13 months old refusing solids

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Oh - is she still taking milk in a bottle? If so, switch to a cup. Sucking on the bottle is also such a comfort thing. They don't necessarily want the milk, just the soothing rhythm of drinking from the bottle.

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I stopped purees early after some mamas advised me that he can actually eat food now. His first food was a samosa...the inside part of it.

I don't know what to advise on how to get baby to eat...what I did is put him on a schedule:

Morning - no bottle, we start with breakfast. Breakfast is usually oatmeal with fruit mixed in or veggie omelet.

30 minutes of crawling

Milk

2 hours later he will have more milk

Lunch - chicken, rice, potatoes, anything we have in the fridge

30 minutes of crawling or activity

Milk

2 hours later more milk

Dinner - Whatever we are eating with the exception of extremely spicy food

Milk before bedtime

He is STILL waking up at night so I am also feeding him at 1am, 3am and 6am. Yayyyy for me and my dark circles...:)

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I forgot to say one thing: its helped to give him a structure of some sort.

Like when we sit down to eat, he knows its time to eat. He's in his highchair and we are at the table having our meals...this cues him to look for his own food.

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Thank you everyone for the input. I have picked up so many ideas and tips from the posts. However there are a few things that i forgot to mention. She does not put anything in her mouth by herself. I mean she never even chewed on/sucked her hands or fist. I do not know of any other baby who doesn't put their hands/anything they can reach in their mouth. Putting anything in her mouth is a foreign concept to her. All the feeding or eating that is going to happen will be done by me. There are only so many things i can teach her at one time right? I have already put potty training on hold because i want to establish good proper eating schedule first.
I would also like to update you on the progress that we have made in the lastvfew days. I am giving her lesser milk and she really does seem willing to eat. She opens her mouth if i give her a bite. But spits it out after chewing a couple of times. Could she be having problem with the texture? I fed her whatever we were having. Thats either roti or rice.
I have also decided to buy her sippy cups and her own interesting bartan after the suggestions a couple of PPs made.

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I also wanted to add that she has always hated being strapped down
Hated the swaddling, all kinds of swings etc. So i never bought a high chair.

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Where does she eat, then? Is there a clear designated space that signals to her that it is time to eat?

I don't have any experience with kids who have issues with texture. Might be worth asking the pediatrician.

You can get cute spoons and just ask her if she wants to try to do it herself. If not, continue to feed her yourself.

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I think she needs to see a ped... maybe something is going on with her throat ?

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My husband and i eat in one plate and she sits between us. She knows when its time to eat. I am definitely going to make an appointment with the pediatrician. Just waiting for the eid holidays to be over.
And yes i am going to buy her colorful plates and spoons as i mentioned in the last post.

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I have started to think its the canines coming in. She is getting the bottom two. I even caught her chewing her fingers just now. Which she never does.

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Seeeeeeee!

I swear... when.nothing makes sense... it is always teething.

Amen!

:d

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OP -

You can always try to buy one of those cheap booster seats that fit on top of regular chairs to see if she likes it. That's what I have since we weren't going to be in our home state for too long...no point in buying extra stuff.

I hope you are able to sort this out...Inshallah all will be well with baby.

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Thank you. I hope so too.
Also i don't think i can find booster seats in pakistan. High chairs are easily available though. And not very expensive either. I think we might just go ahead and buy one. Baad main b it will come handy with the next kids.

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I have my fingers crossed. If its not teething and she is going to be a fussy eater for the rest of her childhood phir tu i am doomed.

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You can buy Booster chairs in Pakistan..

I wanted to avoid buying a highchair but ended up buying one.. A month later, she got a booster chair as a bday present.. Have been using it ever since...even brought with us on our holidays...super duper useful...

I so, so wish i had known about Booster chairs before...would never have bothered with a high chair then...

Since, i got mine as a gift, i dunno from where you can buy it... Maybe places like that Raja Center in Lahore... Dunno..ask around i guess

And if still you want a high chair, ping me.. I ll sell you mine :-p

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I would suggest feeding her when she she is not ravenously hungry. That's when she would want milk when she is terribly hungry as that is what she has always done. You mentioned reflux, what has the doctor suggested? Ask how much milk she should be having at her age. They usually suggest switching to whole milk at one year of age. Is that what she is having?

Try various foods to see what she likes. Usually when you offer a food multiple times, children do start eating it.