Wilson has become a cautious eater all of a sudden. Previously he would eat anything you put on his tray of any color or texture. He would work and struggle to get it to his mouth just to get a taste of the new thing. Now. Pffft- nothing! He will eat his old standby Mum-Mums no matter the day or time and a few other things but, other than that, his lips are sealed. We gave him a pizza crust to chomp on the other night and he just batted it around his tray for awhile. He didn't even put it up to his mouth! I was shocked, to say the least. Since then he has poo-poo'ed several delicious things that I know he would love if he would just put it in his mouth. Only two weeks ago you could not have convinced me that I would be trying to trick him into putting more stuff into his mouth.
My current tactics for tricking him include
-forming food into shapes similar to a Mum-mum or baby puff
-hiding one food inside of another "approved" food (ex. stuffing the inside of a cheerio with banana nut muffin)
I've read enough to know that freaking out, forcing the issue or getting frustrated is not the route back to my try-anything baby. My plan is to keep offering new things, both alone and mixed with familiar things.
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