When she is close to a year old, she ceases to be as ravenous as before and she becomes picky about food. She develops definite likes and dislikes. And feeding becomes a nightmare. Your baby develops dietary preferences, as she becomes aware that she is not just an extension of you. Deciding what she would like to eat is one way in which she asserts her independence.
Teething can also kill a baby s appetite.
Like an adult, the baby s appetite and liking for particular foods change from day to day. Feeding problems can also stem from sibling rivalry, illness or other worries. Dr. Davis conducted an experiment using three 8 to 10 month old babies who had been fed only on breast milk. At each meal six to eight dishes of wholesome unrefined foods were placed before them and they were allowed to point to what they would like to eat. Dr. Davis discovered that left to their own devices, these babies had a healthy development.