My Daughter is 13 months and I’m just finding the whole offering meals/trying new things so unbelievably exhausting. I feel like I’m being driven mad by the constant struggle of it all.
She has never really been overly interested in the idea of food. Right from the start she’d show little interest in touching food let alone tasting it - unless it was purées. We have definitely come a long way from those days, but I still find she is reluctant to touch/try certain things even at 13 months. I’m not sure if this is due to fussy eating or because she’s now her own little person.
I find it so hard to cook family meals as whenever we have a meal containing meat she spits it out or doesn’t eat. Recently we have progressed with sausages, but things like chicken or fish is a big no. I have tried different ways of cooking/serving it and still no luck. Some of her favourite foods are: most fruit, pasta, cheese, eggs, humous, rice, yogurt, noodles, sweet corn, peas etc. A few people have said it’s amazing she even eats those, and that I’m worrying for nothing. I struggle with anxiety and just feel like I’m drowning in worry every single day that I’ve failed her somewhere along the line. I see my friends children of a similar age and they’ll eat anything, which stresses me out even more.
Her Dad and I both cook for a living so it is a big part of our lives. My partner works incredibly long hours so I tend to solo parent majority of the time, and I feel that’s another reason why I’m consumed with worry, as it’s mainly down to me.
I guess I’m just looking for some advice really, did anyone else have a fussy baby that became a good eater?