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My little guy is just past 14 months and does not eat any food. I have managed to get tiny bits of baby food and yogurt in his mouth on a couple of occasions, but even that he spits out. He will put cheerios in his mouth then pull it out. He will now reach for food but won't open his mouth or thrusts out this tongue.
I am a pretty laid back mom about food. He is definitely thriving and happy on breastmilk. But, should I worry? Anyone had this experience?
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oh yeah .... with my youngest who at 6 still sometimes crawls in our bed. If he's thriving and all is good ... I don't think I'd worry. They all do "their thing" at different time .... JP also took forever to talk, but then we realized we were all doing it for him so why did he need to talk?
Prayers that all works well ....
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One of my daughters was like this and I asked several pediatricians about it. One of them told me I should let her play with food so that she got a feeling for the texture of it. We put her on our laps whenever we ate and let her make a mess. To our surprise it worked! After playing with it for a while she started to eat and is our best eater up to now. Another doctor told us we should offer more sour and/or salty food. That made a difference too.
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Thanks for the tips! We will give them a try. My last one didn't eat until 12 months and she started with ginger snaps! 
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Well, I have a 26 month old who is STILL thriving on breastmilk alone (#8). DD (#5) was also like this. Texture is EVERYTHING to her. She is nearly 9 and still deals with a texture problem. I try not to make a huge issue of it, but it gets very trying at times.
But DS sat at the table and chewed up some meat last night, got down off the table, and spat it out in the trash, crawled up on my lap at the table, and wanted to nurse.
It is a struggle to continue this....but...he is a happy kid. But nursing is getting a bit tiring for me.
I wake up at night (he sleeps with us) dehydrated because he nurses at night too. He NEEDS to eat, but you can't force him....really. Encourage yes, but not force.
So, I can totally understand your situation!!
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Molly, my dd is about to turn 2 and has always been like this. She never would eat any baby food, so we held off for a while. Then we tried table food, she still wouldn't eat it. So at around 21 months the dr said she would like her to be evaluated by an OT for sensory issues. She nurses like a champ but won't eat hardly anything that is wet. She will eat dry foods like cheerios and pretzels, but refuses most things we give her. She has been to the OT for 2 sessions and she can see that sensory issues are what is behind the no eating thing. The dr was more concerned about her refusal to eat certain textures and that is why she sent us to the OT I think. She is slowly improving. She has just started eating milk on her cereal! That is huge for her. I don't know if any of this will help you, but hopefully some will. You daughter may just be a late eater. We waited to have our daughter evaluated hoping that she was a late eater, but we decided she need to be seen because we thought there were other issues there. I am pregnant now too so relying on only breastmilk isn't the best idea for her right now, she needs something else too.
Praying for you and your daughter!
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Molly,
Does he he have any teeth? My last 4 dc have all been really late teethers, and I found that none of them were interested in a whole lot of solid food before 15-18 months. My current youngest, who is just 18 months old now, is still a very picky eater where solid food is concerned and still nurses A LOT! As long as he continues to grow and gain weight, I would keep offering him food, but wouldn't worry if he doesn't take too much.
Hope this helps!
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My dd#2 was very reluctant to start solids. She has a bunch of food allergies and we attributed her late start on solids to that. Just a thought.
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Do you always "feed" her or do you let her "feed" herself? I had one that did not want me to feed her. She is still fiercely independant.
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