Has anyone else's toddler's appetite dropped sharply around 19 months?

[SarahScone]

DS19 months is (or certainly always was) a 90+ centile child and he ate loads. However, last 8-10 weeks appetite has massively slowed down. He picks. A few mouthfuls at most during each meal. He gets two snacks a day (berries or a bit of cheese etc). I have noticed that if he has good company at the table (ie not just me), he will eat a bit more but it takes FOREVER.
I haven’t worried about it too much because nursery say he eats well when he is there and have not noticed much change. But as an example, he used to have a big bowl of porridge at home and then go on and have his breakfast, lunch and tea at nursery and then come home and eat dinner.
I do think there’s a degree of boundary and independence testing going on, but it seems like such a dip in his appetite.
He is otherwise well and I haven’t noticed any other changes.
What are others experiences around this age?

I think this is relatively normal. Both of mine were like that anyway! Their rate of growth does slow down vs when they were babies. It’s also v common for them to get picky around that age. And it probably wasn’t ideal for him to be having 5 full meals a day; that definitely isn’t something you want as they get older and are not growing as rapidly. Keep an eye on his growth but I wouldn’t be overly concerned if he’s energetic and happy.

Mine is 20 months and her appetite varies all the time. I wouldn’t worry, their growth slows after 12 months and it’s normal for appetite to vary. Keep offering same good as you’re having, eat with him, and dont put any pressure on. Trust them to manage their own appetite