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Fussy eater help!!!!!!!!!
5 teaspoons of dinner, is all LO ate last night and this is a on a good day! Argh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :x
He has refused any milk before bed for a week now. Is he on hunger strike?
Isaac is 14 months and used to eat anything and good portions. Now I can count out my hands what he will eat! Does this mean he has made the final transition into toddler!
Everything I make gets refused after a quick investigation. He will only eat hard texture things that are not mixed with anything. Anything else is treated with suspicion and tossed aside swiftly. He will eat hard cheese, bread, pasta with creamy sauce, chicken and fruit. No vegetables at all, he used to eat carrots, sweet potato, squash now these are totally refused! Please tell me it gets better!!! Why is he refusing food he ate happily?! this has been going on for 3 months now and getting progressively worse. My friends babies of same age eat well and most things! If he's this bad now what will he be like in a few months time. Mummies of fussy eaters, help! What is the point of me cooking him anything. Anyone elses lo get this fussy at similar age? Do I just keep on giving him the same foods over and over. x
[Modified by: bellah on 24 March 2010 09:43:05 ]
He has refused any milk before bed for a week now. Is he on hunger strike?
Isaac is 14 months and used to eat anything and good portions. Now I can count out my hands what he will eat! Does this mean he has made the final transition into toddler!
Everything I make gets refused after a quick investigation. He will only eat hard texture things that are not mixed with anything. Anything else is treated with suspicion and tossed aside swiftly. He will eat hard cheese, bread, pasta with creamy sauce, chicken and fruit. No vegetables at all, he used to eat carrots, sweet potato, squash now these are totally refused! Please tell me it gets better!!! Why is he refusing food he ate happily?! this has been going on for 3 months now and getting progressively worse. My friends babies of same age eat well and most things! If he's this bad now what will he be like in a few months time. Mummies of fussy eaters, help! What is the point of me cooking him anything. Anyone elses lo get this fussy at similar age? Do I just keep on giving him the same foods over and over. x[Modified by: bellah on 24 March 2010 09:43:05 ]
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Shea started this around the same time and is now 2 1/2 and still will only eat: -
fishfingers
chicken nuggets
tomato soup
pasta
tomato sauce (for pasta but no bits)
cheese sauce
hard cheese
biscuits/cakes /sweets / lollies -NO PROBLEM WITH THESE!!
Occasionaly yoghurts and fruit
thats about it really so I tend to give him the same things most week so I know he'll eat something. we are cruel to be kind and if he doesn't eat much its taken away and not offered anything else, so this is why he has the same things, so I know he will eat most of it.
this is quite common in toddler, but very frustrating for us mummies!!! I have spoken to hv and they assure me it will get better with age, and Shea is still growing nad putting on weight so I have got over my anxiousness with him and letting him get on with it for now!!
My lo was the same and used to eat anything now it's hot or miss. Sometimes he will refuse to even try, in which case we remove him from his chair and don't offer anything else (if he's hungry he will eat, toddlers won't starve themselves)
If he tries a few bites and so long as he makes a decent attempt then that's a success as far as I'm concerned.Hopefully next meal he'll eat the lot !
It is frustrating when your homemade food ends up on the carpet and in the bin. But I just keep trying and has gotten better. I will say though we definitely go through phases linked to teething and illness. Could he be teething ? S x
Thanks for your tips on not offering anything else if he won't try. It's a tough one cos you so want them to eat something but don't want them to think they can dictate how things go! If it was up to him he'd just eat cheese and bread every meal. :roll:
He could be teething which could explain the not wanting any milk at all but the eating problem has been going on for a few months now! xx
We only offer pudding if lo has made an attempt to eat some dinner. If he refuses to even try it he gets the meal taken away but sits at the table while I eat mine.
Another thing that works really well for us but is really time consuming is what I call the cheerleader effect. Basically every mouthfull that goes in gets a cheer or a clap. Positive reinforcement really works for our son, unless he genuinely dislikes something. Sometimes we have to put food in front of him one piece at a time if it's something new and cheer etc. I've heard that can work with fussy eaters too as they feel less pressured if they can't see how much they've got to eat. But again it takes time.
Hth xx
Oscar claps himself all the time. After food, after hair washing etc. It's so cute!