Fussy eater

My little girl is nearly two and is a fussy eater.. she will only eat certain things and even some days wont eat them or only few spoonfuls. I try introduce some new things for her but she just refuses them. Its so hard because feel shes bored of the same old things. Any tips? As I feel shes still young so i can maybe try snap her out of this habbit.

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I had this with my little one keep an eye out for signs of autism it could just be a phase but my little one when she was 1 went of almost everything and would only eat certain things to then one day she would also then get bored of them same things since the age of 1 I was fighting for help and no one would listen to then She went through to
Paediatrician she wouldn’t eat no shakes or anything and now she is 8 still the same hardly eats maybe a bit of toast here and there , nuggets … chips … and she is now diagnosed autistic and needs to go on to steroids cos she so small and tiny and such a little character lol xx

No thats not an issue just the eating. Thanks anyway

I think this is normal as my daughter is the same and most other mums I’ve spoken to have had kids go through the same phases. Just keep offering foods you know they will eat along with some they haven’t had or need a bit of encouragement with. It’s soul destroying sometimes but we’re just persevering 😂

My son the same age is picky. I don't know why autism always seems to have to come into it! He likes around 10 things only. Mainly unhealthy things. No fruit or veg! I just give him what he fancies now and hope it changes in the future. Xx

My niece was really picky with her food and her mum found this food chart to be really helpful as an incentive for her LO to earn ticks and she’s now excited to pick out new things in order to get more ticks. It’s nice that it’s personalised too so maybe this might help encourage her or try to make it a bit more fun? They do a baby weaning version but I think also a children’s food chat one. Hope this helps!

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Is it bad of me to think this or no?

My husband has been abroad for work (1 day and exploring for 1 day) for 2 and a half days which means I’ve had both kids (1 year and 4 year old) for 2 and a half days plus cooking, cleaning, taking them to clubs, bedtimes!
He came home late afternoon and said I’m so tired, I just need to chill. I said can you wash up whilst I sort kids dinner out, he said he’ll do it later which means he won’t do it and I’ll end up doing it so I said no do it now please otherwise I’ll end up doing it and he said well you have been home and I’ve been away so you’ve just been relaxing.
Don’t know what planet he is on but having the kids alone for 2.5 days is not relaxing. I was stressed!

When he was away, I did miss him and wanted him to come back but now he’s back, I want him to go away again😂
Is that bad?

Feeding

My son is coming up to five months and I just started giving him oatmeal and rice cereal. When can you start trying veggies or fruits? I only give him the oatmeal or rice cereal once a day right now which is what the paediatrician had said to do. I’m just curious to when anybody tried anything else with their kids cause my son eats a lot of formula and he’s VERY curious when I eat.

Really bothered by this

A friend posted this and it really bothers me because that is exactly how she parents her kid, and it's rather unfortunate because when our kids hang out together, her kid has a meltdown at least 5x within an hour. We have know them for years and it's only gotten worse. My kids will concede to hers, because they don't want to see their friend crying, but it sucks because they give up so much of their toys and enjoyment to keep the peace. We aren't hanging out as much anymore but it's rather sad to think she doesn't intervene more in her child tantrums and just let's it slide

My 2 year old won’t eat nothing but snacks

Is this normal ? He won’t even try anything I eat .. he really only like pizza fries and spaghetti… nuggets and snacks bananas some other fruit but like anything else he won’t eat if try but I don’t want to force him I’m just I feel like bad I mean he isn’t losing weight I breastfeed mostly still

Is this normal

Let’s say you’re at a softplay with your 2 year old, and some friends & their toddlers.
You buy your 2 year old a kids meal - chicken nuggets, beans, and chips. They’re very happy with it and have almost eaten it all.
They’re sat at the table, fork in hand, consistently eating, and have one chicken nugget left.
Your adult friend comes over from behind you, picks up the last chicken nugget, and eats it.
There was no indication that your child wasn’t going to eat it, and they didn’t ask. They just took it with no warning and ate it right in front of you and your toddler.
How you reacting?

Shift worker daddies - advice please?

My husband works shifts (6am-6pm days or 6pm-6am nights) so when he’s on shift we either get about an hour or 2 before he goes to work or an hour or 2 when we gets home with him.

I don’t think people who aren’t married/have babies with shift workers fully understand the impact of feeling like a solo parent sometimes.

Does anyone have any advice? I do have parents who can help but I struggle to leave my baby with others as I always feel like they don’t understand the need for tracking wake windows or feeds and our baby will not sleep unless we black out a room or go for a car drive . Everyone seems to think ‘if he’s tired he’ll drop off’ - no he’ll just get overtired and have to then pay for it during his night sleep. So I feel like it’s just easier for me to do it all myself.

When my husbands off work he is great but I do take the mental load of telling him what to do or even reminding him of wake windows etc because he’s not here and forgets routines. He’s also being tested for ADHD currently so there’s that on top of shift work.

Just looking for advice on how to stay sane/keep routines or share loads with shifts workers?

Thank you ❤️