https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:26:42 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-eating-solids-teething#post-1187444 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 08:41:36 +0000 Adira 1187444@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo: Thanks!! Maybe this is Xander too! I can't wait for the tooth (teeth??) to come through and him to start feeling better!</p> <p>@butterbean: Yeah, if you don't think he's getting enough during the day and you can, I'd increase the bottle amount (or try to add another nursing session)! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-eating-solids-teething#post-1187370 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 08:23:57 +0000 butterbean 1187370@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: he's definitely not getting that magic number when we do bottles + nursing (hence the reason why i'm thinking about increasing his bottles)</p> <p>on the weekend, he nurses at least 5 times from wake-up to bedtime (probably 15-20 minutes total per session). he'll still wake up in the MOTN to eat...for a couple of months he was STTN and out of nowhere (around 8 months), it's as if he doesn't want to STTN anymore...</p> <p>sigh...i keep telling myself that this shall pass :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-eating-solids-teething#post-1187364 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 08:21:50 +0000 pastemoo 1187364@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son stops eating solids (still!) when he is sick or with really bad teething. As soon as he's better or the tooth pops out, he eats solids again. So long as LO drinks milk, you're ok! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-eating-solids-teething#post-1187334 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 08:11:14 +0000 Adira 1187334@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@butterbean: Well, do you think he's getting that magic number when you do bottles + nursing? How much does he nurse on the weekends? And when he just nurses, does he sleep through the night? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-eating-solids-teething#post-1187320 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 08:07:14 +0000 butterbean 1187320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: i nurse him at least twice (when we get back from daycare and at bedtime). i'm trying to keep a feeding journal and see if i can notice any patterns (i'm a nerd)...so one Saturday, we just gave him all bottles (because i wanted to know the approximate total oz. he was consuming) and i think we found the magic number that he needed in order to sleep longer through the night...but am i ready to give up nursing and move to EP'ing? </p> <p>sorry for my rambling :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-eating-solids-teething#post-1187312 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 08:04:22 +0000 Mrs. Polish 1187312@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: I'm sure he will. I panicked that my baby would never eat again, but he just needed some time. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-eating-solids-teething#post-1187309 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 08:02:39 +0000 Adira 1187309@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Polish: Thanks!! Hopefully the same will be true for Xander!! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-eating-solids-teething#post-1187257 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 07:49:05 +0000 cmomma17 1187257@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: He should still be getting his calories and nutrition from breastmilk at this age, so I wouldn't stress about not eating the exact same amounts of solids every day. I'm sure in a day or two he'll be back to eating them again! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-eating-solids-teething#post-1187253 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 07:45:31 +0000 Mrs. Polish 1187253@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My lo refused solids when his first teeth came in. we had just started solids and I assume the solids bothered him. We stopped and didn't worry about solids until the teeth were in and he went right back to eating. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-eating-solids-teething#post-1187246 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 07:41:53 +0000 Adira 1187246@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@butterbean: Well, prior to this week, Xander was getting three 5oz bottles and nursing three times at home and that was definitely enough for him. How much do you nurse at home? And how is he on the weekends? And how old is your LO? Maybe he's going through a growth spurt? Maybe he's waking for another reason and isn't actually hungry? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-eating-solids-teething#post-1187235 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 07:38:18 +0000 butterbean 1187235@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: lol...i'm torn about increasing LO's bottles for daycare...lately he has been getting up in the MOTN a couple of times because he's hungry. at daycare, he gets three 5oz bottles and i nurse him the rest of the time. i was thinking of sending three 6oz bottles but i'm afraid he won't finish it and it'll just be liquid gold gone to waste OR i'm afraid that it's too much for him to consume at any one time?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-eating-solids-teething#post-1187196 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 07:25:56 +0000 Adira 1187196@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@butterbean: Thanks!! It's funny, I was so worried before that he wouldn't be getting enough breastmilk, and now I'm worried he's getting too much!! Oh well! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-eating-solids-teething#post-1187193 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 07:24:03 +0000 butterbean 1187193@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: yea, i'm sure he'll definitely let you know when he is hungry :happy: fingers crossed! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-eating-solids-teething#post-1187187 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 07:20:21 +0000 Adira 1187187@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@butterbean: Thanks! And yep, he's getting breastmilk and seems good about finishing his bottles! Plus he nurses great in the morning, although not as great in the evening, but he's been sleeping 10+ hours, so I'm assuming if he was hungry, he'd wake up to eat, right? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-eating-solids-teething#post-1187181 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 07:15:46 +0000 Adira 1187181@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlek: haha, true! Thanks for trying to help me figure this out! :)</p> <p>@edelweiss: I was thinking the same thing! If he doesn't eat all week, I think I'll decrease his bottles a little bit and see if that helps! And hopefully these teeth break through this week anyway and then we'll have that behind us! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-eating-solids-teething#post-1187179 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 07:15:15 +0000 butterbean 1187179@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: i think it's ok...as long as his primary nutrition is breastmilk...DS is has 2 meals a day + 1 snack (on top of his milk). He has no problem finishing his solids for lunch but for some reason it is a hit or miss getting him to eat his solids for dinner. I'm not too overly concerned with him not eating/finishing his dinner because he is at least finishing his bottles... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-eating-solids-teething#post-1187167 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 07:11:43 +0000 edelweiss 1187167@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i don't think teething affected LO's eating, but i may not have been paying much attention! you could see how it goes after a week or so, but maybe instead of increasing only his bottles, you could do a combo of increasing his bottles (maybe by 5. to 1 oz) and also increasing his purees at the same time? i dunno. this whole eating thing is a mystery to me. we've been doing purees and BLW and despite what everyone says about how babies much prefer BLW, i actually think it's the opposite for LO. in fact i think his interest in finger foods has been decreasing!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-eating-solids-teething#post-1187165 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 07:10:37 +0000 littlek 1187165@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: He's still young, I wouldn't worry as long as he is getting enough milk. Food is fun at this age. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-eating-solids-teething#post-1187156 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 07:07:20 +0000 Adira 1187156@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlek: He's actually still on purees, so I don't think that's it! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-eating-solids-teething#post-1187144 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 07:00:43 +0000 littlek 1187144@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: Sickness would definitely affect eating. I'd try soft foods if you are worried about teething pain. Yogurt, cottage cheese, smoothies, bananas, blueberries, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-eating-solids-teething#post-1187142 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 06:59:35 +0000 Adira 1187142@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlek: No, we haven't been giving him anything except some occasional Tylenol (maybe once a day, tops), so I don't think that's it! Maybe he's sick on top of teething?? Or full??? Gahhh </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-eating-solids-teething#post-1187135 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 06:57:28 +0000 littlek 1187135@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Teething did not affect B's eating. But the kid LOOOOVES to eat. Are you giving X teething medication that numbs his gums? If so, that might be affecting his eating. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-eating-solids-teething#post-1187131 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 06:55:24 +0000 Adira 1187131@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As many of you know, Xander had a rocky start to starting solids and it took us quite a while to really get into it. But as of last week, he's had 1-2 solid meals a day and seemed to really be enjoying it.</p> <p>Well, over the weekend, we weaned him of his dreamfeed, so I've been sending a little extra in his bottles to daycare to make up for it. Since then, he's refused to eat ANY solids all day. But he's also teething... so I'm not sure if he's not eating the solids because he's not hungry (each bottle has 1.5 oz more than before) or because he's teething (top two teeth are starting to come through) or if there's another reason!</p> <p>Any thoughts? How did teething affect your babies eating? Do you think the extra milk in his bottles is making him too full for solids? </p>