baby food rant
Ivan is 7 1/2 months old, 20lbs, 28 1/2 inches long and has zero interest in food. He hates rice cereal (I've mixed it with breast milk, formula and even pears). He absolutely hates it. Yesterday at his routine check up his pediatrician yelled at me because I'm not shoving food and water down his throat. He is exclusively breastfed with the exception of one bottle of formula on nights I work (when I can't pump enough at work). She said the reason why he isn't sleeping though the night is because he's "not getting enough calories from breast milk ". She also told is that she expects him to be eating three meals a day PLUS water by his 9 month check up. Seriously??? I'm beyond frustrated.
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He sounds like he's growing and gaining weight great. I would avoid rice cereal though. Ds is 9 months and only likes a handful of foods and at 7 months he barely touched any foods at all except like 3 maybe. He's slowly liking more and eating more. Don't force it. Food before one is just for fun. Maybe try BLW
Thanks for all the positive responses ladies. Its been a frustrating few days. I'm in the process of looking for a new pediatrician
Don't force it. Not all babies are ready to eat at the same time. Ds was absolutely not ready at 6 months. He cried. I got a mesh baby strainer (I don't know of a better way to describe it) and put bananas and then avocados in it. It let him practice having something in his mouth that wasn't a bottle or nipple, and get used to other flavors. After a month I tried him on solids again. This time, he took to them. However, he has always hated Rice Cereal. I use the Gerber Oatmeal to thicken his purees if I need to. I also toss in our food when we are eating in very very small bites. He's 9 months now and loves food, but will still refuse it at times. They're little, they're learning. Don't stress him out. It will happen. I don't know of many 30 year olds who are still on bottles or breastmilk.
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My almost 9 month old just started to show real interest in food. But still food before one is just for fun. They do not need it, nor do they need water. I'd say he's doing fine.