OK, I don't mean to write about this all the time, but I am hoping to get some advice from those who have been through this.
I am having such a hard time getting Collin to eat. Here was his day yesterday:
5:30- 7 oz bottle
8:30- waffle
9:00-11:30- M&M's to keep him quite at Costco
2:00- 6 oz bottle
Rest of the day- Lay's chips, chocolate chip cookies, candy, and one more 7 oz bottle (he usually only has 1-2 bottles a day, but he kept asking for one.)
We try things multiple times- different fruits (pears, apples, oranges, bananas, ect), veggies (carrots are about the only ones he'll even touch), bread (used to eat banana and zucchini bread really good, but in the last 4-5 months hasn't touched it, and won't eat any white or wheat bread), Belly Bars (that's what he survived on for the last 5 months. Now he doesn't want them), popcorn (he asks for it all the time, and then eats about 4 pieces), Chicken nuggets (another food he used to eat once or twice a week), all sorts of dried cereals (Life, Kix, Cheerios, ect), cheese crackers, Sour cream and onion Lay's chips (one of the only things he still eats), Mac and cheese (he spits out any kind of cheese we give him). There are more things we've tried, but you get the idea.
I've read and been told that kids go through phases, and that other kids lived off of fruit snacks and juice. The two hardest things about this is 1- something that Chase and I (and my mom) disagree about all the time. Chase gets so frustrated at Collin for not eating, and then we get frustrated at each other, mostly because I take things too personally and feel like people are attacking me for Collin not eating. Same with my mom. 2- Collin is fussy because he's hungry. There is such a difference when he has a bottle and eaten a waffle. He's happy. By the afternoon he doesn't want anything I offer except cookies or candy, and so then he has all sorts of tantrums because he's hungry. This is the main reason I have not forced him off the bottle. He will not drink milk any other way, and if he doesn't drink any milk he doesn't get any protein. And he'll be even more fussy.
So I feel torn- the doctor tells us we need him off his bottle and he needs to be eating other foods (hey doc, you want to come live with him for a week and get him to eat food?), that we just need to offer him foods over and over again, and not make a big deal about it when he does eat. Others have said don't fight him, there are too many other battles with 1 1/2 year olds and that as long as he's eating he'll be ok, even if its from a bottle.
Any help would be great...
3 comments:
Whoa. This rings a bell. I went through the SAME thing with Ben, but it was worse. He was 3 years on milk and nothing else. Yes, I would celebrate when he'd eat a few bites of a roll and 3 fishy crackers for the day. Unfortunately, I don't know what to tell you. Each case is unique. I went to PEEP (provo early education program--run by government, and was free for us poor students), and they taught me how to teach Ben how to eat. That's what worked for me and him. It was easier being told what to do by a professional, than by "unprofessional" family. I get easily offended when family members tell me what I'm doing wrong (or what sounds like their judging me). I know primary answers sound simple, but prayer is always good, right? Sorry, Jenny :( I'll pray for you to have the inspiration you need!
Wow---That must be rough...I can't offer any advice bc Kily is the opposite... i hope its a fast phase for him!
My sister had a similar problem and the only thing that eventually worked for her was getting rid of all the treats. Like actually throwing them away so she wasn't tempted to give them to her girls. She said she knew they were holding out b/c she always gave in and gave them the junk b/c atleast they were eating. But if you don't do that, they aren't going to starve themselves. I'm sure that's a lot easier said then done but that's one thing. Good luck! I hope I don't have to struggle with that myself!
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