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Babies: 9 - 12 Months
Doc said STOP Breastfeeding!
I'm not very happy with my pedi. I told him that DS was not into eating solids and his relpy was, "well you might just have to stop BF so that he has no choice but to eat solids." I think the look on my face told him what I was thinking.
So...now I'm looking for a new doc for my little man. What an a$$ of my doc.
And yes my DS is growing and healthy!!!! 
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Re: Doc said STOP Breastfeeding!
Ya, that is odd. Solids shouldn't become a priority until DC is 12 months old...not 6...weird.
Sometimes you just have to go with what YOU think is best.
So, if you don't mind me asking, what do you recommend to parents who are having a hard time getting their babies interested in solids? I know that nutritionally it's not a big issue right now, but I worry that she's going to be a picky eater.
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How crazy! I don't even understand how he could say something like that with a straight face. Glad you're finding a new pedi....
Tess12, I have a friend whose son didn't start to like eating solids until he was 13 months old. I think it's something they just have to get used to over time, picky eating isn't an issue at this point.
It's kind of sad that that doctor will probably get less discerning mothers than you to give up breastfeeding earlier than they should.
tess - my little guy is just now really getting into eating solids. He just wasn't a big fan of most of the store-bought purees or stage 2 foods, but now that I'm giving him our dinners in a chunky mash, he is in HEAVEN! Tonight he ate pasta with a tiny bit of tomato sauce and (I admit) parm cheese. He was such an eager beaver, I couldn't shovel it in fast enough. I gave him minestrone soup earlier this week too and he devoured it. There's a pic in my blog if you scroll down far enough. Just keep hanging in there and trying different foods, different textures and different times of day. We also have a lot more success at dinner if the whole family's at the table. btw - your little girl has such adorable hair.
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Tess,
?? My DS is now a year and he is a picky eater. ?When we started purees he tried pretty much everything once and there were plenty of things he wouldn't touch again. ?There were also some things that he wouldn't touch in purees, peas for one, and can't get enough of in whole form. ?We have days where all he eats is yogurt and days where he only has milk, then days where he eats almost anything. ?Personally I don't think that you can do much as far as becoming a picky eater or not.?
I always heard that breast fed babies were less likely to be picky eaters because the breast milk always has different flavors depending on what momma eats.?
I had a similar situation, but it didn't affect me since BFing didn't work for me. DD's weight is off the charts because she's so little, and at the last appointment they wanted me to put extra formula-- like, quite a bit extra-- to make her gain more. When I asked what they'd say if were BFing and obviously couldn't really add more calories, they said they'd tell me to stop BFing and and start FF. That surprised me.
I'd find a new pedi if I were you, too.
It would be like a pedi telling a FF baby's mother...
stop feeding them formula until they eat solids...
huh? ds is almost 10 months now and we are still strictly on solids. if at 12 months, ds is still not eating solids, the pedi said that we will no be able to switch to milk and we will probably have to have a feeding and swallowing evaluation.
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