Hi Everyone! I struggle sometimes to make my 6 month old baby daughter eat solid food.
What I have tried so far is this:
- Eliminate any distractions such as the TV
- No forcing her to eat
- Try to make her play with the food with her hands
- Always help her to grab the spoon so she can put it in her mouth on her own
- Put her in her baby chair to eat
- Synchronize the feeding time with our own eating time
Despite trying all of these, there are days that she really doesn't want to eat and prefers the baby bottle. Wanted to check with you all if you have experienced the same and see what you have tried so far?
I welcome any feedback!
It depends on the kid and can just take time. My first wasn't very interested and my 10 month old can't get enough.
We're doing baby led weaning with both but will also feed them purees and mashes ourselves, both approaches are fine. There's a saying "food before 1 is just for fun" so I wouldn't worry too much at that age, just keep introducing foods. That age is a bit young to feed themselves with a spoon as well, I think that happens closer to a year old.