Ladies, tell me, how do I get my baby to eat solids? Mine absolutely refuses, eats 2 spoonfuls of po…

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Ladies, tell me, how do I get my baby to eat solids? Mine absolutely refuses, eats 2 spoonfuls of porridge and that's it. We're breastfeeding, and I feel like I don't have enough milk, but I'd love to keep breastfeeding at night. At night, I have to feed every 1-1.5 hours, so it seems like it's not enough anymore.
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Bykonya Anna
Are you breastfeeding on demand?
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Svetlana Kovshova
Try giving a little piece 😊
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Shashkova Anna
It means it's not time yet. My youngest started solids at 8 months. Maybe she's teething now. Don't force her, if she doesn't want to eat, let her be.
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Talantseva Evgeniya
You won't leave your breast alone until nighttime, and breast milk or formula is still the main food until a year old. Solids are just solids, it's still about getting acquainted.
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Tatyana
So she's not ready yet...
Mine waves her hands/shakes when she just sees the spoon... takes all the food out of my hands (if I'm holding the baby in one arm and food in the other)!
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Lena Pugacheva
Maybe the food just doesn't taste good? I fed my youngest in pieces – he happily chewed zucchini and other things, but my older one really didn't like eating from jars.
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Olga
Bykonya Anna Yes
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Olga
Talantseva Evgeniya It was easier with my older kids.
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Olga
Shashkova Anna Teeth, yes, we still haven't gotten our first one to pop through either.
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Olga
Tatyana Wow, how much does it weigh?
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Tatyana
Tatyana Had our 8kg appointment today
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Olga
Lena Pugacheva I try to cook myself and also use store-bought.
Sweet purees are just not working at all.
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Naziya sidiki
No need to force anyone. She might not like it, or she might not be ready. If there's no milk, formula can be found.
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Olga
Naziya sidiki She doesn't drink from a bottle, only a sippy cup
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Naziya sidiki
Naziya sidiki Pour it into a sippy cup, some have weights so you can drink lying down
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Natali
Depends on what you're giving! I didn't give broccoli, just a spoonful of cauliflower. Now she eats pumpkin, carrots, and apple. Banana in a nibbler, I can also grate apple. Vegetable soup, cookies with her own milk, dairy-free buckwheat porridge, and multi-grain porridge. Today I bought rice porridge. We'll eat that. I have some, she's hungry after breastfeeding and has been showing interest for a while now. But maybe the baby isn't ready yet
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Talantseva Evgeniya
Talantseva Evgeniya Kids are all different, even within the same family. My firstborn wouldn't eat any dairy-free cereals at all. I didn't rush it, he wasn't gaining weight well on my breast milk, but he refused formula. At 8 months, I gave him dairy cereals right away, along with veggies, fruits, and breastfeeding before that. With my daughter, it's easier. She's been on mixed feeding since birth. I just started introducing solids yesterday, 5 spoonfuls of zucchini. If she doesn't want to eat cereal, it's no big deal. She eats formula well. I'm introducing things slowly. If she eats, great. If not, we'll wait. We're just getting acquainted with food and flavors right now. If she doesn't like something, like broccoli, I won't push it.
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Olga
Natali She doesn't suck her pacifier yet, and the breast is more like a comfort for her right now.
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Olga
Talantseva Evgeniya I'm just scared my milk will completely disappear or that I won't be able to produce enough.
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Talantseva Evgeniya
Talantseva Evgeniya Babies don't gain much weight from solids either, so keep an eye on their weight. Your breastfeeding is established, so even if it feels like there's nothing there, just check the weight to see if they're gaining or not.
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Natali
Natali My baby sucks on a pacifier like the ones they put on bottles in the hospital. I don't know how you all managed with water from the first days of life in the hospital, or if you only started giving it later. Here it's food right away.
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Aleksandra
The more you breastfeed, the more milk you'll make.
Your baby is still little and needs breast milk.
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yuliya yakubova
Starting solids is more about introducing food than it is about a main meal. She might just be comforting herself at the breast, it's not necessarily a sign of low milk supply. Gradually introduce new foods, she'll find some she likes more and will eat more actively.
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Mariya
The fact that she nurses frequently at night doesn't mean the baby is hungry; it's just a habit, a habit of snuggling up to warm mommy's breast, and she can't fall asleep without it.

Two spoonfuls for a 6-month-old is fine. It will get better, just keep exploring favorite foods, favorite cereals, their consistency, and so on. Some babies like it thinner, others thicker.
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Shashkova Anna
Shashkova Anna There, there. Don't rush. Let him snuggle on your chest. He'll have plenty of time to eat your porridge later.
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