It's been ages since i wrote and yes, am back to it... on a slightly frustrated note... but back still. I guess, sometimes unpleasantness leads one to do their 'out of the blue' thing, rather than happy thoughts.
It's just that my 13 month old has refused to eat. I've tried everything! Believe me, am not exaggerating... everything! Sweet food, salty food, home cooked food, packaged food, 'what we eat' food, baby food, the list goes on.
All my principles of bringing up the baby took a back seat. I pushed the high chair away. Allowed her to watch 'baby tv' or gigglebellies to feed each morsel. Taken her for cycle rides in the house. Bribed her with cheese sticks. Had MMW entertain her with something funny. With each passing day, her level of boredom towards food kept increasing.
But mind you, all the antics are forgotten if there are wafers around or french fries, or sometimes even sausages. So i even tried to bribe her with french fries and sausages. Am still not willing to bribe her with chips, though i did dip chips in cerelac to get her to eat it once!
Her likes and dislikes seem to be changing faster than the weather of Singapore. And for all those who haven't been here, its true that it can rain/get sunny/rain again within minutes of each other... for a few days she gorged on cheese, now she spits it out, she was crazy for bananas, so much so that she would literally cry to eat them, now she doesn't want to look their way, eggs she likes off and on... i'm amazed as to how such a tiny little thing can have such varied choice of dislikes.
The main reason behind this could be that she's teething. Yes, thats another issue, she's all of 13 months and doesn't have a single tooth, but that's the least of my concerns at this moment. Baby literature does mention that teething leads to fussy eating habits, weight loss and irregular behaviour, and i would like to believe my daughter is also facing the same.
Trial and error and err to try, feeding her is slowly becoming my greatest challenge. And then, when people tell me about her weight loss, it hurts. My latest principle is to add tons and tons of ghee to her food, at least she'll get some fat for all the energy she's expending. Oh and also, following a friends advice, i've started her on pediasure. On alternate days, if not everyday, especially on days when she doesn't open her mouth for anything else.
Am hoping the 'i'm watching my weight' phase is soon to end. Already it looks like i eat up all my daughters food, any more tantrums from her and i might lose my sanity! Several years later when Aanya reads this, i hope she turns to me and says "Mumma why do u stop me from eating now... i love food!!!"
It's just that my 13 month old has refused to eat. I've tried everything! Believe me, am not exaggerating... everything! Sweet food, salty food, home cooked food, packaged food, 'what we eat' food, baby food, the list goes on.
All my principles of bringing up the baby took a back seat. I pushed the high chair away. Allowed her to watch 'baby tv' or gigglebellies to feed each morsel. Taken her for cycle rides in the house. Bribed her with cheese sticks. Had MMW entertain her with something funny. With each passing day, her level of boredom towards food kept increasing.
But mind you, all the antics are forgotten if there are wafers around or french fries, or sometimes even sausages. So i even tried to bribe her with french fries and sausages. Am still not willing to bribe her with chips, though i did dip chips in cerelac to get her to eat it once!
Her likes and dislikes seem to be changing faster than the weather of Singapore. And for all those who haven't been here, its true that it can rain/get sunny/rain again within minutes of each other... for a few days she gorged on cheese, now she spits it out, she was crazy for bananas, so much so that she would literally cry to eat them, now she doesn't want to look their way, eggs she likes off and on... i'm amazed as to how such a tiny little thing can have such varied choice of dislikes.
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The main reason behind this could be that she's teething. Yes, thats another issue, she's all of 13 months and doesn't have a single tooth, but that's the least of my concerns at this moment. Baby literature does mention that teething leads to fussy eating habits, weight loss and irregular behaviour, and i would like to believe my daughter is also facing the same.
Trial and error and err to try, feeding her is slowly becoming my greatest challenge. And then, when people tell me about her weight loss, it hurts. My latest principle is to add tons and tons of ghee to her food, at least she'll get some fat for all the energy she's expending. Oh and also, following a friends advice, i've started her on pediasure. On alternate days, if not everyday, especially on days when she doesn't open her mouth for anything else.
Am hoping the 'i'm watching my weight' phase is soon to end. Already it looks like i eat up all my daughters food, any more tantrums from her and i might lose my sanity! Several years later when Aanya reads this, i hope she turns to me and says "Mumma why do u stop me from eating now... i love food!!!"
