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12 month old still on baby food
I just started with a new 12 month old boy and ugh.... he is still on baby food. He was in daycare since 9 months old and his previous daycare was not willing to help the family transition into solids. They told me that he really doesn't have any interest in solids and YEP they are right! It is going to be frustrating!!
I am heading to get some groceries tonight. Any suggestions on things that would be good to feed him. He ate a bit of a grilled cheese sandwich yesterday so I though AWESOME it will come but today he absolutely refused his noodles. He then wouldn't even eat the baby food for me. The baby food is very smooth and has no chunks. I was even debating picking up a few jars of baby food myself but the chunky kinds.
Any food suggestions. It is totally my luck I would get a child like this LOL. I guess I can't complain though he naps well and has barely cried so transitioning is going well. Can't have it all I guess lol
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Soups, yogurt, pudding, scrambled and hard boiled eggs, soft fruits and veggies like peaches, pears, avocados, bananas, zucchini, pasta, mashed potatoes, boiled veggies . Some of this food can be left with little bits of chunks in them to help introduce more solids. Mash the veggies a bit so they are chunky for example.
What are the parents doing to help with this? If they want him off the baby food than they should just eliminate it completely IMO.
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Oh I agree 5LM.
He is ok with yogurt and banana and seems to be doing ok with goldfish crackers right now.
I fed a bottle yesterday and today but the only reason I did that is because I didn't have milk. They did tell me they were working on weaning off formula/soother/bottle but not sure what that means. I didn't give soother today for nap and it was fine. Going to buy milk tonight and then no more bottles either. He screams and spits it out if it has chunks. Could be a hungry boy here in the next little while.
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In the same boat here. 2nd day transitioning a 12 mos old and he has declared a hunger strike. No food, no water, no milk. Hopefully things turn around quickly for this little guy because he is also crying quite a bit. The parents also give this child purees.
I have always believed kids don't need purees like adults think they do. My girls were eating real food early and my 2nd child I never did purees at all aside from baby cereal in the beginning.
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Originally Posted by torontokids
In the same boat here. 2nd day transitioning a 12 mos old and he has declared a hunger strike. No food, no water, no milk. Hopefully things turn around quickly for this little guy because he is also crying quite a bit. The parents also give this child purees.
I have always believed kids don't need purees like adults think they do. My girls were eating real food early and my 2nd child I never did purees at all aside from baby cereal in the beginning.
Agreed...it's called "baby led weaning" my 14month old was never spoon fed. At 6 months we gave her what we were eating...big strips of steak, pork, bread, bagels everything. She now eats anything and everything, and needs no help. She mastered corn on the cob by 10months old he favorite foods remain every and any type of meat...because she was started on the good stuff not the pureed meats (have you tasted them?).
I have another 14month old in my care that was fed the same way before joining me and this child also eats anything and everything with no fuss.
I find it tedious to be chopping food into tiny bits and dealing with gagging...at least I never had to spoon feed any of my group!!
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I have this child right now. Only eats pureed food. And dcb is 13months old. I'm sorry but this is the stupidest thing ever. Won't eat nothing, but will drink lots of milk. Doesn't seem like parents are working on it either. I've been thickening it up with nestle cereal (rice) so dcb could be full.
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Well I got some groceries last night. I bought some junior baby food to see if we can get some chunks into him. I bought cheese, ham, peas, cheerios, baby cookies, rice cakes etc. Hopefully I can get him to begin to eat something he can do himself. I also got milk so no more formula in bottles here either.
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Euphoric !
I would personally just feed them what your other kids are having and either mash with a fork, chop up small or leave in large pieces so they can use their hands. They don't need any "special" foods even if they are only used to pureed baby food. Just start as though you are weaning a 6 month old. No sense in spending money unnecessarily on baby food when they are old enough to be able to consume table food. Just offer a limited variety and go from there.
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I agree that he needs to eat what we eat but at the same time there will be some items that the other kids eat that he wont be able to. I do this with my other small boy so they will both get the same things. I did buy 3 jars of chunky baby food (cost me $3) so it wasn't a big issue. It will just be more of an option AFTER the other food has been served and once it is gone that is it. I don't think it is fair to the poor kid to just go straight from puree to solids. I didn't do that with my own child I certainly wouldn't do it with him. He needs to gradually get solids. I know the parents are on board so that helps. They told me is previous daycare was not (one of the reasons they left). So far so good. Crackers and cheese for morning snack and he ate all of it by himself. He is drinking milk out of his sippy cup too. I won't give him a bottle anymore.
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Euphoric !
Solid foods can be suitable as long as they are the right consistency though building up gradually to big chunks. Chunky food out of a jar or chunky food that's homemade are the same food, okay not really lol, but the same stage in terms of consistency. If he can eat crackers and cheese then he can eat your other kids food just mashed up so he can gradually get used to lumpy and then chunky foods. Fingers crossed he keeps improving for you. The reduction in milk and off the bottle will probably make the world of difference too. With a greater appetite hopefully he will be keener to eat solids making life easier for you and happier for his tummy.
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