Do you have any sense for why she won't eat? Does she show any preference for particular flavours or textures? Is she particularly averse to specific textures, temperatures or flavours? Has she had gastro / intolerances / bad experiences with food? Does she do anything else that concerns you / is unusual?
A pediatric OT and/or speech path may be your best bet for a thorough assessment (will look at sensory issues, chewing and swallowing difficulties, behavioural/emotional causes) and strategies relevant to whatever is driving the issue.
Santosha there really is no reason why she won't. She has her teeth so it's not a teething problem and she is rejecting everything so it's not a specific taste or texture. She has had a hernia from birth and also muscle separation that my GP has said they can't do anything about until she is 5. I'm thinking there could be something there to do with that but not sure. She gags when she tries to eat more than a mouthful - even stuff like mushy weetbix.
I thought I'd be on 1-2 feeds a day by now not still fully b/f'ing and still even through the night I'm not complaining about b/fing but that it is still so full on iykwim. I know there is something wrong but I just don't know what.
She doesn't talk yet either. She started to before she was 12 months but only said "mum" and "dad" and then stopped. We haven't heard a word from her since. It's really doing my head in.
Oh that sounds stressful. Particularly when your gut says something's up, but you're not sure what, or how to address it. I definitely think it'd help to get some assessment and support around this. I'd follow up with that Pead referral, and then perhaps ask for a referral to a pediatric OT.
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I'm not complaining about b/fing but that it is still so full on iykwim. I know there is something wrong but I just don't know what.
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