My Son Is 10 Months Old and Has Been Co Sleeping Now He Will Not Sleep in Crib

I wouldn't eat it either :( I never gave baby food to my 3 children only baby cereal to start then finger food or real people food processed through a food processor or blender.

maybe the he doesn't like the consistency of the gerber baby food (stage 1 I am assuming). If he likes finger foods better maybe he is ready for a bit chunkier food....like ripe clumps of banana or avocado. You could move him up to the next stage of Gerber products and see what he thinks too.

I would stop the baby food and give him all finger foods. My first daughter also did that when she was 10 months old. There is so much you can give them now......toast, rice, pasta, chicken, cheese, soft veggies, fruits, and try those toddler meals and pasta pick ups. I also have a 10 month old daughter now....but she is ok with still eating baby food as well as finger foods so I mix.

J.

Assuming your little man has teeth,what is wrong with him feeding himself? Some pre toddlers are so independent. As long as he is getting close to what he needs nutrition wise why not let him eat finger foods??? I would be overjoyed that he has "matured" enough to want to do for himself!!! Check with a dietitian for food ideas if you are too worried. Otherwise,let him go at it. Good luck.......strong will can go a long way. J.

I'd just let him eat regular finger food if he's willing to feed himself. Or let him eat the Gerber by himself. That could be what he's objecting to. I know he's young, but he might just want to do it by himself. My nephews were both quite headstrong in this area. So my sister and brother-in-law just cut up regular food into manageable pieces and let the boys have at it. Granted that meant a bath after pretty much every meal, but they ate! Hope this helps!

My 3 year old and my 11 month old started to self feed at 7 months. Some of that jar baby food is just plain nasty, and our poor babies would just stare at us while we ate our good homecooked meals. So I just started trying all different foods with them instead of baby food. Both my kids enjoyed feeding themselves, and though it makes a mess in the beginning, they eat whatever is for dinner, no problem.
This is a perfect time to get him off of baby food and let him experience everything else.

My daughter is about the same age and she also hates baby food. We finally realized she is very independent and wants to feed herself. So, we've been giving her pieces of green beans, peas, sweet potatoes, bananas, cheese (loves cheese), cheerios, peaches, etc. Try doing this and I'm sure he'll love it.

I have a nine month old that's going through the same thing. We started giving her adult food about a month ago, and she's really good at chewing. So I think for her, she just gets board if she doesn't get to chew. I discovered that she LOVES canned peas and carrots. I microwave them for about 15 seconds so they're warmed, and their already in the perfect sized morsels for her little mouth. They're cheaper than baby food, too!

Otherwise, I'll feed her what we're eating if it's mushy. Last night was beefy mac.

Give that a try with your little one. My guess is he's just tired of the Gerber.

I am a mother of 2 soon to be a mother of 3. He might not like the taste of the babyfood. give him our food in small pieces for him to chew on. He might just want food he can do himself. He is at the stage where he wants to feed himself which is good for his motor skills.

My son wouldn't eat baby food EVER. Most baby food tastes like wet paper.

Both of my kids started table food at that age. Just be careful if you have people in your family who have food allergies, to remember to introduce foods slowly. You can also take some left overs/vegetables, puree or chop them up and freeze them in an ice cube tray. When it is frozen, pop out "ice cubes" and date and freeze a bag for a later time, for an easy lunch or dinner meal for them. An early food that my daughter loved when she was not quite a year old was the Mexican chicken/rice soup that we would get for her when we would go to dinner at "Lalo's". They always made sure she would have extra rice and chicken in her soup and it was a fun time for us too. Good luck.

My son (now 13 months) also preferred finger foods at that age and still does. It got to the point that we had to distract him by putting a baby einstein video on and putting some puffs or other soft cooked veggies or fruit on his tray to keep him occupied then we could spoon a bite of baby food into his mouth between him feeding himself. For awhile I would take 1/2 of a puff and scoop up some baby food on the puff then feed it to him that way. It worked and eventually he became more accepting of the "mush". He was on the chunkier level 3 foods pretty quickly and now he's eating mostly everything we eat. I still sneak spoonfuls of veggies in while he feeds himself and as long as he's occupied with food on his tray he's accepting!

It's probably time to transition away from baby foods. My daughter is 10 months & doesn't want baby food either. The Peditrican said this is completely fine. I give her mini pancakes, cheese toast, yogurt (she will take that from me), peas, green beans, corn, manderian oranges, fruit cups, etc.. All this stuff she can eat by herself & is very happy with it. You can also try the gerber lil entrees. He might like those as well.

My son has been refusing his baby food off and on since 6 months or so. He does it when he's teething. My guess is that the crunchy finger foods feel better on his teeth or something. When he's not teething as badly, he starts eating again.
If your son will take table foods instead, that's a fantastic suggestion. My son won't take those either, though. He'll take bread and crackers, but nothing soft and mushy.

