What does your 8 month old eat?

Question

My son is not a big eater and I'm worried he is not getting the nutrition he needs. He eats around 30oz of formula a day but will only eat one pouch of baby food a day. He eats a little bit of oatmeal in the morning but only a few spoon fulls. Should I be worried?

Answer

Food before 1 year is only to help them adjust to textures and tastes. Everything they need should be coming from their breastmilk or formula still :)

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Give him actual food. There's no reason for pouches of pureed baby foods. I wouldn't eat that crap either. We began solids at 6 months and our daughter has always eaten what we eat. But solids aren't replacing formula or breastmilk right now either way. So he's just fine nutritionally-speaking.

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They should be getting all their nutrients from formula or breast milk until the age of one... so I wouldn’t worry! 😊

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I have 4 kids. 2 of them were eager eaters, 2 weren't. One just didn't like baby food and didn't eat much solids until we introduced soft table foods, she'd gag at first but once she learned how to mash and swallow  (around 9 or 10 months) she was eating table foods regularly. Just keep trying, but if baby is still taking formula then there's enough as far as nutrition at 8 months.

What does your 8 month old eat?

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