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Food refuser!

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CarpeJugulum · 25/04/2012 12:23

Not sure where to put this as technically DS is weaned, but it is a young child as DS is 18mo.

We started weaning at about 5mo after consultation with HV, so BLW was not an option.

To start with, he ate any purée you gave him (with the exception of courgette) and we also moved fairly successfully onto solids using a combination of spoon and hands.

Then he started molar teething, had a few bad colds where he got grouchy so was given softer foods due to a raw throat, and he's refusing foods. He won't even countenance putting new foods in his mouth.

And he's still refusing. He will eat:
Fish fingers (homemade or bought if I'm lazy)
Chicken strips in breadcrumbs
Toast
Crusty potato rolls (mashed potato coated in breadcrumbs with fillings mixed in and grilled)
Organix fruit/oat bars
Fromage frais
Occasionally fruit smoothie pouch (Ella's Kitchen)

But... he will not eat anything else. Eating out is fine - kids meals are usually chicken strips and everyone says "oh he's so good!" but he gets what he likes so it's not a hassle.

I know we have issues in that we don't really eat as a family - DS naps over lunch and therefore that's not an option; he also doesn't seem to want to eat at lunch time - he has toast at 9.30am while playing - and similarly dinner is about 4.30 so it's really awkward eating with him.

He also screams blue murder and throws food on the floor if put in his high chair to eat, so we've been eating at his little table & chair in the living room and he's also bad at running away to play - CBeebies may also be involved to try to persuade him to eat something Blush

I really want to crack down and return to eating in his highchair and eating proper meals - I'm happy to sit and chat to him even if I'm not eating.

How can I do this? I'm very worried about him being hungry - and we already have night waking issues that I don't want to exacerbate; and I really don't want to create food issues either.

Please help!

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Sl1nkyMalinki · 25/04/2012 17:56

I could have written your post, only my DS is nearly 22mo. So I'm no help (sorry) but watching with interest....

CarpeJugulum · 25/04/2012 19:44

Oooh - come over to the other thread in chat then Smile lots of good advice there!

Desperate? Needy? Moi?

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