Why has my baby stopped eating her solid food???

Question

My 9 month old baby girl has suddenly stopped eating her food. My husband and i steam or boil veggies like peas, carrots, beets, potato, rice,broccoli, sweet potato in batches, blend or puree it, and freeze them. Its easier to feed, and she LOVED eating two 10 ounce jars a day till about a week ago.

Now she excited at the sight of her spoon and then after a bite, she starts to cry and go red in the face. I thought she must be bored and got some Cerelac Rice powder and she did the same with that too, although it tastes different, sweeter than our home-made bland food.

I also tried some applesauce and pears from a jar, and she doesnt like it. We tried steaming and feeding her fruits at home, banana and apples and she wont have that too... she also has a four ounce bottle of formula every three hours...

i'm worried she'll get sickly and i wonder how to get her to enjoy her food again.why has this suddnely happened and what do i do now???? pls help.

Answer 1

To be safe I would take her to the Dr but do not worry about her nutrition if she is still taking either breast milk or formula.

Children under 1yr get all they need from breast milk or formula. The feeding of solids is really only to get them used to the idea of eating, they do not NEED it yet.  

Answer 2

I have never fed my babe pureed food. Look into baby-lead weaning and try some of those techniques.

If you are pureeing a number of foods together, and babe isn't liking the taste of one of those, she'll refuse to eat any of  it as it is all mixed together.

She may be bored or over the texture of what you are giving her. Try some toast, some steamed veg in sticks, some rounded meat bones she can suck on. Also try some home made healthy dips, proper rice, cheese, etc!

And lots of boob!

Answer 3

maybe she is getting a new tooth through? Teething can cause lack of appetite

Answer 4

without making you panic- take her to a doctor as soon as possible- its better to be safe than sorry.  

i can't believe she's been like this for a week and all you're doing about it is asking around online!! if you're 'out of your mind with worry' why the h**l haven't you taken action?!

scratching and pulling at her ears is a cause for concern- they do it when they're teething, yes, but it can also be a sign of more serious problems.

coupled with her not eating, it would just be safer to take her to a gp than wait and see.  

out of interest, what cutlery are you using?  if you're not using a proper soft weaning spoon, that might be upsetting her.

Answer 5

she might have a virus or teething, which will cause her to lose appitite. just like us.