Baby Food

Question: Baby food/formula issues?

(Posted by: T on 2009-06-15 12:24:41)

My 7 month old seems to like her bottle more than baby food. She will eat, but it seems she will not eat enough to fill herself then wants a bottle right after. I see these "menus " for her age, she will not eat all of that. Is this normal. She is 22 lbs, so shes not starving. She eats about 32oz of soy formula a day and baby food here and there.

Posted by: Pippin on 2009-06-15, 12:29:53

A 7 month old needs no solid foods at all. While most babies are eating some by this age, some just aren't interested, and that's fine. Her formula provides everything she needs. Solids are still just for fun. She may become more interested in solids when she can feed herself table foods, or maybe not until around a year old -- or maybe tomorrow. (Also, some babies with allergies seem to want solids later than usual -- probably nature's way of protecting them. If she's on soy formula, I'm assumign she's allergic to milk, so that could be a factor here.) 32 ounces of formula a day is fine. You can keep offering a bit of solid food each day, and let her eat what she enjoys (offer the solids AFTER her milk), or you can just let it go for a while, and wait for her to show interest.

Posted by: coachjenn on 2009-06-15, 12:29:19

What foods are you feeding her? meats and vegis are kinda hard to get a baby to like. try mixing food together to make them taste good. then she might be more willing to eat them.

Posted by: sammyhelfant on 2009-06-15, 12:30:16

That is normal. It sounds like she is eating a lot of formula, so she may not be hungry for solids. My daughter is alsom 9 months old and has never really at baby food. She hates it. I started giving her finger foods around 7 months and she loves eating solids. Maybe try giving your baby soft foods like gerber puffs and melts to start off with. My daughter loves them! Good luck!

Posted by: Candie B on 2009-06-15, 12:33:15

This is normal. Your baby is used to the bottle so of course she prefers it. Luckily, she is at least trying the food. Give her time. She will come around and start eating more and more. It took a while for my 2 kids to eat food, but this is what I did. I introduced vegetables one at a time (roughly a new one every week). After that I would try sneaking fruits in every once I a while. They eventually started eating everything. Don't rush her. Just take your time and keep in mind that she is not losing out on nutrients (she's getting all she needs from the milk). Good luck :-)

Posted by: Miguels mommy <3 on 2009-06-15, 12:35:45

A 7month old doesnt NEED food and if they are not interested thats fine, as long as they keep gaining weight, also you should always offer bottle BEFORE food so she gets what she needs and u kno that then anything she eats after is just bonus nutrition.

Posted by: chicken2008 on 2009-06-15, 13:32:39

Your baby is probably still getting used to eating solids. I mean they had the bottle for a long time. My son does this sometimes. It also just depends on what the food may be also.