My child is picky eater

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Asked for Female, 2 Years

Hi ...my child is a picky eater..she don't eat anything ( I know mother's allways think there kids don't eat properly) but my kid really don't eat atll ...quantity she eats is just one bite of each meal...one bite means one spoon...since one year...now she is 2.5 years.i went to 2 to 3 doctors but no one took it seriously and gave some medicine to increase appetite which don't work at all. Note : kindly don't suggested try different flavors...as in this one year i tryed all of that...pls pls pls suggest ...

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Dr. J Prabhakar Rao

Pediatrician 32 yrs exp Ghaziabad

Firstly,relax!!! If your child is physically and mentally active, playful,cheerful AND the physical parameters of growth and height are within normal range for the age, you're doing fine!! In general at this age,stop breastfeeding and bottle feeds if given and give just 2 milk feeds using a glass and 4 solid meals a day including curds and bananas in the diet in addition to whatever you prepare at home. Appetite stimulants are useless.

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Dr. M.L.Kothari Pediatrician 42 yrs exp Jaipur · Accepted Answer

Dr. M.L.Kothari

Pediatrician 42 yrs exp Jaipur

Dear parents, According to me stop milk from 8amto8pm &give semisolid diet like Dal, Dalia khichdi, rice, alu kela, apple, uppama, halwa,patolia,rab,kadi,idli,poha,satu. Give milk from 8pmto8am, mother milk is preferable, if top milk is given ,do not dilute, add sugar as per your taste. It should be strict to stop milk in day. If baby wt is around 10 -11kg. Don't persuade for force feeding. If baby is active&playful ,she is receiving required energy. You should know 100ml milk gives 70 calories of energy, 100ml juices give 55 calories of energy, 100gm food gives 350 calories of energy.