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Fussy 12 month old

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CatMum96 · 13/11/2023 11:16

What do you feed your 12 month Old babies? Mine is very fussy and doesn't eat anything with a lot of taste to it. Also refuses to even put a lot of fruit and veg. In his mouth. His sister was a breeze so i'm really struggling

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CarolnotKaren · 13/11/2023 12:25

Mine was really fussy at that age + ate very little. It seemed every time we made progress with new food, he would get a horrible cold, teeth coming through + regress to eating very little. I was really worried what he'd eat at nursery... actually they were the cure. He took to nursery really well, the distraction and peer pressure of eating with other kids cured the fussiness. The nursery workers said it would! They also gave us tips + meal ideas, told us to be strong + not give in at the weekend. After a few weekends and less refusals than I expected, it had entirely worked.
Nursery workers reassured me a healthy child will not voluntarily starve themselves and once they understand there are no extras, they will eat what they need at the right time. I was reminded they were not my newborn struggling to latch anymore.
If he isn't at nursery, consider entirely changing what you do at mealtime arrangements + food. Rethink everything. Kids do tend to like bland soft things, so truely think about what he is rejecting + why. Is it new textures? New tastes? Tiredness? Bored? Is he already full, filling up on milk or snacks? Is he after the attention? If he plays up, what do you do? Could someone else feed him for a few days to break habits? New plates? Sit on a chair booster rather than in a high chair?
Do a lot of research, plan it out the revolution + stay strong. You can do it!

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CatMum96 · 13/11/2023 17:47

CarolnotKaren · 13/11/2023 12:25

Mine was really fussy at that age + ate very little. It seemed every time we made progress with new food, he would get a horrible cold, teeth coming through + regress to eating very little. I was really worried what he'd eat at nursery... actually they were the cure. He took to nursery really well, the distraction and peer pressure of eating with other kids cured the fussiness. The nursery workers said it would! They also gave us tips + meal ideas, told us to be strong + not give in at the weekend. After a few weekends and less refusals than I expected, it had entirely worked.
Nursery workers reassured me a healthy child will not voluntarily starve themselves and once they understand there are no extras, they will eat what they need at the right time. I was reminded they were not my newborn struggling to latch anymore.
If he isn't at nursery, consider entirely changing what you do at mealtime arrangements + food. Rethink everything. Kids do tend to like bland soft things, so truely think about what he is rejecting + why. Is it new textures? New tastes? Tiredness? Bored? Is he already full, filling up on milk or snacks? Is he after the attention? If he plays up, what do you do? Could someone else feed him for a few days to break habits? New plates? Sit on a chair booster rather than in a high chair?
Do a lot of research, plan it out the revolution + stay strong. You can do it!

Thank you that's a lot of help! He does go to nursery once a week so I'll ask them how he eats there

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