Toddler food… tell me I’m not alone 😩

My little girl is 18 months and that last few weeks she has barely eaten. She no longer wants to eat breakfast but then wants a snack the second we leave the house. She’s not wanting to eat food she loves before and is leaving half of her food the majority of the time. We try to limit snacks but some days that’s all she will do is snack. I feel like no matter what I do it’s all wrong. I keep offering her stuff she likes and new stuff and I get the same results. Most of the time she will eat better if she is free to wander than if she is in her highchair. Please tell me I’m not the only one struggling with this…? I thought it was down to teething as I think her back teeth are coming through but it’s been going on for a few weeks now. Today she has had barely anything and I feel so terrible but I can’t force her to eat. Any ideas what I can do? 🥲

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Half the portion size. Maybe give her meals a little later than you normally do in hope she is more hungry. At least she's eating something..I'm sure it's just a phase

@Amber-Rose I’ve been doing all this I’ve tried everything. I’ve even tried not giving her milk in the morning and it makes no difference. I am honestly so scared she isn’t eating enough. Xx

My little one has started refusing the high chair so I do everything from him running around outside and inside to eat. Eating outside, iv had to sing to him while I spoon it in, iv ran around after him spooning it to him or handing him the spoon to feed himself. Honestly a lot of work but that’s what has been working to get him to eat anything some days. He also loves his snacks so I just make sure his snacks are like portions of a meal ( fruit, meat, or veggies) Also some times he doesn’t eat much and then he will go through a few days where he eat a lot! Like he is making up for the past few days. It comes in waves, this phase will pass and another one will come xx

All my son wants is snacks and juice, it’s a fight for reg dinner,lunch or breakfast unless I don’t give him snacks throughout the day but then I feel like I’m starving him🤦🏻‍♀️ he HATES water no matter how I give it to him.

You literally just described my situation. My LO is also 18 months and use to be a really good eater but in the last few weeks she’s refusing food and I feel the exact same way as you. I’ve noticed if I just let her roam around and feed her she eats at least some of the food and I’ve also started doing the train noises with the spoon and she smiles and opens her mouth and eats a bit more . But honestly I’m also hoping that it’s just a phase as even her favourite foods she doesn’t want to eat anymore.

Give them a variety of options in a muffin tin? And then it feels like snacks

@Sophia see my little one guzzles water all day long. She only had milk at breakfast and bedtime. Xx

@Amanda we stoped feeding her like ready meals or stuff that requires us to feed her because she started refusing it and wanting to be independent. But then today because she hasn’t been eating I gave her a ready meal and she finished the lot. And yeh my little girl did that when she was younger and then went through a phase where she was good with eating till like a month ago. But she has eaten quite well today so hoping it gets better 🤞🏻 xx

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