McKay has not taken to eating any type of solid food very easily but I don't think our chunky man is hurting for any calories. We started testing solids with him just before his 6 month mark and he would not have any of it. We started with rice cereal mixed with breast milk and he would snap his mouth shut as soon as the spoon got close. With a little creativity and laughing we would get a little in and he would do the nasty shiver and try to spit it out and then turn his head for any other bites. We kept trying with oatmeal, sweet potatoes, carrots, peas, bananas, green beans, peaches and chicken. He tolerated the chicken and green stuff the best but only had a few bites at best. He did eat some avocado at a restaurant but it was on my finger.
Needless to say, we were getting a little frustrated and so we gave it a rest for a couple of weeks and I think it did the trick. On July 14th he willingly opened his mouth for some peach puffs and some mixed veggies and beef baby food. He still did the yucky shiver when he was swallowing, but I think that is a texture thing. He even ate a little bit of some roll at Texas Roadhouse last night. I think we are making some progress! I thought for sure he would keep resisting.
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