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DD - a problem eater....

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mongrel · 13/03/2007 20:06

Not sure that this is the right part of the forum to post this but I can't find anywhere which appears to be more relevant.

DW and I have a problem with DD1 and her eating habits. She is 3 in July and has always been a faddy/fussy eater. Last summer she had a phase where she was vomiting regularly and having diarrhoea. This we finally nailed down as being a wheat intolerance following pretty extensive testing at our local hospital. Pasta was pretty much all she would eat at the time.

Since switching her to a wheat free diet the vomiting has ended but the breadth of food she eats is and continues to be very poor.

She eats a reasonable amount of fruit, drinks milk like it is going out of fashion. She will have the odd yoghurt but not eggs or cheese. She will not eat meat or fish, however it is served up to her and currrently will not eat wheat free pasta at home (occasionally she will do so at the childminder). Her main food is baked beans at the moment.

We supplement her diet with a dha based multi vit and an iron supplement. She has put no weight on in ages and has gained very little height either in 9 months.

it is hard to get her to eat anything else.

Should we be using reward style strategies to encourage her to eat, i.e., eat this or no Ceebeebies or should we just take away what she won't eat but offer her nothing else?

Any suggestions would be gratefully received.

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missmapp · 13/03/2007 20:17

Hi mongrel, you have my sympathies my ds is 2 and also has a very limited diet( cheese, fruit, milk and bread) although he will eat other things occasionally. At the moment, if he tries something he gets desert( fruit or yogurt) but if he doesnt try anything he has nothing else, we make no fuss but just take things away. I know lots of people disagree with this as it makes desert seem like a prize, but as it is healthy stuff anyway, im not too worried. When he is a bit older, we will try stickers, rewards etc as ive heard these work wonders, so it may work for your dd. Sometimes we seem to make progress, but then he goes back to square one again. He is on the 2nd percentile and is monitored for weight etc by the hv so i know how u feel. Sorry this offers no advice, but i just wanted u to know you are not alone and i know how you feel!
Best of luck

steinermum · 13/03/2007 20:20

Too much choice is a disaster - small children can interpret this as 'mum doesn't know what she's doing'. They can't possibly make rational decisions about what they should eat, that's your job. Have confidence in yourself. Put small portions of various foods on the plate and don't get involved in debate. p.s. I made every mistake in the book with my two and if I had my time over again I would follow my own advice, given to me too late by a wonderful doctor!!!

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