https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 04 May 2026 17:18:47 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-how-your-pre-solids-baby-eats#post-1837653 Tue, 26 Aug 2014 18:46:27 +0000 Foodnerd81 1837653@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>C started getting pretty distracted around then too- I stopped watching tv while she ate around that time I think. She has always been willing to eat anytime but I think she is just a piggy sometimes. When we do bottles she used to be very particular that she be propped up in a seat (like a car seat or RnP) but not held cradled in someone's arms. </p> <p>Sounds like F is maybe just on the fussier end of normal for eating. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-how-your-pre-solids-baby-eats#post-1837596 Tue, 26 Aug 2014 17:10:51 +0000 Mae 1837596@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gilmoregirl: interesting! I wonder if that is what is going on, since she was just over 2 mo when her eating went to shit and she's now 3.5 mo. she definitely is a ton more aware of her surroundings and I feel like she is learning new things every single day. </p> <p>@hilsy85: thats basically what i'm doing now (with bottles). Unless she is like, starving, there is no getting her to eat except right before a nap. Luckily she naps pretty well! </p> <p>Feeling good that this sounds like normal behavior :) I was worried her tummy was still hurting her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-how-your-pre-solids-baby-eats#post-1836956 Tue, 26 Aug 2014 12:00:29 +0000 hilsy85 1836956@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sounds normal! We EBF but he was SUCH a fussy distracted eater from 4 months til maybe 9/10 months...that's what I started nursing to sleep before naps because it was the time of day I could get him to nurse well! It was a challenge to get him to stay focused while eating. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-how-your-pre-solids-baby-eats#post-1836814 Tue, 26 Aug 2014 11:01:23 +0000 gilmoregirl 1836814@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to be able to watch tv and such while B ate, but he's sooo distracted now. He's distracted just by my presence -- which, sorry dude, there's nothing I can do about that. </p> <p>There's an article on kellymom about wakeful 4 month olds that talks about this eating behavior -- they're noticing the world and their environment so much more, and it's normal for the age. My coworker formula feeds, and her 5 month old is the exact same way. </p> <p>My LO's best feedings now are overnight (and he wasn't taking any overnight feeds for a while) because he's just too active and distractible during the day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-how-your-pre-solids-baby-eats#post-1836706 Tue, 26 Aug 2014 10:18:06 +0000 jhd 1836706@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our LO is 4 months old and he has been a bit distracted this past week and has been eating less than usual. I'm thinking like @MrsRcCar: that he is maybe working on milestones. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-how-your-pre-solids-baby-eats#post-1836693 Tue, 26 Aug 2014 10:13:01 +0000 MrsRcCar 1836693@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>E gets distracted very easily. I am pretty sure it is normal. (E is 6.5 months 5.25 months adjusted). I try not to stress about it. I just figure he is busy working on some milestones. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-how-your-pre-solids-baby-eats#post-1836681 Tue, 26 Aug 2014 10:07:55 +0000 Mae 1836681@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So I've had a thousand eating posts. Luckily since we switched LO to nutramigen and I've cut out dairy and soy she has started eating willingly again and feeding her is far far less stressful. </p> <p>But she's still not back to "normal" with eating-- or at least she's not back to how she was before. </p> <p>I'm wondering though if her habits are within the range of normal baby eating behavior (even though she used to eat better) or if it still seems like there is a problem. </p> <p>Before she started the bottle refusal, she would usually eat 5, maybe 6 times/day. If it had been 3 hours since she'd last eaten, you could guarantee she would eat. She'd eat anywhere, regardless of what was going on (like I could feed her downstairs on the couch while watching tv, no problem). I could offer 3 ounces and if she finished it and was still hungry she would whine and I'd give her 2 more and she'd take it even if it took me a few minutes to get it together. She ate 25-29 ounces/day. </p> <p>Now she will eat willingly but she is fussy about it. She has to have no distractions (you can't talk to her, or to anyone else in the room, or have the tv on), and she has to be super calm. She won't ever eat half way between naps because she's way too worked up/awake. Most of the time she will eat right before a nap when she is sleepy. Sometimes if she is still sort of wound up she'll only eat 1-2 ounces and then seem like she wants to eat but won't do it. If I rock her a minute until she is sleepy (but awake) she'll usually eat more. Also usually if she finishes a bottle and it takes me more than 30 seconds to get another bottle in her mouth, she's done. She really only wants to eat 3-4 hrs (sometimes 5 hrs), which means she only eats 4, maybe 5 times/day. She eats anywhere from 19-23 ounces. </p> <p>I don't know if there is still possibly a problem, or if she has maybe just become sort of a fussy eater and that's okay. </p> <p>I'm not all that worried about it because she's at least eating willingly now and she's eating enough that I'm not going to be worried about it until/unless she starts dropping weight (she always has at least 6 wet diapers/day. Usually 7-8). But just curious if some babies are just fussy about eating like this, or if this still sounds not normal? </p>