Hi

I still give her bottles of milk 2-3 times a day so I know she is getting enough energy, I guess it's more the defiance that frustrates me. She used to be a fabulous eater, she would eat anything and everything but gradually she's becoming more and more fussy and difficult at meal times. Fi
Perhaps she is filling up on milk and not interested in food knowing she is getting milk?
I have an 18mth old too, she only has a little bit of milk in a cup after her bath. She drinks water only through the day. If she has cereal in the morning, that would have milk on it so she would get her milk there.

I hear you on the strong willed!! This is my first girl after two very laid back boys.

I turn a blind eye to some things as I find she is looking for my reaction, the things I ignore she stops. The other thing is trying to divert her attention to something more intersting.
A couple of times today I have started singing a nursery rhyme and she seems to stop and listen and then forget what she was doing