I don't know why I thought that Cecilia would do any better with solid foods when breastfeeding was so difficult. So far, she has completely rejected bananas, avacados, sweet potatoes, green beans, rice cereal, and oatmeal. We've had a little more luck getting her to eat the cereal, but success is few and far between. Generally, she does the best when there is an audience who is literally cheering on her every bite. If each mouthful is followed by raucous applause and cheers, she will sometimes take another bite. Is she getting ready for a career in entertainment or what? We usually try every night around dinner time, and often during other meals during the day. She can pick up (with pincers) little foods, so we've tried that. However, after she chews on it a few times, she decides she doesn't like it. The one exception - celery. She LOVES chewing on stalks of celery! She has also chewed on some bell pepper (although she made funny faces the whole time).
Thinking she may just want to feed herself, not believing she's ready for full on finger foods, and remembering that cold things feel good to teething babies, I froze little popsicle molds of oatmeal, rice cereal, and pureed green beans. She did pick them up and chew on them, but once she realized they were food, they became smears on her high chair and floor.
We have a head strong, stubborn baby, but I'm sure once we get her eating she'll be an eating queen!
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