Fussy eater!
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If you're still breastfeeding, that helps a lot! Breast milk becomes more dense and rich as they grow, with more fat content to promote brain development in toddlers. It will go a long way to making sure he gets the nutrients he needs, and it will adjust according to his diet!
@Melissa this! 💯 But also, don’t pressure him into eating. We’ve found making meal times as stress and pressure free to work out better x
@Jade 💯!! Mealtimes should always be fun and low pressure. Let kids feel "safe" to try new foods or not. If you push them into it they're likely to double down and get more stubborn, or develop a negative relationship with food (or, worse, an eating disorder) - best to just take it in stride and leave them to it. 😊
@Melissa @Jade thank you both so much! I really thought I was doing something wrong! I make sure to offer options for each meal (making his fruit and veg part the biggest at the moment) and make sure he eats at the same time as us so that we don’t make a big deal out of him eating and that it’s just a normal thing we all do together. I guess I’ll keep doing what I’m doing and hope things improve soon!x
Buckle up and welcome to the toddler years. 🤣 Many babies take to weaning straight away, giving parents a false sense of relief (and, admit it, pride), only to reject all the foods they used to "love" as a toddler. This is perfectly normal and expected. He's learning his tastes, which are largely genetic (so nothing you've done or haven't done would have prevented it, for the most part). He'll start throwing food, he'll reject foods he used to love, he'll likely demand "beige" foods (which, despite their bad reputation, are often more palatable for young kids). He will go days where he eats very little and days where he eats nonstop. As long as he's eating something, there's usually no a cause to worry. As far as nutrients - toddlers can exist on very little. It's more about what you're offering than what he actually ingests. You offer options, he decides whether or not to eat them. That's how he'll learn what he likes.