Should I feed DD?!

angelicmary85

mikey72 wrote: »

Try yoghurt.

She'll only eat it if it's room temp, I'll leave a couple of pots out overnight and give her them in the morning!

mikey72

angelicmary85 wrote: »

I'm not sure what she'll do.

I once listened to cry/whinge for nearly 11hours for a lollipop. She'd asked for it when she got up about 8am and was still asking for it after I put her to bed :eek:

Did she eat anything else for the day?

rosalie-lavender

angelicmary85 wrote: »

She doesn't eat breakfast, she'll ask for bran flakes and not eat them with a cup of tea that she doesn't drink.

Writing all this down in so much detail is quite strange, she sounds like a wee weirdo :rotfl:

My son used to like bran flakes lol. The only one in the family who liked them. Everyone else hates them. Mind you he did eat them. Would she eat things like rice crispies without the milk? My daughter used to eat rice crispies or corn flakes without the milk.

For years my daughter had a very small appetite and would only eat in small quantities. She just didn't seem to be able to eat a bigger meal and still doesn't eat much in one go. She is still small and at 15 has only just reached 5 foot. She still fits in some of her age 7 to 8 school shirts, although they have had the sleeves cut off and made short sleeved. She is fit and healthy though so they do survive.

milliebear00001

angelicmary85 wrote: »

I'm not sure what she'll do.

I once listened to cry/whinge for nearly 11hours for a lollipop. She'd asked for it when she got up about 8am and was still asking for it after I put her to bed :eek:

Oh yes, I remember those days. I honestly thought there were no other children as persistent and stubborn as my boy. He would literally go on and on and on and on with his constant nagging and everytime we gave in (which was often) we made it a little bit worse by teaching him it was worth all the nagging and stropping...

samhuzz

angelicmary85 wrote: »

I'm not sure what she'll do.

I once listened to cry/whinge for nearly 11hours for a lollipop. She'd asked for it when she got up about 8am and was still asking for it after I put her to bed :eek:

That sounds like my daughter, she's 4 and the strongest willed person I've ever met :eek: Don't know what you have to do about that, if you find out let me know!

mikey72

angelicmary85 wrote: »

She'll only eat it if it's room temp, I'll leave a couple of pots out overnight and give her them in the morning!

Good start, try to get that into a morning routine if she takes it off you in the morning.
Eventually start to get it a bit colder, than eventually get her to accept it from the fridge.
(over a few weeks)

angelicmary85

msb5262 wrote: »

You mention her wee bro - I hesitate to mention it, but this sounds like a case of (natural) jealousy of the baby.

Your DD has found the perfect way to get your attention back!

Seriously consider trying the play-it-cool suggestions for a week and then review.

I really think you'll see a difference and you'll feel a bit different about it too - you'll feel more in control and less stressed.

MsB

We thought that aswell but looking back, her 'issues' had already started before he was born but back then all she would eat was spaghetti hoops

mikey72

angelicmary85 wrote: »

We thought that aswell but looking back, her 'issues' had already started before he was born but back then all she would eat was spaghetti hoops

Has she stopped eating them?

angelicmary85

mikey72 wrote: »

Did she eat anything else for the day?

Not really I don't think, she had her usual 'brunch' of willie winkies and if I remember correctly, I gave her a digestive to try to get her to stop whinging!

mumps

Hi, I feel for you. My DD was the same. What is hard to understand is that some children will starve themselves,I hope this isn't the case with your DD but do be careful of trying to "win" as I fell into that trap. The thing that rang a bell with me was her asking for things and not eating them.

Initially HV and Doc reassured us, but it went on and on and eventually we saw a different doctor at our surgery. It saved us, he took it seriously, weighed her and said she was borderline for being admitted to hospital for tube feeding, if she lost another pound that was the only option. He told me to let her eat anything, if she wanted chocolate for dinner just let her sit at the table and have chocolate and not comment. It was weird at first but gradually bit by bit she tried more things. She is at uni now and likes anything except a roast dinner. I came to the conclusion that she had poor taste buds as she liked strongly flavoured foods, would never eat anything bland. I think my problem was that the fussier she got the blander the food got, somehow you think a little one is rejecting the flavours. The turning point for us was when she demanded some of her teenage brothers curry that he arrived home with. It is still her favourite meal.

School trips were always a worry when she was at primary but by then she would eat enough not to starve.

I hope she is OK, if your doctor isn't helping can you see another one? I was lucky as the doctor told me later that he understood as his daughter had been the same, it was a bit of a joke as she had the same name as my daughter. Good luck.

Just thought the big difference with my DD was she never whinged for food, just wouldn't eat.