I'm at my wit's end, I've tried everything I can think of, but she just won't budge. She doesn't wan…

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I'm at my wit's end, I've tried everything I can think of, but she just won't budge. She doesn't want anything at all. We started with purees. The first spoonful seems to go in okay, but then her mouth just shuts tight. I've tried mixing it with breast milk, changing the consistency, and trying different brands. Nothing works. What do you suggest? I can't just leave it. She won't take formula, but she needs to gain weight.
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Gulya
My baby didn't really eat anything until 7 months old, and starting solids was a struggle until a year old. He only ate cottage cheese. But at least he would drink his formula. He wasn't gaining weight either.
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Kristina
Gulya I remember my son. Everything went into his mouth, and by 10-11 months, he was eating table food.
But she's being difficult. She's very interested, but only with the first spoonful.
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Natalya
So it's still early, my little one started solids at 10 months.
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Lyudmila
Give it a rest. Wait 6 months and try again. Your baby just doesn't want solids right now
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Lyudmila
Lyudmila Why specifically with purees? Try mashed foods, maybe your baby will like them. Although it's probably better to wait until they're six months old again.
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Elena
Stop pushing solids on the baby, introduce vegetables, why would he need porridge?
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Kristina
Elena 5600 grams is almost 6 months old, so porridge
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Elena
Elena And how old was she when she was born?
Mine ate both vegetables and porridges, and their weight didn't go up :(
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Olya
Try introducing vegetable purees and adding cereals to them.
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Elena
Thin out the porridge in the bottle, make the hole a bit bigger, and use a runnier consistency. This is what I did with my first when I weaned her from breastfeeding urgently. For others, I only fed them with a spoon after 6 months.
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Kristina
Elena And the weight gain with activity and crawling has really dropped. She needs to start solids, all she does is nurse.
My son also gained little, but he was on formula and still didn't gain much, and started gaining actively once he started solids.
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Olga
Leave the baby alone and wait for them to show interest in food. Otherwise, you'll end up pushing it on them, and they'll just spit everything out. She's still little. The fact that she's not gaining much weight doesn't mean she's not a piglet; she doesn't have to fit the norms. It'll be easier for you to carry her 🤗
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Elena
Elena By 6 months of age, your baby should have at least doubled their birth weight. She's not underweight, so don't stress yourself or the baby.
My little one was born at 3200g and weighed 6500g at 6 months. There were and are no problems, and she ate well and didn't have the rapid weight gain like her brothers, who gained up to 1500g per month.
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Gulya
Gulya My little one wasn't really interested in food until around 4 years old.
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Lyubov
Wait for them to show interest in food. My youngest only wanted to try solids around 8 months. And starting solids doesn't guarantee weight gain anyway. My little one isn't gaining much either
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Kristina
Gulya And mine disappeared at 4! 😃
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Olga
Maybe try making the porridge a bit thinner in the bottle? Forcing them to eat isn't good; they might refuse to eat altogether later. We were 14.5 lbs at 6 months, but we were born at 7.5 lbs and were on the lower end of the growth curve. Even then, I introduced things gradually and didn't rush.
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Tatyana K
At 5 months, don't push solids, just wait for signs of interest in food. How concerned are you about weight gain? Why did you decide to start solids?
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Hristodor Natalya
Babies are supposed to double their birth weight by 6 months. I started solids 3 days before she turned 6 months and I'm not thrilled either, introducing it little by little. She didn't double her weight, nobody's panicking (she was born a chunky baby)
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