Even cookies don't tempt him. UPDATE AND NEED HELP PG 2

Motherhood

Mon, Mar 12 2018, 5:31 pm

So ds is 15 months old and refuses to eat ANYTHING..... but used to eat EVERYTHING. It slowly went down to just bread, chicken, applesauce and yogurt. Now he fights with these as well. He'll eat a 1/2 bread, refuses chicken, fights with every bite of applesauce and does't eat yogurt either. The problem is that he is also not eating nosh. He is interested in it, but won't take more than 2 bites. With everything else I've tried, he won't take those 2 bites either. He is totally UNINTERESTED in food. Its not that he doesn't like it, he won't even try it!! Finger foods don't work either, as he is unintersted in having them in his hands and throws down any food as soon as I offer it. Any ideas? TIA

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Jewishfoodie

Mon, Mar 12 2018, 5:35 pm

I was going to recommend a well visit. Just to make sure all is good. He could just be selective. There are those kids. But first rule out any possible problem.

Good Luck.. Hope he starts eating again..

Motherhood

Mon, Mar 12 2018, 5:58 pm

imorethanamother wrote:

I had this too. Where do you live? You need to find a feeding therapist asap, if it's as serious as it sounds, but there are so many bad ones out there.

I live in Brooklyn. My older kid was the same way and is still a terrible eater. I do not want a repeat. No chicken, no rice, no pasta..... nothing

Motherhood

Mon, Mar 12 2018, 6:01 pm

ra_mom wrote:

Was he always a poor eater?
Are there any other symptoms?
Is he cranky? Does he sleep well?
Is he very sensory?

He was never a great eater. He is and always was cranky, but maybe now to an extreme. He is sleeping fine, and always wants to be cuddled in a blanket or held. Is this sensory. Maybe sounds like it now that Im writing....

HeartyAppetite

Mon, Mar 12 2018, 6:17 pm

imorethanamother wrote:

I had this too. Where do you live? You need to find a feeding therapist asap, if it's as serious as it sounds, but there are so many bad ones out there.

My son is a terrible water. Would a feeding therapist help him?

amother

Aubergine

Mon, Mar 12 2018, 6:24 pm

Well, you can try this first. DD tells me she took DGC to feeding therapist.
1st she established that he likes crunch. (YMMV in which case need another method). So she give him a couple of corn flakes.

Then a tiny piece of chicken rolled in corn flake crumbs. Slowly more chicken and less corn flakes.

She does say it's easier for therapist to do it, mother may not have patience, or be too nervous etc.

miami85

Mon, Mar 12 2018, 6:36 pm

I have this with one of my kids, even though he's very sensory, he's fairly balanced in what he eats. Until he was 8mos old he ate everything no problem, nowadays he's limited--I can probably list about 15 foods he will eat but it incorporates different food groups and even different textures, thus varied. I know what he'll eat and what he won't. He isn't even a big nosher either. He will not eat a bite extra either. His weight is perfect. I've heard from pediatricians it isn't how much they are eating but what they consume in a week. I work with an OT who cautions against too much dairy and carbs, but it getting other nutrients and proteins and child isnt underweight, then dont worry about it too much.

ra_mom

Mon, Mar 12 2018, 6:39 pm

Motherhood wrote:

It could be a combination of things.
My dd was eventually diagnosed with silent reflux. There were no external symptoms. Poor kid associated food with pain.
She was also diagnosed with sensory integration disorder.
It was very hard advocating for her therapy, but we were desperate and made sure to present a full picture to each therapist, even regarding areas that were not their expertise, and BH they end up approving her when she was 2 years old. The team in early intervention that worked with her for the next year and a quarter was phenomenal and really changed her life (feeding, nutrition, OT). They were the ones who sent us to the specialist that eventually was able to help her medically as well.
These years are golden. Even though dd continued to get therapy when she wax older, the early intervention therapy is where we saw real progress.

keym

Mon, Mar 12 2018, 6:41 pm

Does he drink milk or fomula in a bottle?
Sometimes it creates a vicious cycle. Bottle fills them up and theyre not that hungry for food but then they cry so we give a bottle.
My dr reccommends only 12-16 oz of milk and 8 oz of water a day. No more even if they cry. Make the kid hungry enough to want to eat.

Motherhood

Mon, Mar 12 2018, 6:44 pm

keym wrote:

He would take a formula bottle if I would give him, but I dont give him only 5-6 oz before naptime and again 4-5 oz before bedtime.

Motherhood

Mon, Mar 12 2018, 7:57 pm

amother wrote:

Please take him to a pediatrician

I think I will, just because I'm going out of my mind. Not so much about him not eating, but because of his crankiness which is probably because he is hungry. The only thing that is keepisng me back is that I'm scared he'll tell me its silent reflux, because he also had reflux as a baby, and they'll give him meds, which didn't help him as a baby. For lack of anything else, I'll go anyway and give it a shot

ra_mom

Mon, Mar 12 2018, 7:59 pm

Motherhood wrote:

I think I will, just because I'm going out of my mind. Not so much about him not eating, but because of his crankiness which is probably because he is hungry. The only thing is that I'm scared he'll tell me its silent reflux because he also had reflux as a baby and they'll give him meds which didn't help him as a baby. For lack of anything else, I'll go anyway and give it a shot

If that's the case, he needs to see a gastroenterologist. It's not as simple as getting a prescription. It took tries with many different medications before dd started feeling better and making progress. The gastroenterologist charted the progress and monitored throughout.

Motherhood

Mon, Mar 12 2018, 8:04 pm

ra_mom wrote:

Interesting you're saying this because I had asked my dr for a referral to a GI already the first week in September because I thought he had something more. He was nursing exclusively, but threw himself back and didnt eat calmly the entire summer until I thought I'm having a nervous breakdown. He wouldnt sit still for a second and wasnt calm for a minute. The people in my bungalow colony would say he looks like a ping pong ball bec he was never calm. You're refreshing my memory now.....