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Dinner rebellion- what am I doing wrong??

ajdmamaajdmama member
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Up until recently, my 1 yr old would eat whatever we were eating for dinner..sometimes this required that I blended it, sometimes I didnt. But now, he wont eat anything for dinner! As of today I've stopped nursing him so I'm slightly terrified that this kid wont be getting any type of legit vitamins in his system. I've tried the vitamin drops but he sniffed them out in everything I've tried to put them in. He eats dinner when we eat (around 6) and goes to bed right at or before 8p (depending on how much fun he's having during bath time). I know a lot of Moms are struggling with picky eaters, I'd really be open to any suggestions/miracles that have worked for you guys!
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Re: Dinner rebellion- what am I doing wrong??

  • tbmadeamistaketbmadeamistake member
    I don't have any miracles to offer except to keep offering the food.  He won't let himself starve and eventually he'll get on track with eating.  I felt much better when I heard about looking at their meals over the course of a week, rather than what he gets in a day.  When I look at it that way, even on picky weeks, C gets plenty of the good stuff.  Try sauces, I know C loves anything dipped in ketchup, though sometimes she eats it straight, oops! 

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  • beth2882beth2882 member
    Yes, I agree with the PP.  Kids supposedly have a hunger drive so they won't starve.  I offer what we are eating.  If DD doesn't eat dinner, I figure she will just make up for it the next day.

    We do vitamin D drops.  I just give them to her right from the dropper that comes with the medicine.  She likes them.  I think they taste terrible.  Have tried them straight up or do you always put them in something?
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  • traveltheworldtraveltheworld member
    Ditto the PP. DS goes through days where he won't eat much, then days where he'd eat tons. I offer him the same thing we have for dinner, and I always give him fruit dipped in yogurt and quionua afterwards. If he didn't eat much proper dinner, then I'd give him a bigger piece of fruit.

    I also found that DS really likes it when he gets to help prep the food - e.g. I let him help take the peas out and he would eat a couple as he is picking them out and would eat a lot when he sees them again in his dinner.
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  • ajdmamaajdmama member
    Thank you guys for your suggestions!! We tried some Alfredo sauce with his chicken and he actually ate it! I was anxious the whole time we had dinner, but he did well tonight. Tomorrow we are trying some chicken nuggets and ketchup! Keeping my fingers crossed for that one. :-SS
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  • zbeesma86zbeesma86 member
    DD does this too- I could give her anything and she would eat it all up, now there are a handful of things she will eat! Anything else sits there or ends up on the floor.

    Like others have said just keep trying. It can be frustrating but it will pass.
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  • lana22lana22 member
    my son loved eating off of utensils and for a period would eat anything off of a fork or spoon that he wouldn't touch w/ his hands. like others he loves "dippee doo" which is anything from bbq sauce to french dressing to sweet thai chili sauce. 

    advice i've read is to keep offering a variety of healthy foods and not make a big deal out of him not eating. don't be focused on the micro, think macro. look at how much he's eating over a week, not daily. don't be anxious, relax. he won't starve himself.

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  • ajdmamaajdmama member
    Such a relief to hear your kids didnt starve!lol I was literally holding my breath the first couple minutes H tried to feed J last night...I was just imagining him going to bed starving and miserable, and it was sending me into a tailspin of anxiety...BUT having read all of your responses, I think I will be able to relax a little more- he really wont starve!!! We will keep working on it  :-SS  [-O<
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  • MNmama7112MNmama7112 member
    My pediatrician told us that it's TOTALLY normal for kids to go through periods where it seems they're barely eating. She just said to anticipate it and not to get into a power struggle because we all know we won't win that one :) she said he won't starve and he'll eat again when he's hungry. the more stressed/anxious i get about it the worse things typically go. she also said not to just give him "garbage" so he's eating (i.e. don't just give him cookies because he'll eat them). it sounds like you're on the right track! everything is a phase- it always helps me to remind myself of that :)

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