Mommies I need help! I thought Noah was starting to eat better but he’s not. I noticed that at his…
Mommies I need help! I thought Noah was starting to eat better but he’s not. I noticed that at his dr appointment he had a couple weeks ago he LOST weight he was 28lbs something oz at his dr appointment to check on his bronchitis he weighed 25lbs! He eats Vienna sausages, pancakes, French toast, crackers, puffs and any other Gerber snacks, noodles of any kind and that’s about it and he’ll eat the hell out of junk food, like yogurt too.
He absolutely HATES cheese unless it’s grilled cheese or a quesadilla and even then he won’t really eat them. Hates Cheerios and now he won’t eat any kind of fruit or veggies except broccoli and even then it’s a hit and miss. For a while he was diggin’ gerber oatmeal with either yogurt or apple juice now he won’t eat that either. It’s like one minute he loves something and the next he hates it and never likes or eats it again. I. DONT. KNOW. WHAT. TO. DO. HELP.
Ana 🛠·
Have you ever tried masking healthy food as junk food? I've seen videos about it. Like, tater tots out of carrots and peas, there's a ton of videos about it since he eats a lot of junk food
Queen Bitch·
Was he weighed on the same scale or different scales? You could always start adding veggies to pasta, like a stir fry. You have to introduce the same food to kids about 5 times before they even consider liking it lol
M. P. ·
@braindeadmama, same scale every time 😭
Queen Bitch·
@noahs.mommy, well it is normal for them to thin out a little at his age. I would just keep introducing stuff to him over and over again
M. P. ·
@braindeadmama, he hasn’t been sleeping well lately either which I forgot to mention in my post. He goes to bed at night and wakes up an hour or 2 later and won’t go back to sleep. I want to ask wic about it too and my mom told me I should put him back on baby food but the more advanced foods. I’m starting to think maybe I just have a picky eater?
M. P. ·
@braindeadmama, for the past couple days cause he had leftovers he was eating retried beans shredded chicken and rice mixed together. Idk if that was good for him 😭
Queen Bitch·
That’s fine for him honestly. He should be eating the meals that you are at this point. If he’s picky obviously you might need to adjust that. But, you might just need to make eating fun for him to try new things. We let Sawyer dip his food into dressings or sauce if he wants to. We make a big deal if he tries something new, but if he doesn’t like something we just let it go and keep introducing it over time. It takes time.
M. P. ·
@braindeadmama, when he was on baby food I’d make a big deal out of him eating and trying something (cause honestly that was really exciting for me that he would eat lol) he’s eating French toast right now( he’s liked for a long time) but I’m feeding it to him rather than setting a bunch of pieces in front of him and him taking a couple bites and then throwing it on the ground to say “I’m done” and that be it. He’s actually already ate 90% of it. I’m gonna try doing this until my wic appointment comes up and see how he does
Queen Bitch·
Yeah we definitely went through a stage where we had to feed him or he wouldn’t eat
M. P. ·
@braindeadmama, okay then maybe that’s what happening because he’s eaten almost this whole thing and if I had just given him all the pieces he would have eaten like 3 and been done.
M. P. ·
@braindeadmama, thank you for all your help!
M. P. ·
@pierced_momma, he’s too smart. He would take one bite and spit it out and throw it and never eat it again because if he sees that the next bite looks like the one he didn’t like he won’t open his mouth and he says no
Ana 🛠·
They would taste the exact same as the unhealthy ones though, but honestly i think you can just continue feeding him as you mentioned above. Perisistence is key! Good luck 💕