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Name: safa
Country: India
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Name: sana
Country: India
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Name: Ruchismita
Country: India
 my daughter is 21 months old.... and she just prefers to exist on milk... she used to have solids from 6 months of age which continued beautifully till 9 months... then she began teething and started refusing food... but still managed to feed her. but suddenly after 13 months i simply can't feed her... although she picks up bite size food and feeds herself, small breakfast cereals her her favourite... milk is her main breakfast , lunch and dinner.. few people blame for her habits... but i ritually offer her all kinds of food.... but she only picks up few bites which feeds herself.... i can not put anyfood to her mouth..... please help
Name: shilpa
Country: India
 My daughter is 10 months . she doesn`t eat anything which i hav tried. she doesnt open her mouth. I hav done my total efforts but she doesnt show any interest about food. when i give her food forcely she taken out that. i m very worried abt it what should i do? please help me
Name: sita
Country: India
 my daughtr is 2months 3weeks.she is just 4.5kg.can u pls tell me wat to feed her to gain weight.am too tensed.n by 3months wat feeds to give
Name: shaghy
Country: Iran
 hi every body! my little angle is 13 months old and she is a fussy eater to. my husband and i tried everything and mealtime is the worst time in our house! at last the only thing that worked, was letting her feeding herself , this will make ur house too messy but it woked for us u can try too! good luck
Name: Vijaya Dhaneshwar
Country: usa
 kishore, you can try giving him all the foods that he likes for about 2-3 weeks, even though they may be unhealthy, and then gradually introduce healthy but tasty foods. it worked for my son.
Name: Anamika Desai
Country: india
 your article says that i should not forcefeed my child, but it is easier said than done because as a parent you cannot watch your child not eat a balanced meal.
Name: Bhar
Country: usa
 hi, my son is 16 months old.he is not drinking milk for the past 3 weeks.before that he was drinking nicely.i've tried giving him by changing flavours,cold milk,etc.but he just pushes the glass away.i really am very upset about it.can anyone suggest something?
Name: Vandana r.
Country: india
 i have 2 children.the baby eats better than the elder one.however my elder one has certain foods only theat he likes and others like potato that he does'nt.moreover he cannot tolerate hot or warm food.sometimes fear or sometimes a cartoon on t.v. makes him eat ,i know that is not a good habit but les intake will cause lack of nutrition and that makes him tired and weak soon.
Name: preeti@hongkong.com
Country: hongkong
 my child is very good at home , he will turn 4 in july but he has not learn how to share his toys with others . he is the only child. he goes to school, in school he is ok but at home or outside he dont want to give his toys and he weep very loudly. sometime wehave to scold him or beat him. i feel it is not good but tell me what can i do .
Name: Sam
Country: india
 i don't think they should feed them at all.
Name: vasundhara
Country: india
 my daughter is 15 mths old,she eats almost everything.i have noticed that including her in our mealtimes has helped.she sits with us when we have our meals,so she also tries to eat,though she makes a big mess i try & encourage her to eat on her own.
Name: Tammee
Country: canada
 i have a daughter of 18 months and although i have started introducing solid foods to her at 10 months she still prefers her formula. she does eat cereal and yogurt and the odd dish of pureed fruit. but she can't live on that alone. i've tried introducing cooked vegetables and finely chopped meat and potatoes and such, but all she does is pay with it and throw it on the floor. or if we're lucky enough that she will try it, she chokes and gags to get it out of her mouth. the doctor says that she seems healthy enough (because she's a chubby baby), but i feel she's still not getting any proper nutrition and the doctor has not provided me with any advice as to whether i should wean her off the bottle or how to help encourage my daughter to eat. i'm at a loss here. if any one can relate to my situation, i'd really appreciate some advice. here's my email address: tackaberry@ykn et.yk.ca
Name: Deepanjali Singh
Country: malaysia
 hi, i am deepanjali. i was kind of releived to read about someone besides me having problems withfussy kids my daughter is two and ahalf and is a very poor eater. i am extremely worried about her and have tried everything under the sun but there seems to be no improvement. she eats like asparrow and is very choosy i would love to get some suggestions. no some mothers never give up.
Name: kopal
Country: usa
 my son is 20 months old.he is still on breastmilk.i guess he finds it easier than solid food.he eats very little and wants the breast only .it is very embarrasing for me.pleeeease tell me how to wean him off the breast.i have tried gradually reducing the feeds it does not help
Name: priya
Country: usa
 kopal,i too faced the same problem when my daughter was15 month old. she was very adumant and never sleep without breast milk.atlast i was advised by our doctor not to give her milk even she demands or cries.she will cry a day or two then she will leave. i didn't believe this first. we feel somewhat tough topractice ,but after 3 days she left it completely,as per doctor said.now she is taking whole milk.
Name: ketki_mehta
Country: india
 i read the article on your website,i feel the article does inform the parent not to get into these tug_of_war situations of child not eating and mother forcing, running behind the child.i am a mother of a three year old child ,i have noticed over these years that if i maintained a time schedule for her feeds then the issue doesn't aggrevate to such an extend.when i say time schedule i mean giving the child their food in time (this has to start from breast feed to later stage).if as parent i saw to it that she got her feed/food (special attention to be taken to give food which she likes)at the correct time she has a positive attitude towards eating.
