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Dts mealtimes ending in screaming fits-please help me

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annababy · 22/03/2011 14:48

Dts are 13 months and have no problem eating, except it seems when I feed them.
I work full time so they have mix of home made and jars as I just don't have time to cook every night.
When I'm off I always give them homemade and it ends in tears-as I'm typing they are screaming,and I dint know what to do anymore.

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RitaMorgan · 22/03/2011 19:30

By jars do you mean mashed food still? Or are they eating normal food?

Do you feed them or do they feed themselves?

thisisyesterday · 22/03/2011 19:32

at 13 months they really ought to be eating what the rest of you are having.

also, is it worth altering mealtimes? are they getting tired when you are trying to feed them? what is their routine when you are not there?

i would give them a plate of food they can eat with fingers and let them get on with it tbh!!

annababy · 23/03/2011 17:31

Thanks for the replies,didn't have a great day yesterday so wasn't able to reply.ds likes to use a spoon himself,dd changes daily so sometimes she helps herself and other days she wont.
They eat a mix of homemade and prepared baby food,mainly prepared at cm as I struggle to cook on the days that I work- me and dp rarely eat before 8.30 on those nights because of our working hours and bedtime routine etc
I think tiredness may be have been an issue- I just feel like I'm barely coping at the moment yet dp seems to have no problems with them.im overreacting probably just don't feel I'm getting anything right

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thisisyesterday · 23/03/2011 18:07

awww :(
try not to beat yourself up. there is no "right" or "wrong" when it comes to stuff like this. you'll get a whole lot of different opinions on how you should wean and what to give them and how to deal with the situation you've described.

personally i went down a baby-led weaning route because it seemed easiest, and my second 2 babies simply wouldn't accept anything from a spoon!

but it's easy for me cos i didn't have twins, and I didn't work, so I could spend as much time as I liked making food, giving meals etc etc. I can imagine you must be utterly knackered most of the time anyway, and tiredness definitely doesn't help when it comes to stressful mealtimes

How are they with finger food? will they eat sandwiches and stuff like that? I think at 13 months none of mine were great with a spoon (marginally better with a fork for stabbing stuff tho), but if they can pick it up with their hands you perhaps stand a better chance?
I tended to just give what we were having, but allow it to cool down quite a lot and then just let them tuck in cutlery or not! it can be messy, but I found it more laid-back letting them eat at their own rate.
you can always then spoon-feed a pudding if you want as well.

I wonder if part of it is them picking up on you being stressed out? I know it's really easy for me to sit here and say "just relax", but... just relax! if they're hungry they will eat the food you offer. and if they refuse then just let them get down from the table maybe?

do you tend to stick to a similar routine at home as they have with the CM?

annababy · 23/03/2011 18:17

I was happy for them to have lots of finger food but dp thought it would lead to them not then using cutlery-sometimes if I'm honest I'm going along with stuff for an easy life-sounds bad I know but he will suddenly introduce a 'rule' regarding food like 'don't give them bread until the end of a meal' out if nowhere that i dont always know what to do. Everyone says they don't know how I manage- I don't think I am at the moment

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thisisyesterday · 24/03/2011 18:15

well, you know the decisions aren't all up to him! you're a parent too, and if he is supervising a meal it's fine for him to choose not to give them bread, or to spoon-feed them. but when you're there and doing it then do it your way!

i can tell you that my lot have all used cutlery brilliantly despite being weaned on finger foods, so i don't think he has anything to worry about on that score.

i know what you mean about going along with stuff for an easy life though, sometimes you just don't need the hassle of disagreeing, nothing wrong with that per se.... as long as you aren't being made unhappy by someone who is constantly making up bizarre rules or trying to control you

have you ever posted on the multiples board on here? some lovely ladies on there with mucho experience in twins (and triplets)

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