This is very personal. But I am hoping to find may be not advice but at least .
Since my younger daughter was born I have been fighting with kind of prejudice. She is really picky eater. But that much, that she doesn't want to eat almost at all. And nothing is working. On one side they are telling me to force her, but of course that is not that simple. She is only over 2. You can cause just bigger or even complete block. Anyway she has already some kind of block. Or someone is telling me to let it be. But how I can do it. She is quite slim and I see that she is that kind of person who would rather starve than to eat.
So I look either like failing mother or like overacting mother. Choose whatever you want. I am not neither of it. I am just a mother who is tired of the little one. She doesn't eat. Well, because I want her to be healthy I want she would eat healthy food. So I am trying to get her attention by buying different kind fruits and vegie or baby food, or kids food which is the normal one just in certain shape and double prize. I was trying change form, we ordered even every second week food bag with new recipes suitable for families with kids. Result? Wasting of money and time. But that's not only a problem at home. She doesn't eat in daycare as well. And also I am scared what kind of damage it can make to her.
So, I have called for an advice to the local health center for kids and they redirected me to the doctor. Doctor has checked her and just said that it is unbelievable that she doesn't eat and looks like that. But of course he has added several times, that he really does believe me. Sure? Do I just look like crazy mother? We have discussed that also in daycare and they were giving me the list what she has eaten and drank that day, or rather what she didn't. But of course it is more simple to put the blame on the crazy mother. How simple and how helpful.
What is really interesting, she has eaten 3 bananas now. I am really crazy. :-(
Since my younger daughter was born I have been fighting with kind of prejudice. She is really picky eater. But that much, that she doesn't want to eat almost at all. And nothing is working. On one side they are telling me to force her, but of course that is not that simple. She is only over 2. You can cause just bigger or even complete block. Anyway she has already some kind of block. Or someone is telling me to let it be. But how I can do it. She is quite slim and I see that she is that kind of person who would rather starve than to eat.
So I look either like failing mother or like overacting mother. Choose whatever you want. I am not neither of it. I am just a mother who is tired of the little one. She doesn't eat. Well, because I want her to be healthy I want she would eat healthy food. So I am trying to get her attention by buying different kind fruits and vegie or baby food, or kids food which is the normal one just in certain shape and double prize. I was trying change form, we ordered even every second week food bag with new recipes suitable for families with kids. Result? Wasting of money and time. But that's not only a problem at home. She doesn't eat in daycare as well. And also I am scared what kind of damage it can make to her.
So, I have called for an advice to the local health center for kids and they redirected me to the doctor. Doctor has checked her and just said that it is unbelievable that she doesn't eat and looks like that. But of course he has added several times, that he really does believe me. Sure? Do I just look like crazy mother? We have discussed that also in daycare and they were giving me the list what she has eaten and drank that day, or rather what she didn't. But of course it is more simple to put the blame on the crazy mother. How simple and how helpful.
What is really interesting, she has eaten 3 bananas now. I am really crazy. :-(
Is she thriving? Great. Relax. They eat only as much they need. Maybe it is some expectation from you because of your upbrining. Because it is a norm to have a kid stuffing her face. Maybe if you relax, kid will relax.
ReplyDeleteI really hope so. She eats maximally one Paula chocolate puding per day. Too much sugar, nothing inside. I am really frustrated because I do not feel any support from people I should have.
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