12mo wont eat like she used to :(

[~Kim~]

sweetheart, you have done nothing wrong at all.
I have a 4.5yo who still has phases.
Sometimes it's as though toddlers can live on air. I promise you that unless there is something seriously wrong she will not let herself starve.
I'll give you a great example. My little guy (who has had all his teeth including 2yo molars since 11mo) decided a while ago that he would eat nothing else but frozen peas. I kid you not. That is all he ate except BFs for a full fortnight. Soon he had forgotten that and was back to eating proper food.
My number one tip in surviving toddlers eating frustrations is don't make it a battle. No matter how much you're seething with frustration on the inside, smile and cheerfully maintain your stance. If they get one iota of an inkling that there might be opportunity for a fight, they'll dig those little heels in lol.

[Stevie]

thanks so much girls.
Youve all made me feel so much better I know i have to stop offering her sweets, so that she only gets sweets if she eats her dinner. or whatevs.
Every baby needs their own instruction manual haha!!

[kelebek]

I agree they need their own manual instruction book and a switch to turn them off too

DS has definitely had phases and teeth was a major contributing factor.

My tips (and feel free to ignore them)
*definitely don't make it a battle cause then it becomes a way she is testing the boundaries and asserting her resistence.
*avoid the sweets/sandwhichs after tea - or at least make it every 2nd/3rd night, try to reoffer her tea an hour so later. I have had DS finish eating his tea after an hour or so. I also went through a period that if DS didn't eat his tea then I would offer the sandwhich/yoghurt etc... when I realised it was becoming a nightly habit that I put a stop to it.


Goodluck, hope she starts eating better for you soon.

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