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16month old won’t eat, just wants breastmilk. Help!

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xmasbamechange · 14/04/2019 18:04

So I’m fully aware this probably shouldn’t be in AIBU but I wasn’t sure where else to put it and tbh after a good 10years hanging around here the advice I’ve gotten in the past has been invaluable.

So older DC breastfed exclusively from me, naturally weaned off like a textbook baby and by the time they were 15months we’re off the boob. All a gradual and easy process.

Younger DD, not so much. I’m not sure what to do and I really hope someone will be along with some good advice. Weaning her at first was brilliant, she was an absolutely fantastic eater and started to reduce what she was feeding. All great. At about a year old this seemed to somewhere, somehow change. We are now back to multiple multiple feeds a day, she barely eats a meal. Loads of snacks but will not sit down and eat lunch or dinner properly. She has the smallest amount, screams to get out her high chair and then screams at me further for the boob. I give in because I don’t know what to do, I know this is probably wrong. I just wasn’t prepared for this, I naively thought that she would naturally just stop like my eldest. She’s still a great eater, will eat and try and anything but won’t eat a meal, it’s like she’s saving herself for the milk?! Has anyone had a similar situation? I need help!! Thanks.

OP posts:
xmasbamechange · 15/04/2019 06:27

Thanks again everyone, really helpful suggestions!
So over the weekend DH did all lunch and dinners and I disappeared upstairs and she did eat after some initial tears. The problem is though that mon-fri it’s just me here. I can get my parents to help at lunchtimes but they won’t be able to at dinner. I think my plan moving forward is that when shes gotten over the cold she’s just come down with yesterday I’ll move on to restricting her to just those three times a day and just work through it. Maybe if she’s feeling better this Friday then we can do it over the bank holiday as that’s four days with DH here.

OP posts:
Mixedupmummy · 15/04/2019 06:34

good plan op! definately possible to cut down to 2/3 times a day. that's what i do as mentioned above.

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