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help my 13 month old wont eat!
« on: August 15, 2006, 15:45:16 pm »
my daughter has always loved her grub never turned down anything, i breastfed her till 12 months now she has a bottle of milk am & pm!

for the last month she has started having maybe 2 spoonfuls of her food then refusing point blank to eat anymore,she wont eat cereal of any type,i make her toast with a tiny bit of honey but she sometimes wont even eat that!

She seems to prefer to graze & eat on the hoof but i want her to learn to sit & eat & im running out of ideas of food to give her.
Im starting to get concerned that shes not eating enough! :(

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Re: help my 13 month old wont eat!
« Reply #1 on: August 15, 2006, 16:55:17 pm »
There's generally a HUGE drop in appetite that happens around 1 yr of age. Babies and toddlers have an innate ability to regulate their appetites based on what their bodies need, so unless she seems ill, is losing weight, or waking from hunger during the night, I'd imagine that's what's going on. My DS can literally live for days on nothing but air, only to eat me out of house and home a few days later. Also, choices can help, even if she isn't very verbal yet. You can hold up 2 foods and ask her to point to which one she wants, and that might help her get more interested in eating.

Is she in a high chair? 13 mo seems a bit young to expect her to sit down on her own and eat, they generally need to be contained for a few more months. If you'd like for her to stop grazing, your best bet is to stop offering food on the go. Most toddlers her age eat 3 meals and 2 snacks a day (we do more on hungry days). When it's time to eat, sit at the table with her and offer her food. If she chooses not to eat, end the meal without making a big deal out of it. Then wait until the next meal or snack to try again. It might be rough, as she'll likely get hungry earlier, but you gotta stick with it if you really want to break the habit!
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Re: help my 13 month old wont eat!
« Reply #2 on: September 11, 2006, 09:10:47 am »
could it also be teething?  I know Rachel gets picky with her food when she's teething and I put her onto table food she feeds herself entirely and nice crunchy snacks like apple and pitta toasted.  it seems to work for us so might work for you too.  hth
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Re: help my 13 month old wont eat!
« Reply #3 on: September 12, 2006, 20:45:48 pm »
Thomas also gets very picky when he is teething or is not well. 

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Re: help my 13 month old wont eat!
« Reply #4 on: September 20, 2006, 01:17:51 am »
I am going through the same exact situation with my 13 month old son.  I know how you feel.

He always drinks his cup of milk when he wakes up and does pretty good with breakfast.  Today he ate a whole pear and 1/2 nutragrain bar.  Lunch and dinner he did not eat enough to even count. 

He is on the low end for his weight, so that worries me.  How much does your lo weigh?

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