15 -month-old not eating anything after a cold

It’s really bothering me as I feel like I can’t cope anymore.. he has had a cold but he’s been happy and playing however the only thing he would have his breakfast which is Weetabix sometimes and then absolutely no food throughout the day the only thing I give him his milk

I heard that when babies don’t eat food that’s when it’s serious however he seems happy but having absolutely no food
I took him to the doctor and the doctor said when babies have a viral infection then they don’t eat

I just can’t believe he’s eating absolutely nothing the entire day… if we did that I’m sure we would end up in hospital by not eating?

The only way I can feed him is by force and put in cartoons on and changing the channel every spoon

I spent up to 2 hours a day now trying to get food in him somehow

It’s exhausting. Does anybody have any experience

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Honestly even when we are sick we don’t feel like eating .We have just been through that recently and feel my bub is slowly getting back to normal .
When they are sick it is very normal to have low appetite or no appetite. Force feeding is not gonna benefit him any way. Don’t be hard on yourself n him .
Every time my bubs gets sick n I worry abt his food somehow I get sick n I exactly feel how he felt 0 appetite.
Offer him loads of liquid , smoothie , coconut water etc
He will surprise you when he gets better n will eat as normal
Hope you n bub feels better .

My daughters like this every time she has a cold or is teething, we just persevere with her and give her vegetable crisps and yoghurts things that she likes, we still try with food through the day, xx

Doctors / hospital aren’t bothered too much about food when they’re unwell with something. They focus on fluids and being potentionally dehydrated etc x

My son also eats so little when sick, we all have a cold right now so I make fresh fruit juice with oranges and apples, so I know he is getting something, but today we all hardly ate, I've offered him food throughout the day but he isn't interested and that's ok.

My son starves himself when he's ill 😂 only thing he eats is porridge or fruit puree so I just give in and let him have this then once he's feeling better I work back up to his normal food. It's exhausting isn't it 😳

Hydration is key here. As long as baby is drinking water they will make up the food when they’re better.

I was watching this video and thought I’ll share

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in our community

Do you ever think some of your mom friends are ungrateful

I have a friend who has both sets of grandparents nearby and they watch their kids full-time for free while she and her husband works. Since her kids were born. One set of grandparents said they need a break and want to go on a month long cruise and they’re actually mad at the grandparents for “leaving them hanging”. Like excuse me? You have had kids for 4 years you need a back up plan and show gratitude for 4 years of free babysitting.
Some of us out her with zero help and they have the audacity.

Am I tripping 🤔

My friend wants me to watch her daughter 3 days a week 430 to 630 I told her I need $20 every time I watch her because I have 5 kids I have health problems am I wrong ? She saying she don't got it so I feel like I shouldn't do it then is that bad?

Do you feel like your husband/ partner puts the same level of care into parenting, cooking, cleaning etc when it’s his “turn” in comparison to you?

I’m having such a hard time lately because it’s become so embarrassingly obvious that my husband just doesn’t care as much as I do. I feel like he compares himself to his own dad or other men in his life who walked out or do the absolute bare minimum so in his mind he’s excelling, and that watching his mom struggle as a single mom doing everything growing up has conditioned him to be almost blind to the labor of women like it’s just expected. I’ve talked to him about this multiple times and it will get better temporarily sometimes but not long at all

Is my child delayed ?

Recently had parent evening for my child (4 in June) and the teacher said she is not where she should be she does not know her shapes, letters or numbers.

My child is able to show me where shapes are on a poster for example if I said find the rhombus she would find it however if I i said name it she couldn’t,

On a number line if I said “find number 4 she would find it” but she is not able to count to 4 correctly but she could show on her hands 80% of the time.

She can recognise letters around 15 correctly but will not say the alphabet.

The teacher also mentioned she doesn’t hold a pen correctly but I have seen her hold a pen with pincer grip and use them in both hands correctly.

I’ll post an image of what educational based supplies we have in the Comments please tell me if we can add anything 🙂

Visitors

How is everyone navigating visitors once baby has arrived? I’m due to be having a c-section so I really want a quiet recovery at home. I’ve had major abdominal surgery before, and the last thing I wanted were visitors! I’d like to say no visitors for at least a week (2 would be nice), but equally I don’t want to upset anyone. I know my family will understand, it’s my partners I’m more concerned about.

My in-laws live an hour away, so I can’t imagine they’ll be happy to pop in for a quick visit, and both my partners sisters are 3 hours away, so I’m sure they won’t want to drive all that way just to visit for an hour max. I also don’t want to be bombarded by guests all at once, but how can we prioritise one sister over another. They both have multiple kids, so it’ll be a lot all in one go!

I get very anxious and overwhelmed by social situations, and I imagine I’ll find it difficult with the hormone shifts after birth.

Advice?

I don’t feel like a good mom. I’m a mom but I don’t feel as present as I need to be. I have an addiction to my phone ever since my son passed. Growing up it’s how I distracted myself and it’s just gotten worse. I use to be on my phone every now and then before but now it’s constant almost. I still play with my toddler but I get bored easily and I don’t look forward to doing stuff. I’m a couch potato who scrolls. I hate it. I recognize it and I hate it. I don’t go out anymore unless needed besides outback. I don’t bake desserts anymore. I feel lazy. Yes I have a therapist but I never say what I need to when I’m there and I have to bring my toddler so it just doesn’t work out how I imagine.

I’m trying to be the best mom I can be but I struggle. I struggle so hard and at this point I am disappointed in myself because I imagined so much for our life and I can’t even be the mom I need to be. Even my mom who lived in the living room and didn’t play with us at least was a present mom. I checked out. I hate it.