Draggleshanks has started being very difficult with food and refuses to eat much other than marmite or cheese sandwiches. He was eating pasta/curries/stews/fish very until a few weeks ago. We've got to the stage where he refuses what I've made him so we give him a sandwich instead. Is he too young to understand that if he refuses his meal he will get his own way? Should I let him starve if he refuses it or is he too young to understand this? I really don't know what to do - help:huh: Has anyone else had a similar problem around this age?

Is he too young to understand that if he refuses his meal he will get his own way?

Oh he knows he will get his own way! Stick to your guns

my daughter went through a stage of eating nothing but brocolli? ... sadly I gave in and broccolli is the only food she had for a week, but she came out of the phase as quickly as she went into it (although she still loves broccolli). My neice went through a rice stage too .... fried rice to be exact, that lasted about 3 weeks!
dont worry hun, your little one will be fine

i have to say i never really had any problems with my daugther with feeding, she always ate what was prepared for her. personally i do believe at the age of 14 months, they will realise that they are getting there own way.
i would cut out the favourites for a while and be persistant with trying the foods you prepare. im sure if you go with your own instincts it will all come right in the end.
good luck!.
lisa x

my daughter eats just about anything, other than ice cream and cheese! :loopy:
but she did go through a phase at about 13 months where she must have eaten the same thing just about every mealtime for 2 weeks! i just let her eat what she wanted (obviously nothing bad) but she soon enough realised that what we were eating looked much nicer and eventualy just started eating as before. she won't actually eat sandwiches though, she has to take them all apart, eat all the bread, then the filling!.....maybe i just have a strange child........:huh:

you say dragglehanks has been eating a variety previously, give him things that he has eaten well before and stick to your guns. Don't be fooled they know exactly how to manipulate you, and they will not starve themselves,

He knows exactly what he is doing when he turns down the meal you've made and it works.. you give him a sandwich instead!

Give him the same meal as you, all sitting down together to eat. Explain in adult language this is your dinner, if you don't eat it there will be nothing else. After a couple of tries he will realise you mean it. If he gets anything else during mealtime which is not his dinner then you've failed the challenge :hihi:

Obviously don't starve him, but if he flatly refuses to eat something at the table with you all which you know he has enjoyed previously, wait until an hour or two later well after dinnertime is done and dusted before you offer him something plain and unexciting i.e. bread and butter to fill the hungry hole... Good luck!

Hmmmm ... it seems most of you think I shouldn't give in. Thank you for all your advice. Tonight we all had the same meal, so I did explain to him that this was all that was on offer, but he cried so much it was horrible. I got him out of his highchair and put him on the floor while we finished our meal and he cried more. Actually I did do what Henrietta suggested (before I read your post) - gave him a slice of bread an hour afterwards and he was obviously starving because he wolfed it down in a couple of minutes. If I hadn't done this I'd be worried he'd be hungry during the night and awake in the early hours. Maybe I should try the food he dislikes at lunchtimes? Then at least I wouldn't be worrying about him being hungry and not sleeping.

Question is - does he actually dislike it, or does he just like like sandwiches more? ;) I really really believe that you should all be noshing down to the same grub, together, at the dinner table - as a family.

This is make or break time for you right now, as difficult as it is (and this is why many parents give up in return for the easy life, but at the child's ultimate detriment) - but stick to your guns and you'll see a result sooner than you think. Remember that this has repercussions all through his life, not just over the next few months... :)

I totally agree with Henrietta, if you cave this early in the battle he will know that whenever he fancies a buttie instead of the chore of sitting at the table and eating a proper mean he will get what he wants.

Beware this could be the start of a slippery slope..

edit: kids will not starve themselves..

It's awful having to be so seemingly harsh, isn't it? I really feel for you all, but the advice you've been given is correct IMO.

You're doing it for his long term benefit after all, and he wont starve going without a meal or two for a few days.

