suddenly fussy adn I don't know why....

[littleweed]

from eating like a man (baby) possessed, my boy at 7.5 months has now decided that lunchtimes aren't for eating at all. I have been trying to wean him off teh lunchtime bottel of milk with no success so don't know if that has anyhting to do with it. we ahve tried - all his milk first then food- usually sucessful but not the last few days as he has only drunk half tehn refused to eat, have tried giving him half teh milk tehn food - screams. tried giving him food first - screams. he's been having water in teh mornings as well beacuse its hot but wouldn't have thought that would fill him up? i don't want meal times to become a baatlefield so am now giving up after 20 minutes adn if he hasn't eaten tehn tough. also wonder if its beacsue I'm trying to give him teh protein stuff at lunch? I'm veggie but don't want him to be - maybe he doesn't like teh jars of chicken i've been giving him? (don't like cooking it myself adn Dh isn't around to do it!) any helpful suggestions or comments gratefully recieved! I know he's unlikely to satrve himself I just hate not knowing why things have suddenly cvhanged!

my dd will not eat any savoury from a jar, so I cook all hers, it is pretty easy really if you have a bit of time to do it... and so much easier at dinner time just plonk it in a pan or microwave..
my dd gets really fussy when teething still, lives on yoghurt... does her no harm at all

when he starts arguing that hes not going to eat just sit there calm (this is going to sound cruel)and say fine starve when he realises that hes getting hungry and you not giving him nothing until tea time he will soon change his mind mine went through this and another thing we tried was if you give him stuff like yoghurt for tea give him that for dinner then give him the jar at tea maybe that will work for you it works for us when ds is ill but if hes just doing it to try and wind me up i tell him hes going to starve
hth and it does get easier promise

Why not try giving him a selection of finger foods my DS2 suddenly went off Jars at about this age and from then on never liked "mushy" foods for example - a bit of scrambled egg, wafer thin ham, breadsticks, cooked vegetables etc. My DS2 just wanted to do it himself more than anything else. Also if you give a selection (That can be refridgerated if not used and brought out later) then you have not wasted anything and you will find out what he prefers

Another idea is to get your DH to batch cook a load of stuff that you dont like cooking then freeze it in bags or icecube trays then all you will have to do is defrodt them in advance and whack them in the microwave

sorry just thought of something else - My Ds1 never liked much to eat at lunch time and prefered a more filling meal at Dinner time. My DS2 prefers a filling lunch and a light tea. To this day i often give them different meals depending on the time of day. Good Luck

I wouldn't worry because it can change so quickly - he'll eat later if he's hungry (unless he's ill). He might be getting bored of the jar stuff or be ready for finger food. my dd at the time could be bribed with something sweet alternating with something savoury while being distracted with toys, but at 9-10 months she refused to be spoonfed and wanted finger food only. Or you could just try and make him hungry - leave it 2 hours after a drink before food, make sure he has lots of fresh air, make sure he's not too tired or just woken up. Good luck!

He might be teething, he might feel a bit off colour, he might just not be as hungry in the warmer weather. I think it will pass - don't worry. The milk is good for him. In the past babies didn't get weaned until 9months or later so missing the odd meal won't harm him.

cheers ladies - will try swapping lunch adn dinner over tomorroa adn see if that helps. will also try more finger foods.perhaps if i sit there in front of him munching my way through a big tub of ben & jerry's he'll get teh idea!!

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