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DD not eating much. Driving me mental

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Latest post on 27 March 2011 - 10:57

DD is 13 months old. Since she turned one, she has turned from a champion eater into a really fussy and cranky one. I dont want to force feed her. WHat I have been doing is letting her have as much (or little as she wants) and the topping her off with formula so she is full. Is that ok? Sometimes she eats well and other times she does not and so takes almost 5-6 oz of formula after picking at her food.

I was advised by someone to wait for a while and offer her food again, we tried it, it does not work also I dont want to try feeding her every hour/ half an hour! I will be losing my mind if all I do is keep trying to get food down her throat.

Any advice is apprecaited.

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Latest post on 28 March 2011 - 14:23
Hey! Maybe its an independence thing? Does she like to eat by herself? Maybe lil firecracker that she is, she wants to eat by herself. DD went through this phase too and so I would make 2 meals. One that I would feed her and another that she could feed herself ( for eg, i'd make rice with veggies and quinoa to feed her and make pasta for her to feed herself). She was so busy trying to feed herself at times that I could be done with a whole meal. Good luck! Have a nice lay down :)
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Latest post on 28 March 2011 - 14:00
Thank you for the wonderful post Sandy. I just finished a lunch episode where DD refused to eat and so I let her just play with her rice (she tried stuffing it into her mouth but none of it went in), we spent the afternoon cleaning the kitchen floor which was under a layer of rice and then she just downed 5 oz and am praying she naps soon I can lie down too!
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Latest post on 27 March 2011 - 12:00
Hi kc I had the same issue and still do at times with 16 mth old DS. He was exclusively BF until 6 mths then I started baby led weaning. He started off really enthusiastically then it was a case of one step forward two steps back. He did really well until about 11 mths old and since then we have good days and bad. I've found that when his teeth are playing up he eats a lot less and only wants to be BF. Everyone I've spoken to, professionals, friends and family have all said not to make a fuss about feeding him as he'll sense the tension and it will forever become a battleground. They've all practically said to offer food and let him eat as much or as little as he wants and not to force him. If necessary, or if he really wants to give him a milk feed to top up afterwards. BUT, don't feed him every hour or so or else he will never actually be hungry for his main meals. This is important to remember as i'm sure there have been days when you've grazed all day then realised you're not actually hungry at dinner time. Well, the little munchkins are exactly the same. I have to admit to having forgotten about snacks on occasion in the afternoon and have found that DS is ravenous by dinner and actually eats really well. Most importantly remember that children will not starve themselves. They eat/drink what they need to get by and have far too much other interesting stuff in their lives going on for taking too much time out to do boring chores like eating! ;) Also remember that most doctors will say you have to look at what a child has eaten over the course of a week rather than a day as most children are picky eaters at some point or another. HTH put your mind at ease a little!
 
 

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