Help!

[BroomForMyChin]

I am blw my 9 month old DD. She started off really well and always tried everything and managed to gobble down quite a lot. But recently we are having huge problems. He seats in her high chair well for about 5 mins and eats and then refuses to eat anything else. She keeps standing up, throwing things, twisting round, shouting, crying, manically waving her arms around until I get her out of her chair. She will then quite happily potter round the kitchen eating the bits of food that fell on the floor. Because of this she basically isn't eating anything. I thought maybe it was because she's bored so I've started giving her toys and talking to her more about what she's eating etc. But it's not made any difference.

Has anyone experienced this? Any suggestions?

TIA

Bump

Are you sat down eating with her? Or does she want to be copying you and doing what you're doing by pottering around the kitchen?

DD eats well, but does get more eager to be out and about if we're not sat at the table with her - even if we're not eating - I don't eat breakfast, but DP and DD do, and DD expects it even if DP is still in bed, so I often sit at the table with laptop whilst she's eating.

I'm sat down with her. I used to potter about and get the washing up done but since she's started trying to stand up in her high chair I make sure I'm sat down with her and that I eat too.

Today's been another day of frustration and tantrums

I'm no help then, DD only gets bored like you described if we're not there - and then she just wants to see what we're doing.

Could you maybe try eating away from the high chair one night - a picnic in the living room or something? See if that changes things?

I'll give that a go, she just makes such a mess I don't think it could be a long term option. Thanks for trying to help. We've had another day of tears and tantrums mostly on my part .

Ooh we got through an entire meal today with no attempts to stand up and no tantrums. Was absolute bliss. No idea what I did differently though...

I'm happy for you.
And hope it will continue. But I've no advice I'm afraid as DD didn't walk til 20 months so was quite unable to run around! And DS was a gannet who ate everything available and demanded more.