I'm with you on this, but my daughter is almost 13 months!! She used to be a really good eater but has turned into a monster the past few weeks. Although we still haven't got any teath so I think it could be that. The best time she eats is when she can feed herself - very messy. Normally have some peas or sweetcorn which she can pick up while i'm spooning in food. Good luck & if you find a solution let me know x

The best thing for you to do is to really try and relax about the whole mealtimes issue. I know this is difficult, but many babies, especially when they are recently weaned, as your daughter must be, take quite a long time to get used to this new way of receiving food, which is after all, a lot more complicated and difficult then simply drinking milk. You describe her blowing raspberries as a very bad habit, but really this is just very normal at her young age. She is just trying to get used to the new experience with feeding solids. Many babies spit things out, throw food around, rub it in their hair and that sort of thing. The more you think that mealtimes are a nightmare and start getting tense, the more problems you might be storing up for the future in creating a very fussy eater. At eight months old, you should be giving a wide variety of foods, different tastes and colours. If there are some she doesn’t like, and spits out, then just try something else, and leave those for another time.

Tips to help make the feeding experience enjoyable include:
• Remember your baby will only eat a small amount.
• Many babies this age take a long time over feeding so don’t rush the process.
• If you can eat together as a family this can encourage babies.
• As soon as your baby can manage it, you should encourage her to try feeding herself. This does make a mess to begin with, but she is much less likely to spit things out.

Good luck with it all.

I know exactly what you mean. Try giving her something in her hands to entertain her as you feed her. I have to pull funny faces to my little boy to get the spoon anywhere near him. I found that if hes doing something or looking at something else it makes it so much easier, he especially loves the adverts on tv!! i know i shouldn't let him watch too much tv but when feeding him takes and hour and half that used to take 20 mins i'll resort to anything. Teething - that really puts them off chewing anything that could put pressure on the gums, try giving her nurofen or calpol half hour before feeding which should help with the pain before the feeding frenzy starts!!! Hope this helps

Help, my 8 month old has developed a very bad habit of blowing raspberries every time I go to feed her. I manage to get at least three spoonfuls down her and that's it. Every time I go near her with the spoon it goes everywhere. She might take a bit of pudding but other than that nothing. She is taking her milk but I'm worried she isn't getting enough nutrition etc. She is teething at the minute and one has started to pop through. HELP! Mealtimes are getting to be a nightmare.