1jp. It's really stressful when your toddler doesn't eat, I know from experience.

This is one of the problems with toddler formula - it fills babies up and stops them from eating the food, which is what contains the nutrition they need. Unfortunately they use clever and misleading advertising to play on mums' guilt and lead us to believe that our babies can get all they are missing out on from not eating. This is not true.

What I am going to suggest is not easy, but it worked for me (although it was cows' milk in our case). Cut the milk right down (and skip toddler formula altogether, it is not good for kids in any way). Offer a meal, and if your DD doesn't eat it, then don't offer her anything else. I told you it would be hard - we are hardwired to feed our children - but the truth is that kids don't starve themselves. If you keep doing this, she will get hungry, realise that holding out won't get her what she wants, and eat what is in front of her. And this will get her eating back on track.

It can help to look at it like this - success as a parent is not about how much our child eats today - it's about setting them up with good nutrition and healthy eating habits for their lifetime.

All the best with it hun. It really does get easier, and it is the best feeling when they suddenly start eating better. You are doing a fantastic job and you will get through this phase.