Help With 6 Month Old Who Is Now Refusing Lunch
by Tracey
(Essex)
I started my baby on baby rice at 4 months. Then went onto pureed vegetables such as carrots, sweet potato, parsnip and courgettes. But now he is 6 months he has started to refuse the meal but will eat yoghurts etc no problem..He will even eat small pieces of bread with cream cheese but really need for him to eat a dinner with vegetables in any advice?
I have even tried cooking fresh incase he did not like the fact it was frozen but having no luck. He will eat macaroni cheese so wonder if he is just being awkward.
Have put down his current schedule incase that throws any light on the situation.
Awake 6.30am 6oz bottle, 8.00am cereal(4 tsps or half a weetabix) Naps 9.00am wakes 10.30-11am. 12.00pm (lunch Or what he refuses and 3oz bottle milk) Naps 1pm to 2.30pm Tea at 3pm(4tsps pureed fruit mixed with 2 tsps of baby rice and 3oz bottle milk) Nap 4.30pm to 6pm. bottle 6oz at 7pm bed at 8pm. 6oz bottle at 11pm (which we wake him for) then sleeps through till 6.30am
I hope this helps anyone and if anyone has any ideas i would be grateful.
Baby Help Line Response:
Hi Tracy!
I think you son seems to be on a great schedule; no problem at all. 6 months old is a common age for babies to become more picky with they're eating, which is a reason it is often easier to start introducing solid foods slightly before that age (although only breastfeeding for six months is the general recommendation from a health perspective).
First of all don't panic! Your baby is still so young that he gets the major part of his nutrition from formula, which is great. Second, a trick that I used with our youngest, who was just like your son – veeery picky – was to mix his veggies with lots of fruit puree. Then gradually as he got used to the taste I reduced the share of fruits. That made him eat at least some of the veggies I served.
Some kids are picky in periods and it passes, others are picky for years. Try to be patient and continue to offer different tastes. For some more tips on how to deal with a picky baby, click here.
