My baby is so stubborn. She only wants to drink warm milk with cereal in it or cornmeal porridge, she only eats a few real foods. When I try to feed her she only takes a few nibbles. Someone please help!!!! My Dr. says just take the bottle away period. But when I do that we have a stand off she still won't eat and just cry of hunger pains.
2007-07-12 11:42:24 · 14 answers · asked by ming ming 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
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That should have been solved 10 months ago. I'll bet you haven't potty trained her yet either!
My daughter ate our food at age 10 months (put through a blender).
2007-07-12 11:50:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Don't give her a bottle any more. She's not a baby. She's over a year and a half. Some kids her age are in underwear.
Let her feed herself. She'll eat when she's hungry enough. If you don't like to hear her cry, enroll her in a day care and ask them to help her learn to feed herself.
Are you giving her vitamins or anything? Milk and porridge alone isn't good for her health, not to mention the constipation issues she might have. Read the nutritional guidelines for toddlers. You can find them in any parenting book, along with a chart for developmental milestones.
2007-07-12 12:08:54 · answer #2 · answered by Meghan H 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There are so many toddler foods out there, you must be able to find something she likes. My daughter really liked the Gerber Graduates at this age because she could feed herself. The cereal cracker things were great for a diaper bag snack as well. I agree, you should throw out the bottle and only give her a cup.
2007-07-12 11:50:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
My daughter is 16 months and off the bottle I took the advice of my doctor when she said to get rid of her bottle. I gradually introduced sippy cup , only giving her a bottle at bed , now she doesnt even know they exist also now they even have ones with nipples that you can turn into a trainer , there great I suggest you look for one available in your neighbourhood
2007-07-12 13:38:35 · answer #4 · answered by miss_brittanychantal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do as the doc said .i know its hard,but your baby isnt getting the nutrients from milk with cereal and/or porrige.she needs solids! i had to do this with mine.if she has taken a bottle with milk,she is no longer hungry for food.she knows that by throwing her tantrums she will get what she wants.as others mentioned,she will not starve.offer her a lil bit of milk in her sippy cup.take her to the store and show her some cups.maybe some with her favorite character on it. i eventually did this with mine and even then i had a lil trouble,but not as much.giving in to her tantrums isnt the answer.you have to be very patient and determined about this.not only is she not getting her proper nutrients from a bottle,but imagine how much harm it can be causing her teeth.the harm isnt always visible.i wish you lots of luck for this can be accomplished with time and patience.
2007-07-12 12:00:03 · answer #5 · answered by fishin for answer 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
you will desire to no longer be putting cereal interior the infants foodstuff. docs now say to no longer do this. additionally my son is 4 months previous on the 25 and he eats 4oz each 3-4 hours. 8oz looks like lots. Water is superb and till your wellness practitioner reported the ok for juice do no longer the two. they'd start up ingesting cereal at that age basically no longer interior the bottle!
2016-11-09 03:56:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do what your Dr. says, she isn't crying over hunger pains, it's a tantrum because she's not getting her way. it's not to be mean to her, but it will end up ruining her teeth. and since she's only drinking milk most of the time she's not getting the nutrients she needs. Good luck!
2007-07-12 11:56:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Start offering the cup instead of the bottle, like at lunch. And maybe slowly make it colder. Give her finger foods so she can feed herself. My daughter eats more when she can do it. They even have these munchkin mesh things so that you can plop a piece of fruit in and they can mash it with out choking.
2007-07-12 11:46:37 · answer #8 · answered by nanners454 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well it's obvious your daughter is in control at your house. She'll keep doin what she is doing until you get a backbone and let her know who the real boss is. Take away the bottle.. keep offering other foods. She eat eventually when she gets the message your not playing her game anymore.
2007-07-12 11:51:14 · answer #9 · answered by limgrn_maria 4 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Just take the bottle away as your doctor says. Throw them away. She has learned that you will eventually give in to her. Give her a sippy cup. She will not starve herself trust me. She will cry and tantrum and then will just give up and drink froma sippy cup.
2007-07-12 11:46:33 · answer #10 · answered by Melissa 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