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Posted: 23 April 2007 at 12:51pm | IP Logged

Not sure if this is in the right place so apologies if it isn't.

My ds is going through the process of being weaned. ( we started at 4 months on the advice of the hospital due to his reflux).

Anyway he's a difficult one to feed anyway but to top it all off now, He seems to eat no problem for my dp but is a monster for me. Is there any reason for this? Has anyone else had thest issues in the past. Any hints on how to get him to eat for me? He now also won't eat things i have prepared fresh. And thy're only purees so can't taste that bad.

I'm getting really down about this now. Nothing has been easy with our ds since he was born.

Posted: 23 April 2007 at 2:16pm | IP Logged

I know exactly what you are going tru...my dd is lactose intolerant, she had collic and reflux.

The main thing is try on to worry, he can sence if you are up set. If he is on the breast or formula he is getting his nutrition even with the reflux. Try a spoon or two at the time, weaning can be a slow process. I had to take a step back from my dd as i was becoming obsessed. At 8 months se wouldn't eat or drink for me.....

I had to adopt the approach well if she eats she eats if she doesn't she doesn't...she will eat when she is hungry and even these days I have to take a step back from the situation and try to remain calm.

When does dp feed him.....it may be just he is hungry in the evening.

Just reamin calm and remember weaning is a very slow process.

Best of luck I hope it works out.

Posted: 24 April 2007 at 10:28am | IP Logged

He was drinking over a litre of formula everyday so specialist told us to drop a milk feed during the day and give him a proper meal at lunchtime. He has almost a jar of food and a pudding plus juice/water. It's the same feed that my dp and i take it in turns. Alot of the time my dp (when not at work) ends up taking over, which makes me feel even worse.

I've tried different consistencies, different purees, different temperatures. He's just stubborn (Like his dad)!!!!!

We've tried giving food first, juice first and in all fairness he does create for my dp occasionally. I'm just worried that the childminder is going to find it virtually impossible once i go back to work.

He screams during this feed and i'm worried he's starting to get bad food associations into his head and have even bigger troubles later on.

Am I overreacting?????