I think he's trying to tell you he doesn't want baby food anymore - and who could blame him. My almost 11 month old has been eating the same food as the rest of the family for over two months now. Try some "people" food - mac and cheese, cheese slices, grilled cheese sandwich, soft canned vegis, etc..

My daughter started refusing baby food at 10 months also. Ever since then we have given her table food. She did amazingly well and we were thankful for the money we saved!

My daughter started doing the same thing at this age. The solution, she wanted table food. I still feed her a lot of the time (she is 11 months now), but I do it out of a regular bowl or off of my plate. Trying feeding your son mashed potatoes, ground ravioli, toast, natural mac-n-cheese, cheesy rice with ground broccoli... There are lots of possibilities. It just sounds like he is ready to start eating like a big boy.

My son wouldn't eat baby food either. I gave him finger foods. Fresh sweet potato, bananas, kiwi, carrots worked good for him when he was about that age.

If he doesn't want to eat it, you can't really force it down his throat. He'll eat when he's ready. Plus, he's getting all the nutrients he needs from the formula still, so I wouldn't worry.

I have a five year old son and it was the same thing, he was about eight months when he tried the real stuff and from their I could not make him eat baby food. So just start giving him our food he will be much happier and it probably taste much better :)

just give him table food then. Thats normal and ok. Him feeding himself is great- good eye and hand exercises.

Hi J.
I remember being in your shoes as a first time mom. He is probably old enough for you to start giving him more food with more texture to it. I think some kids never really go for the mushy baby food. My daughter would eat it a little, but she went to table food very quickly. My son ate baby food probably longer than he should have, but is now a picky eater (he is 16!) my 7 yr old daughter eats almost everything now. try giving him really small pieces of chopped up food to eat on his own (finger food)what ever is on your plate if appropriate.... and give him spoonfuls of whatever baby food you think he needs to round it out nutritionally inbetween the bits he takes of the table food. Be careful about the size of the pieces depending on how many teeth he has, and watch him so he doesn't get too much in his mouth at one time. Don't let him have the milk until the end of the meal, if he fills up on milk, the baby food and finger food will be less appealing. I would for sure talk to the doctor about all this too. PS there are some prepared toddler foods out there that are "inbetween" smooth and chunky you could try, but they can be expensive, like the jar foods. He may not like those either. Have fun!

Sounds to me like your son is ready for the food that you eat. (Cut into very small pieces) The do seem to eat less when the start making the transition but just stick to healthy foods and he will get his nutrition.
Some kids will allow you to spoon feed them some as long as they have food to handle themselves as well.
Good Luck!

I wonder if he's ready for table food??? All three of my kids ate "baby food" from about 6-8 months and then went to eating whatever we ate, but cut up into small pieces.

believe it or not, he may be losing interest in it. If he has no food allergies, go ahead and start feeding him so soft vegetables, cheeses, breads etc. My youngest daughter lost interest in jar food about 1 year. He could also try and feed himself the baby food, albiet it will be pretty messy. good luck- or he could be going through a phase of teething or not feeling well and isn't that hungry.

Any reason why you need to stick to the baby food? I have a 10 month old, too, and she eats finger food exclusively - despite only having four teeth. Avocados, black beans, peas, raspberries, bananas, bagels, cheese, mangoes, ground turkey, yogurt, sweet potatoes, pasta. Gerber Graduates make these great pasta pickups that are basically ravioli filled with different things like chicken and vegetables, spinach and cheese, etc. She really likes those, too. It makes meal time a lot easier because while she feeds herself, I get to feed myself!! We get to eat dinner as a family. (And it is less expensive than all the jarred foods.) Unless there is a need to stick with the jarred food, give it a try.

At 10 months he should have a lot of his teeth enabling him to chew somewhat solid food. Sounds to me like he is trying to establish his independence...you said he is eating finger foods. Give him a variety of foods to try. All food at this age is finger food since they do not know how to master forks and spoons.

C. T

My daughter at 10 months did the same thing. She wanted the food on my plate. So ever since then she has been eating for the most part what we eat. Also if she couldn't feed herself she wouldn't eat it. My daughter had a interest in food at a very young age by 4 months I was giving her veggie baby food because she didn't like cereal. So you might try offering him you food, he might just be ready for table food. When we are at home it is easier now that she eats what we are eating it just takes more time because everything as to be cut up so small but it nice because we all eat at the same time. It is the more difficult when traveling and eating out but that gets easier too. Best wishes! I hope this is helpful.
C.

I personally think baby food is over rated. I have 3 kids and none of them have liked or eaten it. Instead, we steam veggies and cut them into very very small pieces or squish it with a fork and they love it. Same with fruits and whatever else we are eating. I think they like having something to chew and explore. My 11 month old took a bath in baked beans and sweet potato at dinner tonight. :)

Hi J.,

I have 4 children myself and when my son decided to feed himself I let him. BUT I would put out finger foods and while he was picking them up, I would give him a spoonful of mashed food (either baby food or something I made that had to be pureed so he wouldn't choke). He became a very good eater and didn't mind a spoonful, here or there, from me. By the time he turned one, he could feed himself with a spoon or fork with no problem. Good Luck!!

