My daughter is 21 months old. She hardly eats. For breakfast I give her weet-bix, corn flakes or toast. If I give her cereal she'll only eat a few spoon fulls. If it's toast about 1/2 a piece. Lunch I try a sandwich. If she hasn't had one for a few days she'll eat it other wise take a bit and tell me "no more mummy" Other things I give her for luch are noddles and tin spaghetti. i know they aren't the best for her but just want her to eat. At dinner time she has what we have. Unless it's spicy. Otherwise she'll have scrambled eggs. She'll also have yogurt and a banana during the day some time. I try different things including fruit with her but she won't even try them. To me she isn't eating enough. At the moment she is in a rhino brace and will be for the next 6 months for a dislocated hip. Because she can't move I know she won't need much as she isn't burning the same amount of calaries as she use to, but she still needs to eat. She won't take milk or formula either. What can I do?
2007-11-05 22:54:01 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
thankyou. I do rotate what I give her, doesn't make a difference. If her dad gives her the food she scoffs it down. Most times that is. She'll eat off my plate even if what I give her is the same. I don't want to start something that I have to get her get her out of.
2007-11-05 23:15:32 · update #1
dont fill her up on water and milk and that sort of stuff. she will eat when she is hungry. try to give her the fruits and sometimes an occasional veggie in a juice form, great if you have a juicer, im sure she will have it, and she will take in all the goodies in like that.
try to make different foods available to her, steamed rice, mash potatoes, soup... chicken soup or something like that. she will develop taste buds for what she likes.
giving her same food day in and day out - will only get her uninterested and leave her not eating well enough.
good luck... persistance, decide on a reward if she eats the food, or some kind of punishment if she doesnt...
sometimes we need to be a bit firmer... and hopefully that will work
good luck once again
2007-11-05 23:01:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is she constipated? Is she not having a healthy appetite from any medications that she's on? I have a 3 yr. old and he doesn't like to eat.. He's usually busy playing and such so usually I wait till he asks me to eat and then I feed him... My children LOVE macaroni and cheese so lately I've been doctoring it up.. I use whole milk/butter and I add shredded cheese to the box mix. I've also been adding butternut squash puree (baby food) as well as mixed vegatables and sometimes chicken or tuna... They LOVE it ! I also add puree's to spagetti sauce... Carrots, peas and sweet potatoes work very well. They eat what they like and get "extra" vitamins and minerals.. My children also get a daily multivitamin. Can you give her forified orange juice with calcium/iron? Or Carnation Instant Breakfast just blend with a ripe banana.. They have chocolate/strawberry and vanilla flavors... I also make an excellent pancake recipe that I use pancake mix (bisquick) I omit the oil... Instead,
I add about a 1/2 c. of applesauce, I also add a flavored instant oatmeal like maple/brown sugar...cook oatmeal according to pkg. directions set aside to cool...
Beat 1 egg, 1 tsp vanilla, applesauce and 1/2 c. of milk... Slowly add it cooled oatmeal.. Stir... Add mixture to dry ingridients and fold into dry ingriedients... Heat skillet and make pancakes as usual. These freeze well....
If she likes scrambled egges finely mince some onions, peppers, mushrooms and maybe add some deli ham or cooked sausage... Top with shredded cheese and Serve ! That would get some veggies into her... I also give my children mandarin oranges/ pineapple tidbits.
Good luck
2007-11-05 23:07:12 · answer #2 · answered by pebblespro 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't make a bigger issue about this than it is. Has she been evaluated by a pediatrician? Is she on medication which would reduce her appetite? Is she low weight for her age? If the Dr. says she is not undernourished, stop focusing on it--you will create a bigger problem and power struggle. The urge to survive is very strong. I doubt your child is intentionally not eating. If she isn't hungry, don't force it. Only offer healthy foods (like you are doing) and don't make a big deal about it. She's almost 2--her actions are normal. Welcome to toddlerhood!
2007-11-06 00:00:00 · answer #3 · answered by Helpful Kim 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