Be strong, it'll all work out fine!! :)

A quick question.... He hasn't got the snuffles has he?

Food tastes horrid when you've got a cold, and it could be something as simple as that

Kids can be more sensitive to other things going on at home than we give them credit for, so try to make sure meal times are as 'normal' as possible.

If he figures out that screaming the house down is a great way to get down from the table early, this won't be the last time it happens :(

A quick question.... He hasn't got the snuffles has he?

Food tastes horrid when you've got a cold, and it could be something as simple as that



No, he hasn't got the snuffles. He ate his meal last night:) . What's he's now doing is deciding he doesn't like something before he's tasted it. Yesterday I had some peach to give him for a snack, and he would not open his mouth, even though I know he loves peaches. So I had to force a small piece into his mouth (sounds cruel, doesn't it) but as soon as he tasted it, he realised he loved it and couldn't eat it all fast enough, little tyke:loopy:

Thank you to everyone above for your reponses - I resolve to be more harsh in future!

I think if you give your child plenty of options and make it look and taste delicious and prentend you love the food yourself your child will soon want to try what your eating too! make funny noises of enjoyment and yummy yummy sorta stuff he won't be able to resist.

I think if you give your child plenty of options and make it look and taste delicious and prentend you love the food yourself your child will soon want to try what your eating too! make funny noises of enjoyment and yummy yummy sorta stuff he won't be able to resist.

Well I must have an unusual child then as this doesn't work!

Well I must have an unusual child then as this doesn't work!:hihi: Mine would just look at me as if I was daft :loopy: and as if to say "but I still don't like it!"

Hi we are adopting a 9 month old baby in a few weeks and have been told he is still having bottle feeds. We have found a sterilizer on e-bay but not sure what else will need? is a bottle warmer a necessity? hope you can give us some advice we are new to all this :confused:
In Walkley area and would love to hear any recommendations of playgroups etc

A bottle warmer or a jug of warm water is fine. Dont ever warm a bottle in a microwave as you will get hot spots in the milk that may burn the childs mouth.

ooh, good for you, and congratulations!

babybabychickens is 9.5 months, and needs a lot more than just a sterilizer (i'll do a list of her useful stuff in a mo). we had a bottle warmer which we used when feeding her expressed milk, but as she's now entirely formula fed there is no need for one. dept of health guidelines on making formula up are that you should boil the kettle, allow it to cool for no longer than 30 minutes before making the formula, and then use the formula as soon as it's cool enough for the baby to drink. that way you don't need a bottle warmer, and there's minimal chance of anything disgusting growing in the formula. from a department of health/not growing microbe perspective you shouldn't make formula up in the morning and store it in the fridge, although this is fairly common practice. personally i make mine up as she needs it, with freshly boiled water, then cool it down quickly (once made up) in a bowl of cold water - takes about 15 minutes from turnign the kettle on to being ready. at 9 months your baby will probably already have a pretty predictable feeding pattern, so you probably won't have to listen to lots of hungry screaming, although it might take a few weeks to get used to the baby's pattern (and for them to get used to yours).

things you'll need for feeding the miniperson:
bottles with teats (avent bottles will need size 4 teats, 6 months+, don't know about other brands), and a bottle brush for cleaning. is it a microwave steriliser you've found? they're easier to deal with than chemical sterilisers.
beakers - at 9 monhts the baby will be learning to feed from a beaker very soon, if they haven't already started. i've found tommee tippeeee ones to be the best. avoid ones that have valves on the inside, apparently they're bad for the baby's teeth.
spoons (lots, so that you can give the baby one to hold, and then feed him/her with a different one)
microwavable food pots (amount you need depends on whether you're going to make the food yourself or buy pots of babymush in - it's cheaper and healthier to make your own, but obviously more time consuming...i make make in batches every few weekends then defrost).
cheese grater (for grating any kind of fruit available)
101 bibs
a high chair with a harness
disinfectant (always remember to rinse the disinfectant off after cleaning the high chair (which i do once per day, not once per meal) unless you have one with is safe for the baby to swallow).
a freezer bag is quite useful if you drive anywhere and want to take babyfood with you to keep in a freezer at the other end.
toothbrush and baby toothpaste - aim for something approximating a brushing session once per day (in the evening after hte last feed), it's mostly to get them used to brushing.
teething gel, rings and calpol.
formula! get yourself a few pre-made cartons of the stuff too, it's useful if you've gone out anywhere.


