Can I have some advice please fellow mnetters?
My 14 month old was weaned almost completely on finger foods. She would let me spoon in a yoghurt but otherwise has happily fed herself a range of foods and is thriving. She's got no teeth yet, but can munch on most things, although I avoid anything that would need lots of chewing.
Since she's been at nursery (3 months) the staff there report she eats really badly, refusing most main courses. The problem seems to be they feed her things she isn't used to, therefore can't pick up (lamb couscous today). I would have thought she would make an attempt at it though, but it seems she often throws it on the floor! Instead they give her toast and whatever finger food they have to hand. Most days she comes home hungry though.
They keep asking me, 'but what does she eat at home?', to which I answer 'most things!' but now I'm wondering if I've gone too far down the finger food route. I do make an effort to make things she can pick up... she can use a spoon now but not at all efficiently and mostly I need to load it for her. She'd only accept it with something sweet on it anyway.
Suggestions? Maybe I'm just needing to have a wee rant! I don't want her to be branded at nursery as a fussy eater, and don't want to turn her into one!