I seriously have a monkey

[sara76]

Changing a diaper has been an acrobatic exercise these days and it's cute and fun, but this girl won't sit still to eat, omg! I can get lots and lots of spoonfuls into her mouth but she will only nurse when she's sleepy. In the morning and during playtime forget it. I wonder if she's starting to self wean already or hopefully this is just a phase that is going to pass. I just hate pumping. It's soooo boring. I guess I could stop table food but she is only eating about an ounce a day and not even every day. Saturday when I worked I left her grandma with the usual 3 bottles and she only took 1! That is only 2 nursing sessions, 1 bottle, and 1 ounce of carrot purée in a whole day. (well she woke up to eat during the night once, of course, she must have been starving!). Did anyone's little ones eat less when they were 6 mos/and or got their first teeth?

[amellis2]

I think it is normal to not eat a little when they are teething - I didn't notice a reduction in my girls' eating, but I've heard that around molar time, kids go on "eating strikes" because their gums hurt.

[etteyam]

That is just a phase. Both of my girls went through that. At 6 months, they just become more aware of their surroundings and becoming more mobile. I found that it helped to nurse them in a quiet, dark room. Diaper changes also becomes a battle, too. That's why they came up with those slip-on types