Feels so alone on this feeding and weaning journey .. Baby is 6.5 months old.. Past 1 week I've been trying to prepare fruit and veggie purees to feed him .. But he swallow some and some will be pushed out of his mouth .. Jus now try to feed him carrot cod fish porridge , after a few mouthfuls , he started to cry and refuse .. I thought once they start solids they will open their mouth, gum the food and swallow but apparently it is not .. More difficult than I imagine .. Spent so much time to prepare the food but end up some on his bib and floor and he probably only ate 10%.. Quite disheartened.. And feels I'm very clueless on how to go on with this weaning process.. Am I the only one with baby so difficult to feed? Everyone's baby will open their mouth, receive the food in their mouth and swallow then next mouthful again ? Or what I'm experiencing is normal in weaning and feeding ? Any advice will be good too as I'm a first time mom with no help :(

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I experienced the same thing too. It was very frustrating. I tried all methods for baby to eat including blending food into milk bottle. It is common for some babies to take several months to take solids well once it have been introduced. Babies who are slow to teethe and babies who have food sensitivities are often the ones who are slower to begin eating solids. This “slowness” may be their bodies’ way of protecting them until the digestive system is more ready to accept new foods. As long as your baby is continuing to gain weight and grow as he should, milk is meeting his needs well. Milk should still be the primary source of nutrition for most of the first year. All you need to do is to continue to *offer* foods. Don’t worry if he’s not interested or takes very small amounts. Note that trying to force, coax, cajole, etc. his into eating is never recommended.

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Home Baby feels alone feeding weaning journey baby 65 months old past 1 week ive been trying prepare fruit veggie purees feed him but swallow some some pushed out mouth jus now try feed him carrot cod fish porridge after few mouthfuls started cry refuse i thought once start solids open their mouth gum food swallow but apparently not more difficult than i imagine spent much time prepare food but end some bib floor probably only ate 10 quote d