Hi, this is my first time on here!! My lo is 6 1/2 months old and we have tried gentle weaning recently but she just isnt interested in anything. She clamps her mouth shut and will not even try anything.
She also will only breastfeed, had one bottle at about 3 weeks old and since then refuses anything that isnt breast!! With bottles she just bites it and with a cup, spits out any milk that gets into her mouth.
Has anyone had similar problems or any suggestions???
Thanks

Hi there

I didnt want to read and not reply am having same problems with cup wise but keira loves her food, i can think of one thing that might help, if u got spare spoon and give that one to ur lo and u use the other spoon to feed her to see if she knows that its ok to use

good luck
Carly and Keira (6 months and 1 week old) xxxxxxxxxxx

Hi there
My dd is 6 mths and 2 weeks, and we started weaning 4 weeks ago. (She had also never had a bottle) i would asy that it is only in the last week that she has really got the idea. For the first week, anything more than 2 spoonfuls ( and I mean the diddy baby spoonfuls!) was a big meal for her! buthin the second week, she got the idea of something different being in her mouth and then started to swallow and now is opening her mouth in anticipation of the next spoonful. I'd suggest just give it time. How long have you been trying?
Oooh also, despite me not wanting her to have bland (in my opinion) baby rice, it was the only thing she would have at the beginning, mixed with some of my milk.
It's hard isn't it?!
Let us know how you get on...;\)

and another thing... I am still trying to get her to drink from a cup, with limited success. She thinks it's hilarious to blow bubbles back into the cup, but then looks surprised and angry with me when it ends up all over her face!!!! :lol:
Will maybe try her with some diluted juice in it tomorrow.

well my lo is 8 months this week and hardly eats!

having such problems with him eating he just wants milk and thats it, he sooo isnt bothered about food!

started trying at 17 weeks baby rice but stopped as he didnt seem bothered then started again at 5 half months and did rusks, fruity breakie cereals - it was only few mouthfuls but he seemed to enjoy it and it want a nightmare like it is now!

i then got the anabel karmel book and made my own purees - but the only one he would touch is pear (wont eat this now) he's scream, seal his mouth, cry tear and everything, then if i did get him to take it he'd gag, retch it was horrible! so went back to drawing board and sis things he liked, cereal and rusk basically started offering him the custard fruit pots and similar stuff from boots and muller little star yougurts and he'd eat those!

since then ive tried everything - baby led weaning - where we just give him things were having to eat himslef rather than spoon fed but this didnt really work and then i found ella organic pouches which were veg and fuit mixed but mega smooth so he had those but then the other week i though i need he to start eating something thicker - so were trying him with stage 1 jars (ca you believe he gags on these) has a few mouthfuls sometimes other he just screams and seals his moyth shut and turns his head!

i dont know what to try next?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sorry no help whats so ever xx