How To Feed A Fussy Eater- 70 Questions Answered

I am a mother of 11 months old baby boy. He is a very fussy eater,not at all eating food properly what can i feed him to provide enough nutritions for him even though he eats very less food?

Asked for Female, 25 Years 134 Views v

Dr. Bhavik PatelPediatrician | Ahmedabad

Give him hone base diet..make a habit of eating together so he learns how to eat... ... Read More

Hello, My 3 year old daughter is a fussy eater and only prefer milk over food. One of my friend advice me to give pediasure. Is it safe to add to her milk? And please advice me as to what to do so. She starts eating. Thanks in advance

Asked for Female, 32 Years 190 Views v

Dr. Mangilal KothariPediatrician | Jaipur

Dear parents , According to me stop milk from 8amto8pm and give semisolid diet like Dal,dalia,khicdi alu kela rice,apple,upama,halwa,patolia,rab,kadi idle poha satu custard etc and from 80pmto8am give ... Read More

E will not chew the food. ..E will swallow. ..E expects he shouldn't get any vegetables while swallowing. ..If so, he will puke it...how to practice him chewing n eating. ...then he is very fussy eater

Asked for Male, 2 Years 129 Views v

Ms. Megha JalanDietitian/Nutritionist | Kolkata

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Make him eat what he likes eating When he is comfortable with that Make him try other food ... Read More

Baby is very fussy eater, doesn't eat food, doesn't take milk, no formula, weighs less, can I offer aptivate syrup for good appetite and weight gain? Is it safe? What should be the dosage?

Asked for Female, 1 Years 1243 Views v

Dr. Anand BhatiaPediatrician | Delhi

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Aptivate is good One spoon once a day Make sure u have given syrup for worms in tummy And make sure your child is properly vaccinated ... Read More

My 10 year daughter is a fussy eater. Do not want to eat any healthy food. On a normal days, she eats 1 chapati with sabzi or daal in a meal and 1-2 fruit in a day. In a year, almost 6 months she hardly eats anything. Especially whenever she is having cough or bad throat. She vomits as soon as she eats anything or even medicine too. I had consulted

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Asked for Female, 36 Years 116 Views v

Dr. Arathy VijayPediatrician | Thiruvananthapuram

Having cough and vomiting is different. I will suggest to introduce more of green leafy vegetables, egg, fish and fruits as well. Kindly give multivitamin syrup which will improve her appetite. For mo ... Read More

19 month old baby is fussy eater. Doesn't eat properly. She eats only fruits and milk. She don't like rice dhal .doctor prescribed syrup for digestion. Still there is no any improvement. Her weight is only 9.5.birth weight was 2.5.do i need to give her multivitamin syrup. She is active healthy and achieved all the milestone.

Asked for Female, 28 Years 153 Views v

Dr. Vipul BhageriaPediatrician | Jaipur

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We need to focus on adding proper balanced diet. ... Read More

My 2 yrs old son is super fussy when it comes to eating food. M tired trying various options but all in vain. He does eat fruits juice, milk products and breads but when it comes to eating proper meal like rice, dal or chapati he just doesn't eat it. Off late he is not eating his dinner at all. He drinks milk in evening and doesn't eats h

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Asked for Female, 32 Years 216 Views v

Dr. AnasPediatrician | Ernakulam

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Have a healthy food habits Give food when hungry. Make tasty food. Attractive colourful pots. .attractive looks and preparation. .decorations. add nuts. .milk. .fruits. .poridges. .Instead of rice..M ... Read More

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

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Asked for Male, 1 Years 122 Views v

Dr. J Prabhakar RaoPediatrician | Ghaziabad

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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 u ... Read More

My daughter's birth weight was 3.1kgs,. Now she is 2 years 10months old, and her weight is only 10.6kgs and her height is 89 cms... she is a poor eater, fussy and picky too... She is active but looks weak as compared to other kids of her age. I am a working mom and hence leave her with a nanny, my husband is working from home and gives her food on

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Asked for Female, 3 Years 119 Views v

Dr. Surabhi Sangwai GoverdhanPediatrician | Nagpur

Dear Mother, I can understand your concern Weight gain has to be assessed with other parameters of growth and development as per age. For a guidance on complementary food for healthy weight gain you s ... Read More

My baby is 6 weeks old and she is some time very fussy during breast feeding and pull away and loudly cry during breast feeding.how to deal with this situation.

