DS is 14 months. He's always been a fab eater. But recently he's going berserk when its time to eat. He's fine with breakfast goes in his high hair eats laughs happy as can be. But for lunch and dinner he basically starts crying hysterically as soon as he even cottons on to the fact you are preparing it. It can be seeing the high hair, seeing that I've got a spoon or me going into the fridge. He gets all red and cries real tears to the point he is gasping away. If this starts before he is in the highchair he will not be put in it. He does it with finger food, being spoon fed. Started that he would just do it for some food and would always have his favourites (yoghurt, berries) now he does it for nearly all. He only seems to do it at home, never with his grandparents. And at home if they feed him he still does it only is less likely to refuse all food.
He is teething... But is always teething IYSWIM. Has recently started meltdowns which are similar for other things like being taken inside when he wants to stay outdoors, or when you tell him no etc. I usually leave him to get upset for a moment or two them say its ok DS and give him a cuddle and distract. Works mostly. How tired he is makes no diff, lunch is right after his nap (2hrs) and dinner not long before bed.
Did your dc do this? And how do I go about it? I am trying to not get upset or angry and try feeding him on my lap in a diff room etc which rarely works, but often have to get him out of the highchair and he has no dinner but is very upset because he's clearly hungry. He still has a bed bottle so I don't worry about him being hungry overnight. We can get food in but it is so distressing. Help please!