Hi, my 1 yo has been a good eater until his most recent vaccinations. He ate most things from a spoon and was getting the hang of feeding himself things like toast and banana strips.
He had his vaccinations and for the first time they left him with a fever, zapped of energy and very unsettled. Two days later he seemed back to normal except now when we try to feed him he has developed the habit of accepting the food, chewing it once or twice and then putting his finger in his mouth and scooping most of the food out. He does it pretty much every mouthful even with the foods that we know are his favourite.
While he was unwell I assumed he had lost his appetite but it doesn’t seem to have returned. I have managed to get him to have a few spoons of porridge, and yogurt but anything remotely chunky is being taken out of his mouth or simply refusing to eat it. I spoke to a HV who advised that side effects of the vaccinations can last several days after the fever subsides (these injections were fri PM and its now Monday PM) but I’m so worried as to how long I can leave him without a decent meal.
He is still having 2 8 oz bottles a day (was going to wean to one per day but atm I’m reluctant to lose any more calories) and water so there’s no swallowing problems.
I keep reading things like if he’s hungry he will eat, but it doesn’t give me a lot of comfort because what if he doesn’t start eating properly again? I don’t want him to lose weight.