...and taht's just for feeding!

at 9 months the baby should be ok to eat anything you offer them (if it's in small enough pieces and they like the taste) except for pork products, and anything else high in salt. babybaby had arrabiata with horrendously mature cheddar for lunch - babies DO like strong tastes if they're used to them. toast is fantastic to help them learn to feed themselves.

HI emanjay, come on down to Jellytots, you'll find lots of friendly people, some with toddlers and some with newborns (youngest member currently 4 weeks old) and I'm sure they'll be extremely supportive of what you're doing. A few members have started giving other members things their kids have grown out of too so it could be an added bonus.
We've got more equipment than your average group, it's not just about being a playgroup for us but a source of support, a place to feed the baby/child if necessary, have a cuppa, chat with an adult (baby talk reduces the brain to mush after a while), a social group for the kids and a great place to try equipment and toys out to see what you like or don't like.
SF parenting is littered with Jellytots comments and feedback but feel free to pm me for more details if you want.

Re your thread, we always just used a plastic jug 37p from Tesco, boiled water in the kettle and chucked the bottle full of milk in there until it was warm enough. Just remember to check the heat, the bottle can be deceptive.

You must be so excited, I hope it all goes smoothly for you!

I haven't any advice as mines only 7 months old, but just wanted to say congratulations and I hope it all goes well for you.

Thankyou so much for all the information - you are stars - :) looking forward to making new friends and spending time with my little man

how on earth do you wean little ones off the breast without feeling like the worst person in the world??
I've never had to initiate it before, my eldest more or less gave up herself at about 4 months, she was mixed feeding at the time anyway. My son lost his suck reflex at 6 months and ended up with a feeding tube. My youngest is now 17 months and although I'm very proud of getting this far I'm getting ready to stop. I'm getting married at christmas and would love to be able to go on a honeymoon for a couple of nights without worrying that she'll keep waking for 'boo' lol. She's also going into her own room very soon and I want to get her sleeping through the night which I dont think she'll do while shes on the boob!
She eats loads, and has plenty of juice in a cup, so I know its just comfort now. She won't entertain a bottle at all, and hasnt done since she was about 3 months old. She won't drink cows milk, although she likes milkshake (I know, bad mummy!) so I am worried about her having enough dairy, although she likes her fromage frais things.
She is extremely clingy to me, and is generally always with me. Shes also just started the tantrums, I refused her a feed this morning as I was getting her sister ready for school and she just lay on the floor and sobbed :(
I have gone out occasionally at night and her dad has put her to bed with no real problems, but I dont think he'd be happy or able to do it constantly, but if I put her to bed without nursing her first she won't settle (she does go to bed awake)
I'm tempted to go away for a few nights and let him get her into a routine *evil snigger* hehehe
not looking forward to the whole leaky boob scenario again though!

Hiya,

monsterbaby is similar. We got rid of the night feeds, but only becuase his dad is going to him now. He still wants bf when he sees me in the night (and I give in as I do not have the stamina in the middle of the night).

But: ds now wants less and less, he is 19 months old. I would say give it time and start distracting her, when you do not want to feed her during the day. Not easy and does not always work, but you'll get there.

i've been trying the distract technique, she tends to take whatever I'm passing her to distract her, then throw it on the floor and try and get to my boobs lol.

:) yep, I know that too, but it will get better. Maybe she is so clingy because she is teething? I know that monsterbaby is getting really bad when he is doing so (luckily not many teeth to go).

