Does anyone have tips to make a baby eat solid food? (lemmygrad.ml)

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Hi Everyone! I struggle sometimes to make my 6 month old baby daughter eat solid food.

What I have tried so far is this:

Eliminate any distractions such as the TV
No forcing her to eat
Try to make her play with the food with her hands
Always help her to grab the spoon so she can put it in her mouth on her own
Put her in her baby chair to eat
Synchronize the feeding time with our own eating time

Despite trying all of these, there are days that she really doesn't want to eat and prefers the baby bottle. Wanted to check with you all if you have experienced the same and see what you have tried so far?

I welcome any feedback!

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Patience. You provide the kid an opportunity to eat and you pick what foods they get to try, but it's their job to eat as much or as little as they want. Food for kids under 1 is more of a sensory experience than anything like fueling up their body ("food before 1 is just for fun"). My kid made a lot of messes and played with a lot of food. Spend time observing the kid to see what they do with the foods they try. Make sure to cut food into strips Recommend: baby-led weaning

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