Extremely fussy eater 😭🤯🤯
Hi moms, I really need some help and support.
I’m dealing with an extremely fussy eater — my daughter is 2 years old and for the past 4–5 months, things have become very difficult.
She used to eat a fair amount before turning 2 . Now, she barely eats anything. Just plain pasta or plain chapati sometimes — and even those she often refuses.
She doesn’t try any new foods at all. She would happily eat store-bought muffins, biscuits, or donuts, but I don’t want to offer those. She eats some fruits, but it’s totally unpredictable — one day yes, next day no.
Apart from that, she’s refusing all home food.
I try to keep offering, but honestly, it’s getting worse — not better.
Even her dietitian just says, “Keep offering,” but I’m mentally exhausted. I can’t even go out with her because she doesn’t eat anything — not at home, not outside.
Has anyone else gone through this? Any tips, ideas, or support would really mean a lot. I’m very worried and overwhelmed right now. 💔
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My daughter is almost 3 and finally getting through the picky stage. For the longest time all she would eat was anything with cheese and pb&j sandwiches. It’s a phase, she’ll get through it and so will you. It’s frustrating, I get it. But it is good to keep offering because you never know when they’re going to want something. Good luck mama 💜
My friends child was a fussy eater at the same age and she tried using fake food, like plastic toy foods and getting her child to play with them. Then she offered her child the real version and her child showed more interest in them as she played with them.
my daughter is an absolute awful eater , something i find helps sometimes is getting her involved in cooking , i ordered a kids plastic knife/cooking set and she loves chopping things up . i also bought some cookie cutters in delifferent shapes like animals and use them to cut things into fun shapes so it’s more fun to eat x
Thanks everyone for responding
yeah involving the child is really helpful but 😆 mine LO act like a 🧑🍳 while cooking and after seeing the food on her plate she becomes Gordon ramsay 😤😅.
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