Advice

[Motherlove18]

My daughter is 17 months old and she my 1st over last few days she been off her food especially the foods she likes, I know she teething at the moment and has it bad, but she just gets upset every time she has dinner or tea she fine having breakfast as I do her weetabix most day would mix with some fruit in and she drinks plenty of juice and water but other than that she just won't eat her dinner or tea. What should I do? Any advice would be appreciated

Thanks

As long as she is getting enough fluid she will be fine. Are you giving ibuprofen for the pain?

I agree, keep offering food (yoghurt, ice cream/frozen yoghurt, frozen banana?) and as long as she’s having plenty fluids she won’t starve herself. I find anbesol liquid the best for teething pain (apply with cotton bud to save being bitten!)

One other thing-any symptoms of hand foot and mouth? Mouth ulcers or tiny blisters on hands and feet? My DS wouldn’t eat or even breadtfeed for 5 days with that

I have been giving her calpol but I am going to look into something but more stronger for her. Thank you for the advices I will certainly bring going shopping to get some stuff that been mentioned and hopefully she feel better and more herself soon I know the weather here doesn't help and with every one catching colds thanks again

I don't think there is anything stronger you can give her, but ibuprofen might suit her better. Would she eat weetabix at lunch time and dinner time? I agree yogurts and icelollies would be good (preferably ones with high juice content).

Nurofen (ibuprofen) is not stronger but it is more suited to treating teething pain as it’s an anti inflammatory.

I think she would eat weetabix for lunch and dinner but I'd rather give her some different throughout the day and not same thing but I guess if it's helps her then maybe I could try and see how that goes will definitely try it tomorrow least she would be eating something rather than nothing