Fussy Eater

[Lychees]

My DS has ALWAYS been a fussy eater and I have no idea why.

My husband and I eat anything and we offered him a wide variety of home cooked organic food when we started weaning him at six months [most of which he turned down except for the sweeter stuff ... carrots, sweet potato, butternut squash, fruit] but at almost 23 months, all he ever wants to eat are snacks.

So he'll have fresh and dried fruit, Organix oat bars, rice cakes, toast, cheese and that's almost about it. We can coax him into eating rice dishes with veg/meat very occasionally but it's hard work. He doesn't even like chips, fish fingers, chicken goujons or beans!

I have followed all the advice that the experts give ... not offering alternatives, not giving him snacks to make sure he's hungry for his meals, not stressing out.

He's the same at nursery, with the nanny, with his grandparents ... anyone. He won't feed himself unless it's sweet.

I have come to the point when I dread spending a whole day with him as I have to "contend" with breakfast, lunch and dinner. I try not to give him snacks but he's at an age when he'll just whinge for them ALL day long!

He's in the 25% for weight and 50% for height so is on the skinny side.

I'm not sure any new advice will help. I guess I just want some hope. Does it get better ?

Oh gosh. I know what it is like. DS however will eat fish and meat. But seems to be eating worse now than ever. He does look pretty healthy though!! Fortunately he hasn't got a sweet tooth, no interest in cake chocolate or biscuits at all. When he was smaller he would fill up on porridge, now I try to avoid that as don't want him stuck in that rut. I don't suppose i have much advice for you sorry but thought I'd let you know you are not alone. Last night however, I did some mash with a gammon joint and veg. he will not eat the veg no matter, but he would eat gammon and leave the mash. So i got him to mash the potatoes (ahem) and so on and then put it in his bowl himself. he ate the lot i doubt it will always work but who knows? he didn't however eat anything else yesterday

I like you also gave him everything from small and we both eat everything, we are not fussy at all!

I thought my problem was that DS fed himself entirely from 11/12 months - if you tried to help him he would eat NOTHING and had a right strop...........but who knows??!!

I presume he is gaining weight all be it slowly? last year DS was same weight for 10 months!

Sorry for not being much help - but I'm with you if that helps any?