7-8mo still not eating..

[MommaTasha1003]

I've tried giving ds sweet potatoes, avocado & bananas.. Ive handed him celery to chew on while we eat...He dislikes it all... He is a chunker.. Im so scared this is a sign he will be a picky eater like his sister & father :( ..

Anything else I can try with him? ... We are not being very pushy or anything...I try a new food maybe every few weeks a couple times that week.

[soulofsunmama]

He'll eat when he's ready, mine didn't until 14 months, and last week loved pears, this week throws them on floor for dogs=\

[Magnolia7]

My son really didn't start regularly eating solids until after 12 months.  He nursed for a total of three years and I really wouldn't call him a picky eater.  He's actually more adventerous than many adults I know. 

I think the key with all eaters is to only provide healthy foods that you want them to eat at home.  So some days they'll eat a little, other days they'll eat non-stop.  Either way, it'll all be good foods and they'll eat according to physical need and hunger.

Sounds like y'all are doing fine.

[larissalarie]

Just wait and keep offering. There's no correlation between eating solids well early or not and pickiness. My kids weren't even introduced to solids at all until closer to 8 months. Even then I was pretty lazy about it and definitely wasn't offering daily. The youngest would barely touch them until between 15-18 months. They aren't picky kids at all. They will eat anything, stuff even I won't eat! No need to worry or rush this.

[vanityrayne]

I don't know if this is true but I heard it takes 7+ times for baby to try food to decide if they like it or not. Maybe Acorn Squash? Just bake it down and maybe he will like it.

[tabi_cat1023]

Just keep offering, he will eat eventually

[ACsLady]

If you're exclusively nursing, there's no need for solids just yet. He may not want them at all and that's why he's not eating them. No biggie. Just give it a little while and wait 'til he shows more obvious interest.

[NowImAMom...]

My 8 month old isn't a big food eater. Doesn't bother me, but people around me have been commenting. He'll eat when he's ready.

[MommaTasha1003]

ill keep offering the same food then.. My dd drives me crazy! shes 6yo & has a very small palate :( We do try & make her take 1-6 bites depending on what we know we can get away with.. Some things she just gags on so its 1 bit.. Others she just highly dislikes so its more bites..

Quoting x-Mana-x:

Just keep offering, and when he's ready, he'll eat it :) It doesn't mean he's picky, just that he's a baby and solid foods are new and different, and not even necessary yet. Also, the taste/texture for a lot of food is something that needs to be developed. I heard somewhere that it can take up to 10 times of trying a new food for kids to like it, and that most "pickiness" is actually a result of parents not offering that many times before giving up on it. We went through that with my daughter with a bunch of different things, most notably broccoli, which she spit out for months and then suddenly one day she loved it! Now I'd call it one of her favorite foods.

[MommaTasha1003]

Thanks ladies, we are in no rush.. But i am excited to start see him eat.. they are just too cute!.. I guess we will keep offering the same thing over & over on occassion.

The first week i offered Sweet Potatoes he seemed interested in opening his mouth for the spoon & was excited--- until he tasted it. Then it came back out .. Now he is less excited to see that spoon comming :( lol

[Lo1427]

My daughter didn't start eating solids till around a year old. Look for cues like reaching for your food.