Hi !

my kid is 15 months .. she is not eating anything ..
wht u people do for this kids, am not able to express my feelings am crying literally .. she is not eating a single spoon , am trying all foods, diverting her in all ways . she lost 1 kg in 1 week she is thin from first and became very thin am very sad she is just 9 kg for 15 months .. not able explain anything to doctor as they just listen and say they will eat ,they gave me some syrups should i use them regularly there is no change for her while am using also do they reaaly work ,she vomits if i force her to take the syrups ...
plz help me wht should i do ,its really a hard time for me i can' t leave her like that
Can i leave her like that saying if she is hungry she will eat ?is it ok do they become more weak if thet don' t eat a meal or dinner or break fast, she just sucks her finger and sleeps the whole night if she is hungry ...
i think am boring u telling the big story am just sharing my feelings plzzzzzzzzzzzzzz help me out
waiting for more replies Mamatha replied. Sandhya,

I just came across your question today, I know how you must have felt then. Is it any better now? Is your daughter eating well?

Take Care,
Mamatha Christine replied. Dear Sandhya,

i understand and know exactly what you are going through.
Try giving her homemade fried potato chips,small cubes of cheese,banana,apple,chikoo. put all of them in a plate and keep it in front of her. dont force her to eat, but keep offering it to her.
Also i found that when i feed my baby with a spoon, she turns her head, but when i feed her with my hand, she opens her mouth.
Also around lunch time, try taking her to the park or outdoors where she will be distracted and feed her dry small foodstuff like maggi noodles,bread and butter,french fries.
Try making icecream at home, or buy good quality icecream and put it in readymade cones and offer it to her. let her mess up but at least some milk will go into her mouth.
Dont worry, she will pass through this phase and will start eating before you know it. vidya replied. My son is 15 months too. The only way he will eat is, if he eats by himself. But he has not fully grasped the act of eating yet, but insists on doing so. It is normal for kids to do that at this age. If I try to feed him he will refuse. So what i do is put the bowl in front of him and give him a spoon and i have a spoon too. While he tries to get something in his mouth, i quickly feed him couple of spoons. probably he thinks he is eating by himself..but It works. Thats how I feed him all the time. Try this. may be it will work. aks replied. hi all - me is in the same boat:(...my 17 mnths son is resfuing to eat anything...shd I leave him on his own and let him come n ask for food...no clue it jst gets so frsutrating at time...dunno what to do...and the problem here is that he is prone to constipation n the doc has asked me to give him his daily dose of veggies...dunno how I can do tht if he doesnt want to eat and cries the moment he sees a spoon in my hand...am I forcefeeding him too much...can this be the reason for his crying when he sees the spoon? If I let him eat on his own he creates a mess and doesnt eat a morsel! Ladies, please help me...Is pediasure the answer..byt what abt the fiber in his diet..i am perplexed pls help. Prethi replied. hello sandhya, Even my daughter is teething now and she is 20 months by today. She almost stopped all sort of daily feeding. Along with that, she started severe cold. She is crying a lot around night 1 or 2. I feel exhausted. milk she is taking exactly 100ml only. Some body suggest what to feed her at this situation. md mom replied. Hi,

My daughter is 17months and I had same problem in last 3-4 months. When infants are teething or in any stress/ illness,just like us, they lose their appetite. What I do in those days is, I would try feeding her all liquid stuff or mushy stuff which doesnot hurt her gums. For e.g. I give her a pediasure for any meal she misses, try strawberry/chocolate/ vanilla milkshakes/ baby yogurts and lots of milk. Main point is to try to keep them hydrated and feed the nutrients!

I agree with Asha, it is temprorary and gets better. Good Luck! asha replied. Hi,

My daughter did the same thing last month. She didn' t eat for 2 weeks... neither she had any milk.I was worried too.later realised that she was teething.
dont worry she will temporarily reduce weight but gain it back soon.
its scary but these babies can go on without food for weeks... they will be alright