So now she is 12 months old..and yet she refuse to eat anything other than BM..and few snacks like biscuits, fruits like mango, banana and others in super tiny amount. She did not behave like this last 2 months..she eat porridge regularly 2 times a day and other snacks and of course BM..so this condition worries me. Plus now she is getting more active and she is not as chubby as before..become thinner and thinner which worries me more.
I did some reading here and there..what I can conclude is don't give up..I need to try more variety type of food.Active babies like Sara need more fat..
What I got from http://www.kellymom.com :
"Some toddlers are eating very few solids, or even no solids, at 12 months. This is not unusual and really depends on your child - there is quite a big variation. We like to see breastmilk making up the majority (around 75%) of baby's diet at 12 months. Some babies will be taking more solids by 12 months, but others will still be exclusively or almost-exclusively breastfed at this point. It is normal for baby to keep breastmilk as the primary part of his diet up until 18 months or even longer. An example of a nice gradual increase in solids would be 25% solids at 12 months, 50% solids at 18 months, and 80% solids at 24 months.
Some children take a little longer to begin taking solids well. Some of them have food sensitivities and this may be their body's way of protecting them until their digestive system can handle more. Others are late teethers or have a lot of difficulty with teething pain. At this point there is NOTHING that your milk lacks that your child needs, with the possible exception of enough iron. As long as his iron levels are within acceptable levels and when he does eat you are offering him foods naturally rich in iron, then you have plenty of time before you need to worry about the amount of solids he's getting.
All you need to do is to continue to offer foods. Don't worry if he's not interested or takes very small amounts. Your only true responsibility is what you offer, when you offer it and how you offer it, not whether or not he eats it. That has to be up to him. Trying to force, coax, or cajole your child into eating is never recommended. Continue to nurse on demand, day and night, and trust your child to increase the solids when he's ready. As baby slowly moves into eating more solids, your milk will fill any nutritional gaps nicely."
Some children take a little longer to begin taking solids well. Some of them have food sensitivities and this may be their body's way of protecting them until their digestive system can handle more. Others are late teethers or have a lot of difficulty with teething pain. At this point there is NOTHING that your milk lacks that your child needs, with the possible exception of enough iron. As long as his iron levels are within acceptable levels and when he does eat you are offering him foods naturally rich in iron, then you have plenty of time before you need to worry about the amount of solids he's getting.
All you need to do is to continue to offer foods. Don't worry if he's not interested or takes very small amounts. Your only true responsibility is what you offer, when you offer it and how you offer it, not whether or not he eats it. That has to be up to him. Trying to force, coax, or cajole your child into eating is never recommended. Continue to nurse on demand, day and night, and trust your child to increase the solids when he's ready. As baby slowly moves into eating more solids, your milk will fill any nutritional gaps nicely."
The statement there was such a relief, so I know that Sara is not behaving unusual..So I will keep trying and trying until one date I hope Sara will eat normally like other toddler.
Other useful tips that I found are 17 Tips for Pleasing Picky Eater, taken from Dr Sears website: http://www.askdrsears.com/html/3/T030800.asp. Good tips there for reference to first time mommy like me.
Hope Sara will take more solid food gradually sooner or later and me as usual will keep look for options to give the best for Her as other mommy will do for her child.
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