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@Sucharita sorry you’re going through it too but it’s nice to know you’re not the only one experiencing it. I do the same as you mentioned, feeding more on good days so I don’t worry too much about the days he won’t eat! It’s just frustrating isn’t it spending so much time and money on healthy fresh foods for them to choose a packet of carrot puffs over the meal 🤣
I know how it feels! Your child will be fine
I could have written this myself. Weetabix he used to demolish now he hates it. I'm lucky if I get 1 meal attempted a day but snacks, fruit, yogurt he would eat ALL DAY. I weighed him yesterday for the first time in ages as I was so scared and he's maintaining his centile line (somehow) he does have 2x cows milk bottles and day I read on the NHS website think of what they eat in a week not a day at this age as some days are OK and others are shocking. Teething doesn't help we're on smooth veg to getof something nutrutuonal in him but he'll grow out it, they have to right 😂
@Hannah Fairweather omg it’s so frustrating isn’t it 🤣🤣 he could have 50 yoghurts in a row and still cry for more, I’ve even tried using them as a bargaining tool. I’m scared to go in my own fridge in front of him these days it’s hell 🤣 but actual meals? No thank you. Were still on a morning and a night milk too, no chance in dropping that any time soon 😅 I’m going to get him weight next week but his rolls tell me he’s okay, just worrying isn’t it but like you say… can only get better 🫠🤣
I could have written every single of these posts myself. Our little girl does precisely the same. Some days, I worry and get frustrated because I want her to eat proper meals, and other days, I just go with the flow and do not think too much about it. The most frustrating is that she apparently eats well in the nursery, but at home, this isn't always the case. I guess the 'little' diet experts know exactly what they need, and we have honour their choices 😉 😀
@Maz I know how you feel! My little boy eats bloody beef roast dinner at nursery and won’t touch a plain bit of toast at home 🤣 I’m glad he eats well there but it’s like he knows I’m a soft touch and will give him a yoghurt anyway!! Going with the flow works some days for us too and some I don’t worry at all, but there’s days like today that’s just been a bad food day overall and I don’t know how he isn’t starving! I don’t know weather to only offer treats like biscuits and yoghurts after he’s eaten well or if he’s too young to understand and that’s just plain cruel I’m so torn 😫 Hahaha, yep, our little dictators really do rule the roost 🫠
My 2 year old is still the fussiest eater in comparison to my 1 year old. She eats anything and everything. My 2 year old really struggled with textured food and even to this day he will not chew his food and keeps it in his mouth for what feels like a lifetime! It’s frustrating because he also doesn’t snack and will probably live off of oranges and a few bites of lunch!
Could be teething. We are going through it too xx
Exact same struggle and I feel like he’s been doing this since about 11 months. He barely eats at the table but I’ve found if he’s playing and I go over and say “have a snack “ he’ll eat it. So I offer lunch/ dinner and even breakfast foods “as a snack” It’s probably creating a bad habit but like you I feel desperate for him to eat
Well it’s normal for me. But I am not too worried. Mine is almost 14th month old ( 25th is her birthdate) some day/s she eats well and some she does not. Very unpredictable. I would feed her well the days she is eating, the days she is not I add some baby rice to milk ( dairy or formula) and feed. Or any other food that can be mixed with milk and fed through bottle! Sometimes I feel that I know what she like and then the next she does not want to eat the food that she loved the day before!!!