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Advice/reassurance about a fussy eater please!

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username67795 · 10/04/2019 21:23

DD who has just turned 2 is becoming fussier and fussier by the day. It started at about 18 months after she had a sickness bug. She went off a lot of her favourite foods. Now the foods she will no longer have is increasing till it's got to the point I now feel like she is living off bread.
I don't show her my frustration and always still offer her different food. I find in particular any change in circumstances e.g. going on holiday she is even worse and often won't eat anything. Would really appreciate some advice. Also if anyone's been through a similar thing how long does it last? Part of my concern is that she will always be this fussy. My sister was apparently very fussy when she was a baby and still is. Obviously not to the extent when she was a baby but apparently still lives of chicken nuggets and won't touch most vegetables.
Between the ages of about 12 to 18 months DD was quite a good eater had a good variety and loved her fruit and veg. I don't know how it went so wrong.

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Sedona123 · 10/04/2019 22:16

My only advice is to just carry on what you are doing with offering new foods. My DS has always been a fussy eater, and I have read just about every book and article on the subject. None of which had any useful advice. DS's seems to have developed due to fairly severe reflux as a baby, which makes babies very sensitive to textures of food. This may kind of be the case with your daughter as it was after a sickness bug?

For us, food charts had very limited success, but you may want to try? Bribery didn't work at all! DS (now 8) has gradually added new foods and eats a fairly wide range of things, including calamari 🤢. He still won't eat some basic foods such as rice though. 🤔 Hopefully this is just a temporary blip for you, and things improve soon.

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