15 month old refusing food - please help

[Stargazer89]

Hi everyone,
My dd is almost 15 months old and for the past couple of months I have really struggled to feed her. She started off being a great easter when we first started weaning her but quickly began refusing more and more food. For the last 2 months she literally screams and pushes away the spoon if I try and feed her and has recently started to get very upset when I try ahd put her in her high chair.
We have tried:
*finger food so she can feed herself

• small portions so not overwhelming for her
• offering food along side something we know she likes (although this is becoming harder because she seems to go off things she once loved)
• offering her same meals as us and eating same time with us.
• little and often (snack plates) *eating is a less formal way (play mat, leaving food out to help herself)
• not making a fuss if she refuses and chucks food on floor.

I just feel like we aren’t getting anywhere.

Any advise will be hugely appreciated

thanks

It's not uncommon for children to test boundaries,test limits and try new things to see how they can affect the world and those around them and it looks like your DD is hitting this stage.
The first thing is choose your battles!

It's unlikely your DD will starve herself so put her food out ( food she can feed herself with is best) and leave her to it.

In your post you list a lot of different methods you've tried and I'm wondering how long you tried each method?
Consistency is key right now so think through your strategy and stick to it,ie; what do you want her to eat as a balanced diet,where is it to be served,how long will you leave it out for before it gets cleared away?
No fuss and no backing down.

G'luck

She may be teething?
I've always found my son goes of food when he's Ill or teething

Thank you for the replies. @MuthaFunka61 I know you are exactly right about the consistency, I always try to stick at something but then get frustrated after a couple of days of it not working so end up switching to try something else because I “obviously” really want her to eat.
Going to make a much bigger effort to stick to one method from now on.

@JasonMomoasgirlfriend I do think teething plays a part too but I don’t think her teeth seem to be causing her any trouble at the moment but it’s something i need to be mindful about.

Is there anything that she will eat happily? What happens if you read to her or watch something on TV with her while she's eating?