Teething and solids

[The Nappy Lady]

Just interested to know how common this is....

It seems that every time my little one is teething she goes right of solids other than fruit and yoghurt for about a week before the teeth appear. Even if no other signs of teething.

Talking to a friend today she said both of hers are just the same, so I wondered if it is true for lots of other babies?

If so, I can understand the yoghurt being soothing on the gums, but interesting that they go off all savoury food. I wonder why.

Molly

[ludoscotts]

hi yes mine goes off her food and can really only get her to eat fruit, fromage frais and scrambled eggs. all my mummy friends have said the same about theirs too.

[curlykaren]

yep, afraid same here, you could try the savory pouches which is pretty much all little man will touch when teething xx

[Helenlouise29]

My baby likes to bite down on hard things when she is teething and eating I give her sticks of carrot, toast,apple, tomato and cucumber ( and have done from beginning of weaning) to hold and bite down on but at the same time give her mouthfuls of her dinner. Although smoother dinners work best. The sticks seem to act as a good decoy and distraction and I am able to feed her as she has her mouth open to bite and doesn't seem to mind her dinner going in too. Biting down in-between mouthfuls also relieves the discomfort for her and gives her an element of control.