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Fussy eater 1.5 year old child

2018-04-23 10:09:50
Hi my 21 months old son is a fussy eater. He will have milk thrice a day approx. 250 Ml each time. As much as he loves having milk he hates eating food. I sometime manage to feed him dal rice in dinner, 1 egg in breakfast and half chapati in lunch. He doesn’t even look at sabjis. I have to forcefully make him taste them. I have tried feeding so many things to him- omelette, ice creams, raita, all kind of sabjis ( u name it and I have tried it) , kheer, halwa, sandwiches...but he is not tempted by anything! amongst fruits he will have half banana, a slice of apple, a few grapes.. that’s it. No juices he likes!! i am really frustrated. I asked my paed for some appetite increasing medicines but she denied. please suggest what to do?shall I give aptimust or any other medicine?
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In one word,NO!! Do you think after drinking 750 ml of milk a day,he'll be able to eat anything?? Try it on yourself,even you won't be able to eat much after so much of milk! Give just 2 milk feeds using a glass and 4 solid meals a day,reduce to 3 meals after 2nd birthday.

Answered2018-04-23 14:38:15

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