Name: priya
Country: india
 even i was facing the same problems as all you friends out there. then i consulted my child's doctor, she asked me to give him live'52. its a ayurvedic tonic, available at all chemist shops. you can give one tsp mor & eve. this will increase his appetite & it is good for their growth. it tastes also good.
Name: anas_mama@EMAIL.COM
Country: usa
 i am so frustrated with the whole medical establishment. my 15mo old daughter is small, for her age, she does not walk, however she is very active,social and happy. she eats very little and is on a liquid supplement 3xper day. the gi doctor(who is indian by the way) wants to place a g-tube in her and i have overtly refused. does anyone have this problem, and i would like to learn more about this live52 ayurvedic tonic that was mentioned by one of you. thanks, ana's mom
Name: anita patel
Country: usa
 i dont know what indian food is good for a 15month old. can someone tell me howto prepare coz my son is getting fussy about eating baby foods
Name: keviniki
Country: india
 well eating little quantities of food make my 5 year old child undernurished?also can any expert tell me how many times must i feed my school going child of 5 yrs.
Name: Noonoo
Country: india
 hi,my wife is pregnant and is in her 7th month, people say that if you talk to your child or read to him/her it is retained by the baby. now how far does that hold water? anxious father-to-be..no onoo.
Name: Noonoo
Country: india
 hey daisy, i think you just ought to keep him away from that food you mentioned(punju pinni's..etc), guess he seems to love it! sincerely, noonoo
Name: Preeti
Country: indonesia
 my 9 month old daughter is too lazy to open her mouth for food or milk, even if she is famished. when cajoled or distracted, she opens her mouth and eats but not otherwise. she even consumes her bottle of milk only when asleep ! she is half a kilo underweight for her age but otherwise very active. does anyone else share my predicament ? my mail id is rathan@indo.net.id
Name: Juhi
Country: usa
 my son is 19 months old and all of sudden he become more fussy eater doesn't eat well anything preveiouly he used to atleast eat rice cearal and baby food bottles now he doesn't like that nor ,milk nor juice of any kind he goes to day care eversince his teacher who used to be indian has changed he doesn't eat anything at daycare also.all he does is through thre food on flour or mash it and play. any idea about how to make him eat regular table food will be appericiated.
Name: tarara
Country: india
 my daughter is going to complete 4yrs. she takes too long to eat any thing. for a meal 1 hour or so. we are veg. any soln?
Name: Daisy Randhawa Marwaha
Country: india
 my son is 13 months old and till a couple of month's back was interested in eating. now he baulks at the sight of food and wants to have only biscuits, namkeen and besan- atta ke laddoos (punjabi pinnis). i feel guilty when i eat and he doesn't. what do i do?
Name: Patrick the non sleeper
Country: usa
 its 2:30am and my daughter is screaming for two hours now.she is 15 months old. my wife and i are odds about why she wont sleep through the night.my wife doesnt want to feed her for fear of creating a child who has an unnatural dependance on food.i feel she ate poorly for dinner and should be fed something, even if its in the middle of the night. any suggestions?my email is damurf39@aol.com thankyou
Name: Vaishali
Country: india
 hi my problem too is a child who is a fussy eater. my daughter is 2 yrs old and just does not feel hungry.all she likes is chips which i refrain from giving her. the other thing she has is around 200 ml of milk through outhe day. she does not like dal-chawal,vegetables or fruits. please help me on this issue. my email i.d.is vjdikshit@hotmail. com
Name: shaheedashekh@yahoo.com
Country: india
 i read the views of ur article i was impressed the first case of germany 14 months kid is same as my daughter thats y i wanted to read the article i am unable to read ur article where is the site i tried through search enegines also i want to read specially the answers to the 1 st case of germany 14 months my daughter has similiar complaints plese reply me
Name: Father
Country: germany
 my 14 months old daughter is a fussy eater. while feeding her my wife has to take lot of efforts. we have to keep her busy with something (like tv, toys or i dancing/making faces infront of her)to make her open her mouth for us to put something in. however, that is not the end of it. she keeps her mouth full with what we feed her for a long time and then finally spits out that was inside. this she does almost 90 % of the time. otherwise she is very active and cheerful. there is one more peculiar thing about her. she never demands for food. she simply comes to her mom and starts sucking her thumb, but when offered food she turns her face away. we have to almost always force-feed her. also, she always drinks milk with the bottle while asleep only. otherwise she won't drink milk. we are staying alone and whole day my wife has to take care of her only. sometimes my wife gets irritated/frustated and beats my daughter. but beating i mean literally slapping hard on her face, hitting with fists. she cries like hell, coughs while crying and then vomits whatever little she had eaten. then my wife hits/beats her more severely till her who face is red and she is full of tears. but this she does only in frustation. my wife later regrets that and cries too. i am in a state of dielema. the only advantage we get of that beating is that after beating when she stops crying, she quickly eats the bowl of food that was meant for her. but i think that is not the right way of doing/feeding the baby. please advise how should i/we handle this situation as we are very much troubled. please don't mistake my wife because she loves my daughter very much and does that beating only when extreemely frustated. hope you all will understand. what should i do? regards, amit
Name: Julie
Country: england
 i began to wean my baby onto solids at 4 months, things were going okay until recently. she is now 6 months old and refuses to even open her mouth to taste food at mealtimes. she never seems hungry enough for food and would rather wait it out (until i give in and give her milk). anybody else have this problem or has anybody got any tips to encourage my baby to eat food?
