Help, she's being really fussy!

Lu28 · Oct 7th, 2009, 07:21 AM

Aisling started brilliantly on solids and loved all her veg purees. Now she turns her nose up at them half the time and will only eat them if I put a bit of fruit at the front of the spoon. Yesterday she ate an entire pot of a veg puree and refused the same one today?! But she can't get enough water...

I'm not sure what's happening and know I should really just go with the flow but she's not been gaining weight so it's important to get the solids into her. Any advice would be great

**Vickie** · Oct 7th, 2009, 10:05 AM

Milk will help her to gain weight at this age more than solids I believe. Is she showing any signs of teething? Hannah always goes off her food when she's teething. Are her bowel movements normal....could she be bunged up? How is her milk intake?

Hannah will often refuse something she's eaten previously, the important thing (as hard as it is) is to not stress about it and reintroduce it in a few days

Lu28 · Oct 7th, 2009, 13:02 PM

Nope, she had a huge poo this morning! She's still having all her breastfeeds but it's obviously impossible to know how much she takes each time. Very frustrating, she's just refused the veg again after having eaten a whole pot of it yesterday - I wouldn't mind but I have a freezer full of the stuff at the moment!

bibswy · Oct 7th, 2009, 13:26 PM

I'm having the same probs... totally off her veggies but will eat loads of fruit! I read somewhere that its common for babies to go off certain foods at times and don't worry too much about giving them what they like. Just keep offering a variety and no doubt tates will change again after a couple of weeks!

Blah11 · Oct 7th, 2009, 13:33 PM

Maybe she's filling herself up with water? They have such tiny tummies it doesn't take a lot of extra fluids to fill them up.

Lu28 · Oct 7th, 2009, 17:55 PM

I've been wondering about the water too... I've been really excited though because she's learning to drink out of a beaker instead of a sippy cup and she's really getting the hang of it so I don't want to discourage her - she actually reaches over to the beaker when she wants it, I'd have to take it away from her!

Oct 7th, 2009, 07:21 AM	#1
Lu28 Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 12,646	Help, she's being really fussy! Aisling started brilliantly on solids and loved all her veg purees. Now she turns her nose up at them half the time and will only eat them if I put a bit of fruit at the front of the spoon. Yesterday she ate an entire pot of a veg puree and refused the same one today?! But she can't get enough water... I'm not sure what's happening and know I should really just go with the flow but she's not been gaining weight so it's important to get the solids into her. Any advice would be great
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Vickie Mum (Mom) Administrator Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 75,703	Milk will help her to gain weight at this age more than solids I believe. Is she showing any signs of teething? Hannah always goes off her food when she's teething. Are her bowel movements normal....could she be bunged up? How is her milk intake? Hannah will often refuse something she's eaten previously, the important thing (as hard as it is) is to not stress about it and reintroduce it in a few days

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Lu28 Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 12,646	Nope, she had a huge poo this morning! She's still having all her breastfeeds but it's obviously impossible to know how much she takes each time. Very frustrating, she's just refused the veg again after having eaten a whole pot of it yesterday - I wouldn't mind but I have a freezer full of the stuff at the moment!
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Oct 7th, 2009, 13:26 PM	#4
bibswy Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: house in the woods Posts: 1,242	I'm having the same probs... totally off her veggies but will eat loads of fruit! I read somewhere that its common for babies to go off certain foods at times and don't worry too much about giving them what they like. Just keep offering a variety and no doubt tates will change again after a couple of weeks!

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Blah11 Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 32,874	Maybe she's filling herself up with water? They have such tiny tummies it doesn't take a lot of extra fluids to fill them up.

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Lu28 Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 12,646	I've been wondering about the water too... I've been really excited though because she's learning to drink out of a beaker instead of a sippy cup and she's really getting the hang of it so I don't want to discourage her - she actually reaches over to the beaker when she wants it, I'd have to take it away from her!
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