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My little girl turned one yesterday and I’d say we’ve had this for around the last 5-6 weeks!! I have absolutely nothing to say on the food aspect because for us it’s just getting worse to now complete meal refusal and I’m at my absolute wits end with it all unfortunately 🙃 however, the behaviour and tantrums when being told no or not being allowed to do something are improving. She’s definitely learnt that no means no and does seem to be remembering things she shouldn’t do (that doesn’t mean she’s not still attempting them with a cheeky smile 😂 but she will take herself away from them now on the first no). Our current battle is her becoming a contortionist when we’re putting her in the pushchair or car seat. Just try to keep telling myself everything is just a phase 🫣😂 x
I say this with as much love in the world for my baby, but oh my lord she’s discovered how to be an arsehole. 🫣
One on the 16th and has been hard work since the 17th!
Not with food luckily but she’s just become 10 times more strong willed and it’s so draining sometimes. We had her birthday party on Saturday and we went back to the same place yesterday for their Easter celebrations. I brought her toy buggy with us so she can walk about and play but she point blank refused to even stand and just wanted to crawl I think because we allowed her to the day before at the same place but it was just too busy yesterday for her to do that. But she was screaming and kicking it was awful. I’m glad I can put her to bed by the end of the day and not see her till the morning😂😂
Yep mine is the same with food! At what point do we seek advice? My LG has like 2 mouthfuls of food per day she just wriggles squirms and cries in her high chair. I keep offering her stuff throughout the day she just isn’t interested! I’m so stressed
@Ashley we discussed our feeding issues at length with a HV at our 12 month review and I asked for help then, we’ve had some referrals done but I’ve got no idea how long the waitlists are! Currently looking into what we can access privately x
@Jade my LG was ok with food (never brilliant but did eat) but in the past I’d say 2/3 weeks has started to refuse. At her review I had no issues at that point. She js teething so could be that. Just not sure what advice they’ll actually give
@Emma 😂😂😂
Thanks everyone - sounds like we are all in the same boat together 🫠
My boy turned 1 on Tuesday last week and had been exactly like this since!! He’s got a tight temper but has also turned super clingy but just with me🤷🏻♀️
Literally could have wrote this myself and I’m so glad to see it must be a fairly common occurrence as I was worrying there is something wrong as she is so uninterested in food. I was/am worried she’s filling up on a breast milk but I’m struggling to reduce this anyway as she’s not having it - so find myself in a bit of a cycle. They test us don’t they 🫣
Yes! I’m right there with you. My daughter turns one this Friday, and it already feels like things have ramped up big time. She’s refusing most food — maybe a few bites and then she’s done — so we’re still relying on formula but we’ve now swapped it for pediasure food supplement shake to make sure she’s getting enough calories and vitamins that she’s not getting from food The tantrums are in full swing too, especially when she can’t have something she really wants. And it’s so hard trying to find something else to occupy her . It’s exhausting, and some mornings I already feel wiped out. Just know you’re not alone — this stage is tough, but you’re doing amazing
My little girl is the same attitude wise. However, she's the opposite in terms of food. She has literally not stopped eating in about 4 days, I'm constantly having yo feed her 🤷♀️ The tantrums are insane though so I have adopted the "is it unsafe or just inconvenient" thought on things so that I only really need to fight her if what she's doing is unsafe and there is no way for me to make it safe. It means a huge mess for me to clean up but honestly that's much easier for me to deal with.