MSE Parents Club Part 13

gill_81uk

Glamazon wrote: »

He's just in 9-12m. I'll try Matalan tomorrow thanks!

Gill - join in! We are playing COD :cool:

What's COD?

r.mac_2

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

I have a question for the mummies and daddies of fellow spoon or fork wielders...

At the moment Benjamin is doing quite well in feeding himself but it takes him so long (and he eats so much) that he ends up getting bored before he is full...to the extent that after he had 'finished' his tea last night (sausage, potato, broccoli, cauliflower and peas) he asked for a finger roll (they were on the side) and ate a whole finger roll (dry!) because he wasn't actually full.

Do you keep helping them for a while to make sure they get enough food? And when do you stop?

Sorry - silly question

we are at a stage where LO feeds herself completely for most meals, however, If she is really struggling she starts to use her hands, and at this age I'm not bothered by that as she does so well the the fork and spoon otherwise. I do sit with her though and try to encourage her to 'pop it in your mouth' s sometimes she forgets to actually eat the food once its on the fork and just spends ages waving it around. before we got to this stage, we used to use a second fork and pop a mouthful in between her self-fed mouthfuls! But we alway leave her to it with pudding - a great practice ground and it used to give me 5 mins to empty/reload dishwasher or washing machine. Very useful!

MadDogWoman_2

Because of DH's habit of sitting with Katie until she falls asleep I normally sit at the top of the stairs reading a book until she falls asleep, as she has a habit of coming out to check I'm still there.

All asleep now though.

I still help Katie occasionally now if it's a meal that's she's struggled to get stuff on her fork, the issue we have now is that she wants the same cutlery as mummy and daddy so it takes even longer!

We do have a battle sometimes as she says she's full as a way of getting daddy to feed her! I just ignore her when she's like that and after about 5 minutes she starts eating again.

My_Fathers_Daughter

He doesn't have a problem feeding himself, with a fork/spoon or with his hands when he struggles (or when he feels like it - he had his hands in his yoghurt earlier!) but he gets bored before he has eaten enough.

I guess we will continue to help him until he can eat quickly enough.

searching_me

call of duty gill x

r.mac_2

My_Fathers_Daughter wrote: »

He doesn't have a problem feeding himself, with a fork/spoon or with his hands when he struggles (or when he feels like it - he had his hands in his yoghurt earlier!) but he gets bored before he has eaten enough.

I guess we will continue to help him until he can eat quickly enough.

could you split it up into a starter, main and pudding - different bowls/cutlery or make his earlier snacks larger so that he doesn't ahve to eat so much in one sitting?

ALl the boys we know eat so much - LO isn't that fussed:rotfl:

gill_81uk

searching_me wrote: »

call of duty gill x

LOL thanks...I should have know that....he used to play that one online with his brother. He's playing Limbo tonight.

searching_me

gill_81uk wrote: »

LOL thanks...I should have know that....he used to play that one online with his brother. He's playing Limbo tonight.

ooooo i love limbo .. freaks me out though ...

philip on gears of war (after a quick :rotfl:) ... im reading on the OS board the pre for crimbo thread x

My_Fathers_Daughter

r.mac wrote: »

could you split it up into a starter, main and pudding - different bowls/cutlery or make his earlier snacks larger so that he doesn't ahve to eat so much in one sitting?

ALl the boys we know eat so much - LO isn't that fussed:rotfl:

He eats a ridiculous amount - you can actually see a difference in his tummy after he has had a meal :eek: he looks like he has eaten a football! :rotfl:

I am sure we will muddle by!

emlou2009

S gets bored eating at most meals. I just figured if he's really really hungry he will eat it. I'll try putting whatever it is on the fork or spoon for him and either try feeding him myself or giving him the pre loaded cutlery and if he doesnt eat it then I just assume he isnt hungry.

I'm an idiot - have had a killer headache for 2 days now and realised its cos I put the wrong contact lenses in each eye :doh: currently squinting through achy eyes!

Congrats PP!!