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I think they all come around in their own time, but my littlest is like this too. She's almost 13m and still taking bottles, even at night. And she is on whole milk but still vastly prefers it warm, always has from the first bottle!! But because of her issues we can't really push her off of them. So not much advice here but commiseration!

I’d spread stuff on the toast or crackers, like bean pates or hummus and just not worry yet. Both my kids consumed pouches beyond 1.5 and it doesn’t sound too concerning as long as she is eating a variety (even limited) of textures and flavours. Some kids won’t even touch any texture other than smooth.

Maybe try mixing something in with purées, like a bit of cooked couscous or quinoa and seeing how that is taken. A little bit at a time and build up? And if that fails you could always grind up oats or quinoa and mix it into purées.

Hah, I literally had a nightmare last night that they put a max age on packets and LO was too old and then we couldn't get him to eat anything, if that tells you anything about our current situation (LO is almost 1).

He completely refused finger foods until 10+ months. He now loves cheerios and a handful of fruits/veggies, but not much else. He is much more willing to eat things in pureed form, and adores yogurt. Refuses cheese and pasta. Angrily refuses whole milk. He still vastly prefers bottles to food. He also has severe food allergies to quite a few common foods (had an anaphylactic reaction when we introduced sesame), so the whole food thing is stressful.

I figure he will come to it in his own time, and just keep offering diverse foods, in pureed form if necessary. Soups have been a good way to expand his palette, as there are things he'll take in soup form (i.e. broccoli soup) that he'd never take as finger food.

@SugarMaple: have you tried pasta, waffles,pancakes, apple sauce, chopped fruit like blueberries and strawberries

My current baby is 11 months but I remember what my older son ate around 15 months and it was mostly the same.

Typical breakfast items we do: toast with thin layer of pb cut to small squares. Fruit. Yogurt. Waffle torn to pieces. Turkey or chicken sausage. Croissant. I try eggs once in a while but this kid isn’t that into it.

Typical lunch: pb toast if he didn’t have for breakfast. Leftovers from dinner night before. Turkey or chicken from the prepared foods section at a market near me. Peas. Cut up cucumber. Chickpeas. Cheese cut to tiny cubes.

Dinner: whatever we’re eating. Last week was skirt steak, baked potato, peas. Taco night (he sort of had a deconstructed taco - fave things were the meat, tomatoes, cheese). Indian delivery (baby LOVES the saag paneer and everyone loves the chicken tikka masala and rice). Did gyros one night and baby ate a bunch of gyro meat, some pita, and some tomato. I made tilapia one night with couscous and broccoli and he ate all of that too.

I’m wayyyyy more adventurous with my 2nd than my first. That’s for sure. I pretty much let him try anything and I’m surprised by how much he enjoys. Even things that are kinda spicy, he’s unphased.

I agree with mixing something to add texture to pouches. Rice or quinoa or they make tiny tiny pasta. I think it’s called pastina?

@SugarMaple: sorry last thing to add. They say that kids have to try something many times before they may decide or realize they like it. It’s crazy like 10-15 times or something??? So don’t get discouraged and try again and again. Wait a week or two between foods. She may surprise you!
And keep trying variety don’t give up trying. You may stumble upon something she likes. One of my sons friends is very picky. VERY. But one day she saw him eating edamame and decided to give it a try. Now she loves it and it’s one of her staples! And it’s a healthy staple. So don’t give up!

@SugarMaple: It's so much easier to just give her the bottle and she'll go right to sleep, lol.

@SugarMaple: that’s hard. I have a non-picky kid (which is great) who just eats super small amounts of food and still does at 3+. It boggles my mind how little my one kid survives on, but is healthy and has energy.

And my kids are weirdos who don’t like Mac and cheese. Three that in as a random aside.

@SugarMaple: Yes, it will take time! Sometimes I feel like he’s not eating a variety.I have to remember- Time! and patience!