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11 month old not eating solids, weight c
My baby boy (11.5 months) was born at 2.4 kg and currently weighs 7 kg. He is not interested in solids and does not open his mouth for feeding. He only takes 1–3 bites occasionally (like pancake) on his own; otherwise, he plays with food.
Earlier he accepted banana, but now refuses even to taste it. He is mostly on breastmilk. I have started iron and multivitamin drops, but there is no improvement.
Kindly advise how to improve his eating and whether his weight is a concern.
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Dr. Mahak Arora
Pediatrician
10 yrs exp
New Delhi
Hello pricky eating is quite common in toddlers and quite many times they show alot of tantrums in eating and this is a normal behaviour.. Every child is different so no need to compare your child with any one . You just need to keep on trying multiple times and offer the food in shorter duration with multiple times .. This is the only way
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Dr. Venkatesh Badugu
Pediatrician
9 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Usually at 11month to 1 yr of age babies starts taking food less because they start exploring other things in around them
This is normal thing nothing to worr
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Dr. Akanksha Pandey
Pediatrician
12 yrs exp
Indore
Hi 😊
Your baby’s weight is a bit concerning — at 11.5 months, ~7 kg is on the lower side, especially since birth weight was 2.4 kg.
Main issue: not accepting solids + mostly breastfeeding → calories are not enough at this age.
What we can do:
* Avoid force feeding (it can worsen refusal)
*Give some gap before breastfeeding (don’t feed just before meals)
*Try 3 meals + 2 snacks daily (even small amounts are okay)
* Allow self-feeding (finger foods like soft roti, pancake, boiled potato, banana pieces)
*Offer family foods in mashed form (dal, khichdi, daliya, upma, egg if non-veg)
* Add high-calorie foods – ghee, butter, peanut paste (if no allergy), curd
*Repeat the same food 10–15 times before expecting acceptance
*Avoid screen-based feeding
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Important checks: ✔ Hemoglobin (rule out anemia)
✔ Growth chart (to assess growth faltering)
✔ Oral issues / teething / infections
✔ Developmental milestones
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