fussy eater.....pls pls pls help!!!!

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my dd 11 mo has become a terrible fussy eater.she was eating well till last week. now she just refuses her own food she grabs on whatever me or my dh eat.she hates her breakfast (cornflakes-yogurt). i mix adult food(mild curry)with her mashed up veg for lunch. she hates fruits.she has chapatis for dinner on which i spread some cheese but she's not so keen on it. i'm rly rly concerned about her. she just spits out whatever i give her to eat. someone pls help.

It's probably just a phase she's going through. I think the advice is not to show her that it's getting to you - easier said than done I know. Have you tried giving her something to hold to distract her? I give her items from the kitchen - spoons, plastic containers etc. I still sometimes do this with dd and she is 16 months. I also find singing distracts her. Is she able to hold the spoon at all? I put food on the spoon and did then holds the spoon with me and puts it in her mouth but 11 months is prob too young for this - can't remember what an 11 month old can do.

My dd has always really liked avocado and chicken livers.

Good luck and try not to worry - it will pass.

Why don't you give her whatever you and dh are eating if she wants that?

Personally, I wouldn't want chappatis with cheese either. I'd prefer to have it with the curry

Will she eat rice?

i'm not too keen on giving my dd adult food right now coz my hv says it might harm her tummy. though i've started to mix a bit of adult food with her food. she hates any sort of curry or fruits or veges. i'm really trying hard to distract her from food by giving her new stuff to hold on everyday. but nothing seems to work. its getting on my nerves. today i started yelling at my little one. i rly feel so bad. but i cant help.... i rly am feeling very low.

Not sure this will be much help, but both mt dds were fantastic eaters until about the 12mo mark, whereupon we entered the grim years where they seemed to eat next to nothing. I hate to say it, but this lasted 2 1/2 to 3 yrs!!! I just kept plodding on- making meals, putting them down, throwing them out, largely uneaten. It IS depressing and can really grind you down, but my perseverance has paid off- my girls are now 5 and 3 1/2 and eat most things (still need some encouragement with veg, though!) I thought it would never happen!

Ds, on the other hand, was baby-led weaned, and as such never had a transition from purees to solid food, and so far (touch wood!) continues to eat everything and anything, so I often wonder if it is the texture they rebel against.

hang on in there- you will come out of the other side! in the meantime, just offer plenty healthy snacks throughout the day, and try to relax about meals (easier said than done I know- I've had a few meltdowns myself over the years!) good luck

It sounds like she's getting bored with her repertoire (DS was exactly the same) - maybe try more finger foods for her which are more like your food. Or mash up abit of the food you have (cut back on spices and salt while cooking - you can always add more later at the table). My DS, now nearly 3, is a much better eater - I wish I'd just picked up on his signs that he was bored with his food alot earlier as would have saved a lot of battles and tears.

your hv is talking shit i'm afriad

she will be fine with what you are eating

tis the best way, allow her what your eating and esat with her and relax