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11 mo nightmare to feed

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flipster · 21/12/2007 12:27

Hi - I am completely and utterly at a loss as to know what to do with my 11mo ds regarding feeding. Occasionally he will eat a meal with no problems, but most of the time he screams and writhes in the highchair - even if he is actually feeding himself.
He has even regressed - he used to be able to eat entire veggie nuggets but now he has to have tiny bits broken off or he just spits it out. He gags on shreddies and spits them out, whereas he used to eat them fine.
The whole thing is getting me down and I end up in tears over his meals which is rubbish for both of us. Am worried about his weight as I don't think he eats anything like enough for his age and he is slipping down the percentile charts.
Worried that meal times are somehow psychologically scarring him.
Anyone had this happen - how did you cope, how did you manage the situation and try and improve things? Does it get better with age? I worry about taking him anywhere out to eat as feel it will just be a disaster.
Thanks.

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ImBarryScott · 21/12/2007 12:32

Maybe he doesn't like being reined in by the highchair.

My 9mo DD has just started cruising, and is obsessed with it. She currently finds cuddles too restricting apart from at bedtime, and also often gets cheesed off with the higchair. I sometimes let her carry on playing whilst she chomps on some toast or something.

But then I am a filthy slattern who doesn;t mind the crumbs.

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