:) yep, I know that too, but it will get better. Maybe she is so clingy because she is teething? I know that monsterbaby is getting really bad when he is doing so (luckily not many teeth to go).

could be, she had the grossest nappy today, all up her back, then she stuck her hands in it so I had to throw her in the bath :gag: sorry if anyones eating!

:)My little one is almost permenantly attached to the boob at the moment. He is definately teething, and a bit grizzly, so I know how you feel. The only time he is ok with not having the boob is when I'm not around! With an attempt to get my body back to some semblance of normality I night weaned him between the hours of 11 and 6. We used a very gentle technique advocated by Dr Jay Gordan, an attachment parenting bloke, who ardently believes in the family bed. This worked for us, and seemed to be the right time for him, as he now sleeps much better at night time, and wakes far less than he used to. It has meant that my husband has had to take over duties at night time, as my lo simply won't allow me to comfort him if it doesn't involve a boob. I'm sure there will come a day when he will, but it certainly isn't now! Good luck with whatever you decide to do, I'm sure it'll be the best thing for you all.

Hi HB. First of all can I say well done for bf for 17 months. I recently weaned my little one at 16 months and he's now 18 months. It was relatively trouble free. I did it gradually, cutting out one set of feeds at a time (this was done fortnightly, but friends have done it weekly): day time feeds first (as he's very active, this was the easiest as he wasn't too interested in having breastmilk in the day), then the first-thing-in-the-morning feed, then the night time feeds and then, the hardest for us, the bedtime feed. The techniques that worked best were distraction, singing (!), offering him something else instead (a toy, food, reading a book) and taking him out of or staying away from environments where he would normally want to breastfeed. The great thing about stopping gradually is that you don't get leaky boobs, or hardly at all, as your body has time to adjust too. You might find that your child is more resistant to any changes if there's something else going on for him/her, e.g. moving house, teething or a developmental change

With the nighttime feed, We used the Dr Jay Gordon technique too (Google him for full details). I first of all stopped letting him fall asleep on the boob, then stuck to a rigid routine (e.g. tea, nappy change, pyjamas, book, lullaby, sleep) and then for the grand finale, I asked my OH to do this routine for a couple of weeks as I don't think my baby would have accepted being put to bed by me without his usual comforting feed. www.kellymom.com is another great breastfeeding resource if you have the time.

I worry about him getting not enough dairy as, like you, he's never had a bottle and won't drink milk. I just try and make sure he has other dairy products as much as possible: cheese, fromage frais, yoghurts (I've found smoothies to be a guilt free alternative to milkshakes plus you're getting some fruit inside of them. I make my own so they're not too expensive)

I'm looking forward to my first weekend away soon. What bliss!

Incidentally, it's probably not "just comfort", all the benefits of breast feeding are still continuing at this age. The World Health Organization recommends breast feeding until "at least" two years. We in the UK are particularly quick as a culture to stop breast feeding so what seems like "late" breastfeeding actually isn't relatively.

Oh and many congratulations and good luck with your wedding.

Lewis had a bit of a tummy upset a couple of days ago and couldn't keep his milk down.

I offered him his feeds little by little only making up lots of 3oz bottles with the odd oz of cooled boiled water in between.

He isn't being sick anymore and seems to have slept the illness off but 2 days later he is still not very interested in his feeds. Just as I am considering taking him to the GP he goes and downs a whole 7oz bottle but then on the next feed he is back to 3/4oz.

It is baby clinic this afternoon at my doctors - do you reckon I should take him or have I got nothing to worry about????

My daughter is 1 in a few week,and she wont let me feed her anymore. She likes to feed herself finger foods. I told health visiter who did her development check and she said to still try feeding evie.But she just gets upset when i try to and turns her head everytiime the spoon gets near her mouth. So have just let her feed herself but now im worrying she is not getting enough to eat feeding herself. So shall i leave her to feed herself or shall i keep trying to feed her thanks x

Firstly I can't believe that your daughter is nearly 1 already! :)

I would just let her try to feed herself. You could make a main meal and although it may look disgusting let her put it into her mouth by hand!

