My baby spits out her food! Advice?

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I'm trying to start introducing foods to my daughter. I'm starting with rice cereal with breast milk and she makes disgusted faces and just lets it come out of her mouth. It tastes just like breast milk. So it can't be the taste. Is she just not ready yet? Or is this normal the first few times. She also was not closing her lips around the spoon. Does it take time and teaching? This is hard! Lol

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My daughter's pediatrican said if they are pushing it out of their mouth like that they are not ready yet. Wait a couple weeks or so and try again. No need to push it. Milk is enough fot them technically until a year old. :)

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The world of solid foods is a big step for a baby that has been living off milk. Lots of new flavors and textures and temperatures so it may take several attempts for baby to get the hang of it. Keep trying and try mixing up on thickness purées or if too thick for babys preference try adding a little breastmilk or formula to make it thinner or maybe baby likes it warmer or colder. . . It will take several times before baby figures out what they like best. Right now it's all an experiment and something fun and different. Also, it takes time for baby to get used to the new motion of working their tongue on solid food. Don't worry if baby doesn't like it or has trouble with the tongue motion, just try again in a week or so.

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Keep trying my baby was doing that too. It was almost like she didn't know how to swallow  but now she's eating a few meals a week also maybe try and add some pureed baby food with it that's what I do.

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My girl did that the first few times too. They have to learn how to swallow since it's a very different tongue movement from sucking. It's also a new texture to get used to. Give it some time and your little one will figure it out.

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Might not be ready! I would try again in a few days

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We're on the same boat. We mix oatmeal cereal with breastmilk and my son will not swallow...he just wants the boob!!! 😂 he's six months in a few days so I'm thinking of going into solids next. We started two or three weeks ago, the once a day for a week then twice a day the next week...he still doesn't seem interested!!! He's so interested in our food though 😂

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Not ready yet, food before one is just for fun. Don't worry about it try again in a few weeks :)

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Thanks everyone for the advice!

My baby spits out her food! Advice?

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