Has anyone ever taken their child to a private nutritionist/dietician because of their poor eating?

[Squirdle]

We really need to do something about DS2's eating. He is nearly 6 and has what I think is a bit of a fear of food. Whether this has become learned behaviour or something he has always had, I don't know, but we are struggling now.

I have taken him to see the HV (rubbish) and the GP. The GP weighed him and measured him and said he was a good normal weight and healthy and so his eating wasn't a concern.

Now, I agree with her to a point. DH doesn't. It is causing a huge rift between DH and I because he thinks that DS should eat what he is given and that is that. He gets cross with him every single meal time and tbh I think this is making it worse.
I keep things calm and relaxed at mealtimes and praise when neccesary.

So, I am now thinking of trying to get some help privately. Not just for DS to bein eating properly, but also so that DH and I can be taught the correct way to handle it.

Any advice?

RM -Oh go on - gis a muffin!! I'll only cry for a double chocolate if you don't. At least blueberry is a fruit...they make me strong and have vitamins.

sigh - It's a sad day and I remember it well when my dd gazumped me with quite a good argument like this one.

Maybe your dh needs a shock to stop him fussing so. Say, ok, I'll ask the doctor for a feeding tube. Might make him realise that his lad is ok, even if the diet is a bit limited.

So, a less stressed meal was had by all this evening

DS2 ate lots of chicken and potatoes, without any complaints. Wouldn't eat any vegetables, but apart from asking him to once and not make a silly noise when asked, DH didn't push it. DS also ate a portion of cheesecake....a first for him He evn carried on eating it when DH explained that there was mascarpone cheese in it (with me thinking 'nooooooo don't tell him that!')

So much nicer tonight.

BTW, DS doesn't eat very many things, but what he does eat isn't bad. He will eat chicken, roast potatoes, fish (yay), chips (not so yay), yogurt (petit filous), cheese (at a push), chocolate (of course!), butter sandwiches (actually philidephia sandwiches, but don't tell him!), crackers, orange juice (but I either water it down or sneakily add apple juice to it), loves milk, those innocent smoothies (a godsend) and thats about it really. Oooh add cheesecake to that (why am I so pleased about cheesecake...probably because he tried it!)

If DH could be as calm as he was this evening, every mealtime would be wonderful...long may it last!

He actually works away Mon - Fri so we don't need to do battle til next weekend!

Squirdle - Glad to hear dinner went well, so much nicer when its a social event rather than a battle ground!

Glad to hear dinner a success.

Cheesecake! Get him! Be cookery school with Raymond Blanc before we know it!