One thing I have found works quite well with Rachel, although she is younger, is to let her hold a spoon whilst I feed her with another one. This way she thinks that she is feeding herself but I get some sneaky bits in as well.

I have to admit though that she is like this at the moment, it is all jam sandwiches and fruit and fish fingers, things she can feed herself.

My daughter was always like this, crying every meal time, and it got so much better when she was able to get food in properly herself. The more practice she gets the sooner she'll be able to do it, too. I always felt very little food got into her and I was still breast feeding and that was what she wanted the most. She's 2 and a half now and much better, eating all sorts and actually wants me to feed her sometimes!

Along with the spoon idea, we used to have a box of toys to distract her whilst feeding. As toy starts to go to mouth or mouth opens, get a spoon in! It was really difficult for us but it did get easier in the end!

I did the spoon idea and the toys ,but now they dont work. She is far to wise for her own good. Just gonna have to leave her to feed herself. I know i sounds im worrying over nothing she is a good weight and happy. The health visiter was very pleased with her development and had no concerns. If i put some thing on the fork for her she will put it in her mouth she hates the spoon. Just going to keep working with her see what happens. x

Babies and children are remarkably good at getting the right amount of food that they need. They may not always get a brilliantly large meal at each sitting, but over a few days it does balance itself out.

I personally did what is termed baby-led weaning, and that is offering your baby only finger foods from the start, and letting them decide what they do and don't want to eat at any time. My son is now a thriving 21 month old, and eating times are a fairly relaxed affair, though he hasn't always eaten loads, (an understatement which those who know me will understand!!!:D) he is healthy and has positive feelings about food.

I've always felt that my main role where food is concerned is to be as relaxed as possible so that I don't transfer any anxieties about food onto my child.
:)

My DD was like that. I soon as she realised she could feed herself, then she wouldn't let me. I had to make sure all my meals were finger food meals for her (unless it was yoghurt as she let me feed her that for some reason). I didn't worry about her not getting enough food, as she still had a bedtime and morning milk and thought that would fill her up.

Mine did it from the first moment she saw a spoon, in fact before that from when she saw a bottle! I have to admit it is a relief to be past that bit and it does pass!

I have a lovely photo of my daughter holding a weaning guide pamphlet in one hand and a spoon of pasta in tomato sauce and about half a bowlful in her hair and on her face. She always seemed to get enough in spite of the mess. You can always give her some finger foods as well or add an extra meal if you are worried.

Baby Millie is now 4 months old and aside from the odd bottle has been completely breast fed. The thing is Mum is now finding more and more that her milk isn't satisfying Mille so the HV as said to try topping up with a bottle. Thing is she said still feed on demand but with the science of making bottles "The Correct Way" that means she has to breast feed her when she is ready. While she is doing that I put the kettle on. The kettle has to cool for 30 mins, then the formula added, then put the bottle in a jug of cold water to allow it to cool enough for Millie. I dunno about all this bottle making crap. I know science discovers new things but when I was a baby people made the formula up in the morning and kept it cool till needed and warmed it up. Then they said you had to just put the water into bottles, keep that cool and then add formula and warm up as required. Now you can't do any of that. Now making a bottle has become a 40 min process, which is all well and good if baby is purely bottle fed. You start to make the bottle 40 mins before feeding time. But what if baby is mix fed how do you go about this. I have tried explaining to mrs1412 that over years and years babies have been fed from ready made bottles, then pre sterilized cool water but she insists on doing things the "right" way. It just seems to me a little madness. I mean I was fed on ready made bottles; 7 made up every morning and warmed as required, and im still alive and well.

Whats your views on this and how do you make your bottles??

