worried about 18 month old

izzywizzy66

hi thanks for everyones replies her mouth is clear but she is on anti biotics for her ear infection she is sleeping a lot and grouchy when she is awake but for the first time in days she is asleep but not laying on me i have been to see my health visitor today as i could feel myself losing a grip on reality i hate the fact that she is not eating everything i offer she turns her head away as i said previously its been days since anything hot and nutricious has been in her tummy hv said just offer and if she refuses dont make a fuss just walk away i am trying honestly but feel myself getting tense at every meal time which isnt helping the other 2 kids my eldest was a faddy eater lived on peanut butter on toast for 2 years and is now a stapping 6 footer 14 year old its just getting through it

tiamai_d

Aww Izzy, you have my sympathy. DS2 still has the 'dire-rear', but atleast he is eating... after a fuss because he wants chocolate. Right now all I am giving him is fiber and carbohydrate foods. Wholemeal bread sandwiches and toast, oat crackers, potatoes rice and the like, and he is not happy. He wants milk!:rolleyes: And he can't go back to nursery till he has been free of the diareaha for 48 hours.

Bear with it, she will get well soon and eat you out of house and home.

No matter what she is eating so long as she is eating. Don't worry if it's not a hot meal, it's still food. I have reaccurent ear infections myself and I know how much they hurt! Your jaw is sore, and it is actually hard to chew if the ear is swollen, feels like my jaw is popping in and out, it's horrid. So offer her easy to chew snacks and don't worry too much.

izzywizzy66

thanks for your words of comfort they really do help i think its the feeling as if you are the only one with a fuss pot i put her in her highchair today (she had slept from 12 till 3 ) hoping that she would be hungry i put chicken and grated cheese on the tray and a ff she ate a little whilst i was cleaning the microwave but as soon as i sat near her she started to feed the dog and look at me so i just ignored her whilst biting my tongue i so hope that this is just a phase