18mo doesn't want to eat and throw all food out

[anaimontanha]

Hi, everyone!

It's my first time posting here, (also, english is not my primary language, sorry for any mistake).

This is what is happening around: My son is 18 months older and doesn't want to eat. Sometimes he eats a full plate, like a grown-up, and sometimes, he eats barelly nothing, or nothing at all.

I don't really care too much, because I think he gets what he wants and needs. Also, I'm still breastfeeding him. But my husband does think our son doesn't eat enough and keeps trying to feed him a little more, every meal.

Until son throws all food on the floor . Actually, all of our meals ended up on a big mess. So, what to do to son stops waste food?

My son is 20mnths and is a really fussy eater. He has been like this since he was a year old. He throws his food on the floor and at me sometimes . I contacted two different HVs who both told me that it's more a behaviour issue than anything else and it's about the toddler being in control. Still didn't solve my problem though . However I,ve now learned to not fuss or worry so much about it. I just give him small amounts of finger food that he can feed himself and leave him to it, I don't force him cos it just makes matters worse. Sometimes he eats it and other days he doesn't. I just get him weighed and as long as he is thriving I figure he's Ok. Good luck I know it's stressful but have a chat with your HV if you can and unfortunately food just has to go in the bin uneaten sometimes. x

Yeah, really stressfull. We do the same here, but i guess i'll have to conform about the food. Because no matter what we say, he keeps wasting the food (which botters me, because lot people starves to death).

thanks. good luck for us!