Personally? I think they keep changing the "rules" to cater for the lowest common denominator - ie they have to publish guidelines aimed at the very thickest person out there, to cover their backs in case they get sued. If there's any chance that someone will mess it up, they change the rules!

I used to make up 7 bottles in an evening and use them over 24 hours out of the fridge. But then I've also got a science background and was quite confident in my technique! I'd be more than confident in making several sterilised bottles with just boiled water in and adding powder throughout the day. Nothing is going to happen to water in 24 hours...as long as the bottles were sterilised properly too.
x

Please do a search, you'll find loads of threads (which I really must merge).

The long and short of it is...the anxious and über-responsible among us do exactly what it says on the tin. The rest of us make up bottles in advance and leave them in the fridge. And some of us make up bottles of water and add formula as needed; I do the latter, as I have with both kids with no problems, and the added bonus is that my kids both drank/drink the milk at room temp, so I just add formula and off we go, hooray.

Hi Liam!

There was a thread about this a couple of weeks ago and it had lots of responses.

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=429661

You will see what other forummers do and then decide for yourself. How many bottles does your daughter have during the day?

Just a tip for when you are tired....sort the bottles at the same time everyday and you wont get caught out. :)

Most of my friends have had the same with their babies that they get to a stage where they just want to do it themselves. I have totally the opposite problem which is really starting to get me down. My little one is 20 months now and he just won't feed himself. He will pick at finger food and then will eat a bit more if it's put in his mouth. With other food he will occasionally eat a couple of mouthfuls with a spoon but then if I (or whoever is feeding him) don't continue to feed him he will either just stop eating and sit there or throw the food away. I've left him for 15 minutes and he will just not eat.

He doesn't like to chew and still likes his food quite modged up. He will eat food with lumps in it like pasta for example but he tends to just swallow the lumps. At breakfast he will only eat ready brek, modged up weetabix etc and whenever I try to offer cereals like shreddies, honey loops etc with milk he refuses them. Everything I read says keep trying the foods he won't eat, which I do, but he never eats them and we then get into a pattern where he hates meal times and starts to cry as soon as he gets in his high chair. I've tried feeding him out of is chair but he's such a busy, active child he won't choose to eat unless he is restrained in some way e.g chair, buggy etc.

For 2 weeks a couple of months ago I tried to give him food and leave him to it and thought he will eat when he is hungry. For 2 weeks he barely ate at all and lost weight. After that I just started feeding him what he wanted with me feeding it him again as I thought it wasn't worth the stress. It became very hard to get him to eat at all then as he was so stressed about it all.

I saw the health visitor who didn't seem too worried and said that if he wasn't chewing he would be choking so he must be chewing. I know he swallows pieces of pasta whole, I watch him do it!! She said if I continue to feed him of course he will prefer that and that if I leave him eventually he will do it. But will he? 2 weeks he pretty much starved except for milk and then meal times became a dreaded time for both of us and have only just got better.

Does anyone have any advice? I really don't know what I should do with him now :(

Thanks x

duckweed I wanna see that photo! :hihi:

Most of my friends have had the same with their babies that they get to a stage where they just want to do it themselves. I have totally the opposite problem which is really starting to get me down. My little one is 20 months now and he just won't feed himself. He will pick at finger food and then will eat a bit more if it's put in his mouth. With other food he will occasionally eat a couple of mouthfuls with a spoon but then if I (or whoever is feeding him) don't continue to feed him he will either just stop eating and sit there or throw the food away. I've left him for 15 minutes and he will just not eat.

He doesn't like to chew and still likes his food quite modged up. He will eat food with lumps in it like pasta for example but he tends to just swallow the lumps. At breakfast he will only eat ready brek, modged up weetabix etc and whenever I try to offer cereals like shreddies, honey loops etc with milk he refuses them. Everything I read says keep trying the foods he won't eat, which I do, but he never eats them and we then get into a pattern where he hates meal times and starts to cry as soon as he gets in his high chair. I've tried feeding him out of is chair but he's such a busy, active child he won't choose to eat unless he is restrained in some way e.g chair, buggy etc.

