DD will be 6 months on Wednesday, so I apologize for jumping ship early but thought I'd get more answers over here.
We were given the okay to start solids at 4 months but DD didn't seem ready so we tried around 5 months. First we tried rice cereal, then cereal with bananas, then green beans with no cereal, then apples with no cereal. All purees, of course. She's never been interested. Those were all spaced out and she never ate more than a few bites. She gagged a LOT. The last time we attempted was last week with the apples.
This is new to me, I've never dealt with anything like it before. DS was on cereal at 3 1/2 months because he was drinking way too much formula and he jumped right at the solids, there was never even a "learning curve" or anything.
So what gives? Is it that she's just not ready yet, or is she just an extra gaggy baby? It just makes me so confused!
Re: Anyone have a 6 month old who doesn't eat solids yet?
We just started when DD was 6 months and she's just now getting the hang of things. We started with rice cereal and she hated it, she gagged a lot with that, and would push it right back out of her mouth. After about 4-5 days of that we decided to try oatmeal cereal instead and she did much better with that. After about 2 days of not really knowing what to do, last week she just started eating it. She now opens her mouth when I put the spoon close and the last few days she's eaten 1.5tbsp!! Today we tried sweet potato for the first time and she liked it! She made a couple faces in the beginning trying to figure out what it was but she ate about 1/4 of the jar... not bad for her first veggie!!
We just kept trying, I think that's all you can do really. Some babies take to it right away and others take some time. I'm sure she'll get it eventually, just takes time! GL!!
We went through the exact same thing you're describing. All he would do was gag or shut his mouth so we couldn't get it in there in the first place.At his 6 month pedit appointment, it was still a no-go. She said to keep trying but that some kids just never accept purees and we could start finger foods at 7-8 months. She said it was fine.
Then, a week ago, it just suddenly clicked. He loves it now. He will take about 1/2 container of Stage 1 foods every day. There is hope!!
Both my kids started at 6 months. DD would eat right away, but we didn't add a second meal until she started to enjoy it at 7.5 months. DS had zero interest at 6 months, started putting things in his mouth at 7.5 months and was eating with vigor at 9 months.
Let her lead the way! It is all for practice right now and there is no hurry.
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