Help Needed With Feeding 2 Year Old

Thanks friends for reply. Went to ped today, my daughter didnot let her to check. She threw lot of tantrums. Ped asked me stop the smoothie business and just give her what we eat. Also told to take care of her weight as well.

I am doing my best to try to distract her with tv, rhymes, toys, books, even beads and Montessori materials(me being a trained montessori teacher). She is concentrating only on playing and doesn't open her mouth. If I disturb her for eating, she will push the bowl and spoon forcefully, and sometimes make it fall down.

Ped said, if it keeps on continuing, then I must be consulting some professional help for her feeding. She doesn't eat much of Junk food, but when she is hungry, she is smart enough to open the fridge and take milk and ask me to give her. If I hide the milk packets, she will cry holding fridge handle for a long time. I mean it -a longggggg time.

Rice and dal is a big question. I make it and give her-she won't eat it- I try after 2 hours- same response, and try again at night- no use- I throw it. It is an every day routine. And I am fed up of this. Even pasta also same story.

Idli and dosa, she turns her head just for 1st bite. I do give her fruit first. Eg: banana, cut apple. She takes a bite or 2. Then I wait for some more time and then try again. If she doesn't take then I smoothie it. Now I am running out of ideas and patience. I have lost my sleep and I spend searching for food schedule in net.

After you replies, will start working on:
1. Throw the bottles.
2. Everyday same time schedule.
3. Cook food according your listed suggestion, for rice and dal(again).
4. And have more patience and hope.

Your replies are very much supportive and important to me. Thanks a lot for your time. Pls do share some more tricks for me to try.

Regards,

 

Sure Ashnita, will definitely try these ideas one and one and let you know. Thanks for your ideas.

 

Thanks craziyrmom for suggesting. Yes I give her things to touch, feel, enjoy. From cornflakes to cooked rice, chicken pieces, cut egg whites, bread pieces..... She does pouring or transferring activities from one bowl to another with these things. But it is not improving. Pieces doesn't go inside her mouth.

we do such small games and take rounds in feeding her, works for maximum 4 bites and only in weekends.

Will try with poha and shapes dosa and surely will let everyone know her reaction.

 

Hai, After ped visit yesterday, I was too stressed and out of control with anger. Was shouting on elder one and husband. After all your replies and support, I am a bit ok today.

Making a list from your ideas and will start working on that. Thanks a lot for all your replies.