HELP! DS on spoon strike
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Topic: HELP! DS on spoon strike
Posted By: JessDub
Subject: HELP! DS on spoon strike
Date Posted: 01 September 2009 at 8:52am
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DS will no longer accept spooned food from me or DF. He's always been tricky, though we always had a couple of tricks up our sleeves to get him started, but now he is adamant about no spoon. And we're not forcing him, no matter how frustrating. And it is frustrating, I could cry.
So he's living off cruskits, crackers, grapes and formula. I offer him heaps more finger foods which usually get chucked off the high tray (replaced covertly) and chucked again. Consequently he's having broken sleep because he is hungry. Yes, he is teething but this spoon aversion is not related, IMO. Any tips at all please? I don't know what to do next. ------------- 
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 01 September 2009 at 9:33am
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i assume you have tried the two spoon thing? that worked a lot for Ethan and so did distraction..
if Ethan chucked food off he wasn't hungry anymore so not sure there:( ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: tropics
Date Posted: 01 September 2009 at 9:41am
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Jayden is on one at the mo too because he has been sick and we gave his meds on a spoon and also hes becoming more independant
We just now put everything on his tray and let him go for it, even wheatbix soaked in lots of milk, you could try something like that? or scarambled egg, mini muffins, piklets, corn fritters, toast, samys (sometimes I disguise dinner in bread) When Jayden was younger we use to have toys to distract him too on the tray ------------- http://lilypie.com">    [/url]
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Posted By: Babe
Date Posted: 01 September 2009 at 12:35pm
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Jake went through a stage at round the same age refusing to be fed coz he was independent. I got one of those net food holders for him from the supermarket and he thought it was quite cool and ate stuff out of it he normally wouldn't. As he was teething too I'd freeze bananas and grapes and pop them in it and he knawed away willingly - I think it gave him some relief.
I also gave him bits and pieces off my plate (normally a big no-no in our house but I was desperate coz of the broken sleep we got too!!) and he liked that. The other thing you might want to do is call Plunketline? Hugs hun its rough but its just a stage  -------------   
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 01 September 2009 at 12:44pm
| Tom was like that too and is now a really good self feeder. Just let him go for it. He can eat a "normal" meal with his hands as well. |
Posted By: JessDub
Date Posted: 01 September 2009 at 3:09pm
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Thanks for your suggestions.
One of our tricks was the two spoons but he won't have a bar of it now. Gave him a plate of yoghurt with spoon in it at lunchtime and he tried to feed himself without any success. Though it looked like he was happy. I was allowed to put some food on the spoon with him holding it and he would guide the spoon to his mouth - but that was only a couple of teaspoons worth. Madness. He did eat the usual crackers, grapes etc too. I will try the mesh feeder at dinner time - thanks - and put some of his usual veg in it plus try some other finger foods. -------------
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