Asked for Female, 26 Years 252 Views v

Dr. Harit BansalPediatrician | Sonipat

Watch YouTube videos for breast feeding the child your position may not be perfect ... Read More

Why does my newborn 17 days old suddenly started to get irritated nd Fussy to have feeds like she's continuously rotating her head and hands are like she is catching flies but in real there isn't any then she start her feed but just 3 to 4 milk or sec later she started crying and I have noticed a little swallen cheeks what's the cause can anyone su

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Asked for Female, 23 Years 97 Views v

Dr. Amlan Suprative JagadevPediatrician | Bhubaneswar

Ur baby needs to be examined ,consult pediatrician ... Read More

My 8-month-old has had a mild fever (around 100°F) since last night, still feeding but a bit fussy. Should I be concerned?"

Asked for Male, 33 Years 87 Views v

Dr. Prajwala JayapalPediatrician | Machilipatnam

Viral fever usually subsides with 4 to 5 days.If the baby is active in between fever episode and feeding use medications and monitor.If dull activity and not taking feeding immediately visit nearby pe ... Read More

My daughter is 3 year old her weight is 9.2 kg nd we did her blood test ...I m concern her PCT is 0.338

Asked for Female, 30 Years 39 Views v

Dr. Sudheer BeemarapuNeurologist | Ongole

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Normal ... Read More

My 7 month started solids (banana, oats, ragi, apple, rice, pumpkin, carrot, peas - puree) last month. Recently noticing him being fussy and gassy, passes motion after each feed. He is breast fed on demand. We are also giving him colic aid when required. Pls advise

Asked for Female, 1 Years 343 Views v

Dr. Bhatt Vivek PrafulchandraPediatrician | Rajkot

Continue colicaid drops if needed. Give food in small amount increase gradually ... Read More

Baby is 5months old fussy for no reason, he is having loose motions, but controlled after enterogerminia repsule, but still he is fussy I am not able to understand, there is no pain in abdomen or stomach too, from jaw he is doing khat khat sound and biting his lower lips please guide

Asked for Female, 31 Years 98 Views v

Dr. Bhatt Vivek PrafulchandraPediatrician | Rajkot

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Consult to Pediatrician physically for further evaluation and treatment ... Read More

Almost 6 year old kid, he is very active and no issues in studying, playing and other activities. However he has eaten only curd rice till now and few selected breakfast items like dosa, poori, idli without any curry or chutney. No vegetables yet or no curry as well...he needs small size butes or would feel nauseous... doesn't like to get mix food

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Asked for Female, 35 Years 95 Views v

Dr. Vinit M MehtaPediatrician | Vadodara

Take small steps at a time. Put a vegetable in the plate. Next time make him touch it. 3rd time make him lick it. 4th time around, make him a eat a piece. 5th time give small portion. This may take w ... Read More

Hi doctor, My baby is 15 month old and not sleeping properly at night from a week , and passing green loose stool from 2 days .. twice a day... And very cranky ... Fussy and being very clingy ... N avoiding food and not sleeping well at night.

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Dr. Bhatt Vivek PrafulchandraPediatrician | Rajkot

Consult to Pediatrician physically for further evaluation ... Read More

My2 months old baby is not taking feed at night and gets fussy if forcibly fed. There is a gap of 6- 7hrs ..she keeps staring at me sucks 3-4 times and gets fussy

Asked for Female, 32 Years 176 Views v

Dr. Prathibha ReddyPediatrician | Hyderabad

Hello ! Put nasoclear nasal drops - 2 drops in each nostril . Wenever der is nose block . ... Read More

My baby 20 months old.weighing 9.5 kgs , does not like to eat anything except chapati with milk and some fruits like orange and apple. Sometime he eat potato. But very rare. How to improve his nutrition status?

