by Heidi Murkoff, author of What to Expect When You're Expecting. by Alisha Grogan MOT, OTR/L. We received a message recently from Danielle in the UK. Hi ladies, My 9 month old has been doing a mix of pureed foods and BLW (baby-led weaning) from the start of weaning (6 months), which to begin with worked quite well. Updated on June 12, 2015 P.Y ... and table food. Emma . When Your 1-Year-Old Won't Eat Solid Food. iStock "My 9-month-old can pick up the finger foods that I give him, but they don't seem to make it to his mouth — he just squishes them with his fingers. My son is 10 months old and doesn’t seem to be interested in finger food at all. By: Katie Leigh 13 June, 2017.

Sinead "My health visitor suggested I put my little one in control by giving her finger foods such as grated cheese, banana, cooked carrot, or avocado. Tagged as finger foods problems. My lo is 12mths and is the same. I feed her at the same time as I eat my own meals and give her a variation of what I'm having. Obviously, this is a huge area of concern for parents. If your baby doesn’t like solid baby food and won’t accept any table foods of finger foods by 9 months old, it’s a good idea to get an evaluation either from the free early intervention program in your state or from a feeding therapist. Frustration With Finger Foods. He pretty much skipped baby food all together, and went straight to toddler finger foods (like the Gerber graduates Wagon Wheels, Gerber Graduates Puffs, and those cheetos type things they make). We are slowly now changing. Every baby is different, just make sure the pieces of food are large and soft. He never ate the purees. Feeding Red Flags for Babies and Toddlers. That's why it's important to keep offering different foods – especially healthy choices like vegetables – to babies who are developmentally ready.. They only really need to have finger food by age 1. He is quite adventurous with his finger foods, and tries almost anything (except fish fingers! My Baby Won’t Eat Finger Foods. I didn't get around to offering finger foods as I was trying to get in as much nutritious food as possible, I only started at 9 months as she went off her purees and I was trying to get her to eat more. He has a dairy intolerance and was quite underweight (2nd centile) which is why I didn't just do BLW. Try not to offer more than two or three finger foods at a time — or too large a serving of any item. 7 Month Old Baby That Can't Swallow Baby Food Yet. Feeding tips; 31205 . Posted on Apr 30 2009 - 10:03am by Christine « PREVIOUS | NEXT » Categorized as . Nadine "My daughter won't eat anything from a spoon unless she can wield it herself. Continue practicing these steps with your baby and he will eventually swallow food like everyone else in your household. How can I encourage him?" In the meantime, there are steps you can take to encourage your baby to eat — and not just play with — his finger foods: Keep the portions small. You can also read more about typical feeding milestones for babies just to have a reference point. That's why it's important to keep offering different foods – especially healthy choices like vegetables – to babies who are developmentally ready.. However, for children who are used to an easily digested liquid diet of breast milk or formula, this may be a difficult transition.