DS always seems hungry

[SammyNik]

Do they have a growth spurt at 12months? DS always seems hungry and would eat all day long I think if I let him! If it is a growth spurt what can I do to stop him constantly asking for food? He has recently stopped his afternoon milk as he had stopped drinking his bedtime milk so don't know if it could be connected to this?

[Freya'sMum]

Sorry about the delay in responding - haven't been able to get on to the site for a day and a half !

Could you post your Eat routine, and typical meals (what foods), and milk volumes (if bottle feeding) so we have a bit more info to go on please?

Ax

[SammyNik]

Hi thanks for reply, a typical day looks like this:

7am - milk in cup about 8oz
8am - breakfast - weetabix or porridge about half a bowl, a few cheerios and 1 slice of toast
10am - snack - fruit or breadsticks
12.30ish - lunch - finger foods ie sandwiches, cheese, cucumber etc and petit filous
2pm - snack - same as above snack
5pm - tea - meat and veg etc normally a whole bowl and petit filous or fruit puree
7pm - milk in cup about 8oz sometimes doesn't finish

In between these times he always seems to be asking for food, if he sees me eating he wants some, if he catches sight of the bananas I've tried to hide he shouts until I give in and give him 1, I just feel like he is always eating!! He isn't a big boy, tall for age but average weight, on 50th% percentile for weight and 91st% for height!!

[Freya'sMum]

My dds both do this, have phases of hungriness then total food apathy - I find it passes after a relatively short period! I just aim for consistency throughout, offer them a healthy balance of foods at meal and snack times, just with more food at these times during a hungry period - I try not to feed them in between (or myself so as not to be a tease!) to maintain the structure of the routine!

Ax