For the last 5 days Mia has been a troubled eater.
It started off one day at dinner, she wouldn't eat her veg. just the fruit.
The next day she would eat absolutely nothing. Just bottles. And it continued like that.
Yesterday I finally got some Mango into her and she has continued refusing ALL veg. and taking fruit but not a lot.
I'm confused. Does this mean she'll never eat veg. again. Or should I not offer her fruit? ↓
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| Name: briseis | Date: Apr 26th, 2008 1:06 PM |
| She should be eating both. It's necessary for her diet. Fruit is just as important as veg. I think babies have days where they are troubled eaters. Joey has those days but I just persist. If it takes an hour for him to take his lunch, it takes an hour and that's it. Unless Mia is unwell, I think you should persist. Lots of encouragement, chatting to her, making her smile when offering the veg. ↑ |
| Name: briseis | Date: Apr 26th, 2008 1:19 PM |
| BTW, is Mia's name pronounced Meya or Miya ... or? ↑ |
| Name: Lola | Date: Apr 26th, 2008 1:40 PM |
It's pronounced Meya.
Like to say Me-a.
She goes into hysterics when I try to give her the veg. Like I'm torturing her or something.
At first I was just like, you have to eat. But yesterday I was happy to get anything into her.
What I was saying was, if there is no fruit for her to prefer and I only offer veg. then maybe she'll come around?
I'm not sure it would work and am almost positive she'd rather starve. ↑ |
| Name: mother2five | Date: Apr 26th, 2008 4:30 PM |
| Lola....just keep offering her each item your serving at each meal, and don't worry babies go through phases like this, they will go through times were they eat and eat and eat and then times were you can't make them eat a thing, also yes they will start to pick and choose what they like and do not......if your worried she is'nt eating enough veggies talk with her dr and maybe start a vitamin supplement but i think iyt's a phase and she will be fine ↑ |
| Name: Randi | Date: Apr 26th, 2008 4:46 PM |
Don't force her. If she doesn't want them, don't make a big deal about it. Making a child sit until they have finished their food can cause them to overeat and create issues later.
Is it something that you offer her often? Maybe she is just getting tired of it. I know Kaden goes through times like that. For example, bananas. He was having one a few times a week for breakfast. One day he just wouldn't eat it. He mashed the whole thing in his hands. The next morning I sliced it up and rolled it in cinnamon and crushed cereal. He LOVED it. He just needed some change.
Babies and toddlers may also want to eat less when they are teething, but they do go through growth spurts as well. If she has just finished one, she may not need to eat as much. They have tiny little tummies.
I would try new things or sauces. When you put them in front of her, ignore her for a minute. Don't sit and watch her for a reaction or she might refuse it even more. ↑ |
| Name: NIKKIS | Date: Apr 27th, 2008 3:44 AM |
| I think this sounds completely normal, and while Gill is right that babies need these types of things, as they get older they go through spells where they just don't want it. In fact, right now Brooke is refusing to let me spoon feed her anything. She is teething at the moment, so I know that is part of it, but another part is she is starting to become independent. Try cutting up soft fruits and letting her feed herself, as well as cutting up steamed vegtables. Maybe she just wants some independence. Brooke loves cheese! So she has cheese cubes daily. You just have to try new things all the time. Maybe try a pasta salad, or speghetti with sauce and puree some vegtables into the sauce so that she gets some veggies when she eats. Trust me it is all trial and error. Brooke doesn't seem to eat as much now as she did when I was spoon feeding her, but she pigs out when she needs to and nibbles when she doesn't. This is something they are going to do for many years to come. If you think this is bad wait until they become toddlers. My niece is the pickest eater ever, her favorite things are rice and cheese. Oh and that note make her like a rice pilaf, with rice, steamed carrot squares, and some peas. It's all about sneaking in the veggies! ↑ |
| Name: NIKKIS | Date: Apr 27th, 2008 3:45 AM |
| Oh also, the longest Brooke will sit in her highchair for food in 10 minutes, that's all the time I have to make sure she is getting the proper nutrition, it's hard work! ↑ |
| Name: ..RoSey.. | Date: Apr 27th, 2008 8:07 AM |
Lol izzy RARELY eats veges, shes already made up her mind that she is just not interested, of course i still offer them to her in the hopes she will but you cant really force them at that age lol..
Keep offering her fruit, because there are important vitamins in them and are still very good for her. ↑ |
| Name: Lola | Date: Apr 27th, 2008 8:34 PM |
I think you could be right. I know that whatever she will eat anything I put in her hand. And hardly anything from the spoon.
See I cut make carrot sticks and banana slices rolled in cereal for her the other day. Put the on the table. Let her sit there and eat what she wanted.
Well she sat for about an hour shoving everything into her mouth and loving it.
But it didn't seem like she was actually eating anything. It was more like she was tasting them?
She has different fruit and veg. every day though.
And I'm gonna go get a block of cheese!
And I'll keep offering her the fruit!
Thanks everyone!
I was terrified she'd starve because I didn't know what I was doing! ↑ |
| Name: cjsims | Date: Apr 28th, 2008 6:46 PM |
| I do understand that veg and fruit are both equally important in the diet, but if I were you, I'd flat out not serve her fruit 3-4 days. Don't show it to her, let her forget it exists. And when you start introducing it to her again, only introduce it AFTER the veg. That is what a friend of mine had to do. It seemed to do the trick. My baby is almost 20 months old, and I still have to think of creative ways to "trick" him into eating them. But he is older than your baby, i'm assuming, so I am able to put veg in all sorts of dishes and he really doesn't know they're their. He does like veg, but if he knows there is another option, he'll tend to want that instead. I still have to give him the fruit last when we do serve it to him. I think it is the sweet taste. I've heard MANY MANY moms and dads say this about their children. You are not alone, don't worry and good luck. ↑ |
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