should i be alarmed?

try giving veggies soup intially then may be your can grind little rice make it little thicker then the soup and try giving it. After a month he will get used to solids little by little. dont force the child giving solids at once.

I do not have such a problem with my 2 kids but here are some tips to help you : A common reason babies don't eat solids is that they are getting more food than they need the easy way, from the bottle. No toddler needs more than 24 ounces of milk a day and you can even cut down to 16 ounces. The idea behind this seemingly draconian measure is to make the child hungry enough to willingly try solid foods and, hopefully, find some that taste good. o Feed your child TINY PORTIONS. To a small person a spoonful of mashed potatoes can look like a mountain. Better the child ask for more than be overwhelmed. o Be aware of how little food a young child needs. A TABLESPOON PER YEAR OF AGE (i.e. two tablespoons for a two-year-old) of starches, fruits and vegetables is an adequate serving size. As for meat or chicken, a serving is the size of the CHILD'S PALM. o Feed FINGER FOODS. Although many babies at a year of age are still willing to be spoon-fed, quite a few are much too independent to tolerate this. Lots of things can be served as finger foods. For example you can spread mashed or pureed vegetable (or fruit) on thin bread with crusts removed. This somewhat unorthodox sandwich provides both the starch and vegetable. o Offer NEW FOODS but make a promise to yourself that you will not get upset if your child refuses to try them. Parents are often concerned about protein intake (although 16 ounces of milk provides adequate protein) so try putting scrambled eggs, chopped hard-cooked eggs, large curd cottage cheese, small cubes of cheddar cheese, or tiny meat balls on the child's tray. o Pay attention to your child's HUNGER PATTERNS. Most children--even the most finicky eaters--have a hungry period. Notice when your kid does the most eating. Be sneaky. Don't offer a bottle then. Instead work with your child's natural body rhythms and offer solids at that time.

you can ask your doctors for tricks on how to introduce solid foods to your child. you can also consult your neighbors on how they did it. the doctor though is the best one who can guide you best. doctors will always give their advice on things like this freely.

At two years old, your son's diet should be based on solid foods. My one year old son has been suffering from lack of ion, and my son's nutritionist told me that at this age, he should not be getting more than 16 oz of milk a day, as this may take his appetite away from eating solid food. In the beginning I had a very difficult time getting my son to eat, but at 12 months, his appetite really picked up. One of the things that I did to was give him a lot of finger foods, as he seemed to enjoy his independence. Some of my suggestions are: frozen sweet peas (these are a hit with my 14 month old, and my 4 1/2 year old son) and they eat them like candy. A toasted bagel with a bit of cream cheese or butter on. Baked beans - my son loves these, and he will eat anything if there is a bit of baked beans on top. Rye bread (this is the dark kind) with liver pate or cream chese, cut into small squares so that my son can pick them up himself. Kix and multigrain cherios. My son never liked any kind of oatmeal, rice meal etc., so instead I give him an egg each morning, with some OJ, and then he gets some dry kix and cherios. Anything with ground beef, seems to go down easily with my 12 month old, which I think has something to do with the consistency. My kids eat a lot of lasagna, spagetthi and meatsauce, meat balls etc. I hope some of my suggestions are a bit helpful, but I also suggest that you talk to your doctor or a nutritionist about this issue, as there might be some medical reason that I am unaware of.