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Come in if your LO eats 3 finger food meals per day

MrsGsoonMrsGsoon
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Are you shocked by the quantity of food your LO eats? DD can eat (for example) a whole grilled cheese, some veggies, and some fresh fruit in one meal.  She acts like she wants more while she is still eating, and will lose interest when she is done, so I *think* she needs to be eating as much as she does.  What do you think? Do you ever worry that you are giving your LO entirely too much?
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  • JARbabyJARbaby member
    I let her eat until she starts throwing food. She kind of sweeps the tray with both hands and then I know she is done!
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  • *sallymad**sallymad*
    I feed dd until she's not hungry (she shows signs like throwing the food on the floor, sweeping her tray or giving the dogs her food). Yesterday at breakfast she had 4 (!) blueberry pancakes, some fruit and yogurt. And I'm pretty sure she could eat an entire can of black beans in one sitting lol. That said she also has her days were she'll hardly eat anything. It all evens itself out.
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  • EastCoastBrideEastCoastBride member

    I thought DS ate a lot and he doesn't eat nearly that much!  If he eats 2 strips from his grilled cheese (and otehr stuff), I think that's a lot.

    He's a SLOW eater, though.  I actually try to keep busy doing other stuff.  I feel like when I sit with him, he eats even slower. 

    But he'll start turning his head from me - when he does that, I know he's done.

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  • caeliesmomcaeliesmom member
    Yes dd eats like this all the time and I always worry that I am giving her too much. But once she's done she lets us know so I figure she needs it. THeir appetites eventually slow down.
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  • whitehead15whitehead15

    imageJARbaby:
    I let her eat until she starts throwing food. She kind of sweeps the tray with both hands and then I know she is done!

    Yep, this.  Z eats like an adult....it's amazing!

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  • MrsGsoonMrsGsoon
    imagewhitehead15:

    imageJARbaby:
    I let her eat until she starts throwing food. She kind of sweeps the tray with both hands and then I know she is done!

    Yep, this.  Z eats like an adult....it's amazing!

    Yes! The other night she ate a small chicken breast, a whole sweet potato, and a small side of peas.  It was what the correct portion size for an adult should be!!!!

     At her last pedi appt, she was only in the 5th percentile for weight, so it isn't like she is a big baby who requires extra food.

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  • MrsPedersenMrsPedersen member
    This makes me feel like DS is not getting enough. It is hard for me because he still only has 3 teeth...
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