Refusing food

My boy will have one or two spoons of his meals and then he’ll have an absolute meltdown and cry and won’t eat anymore. Can anyone relate, i’m losing my mind and really hope it’s just a phase. He has quite a few teeth coming up but has been fussy with food the last few weeks anyway

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Apparently it is normal at one year old to go off food for a bit, either due to teething (even ones you can't see coming through like molars) or development and physical growth.
Is he drinking enough fluids with wet nappies (not dark yellow urine)?
I tried reverting back to soft food textures like mash and she takes few more spoon fulls. For breakfast today she had one teaspoon porridge and 2 bites of apple slices. Then two bites of her baby biscuits. Deffo a change in appetite!

Could have written this myself. I hope it's a phase!!!

Awww sometimes my little girl does this and I just start singing nursery rhymes or make animals sounds and then she will continue to eat! Maybe this might help you out if you try this! It’s worth a try! Xx

Same story here, it’s been almost 2 months of hit and miss meals. She only eats pasta properly, anything else is meltdowns. There have been some better days recently, hoping it will pass 💛

Yes mine has started having meltdowns especially at dinner. I can only put it down to him getting tired, sometimes he wants his water before or he’ll want to feed himself with his own fork/spoon. I’ll leave him to cry and then try again. 3 times and if he’s really not having it then I’ll get him out which is rare and try again a little later x

Yep. Can only get a few spoonfuls of anything down here before she smacks the spoon away from her , it’s quite stressful because she’s gone back to waking in the night for milk and I’m sure it’s because she’s hungry from not eating in the day 🥲 she used to love food and now even her faves she is screaming at me when I try to feed her .. tried giving her the spoon/fork and it goes straight on the floor 😩

Thanks everyone - seems like i’m not the only one! He has quite a few teeth coming through and has been poorly from starting nursery and also I think as others have said that’s a phase! I’m just stressed he isn’t getting enough food but he is still having 3x 8oz bottles a day and I offer him water throughout the day.

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