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17 month old doesn't eat table food
Hi,
I had a question for everyone. My 17 month old DD is developing quite well in most areas, but our last WBV hs made me upset. Our pediatrician (who I think will no longer be our Pediatrician after this visit!) proceeded with quite a tirade at our last visit because DD is still eating jarred baby food. DD will eat soft foods (like yogurt, ice cream, soup, etc...) that we feed her but wants no part of table food (and by table food, I mean small, cut up bits of mean, chicken etc.). I have given her some of the same meals we eat (but ground up in our food processer) and she eats them fine. But if we were to put small pieces of hamburger, chicken or the like in front of her she picks it up but doens't show desire to place it in her mouth (however, cookies she figures out goes in her mouth !). If we place the food in her mouth, she might chew a little but doesn't really show desire to do it. I should add she only has 3 teeth right now and I really believe that is a main reason she doesn't react well to table food...doesn't chew yet! She doesn't get "grossed out" by table food (I know of babies that get mad or upset with table food's), she just prefers the softer, more swallowable foods). The Pediatrician said that she wanted DD on table foods within 3-4 days and with no baby food. I just don't understand. After all, isn't DD getting the perfect nutritional balance if I make sure she has plenty of fruit, vegetables and meats from Gerber jarred foods? Several of my "Mom friends" say that the doc is overreacting and is pressuring DD to keep up with the "norm". But as we all know, their is no "norm" for development in children that is the same! What does everyone else think? Thanks!!! Amanda |
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wrote in message oups.com... Hi, I had a question for everyone. My 17 month old DD is developing quite well in most areas, but our last WBV hs made me upset. Our paediatrician (who I think will no longer be our Paediatrician after this visit!) proceeded with quite a tirade at our last visit because DD is still eating jarred baby food. DD will eat soft foods (like yoghurt, ice cream, soup, etc...) that we feed her but wants no part of table food (and by table food, I mean small, cut up bits of mean, chicken etc.). I have given her some of the same meals we eat (but ground up in our food processor) and she eats them fine. But if we were to put small pieces of hamburger, chicken or the like in front of her she picks it up but doesn't show desire to place it in her mouth (however, cookies she figures out goes in her mouth !). Well I'd prefer a biscuit to a piece of hamburger!! If we place the food in her mouth, she might chew a little but doesn't really show desire to do it. I should add she only has 3 teeth right now and I really believe that is a main reason she doesn't react well to table food...doesn't chew yet! No. Don't put it down to that. #1 ate anything-including meat pieces before she had any teeth at all. I never worked out how she managed some finger food without teeth. She doesn't get "grossed out" by table food (I know of babies that get mad or upset with table food's), she just prefers the softer, more swallowable foods). The Paediatrician said that she wanted DD on table foods within 3-4 days and with no baby food. I don't see why she shouldn't have some baby food. What if you give her mashed potato? That's like a baby food, but it could be what you're eating. 3-4 days also seems a bit drastic. It's not like she's going to die even if she never eats table food!! I just don't understand. After all, isn't DD getting the perfect nutritional balance if I make sure she has plenty of fruit, vegetables and meats from Gerber jarred foods? Several of my "Mom friends" say that the doc is overreacting and is pressuring DD to keep up with the "norm". But as we all know, their is no "norm" for development in children that is the same! What does everyone else think? #2 is 15 months. She likes finger food and the baby jars. The 4m+ ones. She won't eat the older jars-spits them out. However she's not sufficiently interested in food to eat enough table food to keep her going. So I do her one pot of mashed up baby food and some finger food. Like a couple of cooked carrot sticks, a piece of potato and a piece of chicken. I feed her the baby food and she um.. plays with the finger food. Some days she'll eat it all. Other days she throws it all on the floor and, other days she'll eat bits and not much else. There is some concern among health professionals that there is a "window" where the child can take more lumpy foods and if you miss it there can have repercussions. I think then the thought is they can have difficulty learning to chew-rather than it coming naturally, can lead to other problems like speech even. Don't know how true it is, but that's the thought. I'd offer finger food with the baby food. Then she's getting the nutrition in, but learning finger foods. Debbie |
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Ding-bling Google and it's not quoting posts!
