Hi all wonderful moms,my 2 years old daughter lately just drink milk and take a little bit of plain bread,plain-rice, 1 oz of juice, and that's it in a day. So she got her multivitamin. I afraid she doesnot get enough nutrion she supposed to have. She is now 24 lbs. She used to eat various of food and a few veggies . When I give her chicken soup with carrot, egg, noodle, celery and poutry (her favortie food), she let me spoon feed her but spit out right after that. She still talking, crying, smilling, walking, running, sleeping except chewing food. Only one more teeth then she will have 20. This issues has been going over 2 weeks. I wonder Is there somthing going on with her taste? Her tummy often look full. She is potty trained and doing great so far. Since she accept the food why doesn't she chew and swallow it? Please share with me about this. Thank in advance!
at 2 yrs old, the massive growth spurt that they have been experiencing ends. unless your child begins to lose weight, don't worry about it, just continue to offer healthy foods and she will eat when she is hungry (which is a lot less now). dont try to force her to eat, this can lead to her learning to ignore her own signals of when to stop eating that can lead to obesity as an adult. good luck
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I went through this with my 4 year old when he was two. It turns out his tonsils were so swollen he could barely swallow. If it were me I would take your daughter to her doctor. Even if it is not her tonsils, there may be another issue. It is better safe than sorry, Once my sons toncils were removed and he was healed he ate like you wouldn't believe and had growth spurt.
Hello!
My son is going through very much the same thing. Here is something that helped me:
I started to write down everything he ate in a day. I did that for one week. I started to realize that he eats more than I thought! It's not very much, but it helped me calm down.
When my husband was two years old, he only at 1/4 of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich per day. And he is fine.
Just keep offering healthy food, and your daughter will follow her body's cues about food. As long as she is gaining weight and growing and happy, she's fine.
Hi S.,
I would check her throat to see if there is any redness ...could be drainage causing soreness or swollen tonsils...or check for swollen the lymph nodes.
Her 2 year molars could be coming in, or could be some kind of tooth infection. Look for redness or swelling around the gums. All it takes is for one little thing to get stuck between the tooth and gum...
Good luck!
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Good Morning S., a lot of children go through this stage. 3 of our gr children will eat just about anything put in front of them. They are 9,8,4. The other 2 that I watch daily are as picky as they come. Zane the youngest is 17 months old and he will basically only eat, Oatmeal, cheerios, cheetos, sometimes we can get chicken pieces (nuggets) in him. With him you can't try and feed him anything he will fight it and just ignore it. He used to like bananas, apple slices, grapes, sometimes I can get him to eat a small PBJ sandwich. For his first birthday last Oct, I had to force (gently) a small piece of cake with frosting on it on his mouth for him to even taste it.
All the while he is shaking his head, pulling away.
When he was little he like your little girl ate everything, fruits, veggies, scrambled eggs, some meats..
Zane drinks a lot of water and milk daily, he is still gaining weight maybe not the correct kind and getting taller. We wish we knew how to get him to eat better too.
When he had his one yr check up the Dr. and nurse said he was doing OK and not to worry about it much. As long as he was still gaining weight, and getting taller he was OK. He would come around. Their tastes change just like ours, and they go through growth spurts where everything seems to be out of the "norm" But we're still trying.
God Bless you and yours
K. Nana of 5
do you allow her to feed herself, including all foods requiring the spoon/fork? do you allow her to express autonomy in choosing between two different food choices for her meal? I'm not saying cater to her, simply allow her to choose between 2 choices that you are ok with. & most importantly, please do not overcompensate with juice or milk. She needs enough to stay hydrated, but really try to limit in between meals. Oh, & one more thought: how much does she snack?
That said, be firm. Set a limit on time, don't hound her, don't beg. Simply "this is mealtime" & when it's over, it's over. No snacks in between. As long she's continuing to thrive, please try to relax! This is a very difficult process for both parent & child...
Oh, & with my kids, if they don't eat lunch/dinner....then it's wrapped up for their snack...you know, the after nap snack or the before bedtime snack. This method works, truly it does!
