Hi SpringCrane, welcome! Mine was exclusively breastfed until a bit after 6 months. Constantly on the breast as had reflux and was sick, then wanted to suck to stop the burning, sick again, suck again, you get the picture. Was never a chubby baby though, always followed a percentile curve for weight that was a bit lower than the one for height, but looked in proportion.
Has your son been investigated for things like malabsorption?
Krissie: it sounds like he's always had a really tiny stomach, if that's actually possible. Is he happy to have lots of tiny meals? Does it work if you leave snacks out for him to help himself to all day or do you have to remind and encourage him to snack?
Hello sil, welcome! Have you tried treating vegetables as if they were chicken and breading them? Aubergines, mushrooms and cougettes can be done in the same way (sprinkle lightly with salt, let bead, pat with kitchen towel, dip in flour, egg and breadcrumbs and fry. I remember my mother had great success with that (my brother wouldn't have eaten cougettes or aubergines under penalty of death until she did them this way). I know she did some other veg the same way at first to get him to accept them, but I can't remember what. I wonder if they'd work oven-baked, to make the whole thing a bit healthier. I haven't tried! Also, mother only did that for special occasions as a treat, as it is quite labour intensive.
With fruit, do you have a chance to pick your own? Mine for example doesn't like shop-bought black currants or blackberries, but eats them happily when we pick our own (I think shop-bought ones that we get are more tart).
I've been wondering for a while how much the love of junk foods has to do with their salt (or perhaps sugar) content. For me, salt is the only thing that makes junk food delicious (and if you give me something I absolutely dislike, I cam usually make it palatable by adding enough salt).
Angel: that's interesting that PediaSure ups Sebastian's appetite! I wonder what's in it that does that.
Hi Minties, that's tough, it must be quite difficult to make Thomas's lunch box every day! What do other children get as treats - biscuits? Crisps? (School here doesn't allow treats, so I'm a bit lost.) How does Thomas feel about dips? Would he try a veg stick with a dip that he likes, like tomato ketchup, bbq sauce or something?
Hi jessmk, yes I did BLW with mine - as I said at the beginning, I don't think she's out-of-the-ordinary picky, but some things just get rejected unless I hide them, such as avocado. I think it's the texture. And I have always noticed a mistrust of anything green. Things like cauliflower take a lot of work (offering over and over again), and sometimes it helps if they are in a cheese sauce or with a condiment to dip to hide the original flavour a bit. I really enjoyed BLW because it was a lot less effort prep-wise (no blending). My cousin did traditional weaning with both of hers and one is a fantastic eater (will literally eat anything and everything) and the other one is very, very picky. I think it depends on each individual child, to be honest.
Hi HappyAnjel!
