Dear GS Moms, please help this mom, my son now eating very less. he completely refused to eat cereal (rice or oatmeal) what ever i try to feed him he just refused. what should i do? please also give some idea for his food. Thank you
Re: Please Help… 11 months old eating less.
Based on my experience with my daughter:
-teething
-new developmental stage where they are interested in picking up food themselves (my daughter only wants finger foods these days). perhaps try cheerios with mashed or diced fruits or yogurt.
-boredom (adults like the continuity of the same breakfast every day; children don’t). you can try flavoring with different mashed/pureed fruits or cinnamon or something. you can also turn the cereal into pancakes ( Home Page - Wholesome Homemade Baby Food Recipes ). you can try a piece of toast with butter, etc.
Re: Please Help... 11 months old eating less.
I have a 16 months old daughter (masha allah) and she was quite fine till she was a year old and used to eat baby cereal , banana , other fruits and eggs but after that she became quite picky. What I learned was she does not like nestle cerelac so I started giving her Milupa , she loves Milupa. She also loves sooji and have it every day. Now fruits she does not eat as long as somebody else is feeding her but when you give it in her hands she will eat.
Every child is different. You will have to find out what she likes and the way likes to be fed. Try to change his baby food , make new food for him you can find many recipes in the weblink Sahar has mentioned. You can give her sooji too I have seen all children loving sooji and it is very healthy too. Try to give your child fruits , banana is most kids favourite. Let him eat his food himself there will some mess for sure but atleast he will eat something
Re: Please Help... 11 months old eating less.
try grown up food.
Re: Please Help... 11 months old eating less.
My daughter used to go through phases too. It could be teething and/or plain boredom. Try the food you eat, as long as it's not too spicy, and mash it up well. A lot of babies don't like bland food, so they take well to the grown up food, especially if it comes out of mommy's plate.
Re: Please Help... 11 months old eating less.
Thank you so much all of you, i am trying lets see how it gonna help. he like to eat custered, grapes and oranges so now a days trying that.