Question from inexperienced mom...

[dizluvah]

Hi Parents...

My 7 month old daughter has begun spitting with every bite of food - it just started 2 days ago (she has been making the raspberry noise with her mouth for 5 or 6 weeks so I don't think it is her just learning to spit). I have tried various foods (all things she has eaten before) so I don't believe it is related to what she was eating.

Now I realize kids will play but I want to nip this behavior in the bud - so it doesn't become a regular habit.

So what, if anything, should I do????

 

[golfgal]

Take her out of her high chair and put her down to play. When she is hungry enough, she will eat without spitting. Teach her that it is time to eat vs play.

 

[ncmickeyluvr]

You think she's doing it on purpose?

My children both went through a phase where they blew raspberries with their food. What a mess!! I got it to stop by immediately stopping the feeding when it happened. As soon as they did it, the food went away, I cleaned up, and they got out of their high chair. Then I waited a half hour and tried again. Children are smart and they figured out quickly not to do that if they were hungry. Also, works for food throwing and finger painting.

 

[dizluvah]

Take her out of her high chair and put her down to play. When she is hungry enough, she will eat without spitting. Teach her that it is time to eat vs play.

Thanks golfgal - after 2 bites of cereal and two bites of fruit this morning blown all over me- that is what I did - she cried at first but is now rolling around on her tummy time mat

I guess she'll eat when she is hungry enough not to waste it...

 

[mickeyboat]

it's amazing how well programmed we are when we are babies to eat when we are hungry and not eat when we're not. She won't starve and she will stop this behavior. Good job, mom!

 

[WDWisTheBest]

...after 2 bites of cereal and two bites of fruit this morning blown all over me- that is what I did - she cried at first but is now rolling around on her tummy time mat

I guess she'll eat when she is hungry enough not to waste it...

it's amazing how well programmed we are when we are babies to eat when we are hungry and not eat when we're not. She won't starve and she will stop this behavior. Good job, mom!

She will eat when she is hungry. Have fun with her. In 12 years, she will be a teenager and you will have even more fun with her.

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

She is playing while she learns how to eat.

I would not sweat it.

It takes 10 introductions of a food to know if they truly don't like it. I do 1x day for 10 days.

Also, make sure she hasn't been nursed or given a bottle first. She could just not be hungry. Raspberrying of the food is a sign she isn't hungry.

I am in the camp of letting baby eat when they are hungry and not sweating it when they are not. At that age, I also allow food exploration--but only if they are actually trying to eat.

I have an 11 month old (and she is my 4th). She has wanted to eat "food" since 5 months, so she never really did the raspberry thing that I recall.

You are doing fine!

 

[Conservative Hippie]

She is playing while she learns how to eat.

I would not sweat it.

It takes 10 introductions of a food to know if they truly don't like it. I do 1x day for 10 days.

Also, make sure she hasn't been nursed or given a bottle first. She could just not be hungry. Raspberrying of the food is a sign she isn't hungry.

I am in the camp of letting baby eat when they are hungry and not sweating it when they are not. At that age, I also allow food exploration--but only if they are actually trying to eat.

I have an 11 month old (and she is my 4th). She has wanted to eat "food" since 5 months, so she never really did the raspberry thing that I recall.

You are doing fine!

On the other hand, if you are planning to breastfeed longer, you do want to nurse the baby before giving solid foods at this age.

But I agree with everything else - don't worry about it. At 7 months your baby should not be relying on solid food for the majority of their nutrition, it's mostly for fun (taste, practice, exploration).

 

[ols386]

I would suggest ignoring it when she does it. If you are reacting to it, she may keep doing it. If you don't react at all, I would think that after a short period of time, she will stop doing it, because it's not getting a reaction.

I babysit for a little girl, about 14 months old, and recently she did this for a bit, and I ignored it, and shortly after, she stopped doing it. I don't think she was doing it because she didn't like the food, but rather she was playing.

Same thing with my own kids when they were little. I ignored it. It did not last very long.

 

[dngnb8]

What you should never do is talk about your child in a unique way. People with children that arent unique will get offended and start satire threads about unique children's parents because they are tired of others having unique kids being talked about on a message board where you talk about things..... Just pretend your child is part of the top of the bell curve and all will be okay.