Definitely sending a virtual hug your way, parenting is hard! You’re doing your best and it is enough. Crying helps, sometimes. Sometimes I have to give myself a time limit so I don’t fall into a crying abyss. Does TV help? I know they say don’t eat while watching tv, BUT my 4 year old will sit still if he’s engrossed in TV and it’s easier to get him to eat or to feed him if he’s zoning. Some days he will drink shakes. Also I found these bagels, Dave’s Killer Bread Awesome Plain bagels. My kid loves them and they have 5 super grains so I figure if he eats a bagel, or half of a bagel, a little fruit here, a Cliff bar there and some cookies, that’s a win. I hope it gets easier as he gets older. Parenting really is alllll the feelings 🥰
I am a single sober mom with an almost two year old daughter. Her weight plateaued for the first six months of this year and I have been worried about it ever since. I am particularly worried about it because I have had issues about food my entire my life, my mother was crazy about my eating and weight and I don't want to repeat the cycle. So I am very hands off about the food with Eloise, it's intuitive eating all the way, but...yesterday her nap schedule was weird so she didn't have lunch before the nap, and then after it didn't even want to go out for ice cream, which is beyond confusing, and even though I made mac and cheese, her favorite, for dinner, she barely ate it. She's a very busy kid, definitely eats to live rather than the other way around, and I do my best to make food available at regular intervals, but it doesn't always work. My point is that I relate and sympathize. One thing I did do is buy these smoothie cups so I'm working on smoothies with yogurt and fruit and whatever and because the cup is new I'm hoping that will make it fun enough to be appealing? I'll keep you posted. Also no problem eating at school. So strange. I have no idea if any of this is helpful but wanted to say hey and I see you.
Witnessing the layers of hard here! I too have spoon fed my kiddos (when they were about that age). I think it’s instinct even though not ideal. And our doctor said to get more protein into things and if they are eating fruits and veggies at school you are good mama! We did those Kodak waffle/pancake mix or the frozen waffle version of it for quick meals. And most of the time that was exciting because I let them have maple syrup that was pricey but didn’t have extra ingredients in it (thanks Costco for carrying the maple syrup and the Kodak mix , cuz it gets spendy!). I think it is finding at least one thing that works, focusing on that( even it if looks strange from the outside looking in, and being flexible, as it likely could change very quickly on how well it works. You got this mama.
Definitely sending a virtual hug your way, parenting is hard! You’re doing your best and it is enough. Crying helps, sometimes. Sometimes I have to give myself a time limit so I don’t fall into a crying abyss. Does TV help? I know they say don’t eat while watching tv, BUT my 4 year old will sit still if he’s engrossed in TV and it’s easier to get him to eat or to feed him if he’s zoning. Some days he will drink shakes. Also I found these bagels, Dave’s Killer Bread Awesome Plain bagels. My kid loves them and they have 5 super grains so I figure if he eats a bagel, or half of a bagel, a little fruit here, a Cliff bar there and some cookies, that’s a win. I hope it gets easier as he gets older. Parenting really is alllll the feelings 🥰
I am sending you a gigantic virtual hug.
I am a single sober mom with an almost two year old daughter. Her weight plateaued for the first six months of this year and I have been worried about it ever since. I am particularly worried about it because I have had issues about food my entire my life, my mother was crazy about my eating and weight and I don't want to repeat the cycle. So I am very hands off about the food with Eloise, it's intuitive eating all the way, but...yesterday her nap schedule was weird so she didn't have lunch before the nap, and then after it didn't even want to go out for ice cream, which is beyond confusing, and even though I made mac and cheese, her favorite, for dinner, she barely ate it. She's a very busy kid, definitely eats to live rather than the other way around, and I do my best to make food available at regular intervals, but it doesn't always work. My point is that I relate and sympathize. One thing I did do is buy these smoothie cups so I'm working on smoothies with yogurt and fruit and whatever and because the cup is new I'm hoping that will make it fun enough to be appealing? I'll keep you posted. Also no problem eating at school. So strange. I have no idea if any of this is helpful but wanted to say hey and I see you.
Been here and also still navigating neurodivergent kids with feeding differences. I so get this, it's so hard!
Witnessing the layers of hard here! I too have spoon fed my kiddos (when they were about that age). I think it’s instinct even though not ideal. And our doctor said to get more protein into things and if they are eating fruits and veggies at school you are good mama! We did those Kodak waffle/pancake mix or the frozen waffle version of it for quick meals. And most of the time that was exciting because I let them have maple syrup that was pricey but didn’t have extra ingredients in it (thanks Costco for carrying the maple syrup and the Kodak mix , cuz it gets spendy!). I think it is finding at least one thing that works, focusing on that( even it if looks strange from the outside looking in, and being flexible, as it likely could change very quickly on how well it works. You got this mama.