Until she was one, I genuinely never bothered as I knew that Babybear would drink as much milk as she needed so she was in no way being deprived. I think that now I am more conscious that she gets protein, carbs etc but I've stuck to counting things up over a few days rather than every day. This means that she eats a lot of broccoli and peas, in reality, but if we are having salad she is always offered some. I don't think that's the worst thing in the world, though, a lot of mothers of 16-month-olds would be delighted to have a baby who eats broccoli.
Anyway, he're Mij's post.
"What do you do when babe is not interested in what you're offering?
by
Mij
on Thu 12 Apr 2007 20:32 BST | Profile | Permanent Link
I guess this sort of qualifies as a 'poll type
question', but it's also a current issue for us. Bat's fabulous
sweetcorn pattie things, lovingly crafted by yours truly, was just
swiped off the table with a look of disdain (I'll admit they were a bit
eggy, totally my fault, but they weren't *that* bad). As that was
pretty much all I had in the house, having just returned from Easter
break, I was forced to fall back on those outrageously expensive Moon
Biscuits, which IzzyMouse laid waste to.
So, I guess my question is, when the meal you've planned is refused, do you offer more stuff? What, and for how long? Until you hit on the thing the LO will eat? Do you fall back on the thing you know they love? If madame was a toddler, I'd be saying 'well I'm afraid that's all there is', assuming I was fairly confident she usually liked said meal, or at least its constituent parts. I know we're not supposed to worry about quantity, but the 'well that's it, you'll be going to bed with no supper' approach felt a little harsh. Particularly as she'll probably make up for it with feeds in the night (saints preserve us, will they ever end...)"
By the way, Babybear wasn't so keen on the sweetcorn patties hot but liked them very much cold. I'm finding that with a lot of beanburgery-type things. I can see, though, that it's more of a pain if you are BFing. Hope you get some answers.
So, I guess my question is, when the meal you've planned is refused, do you offer more stuff? What, and for how long? Until you hit on the thing the LO will eat? Do you fall back on the thing you know they love? If madame was a toddler, I'd be saying 'well I'm afraid that's all there is', assuming I was fairly confident she usually liked said meal, or at least its constituent parts. I know we're not supposed to worry about quantity, but the 'well that's it, you'll be going to bed with no supper' approach felt a little harsh. Particularly as she'll probably make up for it with feeds in the night (saints preserve us, will they ever end...)"
By the way, Babybear wasn't so keen on the sweetcorn patties hot but liked them very much cold. I'm finding that with a lot of beanburgery-type things. I can see, though, that it's more of a pain if you are BFing. Hope you get some answers.