Friday, January 13, 2012
My 8month old who was eating very just refuses to eat with me anymore any tips on how to ge her 2 eat agin?
You didn't say what she is eating right now. If you have been exclusively feeding, it's time to try some finger foods and let her pick them up off the tray and put them into her mouth herself. She is probably teething and her gums might be very sore so she will reject a hard spoon. Often at teething time it's difficult for them to suck as well because the hard nipple of the bottle can hurt her very sensitive gums. Put her in her high chair and give her a spoonful of cooked rice on her tray. She will pick up the grains one by one and be fascinated by this process! You can also use peas (canned ones are softer than cooked frozen ones), peaches or pears (mash these a bit with a fork so there are no huge chunks), toast (without er) - the hard toast is like a teething ring and feels good on the gums. There are special cookies for babies (Mum Mum's) - just plain rice and water. Babies love to hold them themselves and chew away on them. They dissolve in the mouth so there is no choking hazard. Also the Baby Cheerio's are good at this age. Your baby is at the age where she wants to explore food with all her senses - see it, feel it, smell it, taste it. It's a dirty venture - she will have food from her hands to her elbows, but it is a necessary stage for any baby to go through if you want them to like all types of foods and not be picky eaters. Cooked squash, sweet potatoes, pasta (without tomato sauce), are all things that can be put on her tray to eat as finger foods. She will learn to enjoy a wide variety of tastes this way, and by feeding herself she can avoid the sore spots on her gums that she can't point out to you. If she is teething, try giving her a cold celery stick from the fridge. She can gum it and the cold will provide a lot of relief for her sore gums. Also, she won't be able to bite pieces off of it and possibly choke on them. Cooked cut up egg yolk is also a good finger food.
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