Feeding Time Problem on My baby

A new born baby up until 6 months drinks his milk perfectly. Then during weaning things change and every baby is different. Some babies start to play around when they are about 9 months old. My 16 month old toddler stills has bottles even though I am trying to get him to use beakers. He eats foods like ginger biscuits and carrot sticks but he won't touch fruit. I wonder why because it is so healthy. He likes to mess around with 2 spoons so 3 spoons are needed to feed him a vanilla desert. Sometimes he drinks a whole bottle and other times he has a bit and then refuses to have anymore. Sometimes he eats superbly but other times he messes around and acts silly. I think your son is normal. He is just getting older and my son is heading up to the terrible twos. Good luck.

it is normal. when my kids would spit their food i would stop feeding them for a minute and then they would see they weren't going to get another bite if they kept spitting. it is normal to slow down on milk because the food is filling their bellies now. I would just tell him no when he starts to blow and spit his food and stop for a minute. Or give him something to distract him. my sister gives her son his own spoon. so he holds it while she feeds him with another spoon. ofcourse now he has to have that spoon in his hand or he won't eat.

take your time ..take care of baby need patience , well,,,this is baby usual prastice,,if he has been grown up,,he will know your pains you know what,,,i am also have problems with feeding the baby,,,sometimes ,it is hard to feed him ,,i do not waht to do then ,,but my mon say ,,if you want to feed him well ,you need a lot of patience ,,so i try ,,finally ,,he has been conquered by me ,,i feel happy ,,hmmmmmmm may you conquer this problem

When my kids were babies they were easily distracted by playing with their food, spoons, even flipping their plates. Sometimes they just weren't hungry and wouldn't eat. It shouldn't be a problem as long as it's not for more than a day or so and they are drinking enough fluids. Mine would have days of eating nothing and then days where they just seemed hundry all the time. They also days when they would just sleep and sleep and sleep and then days when they were wide awake all day and half the night full of energy. If you're really concerned you could take him to the doctor but it seems like he's just discovered a new way of playing and may not be hundry. Maybe he doesn't like the food and needs a change, something new to try. Just make sure he drinks enough.

Being a mom of two girls and a boy, I think that it's only normal that your boy is playing with the food at his age. Babies are all like that, although they like to eat the food you're giving him, he can't control his motions yet. It really doesn't mean that he's playing with the food already. You're also saying that he's spitting out the food. Just the same, he can't control his motion yet. Pediatricians say that when our babies start to eat solid food, they will eventually lessen their appetite for milk. Until the time that they can eat all the food they want, they will stop drinking milk from the feeding bottle. There's nothing wrong with you consulting a pediatrician regarding this matter. Of course, it's ok. However, for as long as your baby is not getting sickly or something like that, you really don't have to worry. I hope this will help. Regards!

i have a 3 yr old girl and it is natural for all children to get disinterested in food my doctor says it is natural for them to eat and not eat he says they will eat when they are hungry. it is still alaming for us parents though. best of luck to you.

My daughter is doing the exact same thing. She will be 10 months on the 25th of this month. I usually just let her go, since she is exploring the new textures and features of food. She gets more everywhere else then she gets in her mouth, but there is soap and water. I just keep feeding her, and let her do her own thing. I think that as long as he is eating a little, and still drinking fluids he should be fine. I mean I think all babies go through this phase and it will pass before you know it. For now get out the camera, and take pictures of these silly moments. Later on you both will have a good laugh.

Here's my first question. Does he have any teeth yet? If so I think the reason that his playing with his food is because he wants to feed himself. So my best suggetion would be to try to start feeding him toddler foods like meet sticks there soft they can mash them up. Also diced peaches, apples, pears and stuff like that. I hope this will work for you. Happy Mylotting!!!!

I feel your pain there. I'm a mom of three girls. My youngest just turn 9 months today. She gets easily distracted too if I'm in the middle of feeding her which is usally when she is not that hungry. I wouldn't worry too much on her nutrition since evey child goes through that stage. When she sees me eating, she wanted some but the thing is, sometimes she can't eat what I eat which was torture to her. She is going through that separation anxiety more so after waking up and when she's so close to feeding time. Sometimes she drives me crazy but I am still in shock that I am stillwith her. Just enjoy the moments you do have with your little ones even if their eating habit bugs you.

I had the same problem with each of my girls...the best way to sum it up is what my pediatrition told me. "A toddler can survive on one oreo cookie a day." He told me that as long as they were of weight & height for a child their age that I should not worry about it. All of my babies grew to be normal for a child of their size. Sometimes I wonder how, but, that is the beauty of kids. A child knows what he or she needs at a given time. I think that he will do just fine on what he is eating. My pediatrition called it a "phase".

Oh I remember those days. My son is now almost 3 years old but I remember too well how things were with feeding when he was also 9 months old. he used to do the same thing. I drove me nuts! He would spit it out, grab the spoon, etc. I used to hold his hands out of the way with one arm and feed with the other until I gave him his own spoon. I think that was why he kept trying to grab the spoon. The spitting is all normal and I wouldn't worry about it much unless he is not gaining weight. My son's doctor said that if he was hungry, he would eat so the playing isn't a big deal. My son still ate a lot even though he was playing with it and he is a big boy so we never had any problems. Getting teeth can also cause the playing at feeding too. Things that he can chew on and things he can eat that he can pick up himself helped my son a lot. He wanted to do it himself. Don't worry too much about the milk intake either. About this age it may slow down. If you are worried about the milk, try putting it in a sippy cup if you haven't tried that yet. Maybe he just doesn't want a bottle. I saw that this is your first baby. Congrats! Enjoy it mom because they grow up so fast! I was a first time mom before too as a lot of us were and had the same concerns. Don't worry and have fun at feeding time! LOL

try to buy your baby some gerber baby foods. :) it might help your baby gain back his appetite. gerber has a lot of variety to offer