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7 Months Old Baby, Introduced Solid Food, Not Eating Properly. Will It Affect The Growth?

hello, my baby is 7 months old. i started introducing solids at 4 1/2 months he liked but since his bottom tooth came out Iv been having problems feeding him one day he will eat next day he won t. not his top teeth are coming and he won t eat baby food , ll he wants is his bottle with he drains 7 ozs. about 4-5 bottles a day. and when i offer him my food he will eat it from my finger . what should i do so he can way solids? is it a problem for his growth?
Thu, 21 Mar 2013
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Hi,

Thanks for writing to health care magic.

It is normal for infants of this age group to have their own food preferences.

It is normal for them to eat well for a few days and then they do not eat well for a few days.

It is normal for them to not to accept a particular food for some time. So we should not worry about that and try and reintroduce the same after some time. I suggest you not to worry regarding your baby.

You can monitor his growth and that will give a indication if you baby is doing well or not

Hope this helps.
Take care.
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7 Months Old Baby, Introduced Solid Food, Not Eating Properly. Will It Affect The Growth?

Hi, Thanks for writing to health care magic. It is normal for infants of this age group to have their own food preferences. It is normal for them to eat well for a few days and then they do not eat well for a few days. It is normal for them to not to accept a particular food for some time. So we should not worry about that and try and reintroduce the same after some time. I suggest you not to worry regarding your baby. You can monitor his growth and that will give a indication if you baby is doing well or not Hope this helps. Take care.