephew is the same way! All that to say . . . try not to worry. All that matters is that he is HAPPY, healthy and his percentiles are staying relatively consistent. If that is happening . . . let the cutie play and nurse. Sounds like a good life, if you ask me!<BR/><BR/>Amy (from m/c board on BBC)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10732729.post-77182261606086342262007-10-01T00:27:00.000-04:002007-10-01T00:27:00.000-04:00i've been alternating nursing and feeding food every 2.5-3 hrs. here's our schedule. dd wakes up around 6-6:30, i nurse her and she goes back to bed for about 2 hrs. when she wakes up, i feed her level 2 fruit (about a half cup i think). then about an hour and a half later (about 5 hrs after last nursing), i nurse her again and she takes a nap. when she wakes up i feed her a size 2 veggie. (she just started eating a whole container last week). we play and then nurse again and nap (about 5 hrs after last nursing again). she eats dinner around 6-6:30, usually apple chicken or turkey and sweet potatoes. i bathe her and nurse her and in bed around 8:30. generally i feed her the pureed food when she wakes up and then nurse her before bed.<BR/><BR/>when i started the mid day veggie meal, she only ate about 1/8 of a cup at first. i gradually gave her a bit more as her appetite grew.<BR/><BR/>i'm not sure if any of that helps, just wanted to share what works for us and maybe you can find something in there that might help. i agree with the others though...he'll let you know if he's hungry and he's still getting those nutrients from bm and the food he is eating. good luck!heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06964447221507855185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10732729.post-17364726935950369182007-09-28T12:52:00.000-04:002007-09-28T12:52:00.000-04:00Uhm, no idea. What the others said!Lut C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03893061829410958985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10732729.post-20973946872386583912007-09-27T21:27:00.000-04:002007-09-27T21:27:00.000-04:00I don't know... if he is gaining weight and otherwise heathly... I don't see a problem.<BR/><BR/>That's a tough one. My kid has been an eater, and a good one too since we started her on food. I am no help.Rumour Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06077318272957637158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10732729.post-72040413232921357572007-09-27T01:27:00.000-04:002007-09-27T01:27:00.000-04:00Hi kat,<BR/>Hailey did the same thing nothing in the mouth until about 11 months then it was everything in the mouth and she loved textured foods. I started her out on those biter biscuits and the fruit mesh feeder.<BR/><BR/>As long as Andrew is eating and getting his nutrients you do not have to worry I know easier said than done. I think if you just keep introducing the textures he will eat it eventually.<BR/><BR/>Hope that helps.<BR/><BR/>JaimeHailey's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05262267549441991497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10732729.post-51083332626412723612007-09-26T12:33:00.000-04:002007-09-26T12:33:00.000-04:00I wish I had something more supportive to say, but we're going through the same thing with Gavin right now. I just keep reminding myself that they're still going on instinct right now, and if they needed the food, their body would be telling them they are hungry, and they would be eating. I just keep offering him food every two hours, and try not to stress about it if he doesn't eat it. It's hard, I know!Amynoreply@blogger.com