Comments on: Nutritional Information.

By: Liz the PT

Liz the PT — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:56:55 +0000

http://chunkymonkeymenus.blogspot.com/2009/06/nutrition-facts.html

this website seems pretty darn cool.

By: Caustic Cupcake

Caustic Cupcake — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:41:32 +0000

First of all, my nephew hasn’t eaten in three years and it hasn’t slowed him down yet.

Second of all, LOOK AT THOSE CHEEKS. That child is getting plenty to eat! When the cheeks begin to deflate, like a neglected houseplant wilting without watering, then I would worry.

Come to think of it, they could be retaining nutrition like camels’ humps retain water. That might be why she sometimes doesn’t have to eat for long stretches of time.

By: Sue

Sue — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:35:22 +0000

As a mom to a 28 month old (had to be induced to get her out) and a 16 to 19-1/2 month old former 1 pound 1 ouncer, food is an issue. The older one lives on one bite of banana or fruit a day. Okay, not really, but pretty close. She doesn’t eat. We used to get teriyaki chicken from Youskyme once a week because she loved it and that was the only way to get meat in her. Other than the favorite of rice and beans as well as mac and cheese. Sometimes it’s just a piece of cheese and a bit of fruit. She just doesn’t want it and will feed it to the dog (the dog is FAT). The former preemie is a different story. She will eat anything and everything (even dog food if I’d let her). She had reflux issues and only has problems with water now. That child can eat. We know when she is getting really sick if she slows down on eating, otherwise, she throws herself at the fridge if we don’t feed her frequently. Our pediatrician told us as long as we don’t feed them a meal of Goldfish crackers, we’re doing okay. Both are gaining we, but the preemie is now only 6 pounds behind the older one!.

By: Marcie

Marcie — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:51:00 +0000

My GOD! Is that menu *really* what a baby that age should eat???? A WHEEL of Gouda?

By: Kristin

Kristin — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:17:07 +0000

I once described my son’s diet to a co-worker who also has slightly older little kids, and was amused when his face lit and he exclaimed, “Ah, the White Food stage!”

So I’m probably no help.

By: Eileen

Eileen — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:47:50 +0000

Having no spawn of my own, all I can contribute is that a friend who has two children (one is 3, the other 8 months) recently commented that she’d read My Child Won’t Eat by Dr. Carlos Gonzalez, and said she wished she’d read it years ago. If you pick it up, I hope it is helpful!

By: Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:51:44 +0000

I didn’t have time to read all the previous comments. I have seven kids. The last one is so picky when it comes to food. I aim for one balanced meal if I total up all she ate for the DAY! Cereal with milk or toast with peanut butter, juice and vitamins in am. Yogurt for morning snack or homemade fruit muffins. Liquid yogurt,or Kefir with that and again later. Lunch, griled cneese sandwich and fruit, milk. Dinner, cheese pizza. Eversingleday. (Three food groups, right?) In between, fruit, raw carrotts or whatever veg I am chopping for dinner. Homemade bread and cheese as a snack. Voots helps (a vitamin that is natural and supplies two servings of fruit and veg a day) We are mising the protein of meat with this two year old, but between vitamins and constant exposure to new foods (the ones that I am serving the other kids!) eventually we will get there. Good luck!

By: Kathy Ramsey

Kathy Ramsey — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 15:59:48 +0000

I will 4th the recommendation of “Child of Mine” by Ellyn Satter. I will not mince words. This is by far the best book on babyhood/toddlerhood ever written. This is the ONLY ONLY book that I ever got useful information out of. That includes sleep books, behavior books, etc. YOU MUST BUY IT.

My child was born at 26-3/7 weeks, weighed 880 g, and was very ill almost the whole 3.5 months she was in the NICU. Came home with a feeding tube. She was *NEVER* as chunky as Simone. She has been off the feeding tube for a long time now, thank goodness.

If Simone has had steady and consistent small weight gains over the course of time, there should be no worries on the part of the pediatrician.

I think it’s extremely helpful to remind yourself of things like: ONE-QUARTER OF AN EGG is considered an entire serving of protein for someone Simone’s size.

I know it’s hard to stop worrying about this, but it will pass. I promise. I thought about almost nothing else for 2 years. And get that damn book PRONTO.

By: OrchidLover

OrchidLover — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:49:33 +0000

I can’t help you much since my daughter is a 13 month old hog and full term and will eat anything if circumstances are decent. But, here are some foods that she will eat even when in the foulest of moods, sick, after we have locked her away from the toilet, etc.:

-Spaghetti (with tomato sauce or pesto)–let her feed herself and get your camera ready
-Oatmeal with cooked banana (she never took more than a 40 minute morning nap until we discovered she loved it and wanted to gorge on it instead of Cheerios and fruit) OATMEAL IS OUR BEST FRIEND.
-Beans (like very flavorful Mexican pintos)–let her feed herself again–often she won’t let us feed her, but will do it herself, even though it’s slovenly

By: Jerilyn

Jerilyn — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:04:17 +0000

Hi Alexa!

First of all, thank you so much for putting this post up. I’m stuggling with my baby’s feeding issues too and I always learn so much from you and your readers. I never would have survived the first year of motherhood without you and your readers!!

I can’t offer any help with the premmie feeding issues other than to assure you that moms of full-term babies are tearing their hair out too!

My 11-1/2 month old still does not ingest anything resembling regular food. She’s great with baby foods, but has lots of trouble with non-pureed foods. She finally is willing to pick up puffs and goldfish from her tray and she can now even get them into her mouth, but she doesn’t have the whole ‘chew’ or ’swallow’ thing down. She moves her jaw up and down, but doesn’t actually gum the food at all. It just sits on her tongue and then eventually winds up on her bib. If I give her 20 cheerios, I’ll find 19 of them on her bib when she’s finished ‘eating’. Her daycare swears she truly does swallow the food they offer her each day, but frankly I just don’t believe them based on what I see at home. I don’t think they are lying to me… I just don’t think they pay close attention to her actual ‘consumption’ the way I do.

All the other moms I know have babies with no feeding problems whatsoever, so I’ve been feeling like a HUGE loser as the mom who isn’t transitioning her baby to solid food properly. I finally decided this week to just stop worrying because no one eats baby food forever. She will both figure it out sooner or later.

I know none of this is helpful to you, but just wanted to let you know in the words of Michael Jackson… “you are not alone”.