For 2 weeks a couple of months ago I tried to give him food and leave him to it and thought he will eat when he is hungry. For 2 weeks he barely ate at all and lost weight. After that I just started feeding him what he wanted with me feeding it him again as I thought it wasn't worth the stress. It became very hard to get him to eat at all then as he was so stressed about it all.

I saw the health visitor who didn't seem too worried and said that if he wasn't chewing he would be choking so he must be chewing. I know he swallows pieces of pasta whole, I watch him do it!! She said if I continue to feed him of course he will prefer that and that if I leave him eventually he will do it. But will he? 2 weeks he pretty much starved except for milk and then meal times became a dreaded time for both of us and have only just got better.

Does anyone have any advice? I really don't know what I should do with him now :(

Thanks x


I would just keep feeding him yourself and try not to worry, he's eating and healthy which is the main thing. He'll probably grab the spoon and food one day and do it like a pro so you don't have to go through the food over the face stage! Try not to stress, he'll pick up on it too, just go with his pace.

Just make them up and store in fridge for up to 24 hours. Our health visitor said it was ok to do this and that the guidelines are belt and braces only because some people don't adequately sterilise.

I would just keep feeding him yourself and try not to worry, he's eating and healthy which is the main thing. He'll probably grab the spoon and food one day and do it like a pro so you don't have to go through the food over the face stage! Try not to stress, he'll pick up on it too, just go with his pace.

Thanks. I do keep reminding myself that he eats well and is healthy. Sometimes it doesn't worry me and then others I think soon he will be 2 and I'll still be feeding him :( But we will see how it goes.

Thanks. I do keep reminding myself that he eats well and is healthy. Sometimes it doesn't worry me and then others I think soon he will be 2 and I'll still be feeding him :( But we will see how it goes.

My mum told me she fed me for ages, I just wasn't that bothered about food. I can even remember her feeding me to try and get me to eat a bit more, so I must have been really old at that point! I can assure you that I have absolutely no problems now, in fact I'm a bit too good at feeding myself!:hihi:

My mum told me she fed me for ages, I just wasn't that bothered about food. I can even remember her feeding me to try and get me to eat a bit more, so I must have been really old at that point! I can assure you that I have absolutely no problems now, in fact I'm a bit too good at feeding myself!:hihi:

:hihi: It's weird, he seems happy to go without for weeks unless he's fed and with modgy food, yet when I feed him he eats loads so he's obviously hungry. I just hope he grows out of it. It does make me feel better to hear that you were fed for ages because I don't know anyone else who has had this problem. As I said in one of my previous posts, most of my friends babies seem to have got to about 9 or 10 months and just wanted to do it themselves. But my lo must just like to be different! :rolleyes:

We currently have one who's just being an awkward s*d!

He was doing great at feeding himself by hand - even spaghetti! :hihi: - but now he's just acting like he's got lazy...

so we tried spoon... nope!

So we tried a fork... one or two mouthsful then thats it...

So we tried spoon/fork in his hands... one or two mouthsful... then nope...

He even just refused pud :o :o :o

ah well... i guess he's just not having any then!

blummin children!!!!

My little one is now 9 months old, so has been eating 'proper-ish' food for a while. She's got 4 teeth :D and can manage quite well with most stuff. I'm just wanting some fresh ideas, what do other people cook?. I don't 'do' separate meals, lol, so, it needs to be suitable for me, hubby and my 3 year old.
I'm not going to list what I already cook, can't think of everything off the top of my head, so I'll appreciate all ideas ( and maybe some recipes aswell :P:):)). Ty in advance :)

i tend to do a lot of stews, or roast dinners so mine have always had the meat and veg thing. i dont cook with extra salt or anything too spicey so they've always just had the same as us pretty much. i assume you've tried things like lasagne?