How long until a one year old starves?

[SlicedAndDiced]

Ok, bit of a flippant title but the heat and pregnancy is making me want to scream.

Dd is 1.6 yrs old, just had an extended stay at grandmas ( due to hospital visit for me etc.) and by all accounts has had an abundant amount of sugary snack and pretty much nothing else.

No I'd pretty much prided myself on doing everything right, dd ate a variety of veg and fruit from weaning etc. and figured the damage would be quickly fixed.

Well, no. Today I've had a screaming tantrum at everything I've put down. Which was a few options for each meal but she won't have any of it.

She's had plenty of fluids. Aibu for not giving in and giving her shite?! She's a healthy weight, one day with hardly anything but some fruit won't hurt will it?

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[SlicedAndDiced]

Sorry posted too soon

I've offered porridge and fruit/ scrambled egg on toast for breakfast. She ate a little if the fruit.

Spag Bol/ spud and beans and cheese for dinner, didn't want any of that.

Tea was a lamb dinner. She ate the grand total of a carrot.

Mum rang and said try crisps....I may have sworn a little.

[HecatePropylaea]

Yeah, she'll be having quite the come down, won't she?

I think you're doing the right thing and not getting too wound up about it. Just offer her the normal things you give her and lots to drink and ride it out. She'll be fine, I'm sure.

Who wouldn't love a diet of rubbish? But it's not healthy so it's tough luck.

[stargirl1701]

She'll be fine. DD spent a weekend at PILs and, when she returned, I offered her rice cakes as a snack on the Mon morning. She threw them at me

I just kept offering 'normal' food and she quickly got over it. In this heat, hydration is far more important than food.

[SlicedAndDiced]

Thank you

Just wanted a bit of reassurance I'm not being evil. I'm being screamed at as we speak

[wheretoyougonow]

Keep offering. My son has hardly eaten anything today and I think it's the heat. Just don't make an issue of it and don't give in

[Davidtennantmistress]

Not at all, my two year old has chocolate for breakfast with nana or crisps, we have fits of howling when home, however, give it a week and she will settle again.

All else fails try a yoghurt if she's really kicking off, otherwise tough I say, just make sure she has plenty of water and or ice Lollys

[HecatePropylaea]

Yeah, after a while on sweets, cakes and crisps, a healthy home cooked meal must look like shit on a plate to a kid.

she'll be fine. You are not being evil. Treats are fine but not in place of the normal day in day out diet.

You could keep her happy in the short term by giving in but you already know that would be the worst thing to do for her in the long term.

[sebsmummy1]

I'm afraid I would adopt the same attitude as well, stay firm. As long as she is well and a healthy weight and taking plenty of fluids I would not be giving in and allowing crisps.

Certain foods are treat foods and party foods, other foods are daily foods. She has had one long party at Grandmas by the sounds of it lol, but things are back to normal now she just hasn't quite worked that out yet.

[NobodyLivesHere]

she wont starve for at least a week. probably as much as 2. dont worry. may help.
for you, not her.

[SlicedAndDiced]

Yes, she is reacting like I'm trying to feed her actual shit!

Just trying to smile sweetly and offer something else, it's so hard when you hormonal and sweating

I want to scream 'it's food bloody real food!'

Not that I would.

Currently having Greek yoghurt smeared down my arm.

Sigh, oh well. I'll just keep telling myself that she's got to give in sometime soon. I hope.

[SlicedAndDiced]

Oh if I wasn't pregnant I would be guzzling wine soooo fast

[Davidtennantmistress]

She will, remember no child will allow theirselves to starve. :)

[SlicedAndDiced]

I've got a feeling that's going to be my mantra for the next few days!

[DrJuno]

I disagree whereto, I think not giving in IS making an issue of it.

My one year old ate a yoghurt for dinner and turned his nose up a chicken, spuds and veg and used a bowl of raspberries to practice over arm bowling.

I ignored it and gave him a piece of toast before bed. It's hot, I'm not surprised they don't eat much.

Disengage op. Offer a slice of toast perhaps before bed and then leave it. Tomorrow is another day.

[DrJuno]

By "stay firm", what do you all mean? Force the kid to eat something? Or not giving crap?

I wouldn't be sat there offering a smorgasbord op. One or two simple options then accept he's not hungry!!

[SlicedAndDiced]

I'm all offered out today.

DH just took her for a walk so I'm scoffing the left over slag Bol

I probably will of for a slice of toast at bedtime.

But now I've been reassured. She can't starve herself I feel much better

[HecatePropylaea]

I can't speak for anyone else but for me I just mean offer food the OP is happy for the child to eat and let her eat it if she wants to or leave it if she wants to and not make a fuss about it or attempt to cajole in any way and certainly not replace it with a bag of wotsits

[sashh]

You are doing the right thing. You know it, we know it.

As long as kids are drinking water they can go ages without food, I think it is a week or two and if you are giving banana 'ice cream' and frozen fruit juice as lollies you will be getting some vitamins in.

Also it's hot.

I can normally eat at any time of day or night, but not when it's hot.

And did I mention it's hot? That can make anyone, even a small child, bad tempered.

[BikeRunSki]

Ds once didn't eat for 9 days when he was 10 months old. He drank milk, and did eat 1 crisp bread on about day 3.

[SlicedAndDiced]

The hot is making everyone bad tempered

Luckily she never refuses her vitamin drops, she loves the disgusting things.

[Dwerf]

Ah, the toddler years when they live off biscuits and carpet fluff. Plenty of liquids and light foods offered and they'll be fine .

[HecatePropylaea]

and cat litter and slugs. Don't forget the litter and slugs

[SlicedAndDiced]

Hecate the wotsits are well hidden at the back of the cupboard ( until I retrieve and eat them all, to save dd's diet of course )

[HecatePropylaea]

I understand.

I do the same with the m&ms

[erin99]

How about giving her cold food? I don't fancy porridge, scrambled egg, shepherd's pie or roast lamb either. Cold cereal, a nice salad, some cold salmon or quiche, ham sandwich... much more appealing. Or, yes, crisps.