Dd is 12m and is breastfed. Food is so hit and miss. We did blw with a tiny bit of spoon feeding. She doesn't entertain breakfast or lunch and sometimes will eat dinner. Generally shows no interest in food. She bfs around 4-5 a day and sleeps through the night. At the moment she is very poorly with an upper respiratory viral infenection and has not eaten a thing since Saturday and has upped her bfs. Whilst I completely understand that she doesn't want to eat right now, I can't help worry that she will ever eat again. It's bad enough trying to get her to eat when she is well, but now she is like this I can't see her ever eating again. Seriously I am so worried now and can't take anymore. I don't know where to go from here. Normally we all sit down to eat together and I put the food infront of her with cutlery and she explores and no pressure. Nothing goes in and if it does its a tiny amount. I've tried sitting her in my lap and letting her take from my plate but she just throws it everywhere and probably thinks its a game. I can't keep living like this. Please surely someone has some advice for me x
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No offense taken showtunesgirl. My anxiety stems from dd2 and her reflux. We were in and out of hospital for a year and it was very traumatic for the whole family. Dd2 not suffers with chronic constipation and is on movicol. When dd3 came along I failed to live each day and was always on edge waiting for something to go wrong. It subsided when dd3 was 4 months or so, as you probably realised I wasn't posting anymore! I'm not normally an anxious person it only appears when my dd's stop eating for whatever reason. I guess I don't want ds3 going in the same direction dd2 went in. 
It is such good news that she is feeling a bit better, and good for you too as it gives you a little break. You could always try her with a snack of raisins or a biscuit this afternoon and she how she gets on, it'll be less stressful for you both than trying her with a meal first.
I'd stop weighing her though as it seems to be making your anxiety worse. Lots of children lose weight when they are ill and recover. my ds used to go like a bag of bones everytime he had tonsilitis and soon put weight back on.
She seems a very bright and sensible little girl. She knows that BM is the best thing to make her better and you should too 
As of Friday she was 27lbs 3oz. She now is 26lbs. So that's 1lb 3oz lost since she stopped eating on Saturday! She is still producing wet nappies, but very little mind you and there are still tears! How long is it ok for her to go without "food"? She has fed from me about 4 times so far all being quite small Feeds!
Thank you for the link to the book, I've just bought it 
Thank you for all your support. I really appreciate it. Can someone post a link to the book please "help my child won't eat". I've looked it up and not too sure which one to buy. I had an awful time with my 2nd dd and all of this is bringing back the trauma. I don't mind nursing but I can very anxious when she then begins to show less interest in that too. She still hasn't eaten a thing. Dd is bf'ing less too. She has lost of a pound now. Stupid doctors don't care about her eating so I feel very alone on this 
Please don't worry about her refusing solids, she is getting everything she needs from you including cuddles and white blood cells both of which she won't get from a piece of toast .
The milk will be enough to sustain her and it sounds like all she wants at the moment. Did you know that the milk changes as your baby grows and the milk will have a much higher fat content than it did when she was younger?
While she is poorly try to concentrate on bfing and nursing her back to health. Try to eat well yourself to and rest when you can. When she is well again start offering small portions of solids again and now she's past one you can start offering solids before the bfs.
If you want to cut down on the number of bfs when she is better a BFC will be able to advise you on how to do this, try the National Breastfeeding Helpline.
There is a book that will probably help, it's called Help My Child Won't Eat. Why not read it now and it may help when you do reintroduce solids.
But please don't stress too much. I've nursed both of mine through illnesses and reintroduced solids successfully, even with dd who has always been a fussy eater.
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I have offered her watermelon, bananas, cucumber etc but nothing tempts her. Doc said that appetite should pick up 48-72hrs after starting antibiotics, if that's the case then I should notice her appetite to return maybe tomorrow or Friday!! I am at my wits end now.
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