Amanda wrote about her 17mo not eating much table food and her pediatrician's demand that she transition to table foods in 3-4 days. My oldest child was quite late to transition to table foods, though perhaps not quite as late as 17 months. He had quite a strong gag reflex (not unusual in people who have reactive airways, as he does) and that slowed him down. (He's now 7.5yo and it's only recently that he's really started to enjoy truly "chewy" foods, so this particular characteristic held him back in terms of developing a wider palate for quite some time.) I tend to agree with everyone else that there's no need for a mad, tearing rush to eliminate pureed/mashed foods from her diet. OTOH, having few teeth is no barrier to chewing (my middle child would actually have nothing whatsoever to do with baby foods, but adored very crunchy crackers when she was 7mo and had not a tooth to her name), so she certainly *can* start eating more foods that require chewing now unless there's another problem. You don't mention whether she gags a lot or not in your post--that was certainly a problem for my son, and because it frightened him, it frightened me, which meant I wasn't in any hurry to push him. I brought up my oldest child's difficulty in accepting chewier foods as he got older in large part because I *do* think there are some potential long-term repercussions to allowing a toddler to avoid foods that must be chewed before they're swallowed. It took my son *forever* compared to his younger sister and brother--who never even *liked* baby foods--to learn that you can't just put food in your mouth and swallow it. If a food required more than about 10 chews to make it swallowable, he'd reject it out of hand. And that led to quite a bit of picky eating, a lot of catering to his "need" for soft foods on our part, and an overall less-than-healthy variety in his diet. We've finally overcome that, but it took until he was about 7yo to get there, and we've acquired some minor problems with overweight in the meantime (due in large part, I think, to his tendency to eat too many high-fat, easy to chew foods) which we now have to work on. I'm not saying that these things will necessarily happen to your daughter if you don't make an aggressive move towards chewier foods within a few days. OTOH, I wouldn't be inordinately complacent about it and would at least make an effort to offer more chewy foods in each meal than you presently are. Good luck and HTH! -- Be well, Barbara |
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as long as she is eating healthy, I would say to feed her whatever way she
prefers to eat it. Karen wrote in message oups.com... Hi, I had a question for everyone. My 17 month old DD is developing quite well in most areas, but our last WBV hs made me upset. Our pediatrician (who I think will no longer be our Pediatrician after this visit!) proceeded with quite a tirade at our last visit because DD is still eating jarred baby food. DD will eat soft foods (like yogurt, ice cream, soup, etc...) that we feed her but wants no part of table food (and by table food, I mean small, cut up bits of mean, chicken etc.). I have given her some of the same meals we eat (but ground up in our food processer) and she eats them fine. But if we were to put small pieces of hamburger, chicken or the like in front of her she picks it up but doens't show desire to place it in her mouth (however, cookies she figures out goes in her mouth !). If we place the food in her mouth, she might chew a little but doesn't really show desire to do it. I should add she only has 3 teeth right now and I really believe that is a main reason she doesn't react well to table food...doesn't chew yet! She doesn't get "grossed out" by table food (I know of babies that get mad or upset with table food's), she just prefers the softer, more swallowable foods). The Pediatrician said that she wanted DD on table foods within 3-4 days and with no baby food. I just don't understand. After all, isn't DD getting the perfect nutritional balance if I make sure she has plenty of fruit, vegetables and meats from Gerber jarred foods? Several of my "Mom friends" say that the doc is overreacting and is pressuring DD to keep up with the "norm". But as we all know, their is no "norm" for development in children that is the same! What does everyone else think? Thanks!!! Amanda |
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Ericka said:
"Or maybe she really isn't ready yet and will do it in her own time ;-)" Hi Ericka, Thanks for your advice. I think that is exactly it with DD. She was "late" to do a few things, like crawling for instance. She crawls just fine, she just didn't do it as early as the Pediatrician wanted her to (no surprise there!). She's very well adjusted in every way and show's no other "developmental" signs, so I'm fairly confident that she's progressing just fine and will "be where she needs to be" in her own time. From some other Mom's who have emailed me off-list, I see I'm not alone! Thanks Moms!! |
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Welches said:
"If we place the food in her mouth, she might chew a little but doesn't really show desire to do it. I should add she only has 3 teeth right now and I really believe that is a main reason she doesn't react well to table food...doesn't chew yet! No. Don't put it down to that. #1 ate anything-including meat pieces before she had any teeth at all. I never worked out how she managed some finger food without teeth." Hi.. I should explain. I didn't mean to imply that if kids don't have teeth, they can't eat! I meant that I couldn't see when the doctor said to give her "pretty much everything we eat" how she'd even gum meats and chicken! Not that it's impossible, but it just seemed foreign to me! |
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Hi
I read your article about your 17month old DD, I personnally think these pediatricians go over the top. How many of them will stick to the rules with their own children. If your 17 month old DD is developing well and is eating I don't see what difference it makes if she is not eating table food. At least she is eating! If she only has three teeth then she isn't going to be able to chew properly yet anyway. They always say a mother knows their own child stick to your own instincts and like you said find a new padiatrician who is going to help you not patronise you. Good luck. Louise |
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