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Hi there,
I was just at the doctor’s office and completely forgot to ask about this so I figured I’d ask you ladies.
We gave Tess her first taste of cereal yesterday. She’s never had any – not even to thicken a bottle. I expected that she wouldn’t eat much as her thrust reflex with her tongue is still pretty strong but we figured we’d give it a try. She actually did pretty well getting it into her mouth and didn’t seem bothered by the taste or texture but after 1-2 spoonfuls she just started screaming!
I have never seen a baby react so violently to food! I tried another spoonful and she opened her mouth again only to cry more once I got the cereal in.Do you think she simply didn’t like it or could there be more to it? I don’t know what to think. We gave her a small bottle to settle her down. Perhaps it simply wasn’t the food she’s used to and that made her mad? I purposely didn’t try this when she was really hungry – she had had a bottle just a couple of hours earlier.
Karen
Myles gets MAD when I put something in his mouth that he doesn’t like. He will scream until he chokes or pukes. Ellie did the same thing. I think it’s a personality issue!
(At least with my two little angels!)Oh..I forgot to add that like Jill said, she may hate something the first few times you try, but will likely get used to the taste and accept it if you keep trying. Myles absolutely hated bananas. He gagged, screamed and puked the first four times I gave them to him. Now he eats them with no problem.
So, keep trying the cereal and she’ll likely start to accept it in a short time. A lot of babies hate cereal initially..the whole experience of being spoon fed is new, the taste is new, and the texture is new. It takes time for them to adapt to this new way of eating.
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