I never thought I'd see the day!

[silverfrog]

dd1 doesn't drink. At all. Ever. She used to, but stopped when she was about 18 months old.

Out shopping today, and stopped to give dd2 her lunch. Dd1 munching happily on crackers while dd2 shovels in food, and I got out a carton of juice for dd2. dd1 took one look, and I was expecting the usual "all finished" when she said "like some"!

Hastily picked myself up off the floor and held the carton for her to drink.

"nice bink" says dd1. "bit more". (poor dd2 is at this point gasping and stretching for the juice, but being told "no dd2, it's dd1's juice)

dd1 only had a few more sips, but I was chuffed as anything.

Then, just now as I was browsing MN, dd1 was flipping through her books and chatting away.

"would you like a bink?" I hear, and turn around, amazed and repeat it, expecting to hear "bink tomorrow" and instead she says "mummy get it ready (dd1 speak for yes).

She had now drunk about a third of a carton.

Blimey. 2 drinks in one day - I really thought it would never happen.

Long may it continue!

Thats great

Thanks - I'm so unbelievably excited it's untrue!

She has previously asked for drinks, but usually only when she is ill (normally heralds onset of ear infection)

However, I don't think she's coming down with anything atm. Her pre-school mentioned that she was wanting a carton of milk when they gave them out (she is GF/CF) so maybe, just maybe, she is realising that people are meant to drink things...

sounds great, this should make your life easier.

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taht is wonderful. made me really grin

That's very good news silverfrog! Very happy for you!

EXCELLENT NEWS!
I am very pleased for you.
Well done dd1.

Thanks, everyone - it feels a bit silly to be so excited over something so ordinary and everyday, but that's life with a SN child really, isn't it? Normal everyday things just seem so difficult sometimes.

Have sent her to pre-school this morning with some cartons of juice - hopefully she will carry on with the drinking htere (and the signs are good, as she was hopping about with excitement on weds when they brought out the milk cartons a snack time...)

That is good.

Now, any tips on getting my DS3 eating ?

Oh thats good, ds1 wouldn't drink for many moons and I know how worrying it can be.

RE: milk cartons (we're also GF / CF), would they not ahnd out one of those cartons of alpro sya milk at the same time? tahts what they're doing for ds3 when he starts in january, as he will get distressed if he can't have a carton when the other kids do.

I wish I knew, Dinosaur.

You're actually lucky to an extent with the school- I know that probably sounds silly, but when DS1 wouldn't drink anyhting bar a specific juice carton we had to get letters from apeds and his nutritionist . not bothering with ds3 though- much more experienced these days and they're used to doinga s they're bloody told now!

the school are wonderful. They are bending over backwards to help us. They have also changed the flour they use for flour play, just in case dd1 gets interested, and were happy to stop jelly play (as dd1 was eating the jelly and going hyper) until I found a suitable alternative (which they are now happy to pay more for)

I thought they may have an issue with the juice (why should dd1 have something different to drink, etc), but they suggested it themselves.

they also give dd1 her own snacks, as she won't touch most fruits raw (except blueberries) so she has the fruit crisps by humdingers. they really are marvellous.

I wish Pringles did a fruit variety. (DS3 will eat Pringles but not any other kind of crisp, go figure.)

Could you put apple crisps in a pringles tube I wonder?

I might try that although apples are one of the things he does eat anyway, along with bananas and grapes.

The main problem really is that he doesn't eat any red meat so paed is concerned that he is not getting enough iron. I tried hiding a little spoonful of bolognese sauce in his pasta the other day but he sussed it immediately and refused to eat any more.

There is of course iron in cheerios which he scarfs down by the fistful .

does he eat other things that a veggie would use to supplement iron intake- pulses (ds1 loves beans), cheese and milk( cn't remember if CF?) etc? If so I wouldn't personally worry- but even if PAed is concerened a simple anaemia test will give her an answer anyway!

What about fruit juice? drinking drinks high in vit c (so maybe grape juice or cranberry if ornages not taken) really boosts iron absorption as well, these can be given as jelly if nto taken as drinks- obv. home amde with gelatine LOL, and nto the hartleys variety

He does drink goats' milk but paed said no iron in that. He eats a little bit of philadelphia/dairylea type cheese. And does drink orange juice (out of a carton, natch).

He used to eat baked beans but they were one of the things he gave up when his autism started to manifest itself. I suppose I could try making a very mild curry-type glop with some other kind of beans and hiding a bit of that...hmmm.

lentils are quite easy to hide in anything, including soups, as well- and good source of iron.

maybe get a veggie cookbook or two? It is after all a fairly normal diet for these days (my nephew is veggie and on the 99th centile btw lol)

Don't think ds3 eats much meat or ds1, its never been an iue- I REFUSE to monitor what they eat, Is erve good food and in enough variety that I know they're getting enough. However, several years as a veggie (long since lapsed)before the mass market appeal kicked off, and a lifetime of CF emans I'm pretty clued up on nutrition if nothing else!

Hmm, maybe after the MA in ASD I should do a nutrition degree.....

interesting research btw

lentils! now why didn't I think of that? I will give them a try...

well, dd is definitely on a roll.

she had a few sips of juice at pre-school, but not a huge amount. still, i thought, a start and we can build on this.

then, after tea she had a few more sips. Am very pleased now, as that is agin 2 voluntary drinks.

then she asked for more, so she finished the carton (prob around 150ml)

and asked for more. I thought we might hit a problem here, as only had a different type of carton. She drank the lot (another 150ml), and then polished off a second one!

That's nearly half a litre

If she hadn't been running around like a loon all afternoon, I'd definitely think she was ill.

Blimey.