Hi everyone
Over the last few weeks my 20 month old boy has gradually cut down his food intake to barely anything.
First he stopped eating his big bowl of porridge in the morning. Then he started skipping lunch. Now he wont touch his dinner either - he's not even playing with it. It's like he's just never hungry.
He's been a fairly good eater in the past. He's been eating independently for a good few months now. We sit as a family for dinner, and have a good happy routine around meal times.
Now he often wont touch his plate. He even turns up his favourite snacks, so a nibble of a banana or a cracker is what sustains him for half the day.
He still enjoys his cow's milk - 150 mls (~5 oz) at mid morning, mid afternoon, and before bed. Not an excessive amount, always after food is offered.
At first I thought I'm just being paranoid but then I wrote down all the things he ate yesterday and saw how little it has become:
- three bites of toast with pb
- 1/4 avocado
- small pot yoghurt
- 450 mls (~15 oz) milk total
He's 95th percentile for his height and around 40th for his weight, as a result he's always looked very slim.
Does he really not need more calories than this?
We walk for 1 hour a day with the dogs, he plays energetically around the house. He sleeps 10 hours at night and 3 hours in the afternoon.
His health seems perfectly fine. Developmentally, he is just starting to talk and has been pushing his bedtime back too til 9pm. Is there a connection?
Should I be concerned or is this a phase? Would it help if I start tracking his weight?
Thank you for your advice!