Bland food for a 18 month old with tummy bug...

twoflower169

my LO has had a tummy bug for the last 24hrs that has got worse, spoke to nurse at gp to get advice , because if it was me I would starve myself, but LO's dont like that, anyway advice was plenty of fluids, no dairy and bland food.

Any suggestions with the bland food, as he is quite normal in himself at the moment he is still wanting food( I know it sounds like a stupid question, but if it were me I would probably have just bread, but not sure he will only eat that!) I did a huge month's shop yesterday and have loads in the freezer but no chicken that wont take hours to defrost, and can't leave house as DH just gone to work and don't want to cart LO round shops.

Help!

maro11

My DD who is 2 just had it as well, she lived off mashed potato for a couple of days. I didn't put butter or milk in it and passed it through a sieve to make it smooth.
HTH.

Caterina

Boiled mashed carrots, potatoes, sweet potatoes are all good options. Also ripe cooked pears (peeled - this is not the time to give any fibre if the tummy is already upset). Ripe mashed avocado is also very nutritious and not heavy for the stomach of a 18 months old baby.

In case you are still breastfeeding, this of course would be the ideal food for your little one, and nothing else until the tummy has recovered (mother's milk contains all the necessary nutrition and is also a very powerful antiseptic/antiviral).

Hope your little one gets better soon and that you find this helpful.

twoflower169

Thanks for ideas, both good ones.

In case you are still breastfeeding, this of course would be the ideal food for your little one, and nothing else until the tummy has recovered (mother's milk contains all the necessary nutrition and is also a very powerful antiseptic/antiviral).

Wish I was still B/feeding, I miss that time with him! And of course would make it easier!

poppielia

deffo mashed potato. if baby is fussy maybe try pressing the mash into a cookie cutter. i used to do this with my daughter when she was younger to get her to eat her mash. we had a rabbit cookie cutter so she used to call it mashed potato rabbit. it was always the food i would offer after she had been ill and now she is almost 12 when shes poorly she will always ask for mashed potato. :j

davetrousers

Porridge
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Rockporkchop

My doctor recommended dry toast, and I cut it into shapes with cookie cutters to cheer them up and make it more appealing.

Bless your DS for still wanting food despite having a bug, he must be a good little eater.

salome

Readybrek is supposed to be good or, as suggested dry toast, preferably burnt so I've heard ??? Hope the little one get's better soon.

twoflower169

Rockporkcho
Bless your DS for still wanting food despite having a bug, he must be a good little eater.

He is a fantastic eater! Lots of suggestions to keep him going, I've got to go to work tomorrow so DH is looking after him in the morning and a friend in afternoon as nursery can't take them like this, so I hope he is ok with them, and not too sulky with me when I get in!

SallyForth_2

Sorry to be thick, but what's an LO?

juliejim

SallyForth wrote: »

Sorry to be thick, but what's an LO?

It's a little one - ie young child.