Drinking water & lumpy food

[mrsvicarage]

I have been weaning my 7.5 month old LO for 8 weeks. She is now on baby porridge at breakfast and a savoury puree at about 3pm. I am trying to get her to drink water from a sippy cup (tried 2 other designs but this one seems easier for her) but she won't drink water. Do I just need to persevere? Also, she won't eat lumps. I have tried finger food and she just sucks it then drops it, so I don't know how much if any she is eating!

[DrP]

Just keep offering the water. It can take a lot of time for your LO to get used to it.

Keep offering finger food. It's all about learning. You LO needs to learn how to deal with it, how to pick it up, taste it, eat it. it takes time and practice and tbh it doesn't matter how much she does or doesn't eat. At this stage it is all about learning to eat. Milk still provides all the nutritition your LO needs.