BF ds (18 months) refuses food any advice

[not1not2]

I've put a longer post in weaning but wondered if anyone on here had advice ds is 18 months and doesn't eat.

he is BF this has been going on since 6 months we've been to GP who thinks it's because he's BF

I have tried extensively different methods (posted on here at 8 months) used all sorts of different foods with spoons hands my fingers I've tried BF before after between, we've tried eating alone, with parents, family, whole playgroups you get the idea.

my question is really is it possible/likely that at 18 months he isn't eating because he's BF? we have got feeding down to 3 times a day (and once at night) he has a particular issue with not wanting liquid/semi solid stuff eg purees sauce etc etc

thanks

My DD wasn't really interested in solid food until she was about this age. From what people have said on here and at LLL meetings it's pretty common.

Depending on what solid food he's eating it may or may not be a problem. I think a lot of people (including some HCPs that are not clued up about BF) forget that introducing solids is a gradual process and that they don't suddenly eat 3 massive meals a day. My DD is 2.4 and still doesn't eat big meals. Don't forget as well that breastmilk contains lots of vitamins, minerals and other good stuff so it's not like your DS is filling up on something that's doing him no good.

There's some info here you might find useful.

Oh and I forgot to mention about teething, my DD will often cut right back on solids if she's got a tooth coming through.

thanks guys I'm of to look at theat link now

when I posted last time general advice was not to worry so I didn't but I kind of expected more improvement by now,

Hi NOT1. I have the same problem with my 15mth old dd. Is your ds putting on weight ie remaining onb his centile?

just about to weigh I'll get back to you

he was however big at birth

he is in age approp clothes and growing out of them the oh so chubby thighs have slimmed a bit but still pretty roly poly really

My dd is down from 50th-9th centile so I am going to drs soon, but I'm a bit worried they'll just say to wean her. The kellymom article is good. I think some children just have small appetites at this age. I don't think the BF is a problem, plenty of toddlers drink large bottles of milk. Goodnight for now. X

i used the gina ford routine with dd from 6.5 months because she was breastfeeding twenty times a day, and i couldnt cope. ds2 was only two at the time and i just couldnt anymore. it took four days of her screaming constantly until i breastfed her every fours and offered food at meal times until she worked out that was all she was getting. she stayed on purrees for a further three or four days and progressed straight onto finger foods, basically what her brothers were eating.
at 8.5 months she was eating biryani and kebabs. if anyone had told me i would be doing this with dc3 when dc1 was a baby, i would have been horrified. but it worked for her, and so i reccomend it.