my 16 months old dd not eating any solid food

Reply to my 16 months old dd not eating any solid food on Mon, 03 Jun 2013 11:05:34 GMT

KimMills — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 11:05:34 GMT

Restrict the amount of milk she takes, like 2 or 3 times a day. Also make eating a fun activity, eat when she is sitting beside you and offer her sometimes so that she gets a taste of everything and not just pureed food or cereals.

Reply to my 16 months old dd not eating any solid food on Mon, 03 Jun 2013 02:11:03 GMT

straffan23 — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 02:11:03 GMT

I agree with the cutting down milk part. The other thing is to introduce a new environment - e.g. take her out to the park, and when it’s mealtime, try sometime different such as a picnic (bread, porridge, noodles)… or have lunch with other fellow toddlers. A new environment might offer a different point of view for the child, too.

It is usually a phase that many children will go through and they usually turn out okay - parents job is not to force them to eat, but continue positive encouragement, e.g. eat together, healthy meals, give them a variety, etc. I also saw a documentary on BBC once, that says a common "mistake" parents make is that we do not allow children to "play" with food. So the host puts 5 different mystery items and told the parents - EAT THIS… The lesson was that we should let the children touch and experiment… they put what they like into their mouths! For better or worse!

Reply to my 16 months old dd not eating any solid food on Sat, 01 Jun 2013 08:38:12 GMT

Stacy Sung — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 08:38:12 GMT

My son is 14mths n only recently than he start accepting porriage. Before that we just give him cereal .When we start with porriage he screams n cry n refused to eat. so we add a bit of porriage into cereal and after trying 2-3 mths now he finally accepted it.

Reply to my 16 months old dd not eating any solid food on Thu, 04 Apr 2013 01:51:39 GMT

Suberna — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 01:51:39 GMT

I have tried finger food also and if i don’t give her milk she wont eat anything whole day. I cannot understand how she can stay without eating for such long time. its quite frustrating. She is having constipation also. I guess its because of her eating habit.

Reply to my 16 months old dd not eating any solid food on Thu, 04 Apr 2013 01:38:10 GMT

SAHM_TAN — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 01:38:10 GMT

Is it possible your dd does not like puréed food?

My kids, when they reached a certain age, do not like puréed food, I’m not sure is it becos of the texture or taste or that they are ready to move on.

When they rejected puréed food, I either cut the food into smaller pieces or cooked the food till it’s softer.

Reply to my 16 months old dd not eating any solid food on Thu, 04 Apr 2013 01:15:08 GMT

sharonkhoo — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 01:15:08 GMT

If you are serious about getting her to eat solids, then don’t mix cereals in the milk. Also cut back on milk to 2 cups a day and give water in between. When she is hungry, she will be more inclined to eat solids. Kids who drink too much will less hungry because of all the liquid. Also, let her eat the same food as you, and eat with her. She will be more inclined to eat when it’s a family activity.

Reply to my 16 months old dd not eating any solid food on Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:48:56 GMT

Suberna — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:48:56 GMT

Thanks SAHM_TAN…as first time mom always very worried. You experience gives me some relief.

Reply to my 16 months old dd not eating any solid food on Wed, 03 Apr 2013 03:52:52 GMT

SAHM_TAN — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 03:52:52 GMT

This happened to my 3 kids. 1st one we were very kancheong, we were tearing out our hairs on what to do. LOL. When it happened to no. 2, we just go with the flow. For no. 2, the period lasted for abt 6 months before he eats normally.

During the 6 months we just fed him the food/fruits that he was willing to eat.

For example, he was ok with french toast, so I made that for many days… I would slice it like french fries and he would eat it like finger food.

For the 3rd one, the time-frame was shorter, she was only into sushi rice + seaweed and pasta.

During the "not eating" period we still tempt them with other food so that we know when they are ok to eat normally again. LOL

As long as the child is healthy and active, then should be ok. The eating pattern will go back to normal sooner or later.