Asked for Female, 29 Years 52 Views v

Dr. Prathibha ReddyPediatrician | Hyderabad

Hello! Give kichidi ... Read More

My daughter is 15days old, she's too fussy during nights. Cries alot and stays awake mostly whole night but sleeps during day. Is there any medication to help her sleep during night? And what's reasons behind this fussyness? My whole family stays up to handle her and now They're also having effect of not sleeping properly

Asked for Female, 27 Years 105 Views v

Dr. Shebin C EPediatrician | Kanyakumari

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Greetings need not to be worried the sleep of the newborn baby intial 3 month will be like this in day they will sleep for 16-18hrs and in night they will be awake ... Read More

I have a constant b12 deficiency and I am a meat eater. I have tried injections and supplements in the past but i always end up deficient again. I think I have some deeper issue, what can I do about this issue ? It is 191 pg/ml

Asked for Male, 22 Years 154 Views v

Ms. Durga KumariDietitian/Nutritionist | Bangalore

Hello Thankyou for connecting, Pls contact me directly for more costomised diet plan. Thankyou ... Read More

On 21/06/2021 I have given birth to two little twins girls. One gets feed more than 1 hour but not satisfied and other is fussy. Why is is taking more than one hour and not satisfied yet.

Asked for Female, 1 Years 148 Views v

Ms. Shazia MakhdoomiClinical Nutritionist | Bangalore

Hi Thank you for your question, kindly contact me on Practo for Consultation and to help you with a Customized, Tailor made response specific to your requirements. Please do read through my Client fe ... Read More

My baby is 7 week old and im exclusively on breastfeed.. I find one time challenge in the evening as he gets fussy and continuously demands for breast.. even after he sleeps of after feed, he suddenly wakes up as soon as I unlatch and starts searching for nipple.. I offer him both the breast but still not satisfied.. what could be affecting here ?

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Asked for Female, 31 Years 81 Views v

Dr. Ankit JainPediatrician | Kanpur Dehat

This is a normal response of the baby. It's called Infantile colic and last from 1.5 months to 3 months of age. Generally it doesnt require any treatment . But if the pain or excessive cry lasts for ... Read More

I have one year old baby who is very fussy eater and i have to spend 1 to 2 hours to feed him half cup of food. I really feel anxious i am really losing all my patience to feed him and even. He will eat only sugary foods and not at all accept unmashed foods.what to do to make him eat? He is becoming worst from day to day. What to do to make him eat

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Asked for Female, 25 Years 378 Views v

Dr. S. T. PushpamPediatrician | Bangalore

All kids in this age are pussy. Give him small amounts 3-4 mouths and in frequent intervals. Do not spend hours . ... Read More

My baby 4months old,wakes up every one hour at night n gets fussy,i get a feeling dat he wants to pass gas as he puts lots of pressure but cudnt pass.. his stool too is hard.. He is in formula feed..recently have give 4month vaccine too..please advice

Asked for Female, 1 Years 110 Views v

Dr. S. T. PushpamPediatrician | Bangalore

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Could be tummy pain. ... Read More

My son is 18 months old. he's fussy eater. I have tried making different food everyday but he doesn't want to eat anything. Even if he eats it's very small portion. He's just 8.5 kg. Please advise.

Asked for Female, 34 Years 68 Views v

Ms. Deepti TiwariDietitian/Nutritionist | Gurgaon

Firstly see his growth chart. Whether he comes in normal category. Foods have to be introduced gradually. This period is most difficult,but if we don't give them proper food it affects their diet patt ... Read More

My son is 18 months old and speaks just 5 words. He understands almost everything we say but doesn't speak out much. Is it Matter of concern? His hearing is absolutely normal and milestones are well achieved. Also he's fussy eater. I have tried making different food everyday but he doesn't want to eat anything. Even if he eats it's very small port

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Asked for Female, 34 Years 242 Views v

Dr. Mangilal KothariPediatrician | Jaipur

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Dear parents, Your issue is due to following causes, According to me stop milk from 8amto8pm and give semisolid diet like Dal,dalia,khicdi alu kela rice,apple,upama,halwa,patolia,rab,kadi idle poha ... Read More

My son completed two months today. For the past three to four days he has become very fussy while breastfeeding after 10 min of breastfeeding he starts to cry or try to sleep. However earlier he used to have good half n hour feeding. My milk flow has also increase it's like fountain now but still he is fussy. Also many times now he drinks only side

