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If I could go back in time I would slap myself

MrsCase1MrsCase1 member
in August 2011 Moms

I totally jinxed myself by discussing here (and elsewhere) what a terrific eater Lincoln was. I should've kept my big mouth shut. Previously I thought perhaps his lack of appetite was due to teething, and now he is simply a confirmed picky eater. 

He would eat everything and anything you put in front of him: beef, pork, chicken, noodles, rice, vegetables, fruits. Now, he will only eat noodles and fruit. Literally nothing else. This is difficult given that we like to eat adventurously. I can't even sneak purees or small chunks of stuff into the food!

I totally, 100% jinxed myself. I keep offering his old favorites as well as new foods, counting the minutes till something "takes" and he eats again. This is a very annoying phase. At least, I hope it is just a phase and he isn't premanently picky like his father (don't ever take that guy for Indian food, Middle Eastern food, Mediterranean food, you get the jist...)

OK. /rant. 

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  • ladybugpjbladybugpjb member

    Same problem here - one day I was rather proud that all my mommy friends were in awe that DS eats broccoli, and the next day I was picking it up off the floor.

     

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  • StefandToddStefandTodd member

    It's developmentally normal for babies this age to start to become a little more picky.  It's thought to be an evolutionary and protective thing that when they start to toddle and walk about more, they might have been susceptible to putting poisonous plants, etc in their mouths, so perhaps that's why they (developmentally normally) choose foods they are very familiar with and know are okay.

    Also, he know you and your game.  If you continue to offer him his old favorites, AND a few new things, he's going to go for the old favorites.  Because he's so smart and perceptive!

    I'd keep offering him exactly what you're having for meals, and stop catering to his pickier tastes.  Over time, he will get enough to eat and learn to eat what is put in front of him again.

    Also, some might think this is fluffy psycho-babble, but I am a stickler for it - be careful with for real "jinxing yourself" now by talking about what a picky eater he is, especially in front of him.  Babies want to be what their parents expect of them so if he hears, "Lincoln won't eat anything but..." or "Lincoln is so picky like his dad..." or whatever, over time he'll start to live up to that because it's what he knows mommy expects of him.

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  • melissa0726melissa0726 member
    Oh no.  I keep getting nervous because we are seeing signs of picky eating.  I'll offer her something loves to eat regularly, and she refuses it.  So I scramble to find something else because she is obviously hungry.  Then two days later when I offer what she refused, she scarfs it down.  So I have no clue what is going on!  I just always try to have a backup "meal" (cut fruit, cooked pasta, etc) on hand just in case she doesn't want what we're having. 
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  • MrsCase1MrsCase1 member
    imageStefandTodd:

    It's developmentally normal for babies this age to start to become a little more picky.  It's thought to be an evolutionary and protective thing that when they start to toddle and walk about more, they might have been susceptible to putting poisonous plants, etc in their mouths, so perhaps that's why they (developmentally normally) choose foods they are very familiar with and know are okay.

    Also, he know you and your game.  If you continue to offer him his old favorites, AND a few new things, he's going to go for the old favorites.  Because he's so smart and perceptive!

    I'd keep offering him exactly what you're having for meals, and stop catering to his pickier tastes.  Over time, he will get enough to eat and learn to eat what is put in front of him again.

    Also, some might think this is fluffy psycho-babble, but I am a stickler for it - be careful with for real "jinxing yourself" now by talking about what a picky eater he is, especially in front of him.  Babies want to be what their parents expect of them so if he hears, "Lincoln won't eat anything but..." or "Lincoln is so picky like his dad..." or whatever, over time he'll start to live up to that because it's what he knows mommy expects of him.

    Oh, I totally agree with you 100% on all points, especially not discussing his pickiness in front of him. We do contine to offer him what we're eating, too. Our problem is that he is eating literally so few things, that even the old standbys aren't making the grade. It's noodles and fruit. Exclusively. I just offer new things to see if he might like it, and I continue to offer the old in case he starts to like it again. I think he gets burned out on things easily, which is a personality trait he and I share, LOL! Like, he ate Greek yogurt for two weeks and then was suddenly over it.   

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