Baby will not take the spoon

Sabrina - posted on 02/19/2009

My daughter is doing the same thing at 10 months and only has 1 tooth.  She eats everything with just the one tooth.

Mschelseamac - posted on 02/19/2009

My Son is going through the same thing too right now. He has 8 teeth and will have a tantrum to see if I'll give in and give him pieces to eat himself rather than taking the spoon food. Canned fruits and vegetables without added salt or sugar cut up a bit are really mooshy. Shredded cheese or cheese strings he LOVES! Shredded chicken, roast, or any meat really he's ok with. Mind you he has more teeth.

Marcia - posted on 02/18/2009

you might want to try diced bananas as they are fairly mushy....

Rachel - posted on 02/18/2009

try letting him play with/chew on a spoon without food to familiarise himself with it. just keep watch he doesnt poke it in too far. place his hand in the centre of the spoon should help with that. by thinking its fun, he might not hate it so much. good luck!

Rachael - posted on 02/18/2009

Hey i have an 11mnth old girl and im so glad my baby is not the only one that wont eat from a spoon! I have bn worried bout it thinkin it was a bit unusual :) What i do is cut all her veges into fingar food such as carrot sticks potatoes into wedge shape and give her broccoli pieces which seems 2 wrk okay for us. She loves chicken brast so i also cut that up into peices she can hold and eat herself. Thanx guys i'm so releived im not the only one with an independant bubs :)

Maureen - posted on 02/18/2009

Hi, my baby is 11 1/2 months.  She only has 2 teeth and she has been eating solids for almost 3 months.  She would have fits everytime I tried to give her my home made baby food or jarred baby food.  I kept trying the spoon, as soon as I gave her something I thought she could have the tears would stop and she would eat and eat and eat.  She now eats basically everything that we eat.  Different types of pasta noodles cut up so they are big enough for her to pick up but small enough that she doesn't choke.  Meat (chicken, beef, pork) of all different cuts and cooked differently.  Veggie that are cooked well (she loves....broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, peas, green and yellow beans, peppers etc.  The fruits that you can give your little one is endless as well.  Your little one probably wants to feed himself.  Start out with veggies and fruits (fruit was hard for Isabella to grab at first because they are slippery), cubes of cheese.  Then try to give him small pieces of meat.  Kids love bread, pizza crust (great for the gums)  With my little one....on days that she would be picky about the food....sad to say but she loves grilled cheese sandwiches, I cut them up small so she can pick them up.  As long as they are eating and its not junk, thats what matters to me.  I always give veggies with it, thankfully she never turns them down.  Good luck

Teresa - posted on 02/03/2009

I get thick slices of ham and cheese at the deli and them cut them up into small cubes at home. My son also likes veggies (peas, corn, carrots, potato bits). Bread is definitely a big winner.

Elizabeth - posted on 02/03/2009

My son loves broccoli. Steam it up till falling apart by it's self, any veggy you can steam well, such as peas and cauliflower etc. . . slightly seasoned potatos are good. My son has 8 teeth, but the # of teeth doesn't really matter , they can gum their food. As for meat, since my son no longer wants to be fed by a spoon, unless it is cereal, if you have a mini food processor (I use a coffee grinder that I never use for coffee) cook some meat for him and just finely shed it, maybe add just a touch of gravey (if you have drippings in a pan you can make it from) I do this just to keep the meat from getting dry. Leave dolops of this on his tray and he will get it into his mouth. My son and I only recently discovered this, but he happy this way. Also spaghetti is good, just cut it into small pieces.

Good luck.