Okay I need advice on two things...
Brayden will be six months old tomorrow and we have started her on solids. She has been eating them for about 2 weeks now and HATES it!! Over the past 2 weeks she has had rice cereal (with water and breast milk-at different times), sweet potatoes, and apples. We do rice cereal in the morning and a fruit or veggie in the evening. Combined, over the past 2 weeks, she has probably only had swallowed like 4 tablespoons of food. Kennan was not like this!!! Any advice????
We are full on potty training Kennan (started yesterday). No accidents yesterday and 3 today (so far). I know there are soooo many ways to accomplish this successfully. I think he is ready for it...he doesn't fight it when we make him sit on the potty and is excited about the underwear. (We have tried 2 other times before and could tell he just wasn't ready.) Any advice????
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YIKES...2 toughies!
It took Harper quite a while to actually get good at eating, and liking it too. I just fed her cereal and fruit for a while just because the fruit is sweet and she liked it. I stayed away from the veggies until she actually started liking the other stuff. Just hang in there, Brayden will start liking it sooner or later.
As for the potty. I TOTALLY understand how difficult it is. I truly with all my heart believe there is no forcing potty training and when they are ready they are ready.
I just really watched the clock and made him go tee tee all the time, and every time he went there was a HUGE celebration. I also told him that after so many days of going to the potty we would go to Chuck-E-Cheese and celebrate. Hudson really likes earning something.
I am sure Kennan will 'get it' in no time. If this isn't the week, go back to diapers for a week then try again the next week. Thats what I kept doing until it finally clicked.
Good luck with both!!!
hey jennifer. i know it's random that i am leaving a comment...especially on this post. i just came to your blog today and noticed your questions. I am working for WIC and am constantly dealing with these baby related nutrition issues. Just wanted to throw a few ideas out even though i don't have personal experience...:)
Sometimes they refuse because they aren't hungry. Make sure when you introduce the solids each time that you haven't just breastfed her. If you're still breastfeeding at that hour, wait until after you try the solids.
Breastfed babies generally wait longer to start solids. You are at the age appropriate time, but each baby is different, she might not quite be ready. Refusing to eat is one sign they aren't quite ready. If you continue to have problems, I'd probably wait a week or two, then try again.
For what it's worth...Good luck!
-Ruth Anne Bodwell
I have no advice on potty training, but as a Licensed Speech-Langauge Pathologist who deals with feeding regularly...persistency! We are naturally designed to be protective of things going in and it can take up to 15-20 exposures to something before a child will decide they like it, and want to eat it. Give it some time, but if it just doesn't get better, don't wait too long to talk to you dr. and get an evaluation with a speech or occupational therapist to make sure it isn't something more.
Um, ok. Well with that and all....
Here's the words from the birds : (aka AAP - Pediatricians) If your child is eating, drinking, pooping, and seems happy - She's fine. All babies are different, and it may be that four bites is all she wants. She's six months? Maybe SHE'S not ready for solids! You can wait off a couple weeks and try again. Make sure you start feeding her when you and your hubby and kennan are eating. When Brayden starts smacking her lips while you're eating, let her have some baby food. Try making her some home cooked veggie puree, sometimes babies respond to eat what they can smell.
Rice Cereal is a perfect food if she eats it well, then she's good to go. Another thing most babies just starting out usually LOVE is mushed avacado. It's a perfect food, the fat content is such that it's perfect for nourishing those little cuties. My children LOVED mushed avacado when they were first starting to eat, now they won't touch guacamole because it "looks yuck," but as babies....it was awesome.
As far as potty training, accidents are OK. Just don't make a big deal about them. Remind him for the first week or so every fifteen - twenty minutes to go pee and try to poop. Let him take a book if he hasn't pooped in awhile. Another thing that worked for US when Daniel was doing the potty training thing was questioning him routinely "Now, Daniel where do we poop?" And "Where do we pee?" His answer "on the potty!" was always rewarded with something he wasn't usually allowed to have, and we rewarded him for going potty on the potty EVERY time that first couple of weeks.
Of course, we're trying to do the potty training at night thing for him right now, and that's failing miserably because he's such a sound sleeper!! But we're about to start potty training Zoe so I may be coming for advice once you get Kennan trained!! :)
Just remember ; EVERY CHILD IS DIFFERENT, and what works for us might not work for you. BUT just because Brayden doesn't necessarily want to eat right now that doesn't mean she's abnormal, she's normal for her. Just because Kennan has accidents doesn't mean he's slow. :) He's not fighting you, which is the FIRST and MOST IMPORTANT step!
Oh and Potty Time With Bear (from the Big Blue House) is STILL an all time fav in our house!!
Good LUCK! Don't give up...
One more tip -- letting him pick out his own undies both at the store, and when it's time to get dressed helped Daniel too.
Just one more person recommending that getting a baby to take to new foods can take awhile--the rule of thumb I've read is to try 10-12 times before giving up for awhile and moving on to something else. I've also been told many times that although it seem to be standard American practice, there's no rule saying you have to start with rice cereal! It may not be Brayden's thing. Fruits and veggies are also legitimate ways to get her started.
Good luck with the potty training! I'll be curious to hear how it goes, as we're so not there yet.
Elliott is almost 9 months and just getting the hang of solids, she actually still doesn't really like you sticking a spoon in her mouth. Which is probably not what you want to hear but be reassured it's not you. One thing that sometimes works with her is giving her a spoon to hold, which gets her mouth open, and sneaking in little bites. But I agree with all the other advice people have left and really, 6 months is young, don't worry! About Kennan, I think I have told you before about "Mommy I have to Go Potty" which I think is a good book, and here is what helped Abbey recognize she needed to go... not wearing pants. I realize it is February in NJ and probably cold but worth a try. Now with all these nice comments, I think your audience deserves some cute new pictures!
You have had great advice so far!
On the potty training issue, NOTHING works until they are ready, and you will know best when they are. With Walker, we gave him a small candy treat every time he went tee-tee and the pooping was the big thing, so when he did that in the potty, he got an animal. I took him every 30 minutes (THAT is the hardest part for me, and I'm sure you, too with a little baby- but that is when the accidents happened, was when I forgot to take him), and made him push/try. When he started going consistently, he got to pick out some underwear at Target. I know boys are supposed to be tough, but he was easy! It's no big deal, to abandon it for a while if he's not getting it, and coming back a few weeks later. But rewards worked for us!
Lucy is getting trained right now, and her big thing was the underwear. She got princess underwear for Christmas, and has really been wanting to wear them, so that got her motivated.
I'm no help with Brayden's issue- my chunky monkeys NEVER refused food!!!
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