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Is DD to young to learn

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 04 December 2011 - 18:13

Hi Ladies

My DD is 10mnths and I am pulling my hair out. I know it might seem silly but she is just driving me crazy with her eating. 2 weeks back she had a wonderful appetite and would eat all her meals no problem. Now for the past week she is not interested in anything but fruit and yogurt. I started giving her bottle and sachet food as i thought it was just my cooking maybe. That lasted a whole of a day then back to not eating. So don't know what else to do.
She does seem to like finger foods. So looking at the baby weaning idea but so worried about choking.

My question really is, is she too young to learn if she does not eat dinner she won't get her pudding(fruit and yoghurt). I don't know if that is the reason, can she that clever already? When I eventually give up on her food and get the the fruit she has no problem opening her mouth and eating it all up.

HELP

TIA

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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 05 December 2011 - 12:23
Thank you very much Hello.Again.Kitty You have put my mind at ease. Prob just a phase, I am starting to get used to that saying now. Amazing how many phases they go through. Always such a worry with your first one. You want to make sure you do it right. I could be overcompensating with milk as i am worried about her intake but she never did take the 600ml the books say you should be giving. Hehe - their entire life seems to be one "phase" or another! Believe me, once you get onto your second or subsequent, you just start shrugging at their foibles... my son has just ramped up his "no" phase to food he's requested by throwing it on the floor and after last night when both courses and his apple juice went flying, I'm in a rather militant zero tolerance mood, so if it goes flying once, not only does he not get it back, but mealtime is finished, regardless of whether or not he's still hungry. Rah! But he's 2.5, so well old enough to realise what he's doing and to learn the consequences of his behaviour. Overcompensating with milk is so easily done. DD loves milk and will quite happily drink it all day long and then declare she's not hungry. We would quite often get through 2l a day of cow's milk as a family (including morning porridge) until I called a halt to it and instilled some kind of moderation! The books will give guidelines. Everyone is different. I can safely say that I have never known how much milk my two drank as babies, having breastfed. If your daughter is content, then the amount is right.
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 04 December 2011 - 21:38
Thank you very much Hello.Again.Kitty You have put my mind at ease. Prob just a phase, I am starting to get used to that saying now. Amazing how many phases they go through. Always such a worry with your first one. You want to make sure you do it right. I could be overcompensating with milk as i am worried about her intake but she never did take the 600ml the books say you should be giving.
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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 04 December 2011 - 20:25
I started giving her bottle and sachet food as i thought it was just my cooking maybe. Is she going to have the option of opting out of your cooking for the next 18 years? Bless yer, I know you're only trying to to the right thing! It probably is teething, or even another random baby/toddler phase, so don't get worked up about it. They don't know how to starve themselves - it's against all their instincts, so really, the only thing you need to watch for is you compensating with more milk or other not-so-healthy foods, which will fill her up to the point where she won't feel the need to eat all that yummy fruit and veg. Kids do go through phases though... both my two have suddenly decided they like bananas again, after flatly refusing them for about 6 months. My son has just rediscovered apples (but without the skin) but now refuses any milk... I was told that you should look at a child's nutrition over the course of a week, and not getting their RDA of everything every day. Sitting for a long time with a conveyor-belt of different foods in the hope that she'll start eating one is a/ dull for both of you and b/ not a habit you really want to carry on, unless you're prepared to dish up a buffet selection for every meal for years to come. Give her healthy options (small portions and if she wants more, dish up more) and follow her lead. We so often forget that our bodies try to tell us what they need at any given time - I was really quite ill a few weeks back and while I was recovering after a week of basically not eating anything, all I wanted was fruit - full of vitamins, sugars and water. Did it kill me not to eat carbs and protein for a couple of weeks? No...
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 04 December 2011 - 19:27
Thanks remmex76 I know, i feel bad. I try not to get worked up but I just find it frustrating and I end up sitting there for ages and going through different foods trying to get her to eat. Once I give fruit, no problem she will eat. She did cut her top 4 teeth last week. I am more worried about her getting her protein and iron. I do hate wasting the food but it's her health I am worried about.
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 04 December 2011 - 19:20
I agree with guinness, she sounds like she is teething, which as you can imagine is quite painful and makes anyone a fussy eater. My DS was the same, it got to a point he went completely off solids and lived off milk,cheese,cerelac and fruits. i wouldn't worry too much(easier said than done i know) as it does make you agitated and that doesn't help the situation. and remember she is only 10 months old. I still get days when my DS only wants yoghurt,fruits and good old milk...lol (especially when he is teething)and he has just turned 3. HTH <em>edited by remmex76 on 04/12/2011</em>
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 04 December 2011 - 19:19
Thanks Guinnes. I thought she would be. I thought teething too but then she eats fruit/yoghurt no problem. I have even made sure her food is cold incase it was that and it was bothering her teeth. I'm just so worried that she is not getting all her nutrients as she is having no protein or iron. She is not having her 600ml a day of formula either. <em>edited by Angelaems1 on 04/12/2011</em>
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EW OLDHAND
Latest post on 04 December 2011 - 18:20
She's probably teething, poor thing. Much too young to learn.
 
 

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