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feeding problems help!!!!!

Hi everybody, my name is cozmina i am a new mum , i have a 17 months old daughter which is a nightmare when i have to feed her , when it came to meals time she won't chew her food she just swallow , it drive's me crazy because she chew's fine fingers food but not the one from the spoon i cannot understand this , i need help

Posted on 24/11/2009 20:30:53

Hi, not really sure what to advise but maybe if you offered stuff like yoghurt and fruit puree for breakfast then lunch some soup with smalll chunks in then dinner offer some thing in high in carbs, like potato, pasta etc, by having most protein during the day you'll find she might be ready to eat more at teatime and stock up on carbs so therefore will chew some food, for snacks offer chopped up apple etc and don't give into her, if she won't eat much during breakfast and lunch just offer her healthy snacks during day and she'll be ready for good tea at tea time hopefully and won't put up too much of a fight with food she has to chew.
Not really sure what to say but good luck, Sian xxx

Posted on 25/11/2009 08:31:03

hi Sian thank you for your advice, she doesn't like yoghurt or fruits in general but she does try when i give to her and then decide she doesn't like or she eats the wrong part or , but my main problem is why she doesn't chew when i spoon feed her, because she chew fine fingers food , is upseting i wish she can eat anything and not run away from meals time, is a battle when it came to feed her:(

Posted on 25/11/2009 14:47:34

I don't know if this would work but I'm sure I read something somewhere about going back to purees and starting again with the purees and then introducing lumps and finger foods etc. Like weaning all over again.

Posted on 25/11/2009 19:01:06

really? omg i dont want to start all over again, don't think will do me any favor as long she just swallow, but today i just let feeding herself , it was very hard day watching her not eathing enough how she should, but at least she tried , is so hard for me to let go not feeding her how much i think she should , now she will decide how much she will eat , tomorrow will gona be even harder for me because now i don't think she will accept anymore to feed her, and she will want to do herself ......god help me:))))

Posted on 25/11/2009 23:44:23

today i have a bad day with her , she is not interested in spoon feeding her self at the table special if the food has sauce , if i give just plain food with no sauce she pick it up and eat , i manage to feed her breakfast and then she just has some fingers food and that was , very frustrating, she just play with the food when is dinner time :(( i dont know what to do

Posted on 26/11/2009 15:16:08

well go 2doctor or health visitor if u are that concerned

Posted on 26/11/2009 15:36:49

 

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