She will be 2 tomorrow and she has always had a healthy appetite, but the older she gets, the more I am noticing that her appetite never seems satisfied. I give her healthy food and drinks but she is ALWAYS wanting something to eat. I try to keep her on an eating schedule but it's obvious that she always wants something to eat. She's always pointing at the pantry or the fridge. I just tell her "not now honey", and sometimes she throws a righteous fit. A friend of mine said there is a condition some kids have where they never feel full. I hope she doesn't have that but there is morbid obesity(400+lbs) in her biological family. She has her 2 yr. check-up on the 24th and I will discuss this with the doctor, but I'd love to have your input.

By Tripletmom on Friday, April 13, 2007 - 10:53 am:

Does she clean her plate at meal times? My boys can sometimes eat as much as an adult,depending on what it is.Are you giving her filling snacks(bananas,breads,muffins)I find with Adam he is a grazer(sp) and prefers to eat small meals all day and won't eat alot at one sitting.Can you play busy games with her when you think she might want to eat.I know if I'm bored I'll tend to go eat.(just throwing ideas at you)If she's busy and burning alot of calories she just might need more to fill her up.Gosh.I wish I could be more helpful but its hard at this age because sometimes eating can be a control thing because kids don't have much control yet(((Big Hugs)))

By Sandysmom on Friday, April 13, 2007 - 11:10 am:

No Sherri - she doesn't clean her plate at dinner. In fact, the regular meals she seems to not want to eat. I think you may have hit on something. She might be a grazer. I'll try the busy games. Thanks so much!

By Tripletmom on Friday, April 13, 2007 - 11:25 am:

Sandy,for 1 day cut out her snacks and see if she eats better for you at meal times.Sometimes at this age they don't eat much and snacks is enough to fill them up.Once you figure her out I'm sure she'll change again.

By Bemerry84 on Friday, April 13, 2007 - 01:11 pm:

If she has a biological history of overweight, I would watch her close and do as much now as you can. I have history in my family and it is tough. I am overweight and have been since I was a toddler (the only one out of six children), and my 9 year old is too. I pretty much watch everything he eats and we have started reading the nutrition labels on everything. The doctor runs full blown blood tests annually and he is in very good health but sometimes those genes are the source. He is a big eater and now I just tell him you've had enough and am trying to limit the amount of his intake and set up some kind of exercise. We had our first episode of him being made fun of and it literally broke my heart, it was like I was living through it all over again.

If you are noticing things that you didn't experience with your older daughter I think that is a red flag but since she's not around the bio family it may be easier to retrain her thinking at such a young age. I commend you for taking action before the problem begins.

By Debbie on Friday, April 13, 2007 - 01:54 pm:

Sandy, I have notice with my youngest ds that once he starts snacking, he wants to keep snacking all day. So, I have to be very careful about what I give him. Also, I make sure that I don't give him just carbs as a snack. When you eat carbs by themselves, your body just craves more. Now, when I give him snacks, I will give him cheese and crackers, pretzels and yogart, etc. I try and get some protein in there too.

I also think it is a good idea to talk with her doctor since she has a family history of obesity. Hopefully, he can also give you some guidence with this.

By Sandysmom on Friday, April 13, 2007 - 07:43 pm:

Thanks ladies.