Need a little advice

[nicjay]

We started solids just last weekend and so far we're not having a lot of luck

I started out giving her rice cereal and EBM and she hated it - screwed up her face and spat it back out and would not even open her mouth for the spoon. So I thought after 2 days of this OK that's cool, you don't like it we'll try something else.

So we moved onto avocado - she seemed to not mind it, opened the mouth a little and didn't spit it back out. She moved it around in her mouth for a bit and I assume tried to swallow it, then gagged and vomited. Anyway later that night she woke for a feed and had a temp and spewed again, so I assumed the vomit was related to being sick instead. But I thought I'd give up on the avocado for now just in case.

We tried again the last couple of days since she has been feeling better, some sweet potato and basically have had the same thing happen, she seems sort of keen, opens up a little and eats it but then gags and vomits it back up. I am in no way forcing her to eat and don't ever want to force her, also I know she is getting plenty of milk so I feel no urgency to get her eating solids.

Should I just give up and try again in a week or 2, or just keep perservering? I really don't like the idea that I'm making her vomit although I should add that she is a happy vomiter.

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

You poor thing, it's so hard at the start.

What rice cereal do you use?
I found DD1 HATED farex but the rafferty's garden one she LOVED.

Don't really have much advice, sometimes it doesn't hurt to give them a little longer if you think they need to wait.

[nicjay]

It was Rafferty's Garden LOL

She is just so different to DD1, she just opened up from the very first day and would let you shovel it in for as long as you felt like it LOL

I'm just really in 2 minds, don't whether to lay off or keep trying

[babymiracles]

Hi Megsmum

Just want to send you a big Sorry haven't any advice for your situation - the only thing I can think of is perhaps to wait a couple of weeks and try again? I hope things improve soon though.

Can you believe your DD is already 6 months old! Miss Molly is just about 5 months - gee time flies. As you know have had lots of feeding issues with Molly but paediatrician ended up advising us to start solids early and thank goodness she has taken to it so well and seems to be thriving now! I was sure she would be fussy with solids given how bad she is with breast feeding and bottle but so far so good

xx

[nicjay]

Thanks babymiracles We've chucked it in for now, planning on trying again sometime next week or the week after I think. She has got bronchiolitis now, so definitely not the time to be trying again, poor little girl is wheezing and barking I think it'll just take her a while to get the hang of swallowing and not gagging, she is even gagging and vomiting on mucus!

The 6 months sure has gone fast hasn't it - she can sit now! And not too far off crawling either I'm so glad Molly is doing well now, I know how worrying the whole weight gain thing can be. My DD1 was the same, fussy with the breast but loved her solids, although by about 8 months she was loving booby again LOL they just change all the time.

Thanks again hun xo

[ss_storm]

When you try again have you thought about offering her 'real' food, just until she gets used to having something that's not milk? The first thing DD tried was a strip of steamed zucchini and she quite happily sucked away on that and then we moved onto other foods, including mashed/pureed foods after that.
She may also be not quite ready just yet, just think of it as she loves her BM so much

[nicjay]

LOL ss, I think you are right

And yep, I'm very keen to just offer her real food - after all it makes it so much easier for me! I was doing a bit of both, but I just have to work on DH a bit more, DD1 almost choked on a piece of rockmelon when she was 7 months old so he's worried about it happening again.

Thanks!

[babymiracles]

Oh poor bubba - i hope the bronchiolitis is not too serious and that she recovers very quickly