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can ds really live on fruit and milk alone? since that's about all he's eating these days

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MamaChris · 08/01/2009 21:05

He's 11mo, never a great eater, but seemed to get the hang of things a couple of months ago. the last couple of weeks, he's started refusing almost anything savoury. even the old favourites don't work. he's getting skinnier too.

not sure what's best to do - I constantly debate in my head (and with dp) whether we are best to offer alternative food he will eat (ie fruit or yoghurt) if he refuses his meal, or to just say "oh, well if you won't eat you won't get anything else". I fear the former will encourage him to keep refusing proper food, but also can't refuse him something when he's screaming and signing hungry at me, at the same time as throwing his peas on the floor (to take this evening as an example).

will he ever start eating again? (ok, I know he will, but when?) and how do we deal with this phase?

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Nell12 · 08/01/2009 21:12

Stay calm!! DS ate nothing but fromage frais and toast for 2 months at this age!
Keep offering him plenty of choices and dont get stressed!

Does he feed himself? Does he do finger food etc?

MamaChris · 08/01/2009 21:30

2 months?!? ok.... I guess that's only another 6 weeks of this then?

He does rice cakes, used to eat bread, pasta etc. I've even let him finger feed baked beans when I was feeling brave! But now he just drops anything like that on the floor. he used to enjoy taking a loaded spoon or fork and navigating it into his mouth, but now that just gets banged on the table (food flying).

Well he can't live on nothing for 2 months, so I should keep offering meals, then fruit/yoghurt when he refuses it?

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