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Moms View Message Board: Parenting Discussion: Archive July-December 2005: He just won't eat...
...I'm in tears...I'm so frustrated. Connor won't eat much during the day and is in this "All I want is a banana" stage.
you aren't an inept mother... the fact that you are so concerned says otherwise! :-) Brendan went through this stage also, he's 4 and 1/2 now and STILL sometimes gets stuck on one food that he constantly wants to eat (more recently it's been what he calls a Brendan sandwich which is just 2 pieces of bread and a slice of cheese). I think as long as you keep offering him different variety (maybe he'll find something new he likes) and keep trying he's going to be fine. He WILL eat when he gets hungry. The only thing I can think of right off the top of my head is maybe keep trying to cut back on the milk intake, milk is VERY filling (as you pointed out) so maybe he's truly not feeling hungry.
Isn't non fat milk not as filling? Maybe substitute that for a few of the times that he wants milk and he'll feel the hunger a bit more? Good luck, thankfully Kaitlyn has never been a picky eater. It would drive me crazy, just like what you are going through with Connor.
DOn't cry! Its not your fault! All of my kids went through this stage! A lot of the kids at my work go through this too and I work with 12-24 months. It could be teeth, it could be he's not hungry, it could be he is craving certain foods. It usually doesn't last long. By the fourth child I believed the doctor....kids will not starve. If they are hungry, they will eat!!! When he is ready he will go back to eating normal. Don't beat yourself up!
Totally normal toddler behavior! {{{HUGS}}} Most mothers stress when their kids enter this stage, but be assured it is quite normal and nothing to get too concerned about. Fact is, their growth slows at this point and they don't need as much food intake as they did in the first year. He will not starve and will eat when he's hungry. To echo the others, continue to offer him healthy meals and snacks and don't fret if he doesn't eat much. He is eating! Track what he eats over several days time, as opposed to on a daily basis. My kids would eat hardly anything for days and then would eat like a horse for a day or two! They're fine and growing as they should.
It's so hard when they won't eat. Mine is 2 and I've had this problem with him since before he was one. He just wouldn't eat. I cried every day. I thought it was my cooking, my choice of meals. I would make him 3 different meals for dinner and he would eat none! He was sooo underweight. The nutritionist at the hospital gave me a couple of tips. First, she said go easy on the water, it has no calories. Next, she said to try to add some whey protein in his food. (mainly because he wouldn't eat meat) I added it to shakes and smoothies (I would mix in milk, the protein, some yogurt, and fruit). She also said to continue to give him polyvisol vitamins with iron (again, because he wasn't eating meat.)Then she gave me a website for meals that might interest kids. And she said that yes, sometimes kids will only eat one thing all day long! They do grow out of it. It has improved with my son, but there are still days where he just won't eat. On those days, I whip out a high calories shake.
Silly me, I didn't give you the website info. Here it is
We used to joke that our kids were living on air, when they went through stages where it seemed like they barely ate. With Emily, she would nibble and nibble and nibble and then one day, she would eat like a horse. Then go back to just nibbling again!
I promise, he won't starve himself to death. One thing you do need to be careful of is that this isn't becoming a power struggle between the two of you. He's eating fruit, some veggies and milk..that is fairly balanced. As long as you are filling him up with junk, offer him food before milk (and not letting him blackmail, for lack of a better word, you into milk) you are doing fine. Mine went through stages where they only had hot dogs, or only had strawberries or only cheerios. Yes, it is maddening, but it's not because of your lack of parenting skills. What your child chooses to eat is their responsiblity. What you choose to feed them is yours. Don't confuse the two. If you only offered him junk, then it would be on your shoulders, but you are doing a great job. It's hard, but try not to take it so personally.
I know the feeling. It is so hard when they don't eat. First, don't blame yourself. You are doing everything you can do. He WILL come around. It may be overnight or it might be awhile.
Thank you guys so much...for everything...
Luke is 15 months old and the ONLY thing I can get him to eat is bologna, bananas, and melon. Nothing else. I was so worried, but the doctor told me not to, be would move on to other foods at some point.
They are supposed to have full fat milk untill they are two years old. I will get the link.
The fat in the milk is for the brain development.
Don't worry about it. He wants to eat fruits and vegetables! let him. It will all even itself out eventually.
Taylor is going through the same thing. All she wants is Avacado, string Cheese and Turkey and nothing else! You really don't need to worry, it's just another one of those fun stages!
My kids all went through this stage to. As my doctor always said "When they are hungry they will eat"
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You give me so much hope!!!