My daughter just turned one. She is not eating table food. She is basically only eating stage 3 jar food. She will eat stage 3 fruits, veggies and “meals.” The meals I will typically mix with milk to make somewhat thinner (but not too thin) as she will gag on the thickness of the puree sometimes. She does well with …
Q&A: 17 Month Old Refuses Table Food and is Underweight
My 17 month old daughter refuses to eat most table food and will not feed herself at all. She has never even tried to put finger foods in her mouth, although balls/toys go in there without problem. She will not use a spoon for anything other than banging on her high chair. It seems that she will not eat anything …
Q&A: 1 Year Old Not Self Feeding
My one year old grandson was “tongue – tied” and this was surgically corrected when he was 8 months old. It wasn’t diagnosis as a newborn infant. He has shown no interest in self-feeding, but will accept/chew/swallow appropriate table foods if these are given to him. He has never put toys in his mouth to explore it. He does use …
Q&A: 11 Month Old Doesn’t Want to Eat Table Food
Our 11 month old doesn’t have much interest in eating table foods except for cheerios, crackers and the like. She will pick up pieces of food with her pincher fingers and put them to her lips to taste them. Sometimes she will eat a few bites very slowly and deliberately. We occasionally have days at a time where she will …
Q&A: 15 Month Old Baby Refuses to Drink Milk & Water
My daughter is 15 months old. Everyday is a struggle for me to make sure she drinks enough milk and water. I first started having this struggle around 9 months old when I noticed she would start to refuse her formula. I still managed to get enough formula to her even though ever feeding was a struggle. But even now …
Q&A: 11 Month Old Not Crawling, Pulling Up or Standing
My son just turned 11 months old. He is not crawling, pulling up, or standing. He does roll around the floor, and tries to “bounce” himself when on his stomach; and just recently, he does seem to be more interested in trying to pull himself up by latching his arms around my arm or body. He does not seem to …
Q&A: What is Abnormal Crawling?
I am a school nurse working with 0-5 year olds. Which types of crawling are considered abnormal? A typical crawling pattern would be considered crawling on hands and knees symmetrically. Most children crawl between the ages of around 6-10 months. Most children progress from belly crawling/combat crawling to hand/knee crawling. Crawling is a very important motor milestone that should not …
Q&A: How to Encourage Baby to Bear Weight on Arms
My daughter is a little over 4 months of age and can hold her head up and stays on her elbows while on her stomach. How do I encourage her to bear more weight on her arms? She just does not seem interested in going any higher than that. Is it too early to expect her to be doing this? …
Q&A: 5 Month Old Won’t Put Weight on Arms
I have a few concerns about my 5 1/2-month-old daughter. She has strong neck control and holds her head very steady. However, when on her stomach, she won’t push up hardly at all. She lifts her head, but never uses her arms to push up. She also really doesn’t try to roll at all. If you leave her on her …
Q&A: 12 Month Old Not Crawling or Standing
My granddaughter is 12 months old; she is not crawling, standing nor pulling up to walk around the furniture yet; she does not talk; she just makes a little crowing by the mouth. I also notice that she sits up now, but for about 5 minutes and then she reaches her arms up for her mommy or me to pick …