Worried - DS Won't Eat Finger Foods

patchen30 · October 2012

DS has always been a tough eater...he hasn't ever even been a huge fan of the bottle. It took him a while to get used to purees and he's very picky about flavor...the only thing he LOVES are bananas and yogurt. Veggies are hit or miss and meat or anything savory is a no-go.

My pedi is conservative and didn't push it and I'll admit, I was scared of choking, so I didn't start giving him finger foods until about 9 months, and for a couple months only puffs (which he had no interest in) and the occassional cut up food like fruit. But, for the past month I've consistently been giving him a variety of finger foods 3x per day at every meal.

He still gags a lot and the only thing he'll really pick up and eat himself are yogurt melts, and he'll suck on waffles/toast. But he won't pick up small pieces, and won't really even eat things in large strips, just suck on them.

I googled and freaked myself out! Now I'm worried he has some kind of developmental delay and I should be looking into early intervention. Does anyone have any advice/experience? Thanks!

kerischrader · October 2012

Stop googling! LOL~ just keep offering it and he will catch on. DS still gags sometimes and isn't always to into it.... and I didn't start offering all the time until recently due to the fact I was lazy and it was just easier for me to feed him and knew he was getting the right amount. Now I place a few items for him to try at at least 2 meals. I let him eat for a bit and then I come in and feed him what he is used to... in between he will pick up pieces and eat as well. So just keep offering and it will come

mben1119 · October 2012

I agree with PP-just keep offering it, and he will catch on. You didn't start finger foods until late in the game, which is perfectly fine, but it will take your LO a little longer to catch on. DS started them at like 6 months, so obviously he's going to be a little more experienced. It'll come, don't stress yourself out!