You could call eraly intevention and get a feeding therpist eval. You could see if he would benefit to textures and tht sort of thing from the therpist they do oral motor therapy to get the feeding issues to subside. We do it and it works wonders so amazing!
Good luck
J.

Neither of my kids ate baby food very well. By 10 months neither of them would let me feed them, if they couldn't pick it up and eat it they didn't want it. Unless he has problems with allergies let him try what you are eating. It makes it alot easier when your out if he can eat what you eat.

Good luck and as long as he is still taking his formula and a multivitamin don't worry about it.

The responses mostly echo what I was going to say. Baby food is not all that tasty. Just mash up what you're having for dinner, and let baby enjoy the good life!

Mine wouldn't eat baby food for very long. I don't believe I ever got past stage one. I just started cutting everything small and letting them eat with their fingers. Cheese, fruit, fish, chicken, avacadoes, steamed veggies, pasta, crackers, teething bisquits, fruit in a mesh ring, cheerios, any meat cut really small...and so on. Mine were eating real food by that time and my oldest didn't have her first tooth until she was 11 months old. Try to buy stuff as fresh as possible. Steam things that are too hard. Cut everything up small to avoid choking. And a little variety at each meal keeps them entertained and happy.

try putting him in his crib and hang around, but stay busy so your not focusing on him. maybe a big teddy bear with him and one small toy he likes, he may play and fuss himself to sleep before he sees you go to bed.

Whatever you do, try to make meal time a very positive experience. Let your son get messy, play with his food and explore different textures. This is an important part of sensory and feeding skill development. Hope this helps!!

Maybe he is ready to just go to real people food. See how he does on bite size table food. My daughther was only eight months when she did the same thing. Here is the best part she has tried alot of new foods, different kinds of foods. And she ended up being the best eater in the family. She will try anything once. So good luck!

We stopped baby food between 8 and 9 months with both our kids and they did great. Give him what you're eating, just cook veggies soft and cut it small. Baby food is really bland and may make him a pickier eater later on. Expose him to new flavors and textures early and you may save yourself trouble later.

If your son is eating enough table food, then I would let him just that. He may like more texture to his food. My 8 month old prefers table food to baby food. As long as they are eating and are still on breast/formula and they are growing well, let him eat the table food! Just a little thought....maybe try to give him a spoon so he thinks he is also feeding himself, while you are feeding him.

Your son may be ready to be done with baby food and move on to table foods. My son went on the baby-food-boycott at 9 1/2 months. Rather than fight it, we stopped feeding him baby food. He's healthy (in the 90th+ percentile) and had no problems with table foods.

I would just move him on to finger food - sounds like he is ready. There are so many options. They just have to be soft eg. lots of veggies, chicken nuggets cut up small, tofu, beans, fruit cut up (not apples but peaches, blueberries, strawberries, nectarines, kiwi, banana etc), eggs (egg in cup, scrambled, poached), soft toast, pasta pieces etc.

Table foods are perfectly appropriate for a 10 month old. It's a lot more fun for them than babyfood and a lot more nutritious too.

It sounds like he's bored with the baby food. My daughter was the same way. We started her on baby food when she was 5 months old and she loved it for about a month. After that she wanted nothing to do with it, so we began giving her table food. As long as it's soft enough and healthy, go ahead and let him do it. Some great first table foods are Avocado, bananas or any fresh ripe fruit, whole grain pasta, egg yolks, and natural non-processed cheese. The majority of his nutrition is still being fullfilled by the formula you are feeding him, so anything else is just experimentation anyway. Let him have fun and build up those fine motor skills. Bon Appetite!

He is probably letting you know he wants table food. I give my son (he just turned 8 months)table food (he still eats baby food too b/c he is greedy) and he is fine. I don't give him meat though b/c his doctor said to wait till he is 9 months. Just give him small pieces and always watch him. Trust me he'll be ok. My son doesn't even have teeth and eats anything you put in front of him!!!

From my personal experience (mom of 3) and a daycare provider for 17 years, I think that he is probably to get away from the mushy stuff. In my home (including daycare) children were completely off baby food between 9 and 10 months. They ate regular table food, with a few exceptions (like peanut butter, hotdogs, etc.), that was just prepared a bit differently. Mince the meats, good quality lunchmeat turkey works great for this, cook the veggies till very soft and cut them into time pieces (just start cooking theirs before you add yours) well you get the idea. If he is eating and he is growing, he is getting enough.

I don't remember the exact age the Stage 2 foods come into play but my daughter (5) didn't like them at all either. I ended up starting her on simplified grown up food instead. Best of luck!