Any tips for 7 month baby who wont eat veg or sleep in cot?
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free skin care · Sun Jan 29, 2006 4:44 am

My son is 7 months old and only likes to eat sweet food like apple puree, yoghurt etc. when i try to give him veggies i.e. sweet potato, sweed, parsnip, carrotts, he's not interested and turns his head he wont even eat jared baby foods like spaghetti bolognaise!

any advice?

Also he will not sleep in his cot, we put him in his cot in his own room when he was 4 months and he hated it we tried him for a few weeks and got no sleep!!! then we put him back in our room and he slept fine in his cot until he turned 6 months now he likes to sleep vurtually upright in his pram!!!

We keep trying him in his cot every other night and we still get no sleep, again any advice.

(i might also need some tips to beat sleep deprivation Laughing

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free skin care · Sun Jan 29, 2006 8:44 am

Although it's been many years since my son was an infant I do recall those days of NO SLEEP Exclamation

I know this may sound harsh, but can you let your son "cry it out" while in his cot? I remember having to do such a thing and it was very hard on me. Have you tried rocking him before bedtime...this seems to help calm the baby down. As for foods, do you buy baby food in a jar or puree your own? You could try mixing alittle veggies in with the sweet potatoes. Eventually getting to the point where you have more veggies than the other. If that doesn't work I don't think it would do him any harm to miss out a few veggies, it really turns to just being a "phase". Soon enough he'll probably want the veggies and no sweet potatoes. Hope things get better for you and your son. Smile

free skin care · Mon Jan 30, 2006 7:13 am

I have 2 boys under age 7, so I've experienced these things over and over again the past few years.

Mix the fruits with the veggies. Applesauce with sweet potatoes was one of my sons favorites. Peas with pears was a hit too.

As for the sleep.....I know many people disapprove of co-sleeping, but all 3 of my boys slept in the "family bed" until they were ready to move to a toddler bed. We all got plenty of sleep, and nursing was so much easier.

Otherwise, I have heard "crying it out" works for some, but it is very heard to listen to you baby crying out for you....especailly once they learn to say "mama".

Good luck,

Lori

free skin care · Mon Jan 30, 2006 7:33 am

I heard that you should always start with veggies before you introduce fruits.

free skin care · Mon Jan 30, 2006 9:07 pm

Gosh I completely forgot that my son used to share the bed with us. WOW, I AM GETTING OLD Exclamation

I now remember that it was really the best thing for all of us. We all slept, feeding was easy as Lori mentioned and sheesh he's 14 now and loves his own bed Exclamation

I guess I remembered him "crying it out" cause it was so difficult for me to bare. Crying or Very sad

Many docs recommend this...ARRRGGHH!

free skin care · Tue Jan 31, 2006 9:19 am

Becz21,

My son is almost eight months old. He has been sleeping through the night since he was two months old.

The biggest thing I can suggest to you is routine routine routine. Babies love and need rountine. (i know it is hard to always do the same thing at the same time). Do you try giving him a bath before bed time? Gerber makes a bath product called vapour bath, try some of that in his water before bed, help calm him down.
My biggest thing was i never rocked my son to sleep. (to some this sounds mean i am sure) but when you do they become Routine to it. They expect it.

Please give this a try;
Give him a bath before bedtime.
See if you can buy one of those mobiles for his cot that plays music and projects images on the ceiling(walmart). And only have one rattle toy in his cot. If he starts to cry. Let him cry. (not all night lol but let him cry it out, for an hour.) and you may have to end up taking him in your room but the next night do the same thing, put him in his crib turn on the mobile, hand him the rattle and if he cries let him cry. Get him used to that being where he is supposed to be when he sleeps. I promise you will have results. But you have to be consistant.

i have heard that if you start feeding with sweet foods first they will not like anything else. I started with squash, and now green beans, and i will go through all the veggies before I start on apples and stuff like that.
You should talk to your doctor about it. Maybe you can try to ween him off the sweet stuff for awhile. Or try mixing a little squash into whatever he is eating then slowly add more and more.

Good luck

free skin care · Wed Feb 01, 2006 12:33 am

Hi,

Is your baby still breastfeeding/formula? If so, I wouldn't worry one little bit about what he eats. He is getting his nutrients from the liquid. I remember feeling like I wanted to feed my little one new foods, but the best advice is to listen to the baby (and trust me, those little people will get your attention one way or the other). Smile

They don't need all the food groups at each sitting. Or each day. 8 Months is still very young and your milk/formula is enough. If he likes pears then give it to him. They seem to go in phases. For a bit, mine had to have bananas and only would eat the bananas until she decided she didn't want bananas (read spit out and cry) and it was on to a new favorite. Eating is fun and most of it is practice for them, you, and their little systems.

Try not to worry. I always did (still do) and I didn't listen to people either. You really do know what is best for your baby. Trust that instinct (which consists of confusion, frustration, cluelessness, protectiveness and love). Oh, and you are not going to sleep well for probably another year (depending on the child). I am weak and like sleep so I opted for the family bed for 10 months. It is hard to move them out, but don't let society tell you a child needs to be alone in another room. If he sleeps well in your room and it works for your family - I say great! It all comes down to what works for you and yours. My grandmother still thinks breastfeeding is 'unsavory' because in her time if you had money you bought formula. That thought held for my mother too, but she bucked the system because she 'felt' breastfeeding was better. If you want your son in another room then that's what you should work for (and crying it out is the way I know-be sure to provide a 'lovey'/bear/blanket- these give the child a way to sooth themselves and security. If you don't mind him in your room then that's what you should do. YOU WILL DO THE RIGHT THING. And no, i don't know of one family bed child that is still there when they are 16. Laughing

Good luck and welcome to the parent club! Your body changes, your looks take a back seat(to everything), your priorities change, it turns out you REALLY are a maid, but somehow it is all worth it. It is the ultimate love affair. In 30 years I guarantee that it won't matter if your kid is accepting his noble peace prize or asking if you want to super size your order - you will still be crazy in love with him.

free skin care · Wed Feb 01, 2006 2:52 pm

If your kid doesn't like something don't all together stop giving it, because their tastes do cycle. My nephew tells me he doesn't like beef, then i feed him some and he gobbles it up. Kids are silly like that. At least try to get a couple spoonfuls of veggies into him once or twice a day. Try different ones and you'll eventually find something he likes.

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