Are slim children prone to melt downs when blood sugar dips?

[milou2]

DS2 has terrible melt downs which start off slowly with needling and difficult behaviour then progress to massive confrontations. Last night after one I suddenly thought it could be simply triggered by low blood sugar. He and his brother have always been slim.

I know I get irritable and short tempered when I haven't had enough to eat. I used to have a big tea before pick up time at 3o'clock, so I had the mental resources to look after tired and hungry children! I've always been slim too.

Is this one of the disadvantages of having been a breastfed baby?

BTW I'm a huge supporter of bf and extended bf.

I doubt it's to do with being breast fed. All children will have wobblies if their blood sugar dips.

nothing to do with breastfeeding at all.

all kids have wobblies.

it's importan to keep mealtimes regular, but even so it's hard to prevent all meltdowns.

my dd does and she is not slim !

bananas and flapjack are good for preventing meltdown - aim to get something into young children every 2 - 3 hours/

I don't think it is to do with bf or slimness, but I think meltdowns are very often blood sugar related - either hunger, or big sugar crash after junk food

Ds2 melts down if he naps - straight afterwards. Ds1 is foul immediately after school, and he has to have banana or cake or something (sweets just postpone the misery!)

yes blood sugar levels affect moods a lot

and no don't think body weight or breast feeding are anything to do with it

tho some people are more prone to blood sugar levels dipping than others

I think there might be a connection with slimness - I am slim (and was a scrawny child). I find it hard to go long periods (say 4 hrs )without food and feel wobbly if I do. i have always out this down to a fast metabolism and DS1 (also scrawny) will go white if his meal is late, and start to get teary - so I think he is like me.

I think this is more common that people realise. Slim or not, mine is awful when he's not eaten - he cannot listen, runs wild, etc etc.

Thanks for your views. I'll pay more attention to having feeding times more often and being more alert to the signs.

I'm glad it's normal