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Constantly wants to eat

KyMommy86KyMommy86 member
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My son, who will be 2 at the end of June, is constantly asking for "cookies" (though that's his general term for a snack). I provide him with plenty of fruit and other healthy snacks (and sometimes cookies) and he has constant access to water if he's thirsty(and milk. No soda or sugary drinks). He gets 3 solid meals a day (sometimes 4 small ones if it's a super active day) but always seems to be asking for more. I didn't have this issue with my daughter. Are boys just that much different?
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Re: Constantly wants to eat

  • LisaLisa1980LisaLisa1980 member
    Growth spurt? Are you giving him food when he asks?
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  • KyMommy86KyMommy86 member
    Not always because sometimes it's like 20 min after he just ate. But if it's a reasonable time frame then yes.
    So far today he has eaten a large banana, 2 pancakes with no syrup, 1 cup goldfish crackers, 1 cup mandarin oranges, 1 yogurt, and 5 strawberries and is still asking for more. This is from when he got up at 7am until now (10:48 am). He has also had a sippy cup full of milk and a is working on his 2nd cup of water.
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  • KyMommy86KyMommy86 member
    Oh and cheese. He had some cheese cubes with his strawberries.
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  • =Lee=B=Lee=B member

    Don't think it is a gender thing.  My 15 month old daughter is the same.  It's a metabolism thing.  Not sure if my daughter has a fast metabolism or just a poor metabolism but she eats more than a teenage boy most days.  If it is healthy food you are serving then serve it.  It is hard for a child this young to over eat.  If he ate 20min ago then try distraction...if he is truly hungry he will keep letting you know.  If he forgets and plays then he may have been bored.

    I wouldn't hold back food...as long as it is healthy (like the foods you listed).

     

     

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  • KyMommy86KyMommy86 member
    He is also in no danger of being overweight. He is TINY. Only 20lbs still at almost 2.
    It must just be his metabolism. If #3 is this way I will go broke feeding them lol
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  • LisaLisa1980LisaLisa1980 member
    I'd feed him again regardless of the time frame.
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  • nanabanana06nanabanana06
    My son is the same way. He constantly eats. He's a big growing boy though. So I'm not worried.
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  • dufferoodufferoo member
    Sounds like my husband ;)
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  • KyMommy86KyMommy86 member
    jociejones said:
    Sounds like my husband ;)
    Mine too actually. Maybe it's genetic.
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  • KyMommy86KyMommy86 member
    JandACoffee said:
    DD is the same way and is only 10th percentile for weight. I don't think it is gender either. I also eat constantly and am not even 100 lbs at 5'4" I have a really difficult time gaining weight, and I think DD is just going to be the same. We just have fast metabolisms. I make sure to not give her anything for an hour or so before her main meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) so that she will eat decently, but otherwise I offer her 2 healthy snacks in between meals and more when she asks (which is often).
    My DS is TINY too. He is in the 20th percentile for height and 10th for weight.  Must have lucked out and gotten his metabolism from his daddy.
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  • singingseasingingsea member
    I'm glad someone posted this. I was going to ask the same question. My son is in the 90th percentile for both height and weight and eats like he'll never see food again.
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  • mb314mb314 member
    DS is the same way some days. I almost always give him food if it is a healthy snack.  The only time I don't is when he's thrown the banana I gave him and he asks for another banana (or something like that).  If you're kid is active and eating healthy, then I don't think it's something to be concerned about. 

    My DS Is about 50th percentile for weight/20th for height.
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  • LisaLisa1980LisaLisa1980 member
    singingsea said:

    I'm glad someone posted this. I was going to ask the same question. My son is in the 90th percentile for both height and weight and eats like he'll never see food again.

    Ditto. DS is a big baby too & is super active. Eats all the time plus he still nurses

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