Our DS has never been a good eater and now seems to be getting worse. He now rejects all the healthy meals and snacks we prepare for him with clenched jaw, shaking head, and an expression of utter horror. Eventually we have to give up and give him what he wants (basically yoghurt, rusk or occasionally a cream cheese sandwich) at which point he will tuck in quite happily. I've tried giving him healthy finger food too and sometimes he will try a little but most of it gets thrown on the floor. It's so frustrating and we are at a loss as to what to do. His diet must be lacking in so many things and he seems barely to have grown in the last four months (he is still in 6-9 month clothes). He does drink quite a bit of formula milk (about three 8oz bottles a day) which may not be helping but at least I feel he's getting something there.
I can't see any teeth that might be bothering him, I mince up his food nice and fine and I don't think he's ever had a bad physical reaction to a food. Strangely he eats a bit better in nursery, where he goes 2 days a week - maybe the other children set a good example but we don't have any more here!
I feel he is playing us but surely he's too young for that? Please please has anyone had this and found a solution that works? HV is useless btw.
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11 month old will only eat yoghurt and biscuits, help!
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ClodiaF · 29/09/2013 09:07
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