November 2011 Moms
mben1119
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s/o Worried DS doesn't eat enough solids
mben1119
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DS gets 3 solid meals a day, plus snacks. But sometimes, he really doesn't eat much. I don't know if he just gets full fast, or gets bored, but there are days where he eats a few bites then calls it quits. Where we are getting ready to transition to WCM when he turns one, I'm worried he won't be getting enough nutrition. Any suggestions?
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Re: s/o Worried DS doesn't eat enough solids
I wouldn't worry. Are there times when he does eat a lot? My DS is the same way... sometimes he'll just keep eating, and eating, and eating. Other times, he just looks at me. Some days it seems like he hardly eats a thing. I talked to his daycare yesterday and they said the same thing. He eats when he's hungry, he doesn't eat when he isn't. You don't want to override that and teach him to eat even if he isn't hungry.
You'll hear a lot of moms of toddlers say that their kid lives on milk, cheerios, and air. Normal!
MMC 3.30.16
Totally agree with Tink on this. You definitely don't want to override his ability to listen to his body to eat when he's hungry and to not eat when he's not. Babies are smarter than we give them credit for!
You could always try smaller, more frequent meals, but I am not sure I'd change anything right now if I were you. Sounds like there isn't a problem - pretty normal.
BFP #2 03/08/11 EDD 11/16/11 DD Born on 11/04/11
BFP #3 08/29/12 EDD 05/06/13 M/C on 08/30/12
BFP #4 11/01/12 EDD 07/09/2013 M/C on 12/28/12
BFP #5 04/30/13 EDD 01/03/14 DS Born on 01/02/14
BFP #6 01/11/15 EDD 09/22/15 M/C 03/09/15
They say to judge toddler nutrition by the week, not the day. They'll eat tons some days and nothing others and as long as it balances out, there's nothing to worry about. You might also ask about a multi vitamin. My toddler does take a daily flinstone vitamin
Oh, and they are grazers by nature. We have food sitting out all.the.time and DS will just snack and graze. Some people resist that or find it annoying, but it's really how they are designed to eat. It also helps with moods/tantrums because they don't have any hunger related lows.
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LO #1 - Took 2 years and 2 IVFs ~ DX - severe MFI mild PCOS homozygous MTHFR (a1298c)
LO #2 - TTC 7 months, surprise spontaneous BFP!
We have done BLW, so it's been realllly slow. As in (TMI ahead..) my son's stools just transitioned from liquid-y to formed over the past month.
That being said, I hear what you are saying. It seems like he "eats" at each meal, but is it enough for me to wean him off breastmilk starting around his birthday? This I don't know. It seems like he is still nursing a fair amount, and I don't want to take that away if he needs it for nutrition, but I am wanting to work towards weaning at the beginning of the year.
DS born via unplanned C-section at 40w6d
DS totally varies in how much he eats at each meal. This morning, he ate a whole banana coated in cherrio dust & 1/4 of my container of yogurt. For lunch, he BARELY ate 1/4 of a chicken nugget & a tiny bit of shredded cheese. He will probably eat a decent amount of food at dinner though.
I struggle with wondering if he's eating enough, but I am sure he is. I think that we just worry because we are parents. Soon enought we'll be posting "LO will ONLY eat "insert random food here" for each meal"
Baby Boy #2 is on the way!