Thanks lovely ladies.
What a nightmare day - no food whatsoever (but I don't think she's well, so we'll let it slide!!!)
Aitch wrote:i think it's a phase, but i also think that food variety is TOTALLY over-rated.
I completely understand, but, as we all sit down together to eat, I don't want to be cooking 2 seperate dinners.
cloudcuckoo wrote:Have you looked at what she is consuming between meals? I recall with DD1 that we realised she was drinking fruit squash or milk at about 3-ish, and then not having any appetite at teatime. We cut out the squash and it helped.
She only has water and no snacks - apart from her 2 milk feeds.
Thank you for the suggestion of getting her involved in the cooking - we did this a while ago but it may be more effective now she is a bit older!
shye wrote:Have you read "Green Eggs and Ham" to her? We often talk about how he didn't think he'd like them, but when he finally tried them he loved them... E has been known to try new foods after this discussion.
We have this so will try!
Jem wrote:In my limited experience of just the one (that's currently eating), the only thing parental stubbornness achieves is pissed off parents.
PMSL!!!!! This is me COMPLETELY!!!!!
This phase has been going on for over a year - mostly my fault, I think. She had a terrible time eating from 8-12 months, then we discovered pasta. As I was so worried about her total lack of weight gain during these months (she weighed exactly the same in January 2011 as she did in May 2011!!) I just gave it to her most of the time so she'd put on weight.
Things that we have tried are:
Mummy/Daddy try it - "No - daddy eat it"
If you eat a pea, you can have yoghurt
Divided plate - eat something from each area
Give her something she does like along side new food - bit hit and miss, this one. If there is any "cross contamination", nothing will get eaten.
So, having got nowhere with a small spoonful of risotto this evening, DH and I have talked and will take a chill pill over it. I can appreciate it's bad timing but, we wanted to tackle it sooner rather than later as it's been going on too long and she starts school nursery in January where they provide her lunch (as opposed to me providing it at her current nursery - so I always send her with something I know she'll eat!) I can't do this come January so would rather she expanded her range a little by then! She also needs to be potty trained by January, and we thought this was the easier battle to do now!!!
But, as ever, with your wisdom, we will ease off. Keep offering new food and see how we go. I just need to not get wound up quite so much about it!!!
Mummy to my two miracle baby girls - The Thunder Fairies. Munchie born May 2010 and Ickle Pickle born July 2012.
The one who struggles, hasn't quit.