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Asked for Female, 35 Years 107 Views v

Dr. Syed Abdul WahabPediatrician | Aurangabad

Summer effect. Breast feeding should be to finish each breast. Increase frequency, give hourly feeding but full output of each side. Don't give half from one and half from second. Mother should take ... Read More

My 2 month old son has become very fussy as he is used to sleep better and drink milk after ever two hours but past since week he is not sleeping well also sometimes not want to have milk though I have checked my supply it's coming like fountain. He hardly sleep 10 to 11 hours A day including day naps and night sleep. I worried does he is having an

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Asked for Female, 35 Years 217 Views v

Dr. R.K. SinghPediatrician | Varanasi

Stop bottle feeding ... Read More

My son 1 month 23 days old Used to have feedings after every two hours till one month 15 days but now he wake up only two times at night. But for 2 Feedings also he Hardly get feed for 10 to 15 min because he wants to sleep. So when I try to feed him he is fussy so I tried to check supply by squeezing nipples it was OK.

Asked for Female, 35 Years 34 Views v

Dr. Nithya FranklinGeneral Physician | Chennai

2 feedings in the night lasting for 15 mins each is not bad..so if yr child is comfortable not cranky,urinating well thats enough ... Read More

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How to feed a fussy eater

I am a mother of 11 months old baby boy. He is a very fussy eater,not at all eating food properly what can i feed him to provide enough nutritions for him even though he eats very less food?

Hello, My 3 year old daughter is a fussy eater and only prefer milk over food. One of my friend advice me to give pediasure. Is it safe to add to her milk? And please advice me as to what to do so. She starts eating. Thanks in advance

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E will not chew the food. ..E will swallow. ..E expects he shouldn't get any vegetables while swallowing. ..If so, he will puke it...how to practice him chewing n eating. ...then he is very fussy eater

Baby is very fussy eater, doesn't eat food, doesn't take milk, no formula, weighs less, can I offer aptivate syrup for good appetite and weight gain? Is it safe? What should be the dosage?

My baby is 6 weeks old and she is some time very fussy during breast feeding and pull away and loudly cry during breast feeding.how to deal with this situation.

My 8-month-old has had a mild fever (around 100°F) since last night, still feeding but a bit fussy. Should I be concerned?"

My daughter is 3 year old her weight is 9.2 kg nd we did her blood test ...I m concern her PCT is 0.338

My 7 month started solids (banana, oats, ragi, apple, rice, pumpkin, carrot, peas - puree) last month. Recently noticing him being fussy and gassy, passes motion after each feed. He is breast fed on demand. We are also giving him colic aid when required. Pls advise

Baby is 5months old fussy for no reason, he is having loose motions, but controlled after enterogerminia repsule, but still he is fussy I am not able to understand, there is no pain in abdomen or stomach too, from jaw he is doing khat khat sound and biting his lower lips please guide

Hi doctor, My baby is 15 month old and not sleeping properly at night from a week , and passing green loose stool from 2 days .. twice a day... And very cranky ... Fussy and being very clingy ... N avoiding food and not sleeping well at night.

My2 months old baby is not taking feed at night and gets fussy if forcibly fed. There is a gap of 6- 7hrs ..she keeps staring at me sucks 3-4 times and gets fussy

My baby 20 months old.weighing 9.5 kgs , does not like to eat anything except chapati with milk and some fruits like orange and apple. Sometime he eat potato. But very rare. How to improve his nutrition status?

I have a constant b12 deficiency and I am a meat eater. I have tried injections and supplements in the past but i always end up deficient again. I think I have some deeper issue, what can I do about this issue ? It is 191 pg/ml

On 21/06/2021 I have given birth to two little twins girls. One gets feed more than 1 hour but not satisfied and other is fussy. Why is is taking more than one hour and not satisfied yet.

My baby 4months old,wakes up every one hour at night n gets fussy,i get a feeling dat he wants to pass gas as he puts lots of pressure but cudnt pass.. his stool too is hard.. He is in formula feed..recently have give 4month vaccine too..please advice

My son is 18 months old. he's fussy eater. I have tried making different food everyday but he doesn't want to eat anything. Even if he eats it's very small portion. He's just 8.5 kg. Please advise.

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