I give ds all this to eat and i dont give a crap!!

[redbull]

he has
tea in the morning and before bed
bovril
pizza (everyweek)
chips (everyweek)
crisps everyday
chocolate everyday
fruit shoots most days
sos rolls in his push chair
chinease once a week
billy bear meat
bernard matthews dinosours
youngs flipper dippers
yazoo milkshakes
i dont care if i have to bribe him with chocolate to eat i dont care if he drinks all this crap as far as im concerned with his sensory problems its a blessing he eats this

when I put the bit about "our shoes" I wasn't aware she did so sorry mamadadawahwah for that

it's made from the juice of a root.

(had to google it after not being able to get images of tigers being milked out of my mind)

SpringGreens, I agree with you.
But on the other hand, I can also see the point of those mums that have got a bit upset with mmmdddwww. They are all venting their frustrations with regards to their children's diet, I am very lucky in that although I have a SN child, he has no problems in this area (chewing, swalling, textures, etc). But I don't think I would choose to list all the good foods DS eats (it is almost like "in your face?" if you know what I mean?).
I think it would have been more constructive from her side to give everyone ideas, clues, recipes, whatever strategy that has been useful to her to get to this point.
But, I also think there was not need to get so upset with her.
Sorry, that is just my opinion, hope I haven't offended anybody. I think you're all really amazing at coping with all your difficulties.

Thanks geekgrrl!

tigers having milk

OMG!!!!

and then you get people here saying they want to stop bf because their baby's first tooth has appeared!! WIMPS!!!

Im pleased that mmddww doesnt have to suffer the nightmare that is a child that wont eat its not the list of foods that upset me its the line

"Its not that hard to have a good diet, but you really have start as you mean to go on."

yes it is bloody hard ,stressful and often heartbreaking
if you read the thread properly its about those of who struggle to feed our kids for one reason or another connected to there disability
its fortunate that you dont have these problems in your family
my ds eats macdonalds as he finds this acceptable to his eyes nose and mouth
as with all the food he eats
youd think we blended macdonalds into baby food or something ...we didnt
we started out with the same expectations of a healthy diet as all mothers only are kids didnt follow that because they cant

Do you think tigers knead like cats, ow ow ow!

springgreens the whole point of this thread is if you go on to a food thread like the jamie oliver ones and say well i have no choice but to give ds crisps for brecky you would get a mumsnet battering so no people are not being had a go at for giving their kids who WILL EAT healthy food its the other way round we have it in the necks for what we give our children even as a baby ds refused healthy baby food no pureed apple just the chocolate pudding, so this was started so we could put what our kids eat WITH OUT BEING GOT AT and we still are.

THIS IS A F!!!!!G WITCH HUNT, we are expressing our views and feelings and if you have no respect for it bugger of somwhere else

c'mon, look at my breastfeeding tigers link! Far more interesting than other people's children's food...

I am going to be drawn back to that photo repeatedly

don't they look cute? I can see that there are worse creatures to breastfeed.

I googled tiger milk and then clicked on google images

Just clicked on the tiger link. Ouch!

LOL at "start as you mean to go on". Does that mean that my ds1 should still be using a NG tube or that he should never have had one in the first place?

If Sam had continued to lose weight as he started, he'd be long dead- he can't have been far iff when we introduced the soya, 4lb something isn't a healthy weight for a baby over one month at home and wothout mediacl support (millenium baby dontcha know)

Now, start with the highest aims and then drop as forced I cn get, we all do that.

I am afraid that for someone to say you "should start as you mean to go on", on this thread-after all that has been said-just seems ridiculous. The whole point is that many of us did start off with our children eating a range of foods-which they gradually self-limited. And many of us also have NT children who do eat perfectly healthily. So we do not need patronising comments from those who do not have to deal with these issues with food.

I think the NT point is important; DS2 eats perfectly and is incredibly healthy little lad. DS3 does appear to have some, different, SN and is a picky eater, but picky as opposed to resistant- I know that if I leave him in his chair for long enough (within reason obv!) it'll be eaten. So I put him up in the chair early. I f he doesn't eat much (breakfast is a no go) I don't want to cause food sissues but I know he'll eat at least one good meal a day.

I am a storng believer in keeping tension away from the table anyway, as a person with history of eating disorders, I think that is so important, it's all very well doing what my Aunt does and making them stay at table until they eat, But I wonder what difficulties she is srroing up for later. The eating disorder factor is a big risk factor for ASD's anyhow.

DS (4) is a reasonable eater. And today I feel like mother of the year... he actually asked for an apple . (He will eat fruit if perfectly ripe, peeled, cut up and displayed cutely on a plate (no, not at all spoilt ). I realise I'm pretty lucky reading about kids who really struggle with food.

However he won't settle down and eat his dinner - he is not in the least bit interested. He will allow it to be spooned into his mouth (much to dp's absolute disgust - what do you think?). DP asked him the other night what would help him eat his dinner. After a pause he replied "Better food". (Thank you, darling.....)

LOL at that- better food. cheeky mite