Hi,
I am feeling like I am a failure with this mothering thing! DD (DC3), who has just turned one, started off brilliantly with weaning. She was very fixed on feeding herself, so we did an almost entirely baby-led approach, and she continues to this day to be very strong-minded about doing things for herself. She now barely eats anything at all, and if she will eat anything it is favourites like cheerios/Shreddies, yoghurt, cucumber, berries, apple, snacks. She will have tiny nibbles of cheese, ham and bread too, but really tiny amounts. She starts off well at mealtimes but quickly bursts into tears, throws stuff on the floor, and tries to climb out of the high chair. She only wants milk! Plus, I can't get her to drink anything from a cup. Currently she drinks no water, as the only thing she will drink is milk, and that has to be from a bottle. She is still having about 500-600mls of milk in a day, morning, noon and night. I am trying to cut down breastfeeding, but each time I try to cut down, she gets ill and then I feel guilty about it. DS1 is autistic and has been really awful with food from day 1, and so I am anxious about whether DD is also autistic. I am not sure if I can cope if so...