Do You Offer Your LO Something Else If They Don't Like What You Are Giving Them?

Jemima · Jun 13th, 2009, 04:24 AM

When you are giving your LO a meal and they screw their nose up at what you are offering them, do you trry them with something different? Or do you just assume they are not that hungry and leave it? Or do you just go straight to pudding?!

I'm just asking due to something my MIL said yesterday (surprise, surprise!). I was giving Poppy some lunch (chicken and some veg). She hadn't tried this particular combo before and didn't appear to like it so I was going to just ditch it and offer her a sandwich. MIL said, "tell her that's all there is and if she doesn't like it, there's nothing else!" Or words to that effect. Needless to say, I just carried on regardless of what she had said.

What do you all do? Just curious.

Sparky0207 · Jun 13th, 2009, 04:27 AM

Bloody MIL's! I know if I told Lucy there was nothing else she wouldnt have a clue what I was saying!

If she doesnt like it and shes trying to eat it but making funny faces and spitting it out i'll give her something else but if she wont even try it i'll persevere until she tries it and 9 times out of 10 she'll eat the whole lot if I can get the first spoon in

Blah11 · Jun 13th, 2009, 05:51 AM

I usually stick with it and after a few mouthfuls she usually gets into it. if she didnt then id prob just leave it and give a bf instead. if she was older id offer something diff.

alice&bump · Jun 13th, 2009, 06:05 AM

i usually offer her something else if she wont eat it, but tbh there's not much she wont eat now. christ at that age they dont know what you mean if you say there's nothing else!!

last night katie had tea at my mum's - turbot and peas (what my mum was having lol) and mum gave her about 3 spoons, which was more than i thought she'd take and when she turned her head away she had banana. at this age, it hink if you dont let them have something different they might get more worked up about food iykwim?!

Serene123 · Jun 13th, 2009, 06:10 AM

Depends.. If she won't even try it then I'll keep on at it, but if she has some and still doesn't like it then I'll make her something else

Always&4ever · Jun 13th, 2009, 07:06 AM

Unsure as so far Jasmine likes everything we give her

verona · Jun 13th, 2009, 09:28 AM

I used to stick with it, Because my HV said something about him not knowing what he likes and doesnt at a young age. And now at 16 months he eats everything and anything, so im glad i stuck it out.

**Vickie** · Jun 13th, 2009, 09:30 AM

Well we usually give Hannah several options in any given meal so if she doesn't take to one she usually eats the others. I try to get her to have at least a few bites of everything, doesn't always work though

Saying that though there have been times she just won't eat anything so I give her something I know she'll eat just to get food down her (usually when she's teething badly)

BlackBerry25 · Jun 13th, 2009, 10:56 AM

Yup, I give her something else, and try that combo again another day.

Bec L · Jun 13th, 2009, 15:55 PM

Poppy has never refused food as yet, but sometimes half way through a meal she might lose interest and clamp her mouth shut. I usually then give her a bit of fruit to chew on (almost to cleanse her palate sort of thing) and then she will go back to having what I was giving her before with no problems. Like I say though, I don't think she has ever not liked anything I have given her so far....xx

Jun 13th, 2009, 04:24 AM	#1
Jemima Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,201	Do You Offer Your LO Something Else If They Don't Like What You Are Giving Them? When you are giving your LO a meal and they screw their nose up at what you are offering them, do you trry them with something different? Or do you just assume they are not that hungry and leave it? Or do you just go straight to pudding?! I'm just asking due to something my MIL said yesterday (surprise, surprise!). I was giving Poppy some lunch (chicken and some veg). She hadn't tried this particular combo before and didn't appear to like it so I was going to just ditch it and offer her a sandwich. MIL said, "tell her that's all there is and if she doesn't like it, there's nothing else!" Or words to that effect. Needless to say, I just carried on regardless of what she had said. What do you all do? Just curious.

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Jun 13th, 2009, 04:27 AM	#2
Sparky0207 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 5,106	Bloody MIL's! I know if I told Lucy there was nothing else she wouldnt have a clue what I was saying! If she doesnt like it and shes trying to eat it but making funny faces and spitting it out i'll give her something else but if she wont even try it i'll persevere until she tries it and 9 times out of 10 she'll eat the whole lot if I can get the first spoon in

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Jun 13th, 2009, 05:51 AM	#3
Blah11 Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 32,886	I usually stick with it and after a few mouthfuls she usually gets into it. if she didnt then id prob just leave it and give a bf instead. if she was older id offer something diff.

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Jun 13th, 2009, 06:05 AM	#4
alice&bump Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2008 Location: Manchester Posts: 8,703	i usually offer her something else if she wont eat it, but tbh there's not much she wont eat now. christ at that age they dont know what you mean if you say there's nothing else!! last night katie had tea at my mum's - turbot and peas (what my mum was having lol) and mum gave her about 3 spoons, which was more than i thought she'd take and when she turned her head away she had banana. at this age, it hink if you dont let them have something different they might get more worked up about food iykwim?!

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Jun 13th, 2009, 06:10 AM	#5
Serene123 Other Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 32,048	Depends.. If she won't even try it then I'll keep on at it, but if she has some and still doesn't like it then I'll make her something else

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Jun 13th, 2009, 07:06 AM	#6
Always&4ever Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Stoke-on-Trent Posts: 9,507	Unsure as so far Jasmine likes everything we give her

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Jun 13th, 2009, 09:28 AM	#7
verona Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: durham, uk Posts: 203	I used to stick with it, Because my HV said something about him not knowing what he likes and doesnt at a young age. And now at 16 months he eats everything and anything, so im glad i stuck it out.

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Jun 13th, 2009, 09:30 AM	#8
Vickie Mum (Mom) Administrator Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 75,715	Well we usually give Hannah several options in any given meal so if she doesn't take to one she usually eats the others. I try to get her to have at least a few bites of everything, doesn't always work though Saying that though there have been times she just won't eat anything so I give her something I know she'll eat just to get food down her (usually when she's teething badly)

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Jun 13th, 2009, 10:56 AM	#9
BlackBerry25 Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 15,181	Yup, I give her something else, and try that combo again another day.

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Jun 13th, 2009, 15:55 PM	#10
Bec L Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Manchester Posts: 2,303	Poppy has never refused food as yet, but sometimes half way through a meal she might lose interest and clamp her mouth shut. I usually then give her a bit of fruit to chew on (almost to cleanse her palate sort of thing) and then she will go back to having what I was giving her before with no problems. Like I say though, I don't think she has ever not liked anything I have given her so far....xx

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