Name: Nitu
Country: other
 i have a 2 year old daughter and she is a terrible eater. recently i tried to give her multivitamin syrup and she is eating so well i can't tell you.
Name: garymom
Country: usa
 there is such a thing called a feeding disorder. my son's hunger wouldn't kick in enough to make him eat one bite even if he sat in his chair all day. research your information more carefully!
Name: vj
Country: other
 dear all, making the little one eat may seem to be a problem to many of us because we want that our child should eat what we give them and only a few of us realize what he or she wants!! my kids eat everything may be very small quantities but i am happy about them the way they are developing is great. both of my kids may be little less in weight than the prescribed chart but still they are intelligent their mental growth is good so i am really happy and i suggest you all to think in a positive way and make meal time a happy occasion for the kids. good luck
Name: pat
Country: india
 hi my daughter is 18months old and used to be a real fussy eater. so i have now started letting her eat on her own, which i realised she loves. i make her have her meals along with the whole family and she watches us have our meals and learns from us. i guess maybe some of you could try this method to feed your fussy eaters. happy parenting.
Name: rima
Country: usa
 i have two adorable sons 6 yrs and 7 months.everything is great except that my little one does not seem to like eating at all and ihave tried almost everything but no use and this really frustrates me as he just wants to breastfeed all the times result is that i am tired and exhausted all the time and my husband does not seem to worry at all.any suggestions.
Name: bijanka
Country: australia
 my son is one and he looks fairly thin. i try to feed him all day long but he only takes one or two bites of what i offer him and then spits it out,so then i try him on something else.this can become very annoying and tiring for me as it seems like he doesn't eat much at all except for dinner time, then he eats a whole bowl of food. surely this cannot be enough food to keep him going. i am losing my patience with his eating habbits what can i do differently?
Name: Veena
Country: dubai
 hi. i have a one-yr old son. after reading the articles on fussy eaters, i am relieved that i am not alone. my problem is that my son eats with a minimum of fuss at the baby-sitter's(who is a friend of mine) but it is an ordeal if i have to feed him. he refuses to eat whatever i give (the same things that he eats at her place happily). can somebody send some baby recipes to vraj_13@hotmail.com. i am running out of ideas to feed my kid.
Name: Yusuf
Country: india
 hi my baby is just 18months she doesnot eat any thing. she is still having milk only,from her mother as well as cow, but she doesnot take any solid food. please advise
Name: RAJA
Country: india
 respected doctors i am a collage student.i want to briscripsiton for your patiantes detail of statements
Name: Jayashri Viswanathan
Country: india
 my 20yr daughter is so adament in taking any food. though we are not really particular that she shd take solid foods because of her (you can say) aversion on food, even she is not really interested in taking liquid health drinks viz. jr horlicks, pedia sure, etc available in markets in various tastes. kdly throw more info/adv how to handle the issue. tks
Name: alexandria williams
Country: zambia
Name: zabs
Country: thailand
 hi all i have a 9 mth old daughter,she is only on breastmilk until now, but now i feel that its not enough for her. could anyone please advise me how should i start her drinking other milk, though she does eat fruits n rice. i would also like to know that how would i know tht the amount she is eating is sufficient for her. please contact me at zahabiya@hotma il.com
Name: rianna
Country: other
 my 7-mth old daughter used to drink a small amt. from the bottle when asleep, now she fights away the bottle no matter how hungry she is. she started having eating problems since she was 2 months old. it has been a struggle since to get her to take a bottle or even breast feed or eat solid foods. i don't know what to do anymore. i am frustrated beyond belief. i even got appetizer for her and that only works for a few days. she is at least 5 lbs underweight. somebody please help me. no one has eating problems with a child this young.
Name: Rakesh
Country: india
 i have a 4 year old daughter. she is slim and not enough weight as compared to her age. she never eaten food herself and dos't like even sweets. everyday her mother making different foods for her. but there is no change in her eating. can u give an advise to develop her eating style.
Name: priyanka.c@lycos.com
Country: india
 need advice on how to feed a 14 months old,who pukes each time his food isn't churned properly.
Name: priyanka.com@lycos.com
Country: india
 my 14 months old son vomits each time a grain comes in his semi solid diet.he only likes to eat cookies n milk.how should i impove his diet.advice
Name: rtyygu
Country: india
 my child is not eating well every time he falling sick give me solution and my motherinlaw not allowing me to give banana diet please advise me
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