Breakfast - please help!

Hoping · Jul 1st, 2009, 03:57 AM

I don't know what to do. For the past few days, Thomas has point blank refused to eat any breakfast. He used to polish off a whole weetabix, but now he just refuses, spits it out and gets upset. He had his morning bottle at 4.30 this morning, and I tried to feed him at 8.30 so he must be hungry surely? I tried fruit puree which he normally loves and he wouldn't eat that either.
He has started to get very keen to feed himself lately (finger food) so I tried giving him some weetabix and a spoon to feed himself - big mistake! He just made a mess and ate nothing.
I don't know what to do, I am worried he is not getting enough calories as he has been fussy with dinner recently too. The only meal he seems to like is lunch. What does everyone feed for breakfast? Any ideas as to what I can try? He loves omelate but I can't give him that 3 meals a day every day can i?!

elm · Jul 1st, 2009, 11:06 AM

As he's enjoying finger foods could you try fruit salads? I know lots of mothers do that at the baby cafe I go to (although they're doing baby led weaning and I'm not sure where you're up to with solids).

x

LuluBee · Jul 1st, 2009, 11:25 AM

Maybe a bit of banana? I know it could get messy though

**Vickie** · Jul 1st, 2009, 11:31 AM

we put cut up fruit on Hannah's tray that she feeds herself while we feed her her cereal in the morning.

Also is he teething? Hannah refuses most food when she's teething...

Jemima · Jul 1st, 2009, 14:40 PM

Poppy's been like this too but I just put it down to teething. She still has lots of milk so I'm not too worried about her calorie intake at the moment. Do you think he could be teething?

charlie07 · Jul 2nd, 2009, 02:49 AM

Gabbi is a nightmare at breakfast but she never used to be! Drinks her milk, but will not have porridge with fruit and now is not enjoying baby cereal. We are limited to the type of cereal we can get out here and it is expensive! Found cheerios BUT it was honey and almond, no plain!

So this morning, after her milk, she refused the porridge and fruit so gave her a rice cake (YES I FOUND SOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHIP WHOOP) with cheese spread on it. Not my choice for breakfast but need to buy some fresh fruit. Oh she also has had peach covered in broken biscuit to get a better grip. She likes toast, but doesn't really eat it.

Hoping · Jul 2nd, 2009, 16:18 PM

Thanks for all your replies. He could be teething but then that has been the reason for everything for about 2 months now! Still no sign of any teeth though. Well, this morning he ate a while weetabix with no spitting at all. Have no idea why he did today and not yesterday or the day before but hay ho! I have tried fruit with him, but he doesn't really get it unless it is pureed. He eats toast, breadsticks, sandwiches and various other finger foods but struggles with fruit.
Anyway, hopefully it was just a phase but we'll see what tomorrow brings!

Miss MellyG · Jul 2nd, 2009, 19:41 PM

Charlie is exactly the same! Has been for a cpl of months. He just wont eat porridge, weetabix or anything! So he has nothing from tea time to lunch time the following day. He does have breastmilk before he goes to bed & again when he wakes up.

I spoke to my HV she said I'm breastfeeding too much! I dont think I am & I have put it down to him teething.. he has had 4 come through in the last 2 months.

ryder · Jul 3rd, 2009, 08:52 AM

Im going through exactly that same thing, hoping! I was actuallyt just about to make a post about it when I saw yours instead!

Jasmine likes cheerios and stuff, im afraid she doesnt eat enough of them though... I'd like to find more finger food type things too.

With fruit I find that she bites off too large of pieces and im afraid of her choking... But I guess she will just have to practice

Jul 1st, 2009, 03:57 AM	#1
Hoping Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Farnborough Posts: 1,760	Breakfast - please help! I don't know what to do. For the past few days, Thomas has point blank refused to eat any breakfast. He used to polish off a whole weetabix, but now he just refuses, spits it out and gets upset. He had his morning bottle at 4.30 this morning, and I tried to feed him at 8.30 so he must be hungry surely? I tried fruit puree which he normally loves and he wouldn't eat that either. He has started to get very keen to feed himself lately (finger food) so I tried giving him some weetabix and a spoon to feed himself - big mistake! He just made a mess and ate nothing. I don't know what to do, I am worried he is not getting enough calories as he has been fussy with dinner recently too. The only meal he seems to like is lunch. What does everyone feed for breakfast? Any ideas as to what I can try? He loves omelate but I can't give him that 3 meals a day every day can i?!

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Jul 1st, 2009, 11:06 AM	#2
elm Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: United Slingdom Posts: 6,324	As he's enjoying finger foods could you try fruit salads? I know lots of mothers do that at the baby cafe I go to (although they're doing baby led weaning and I'm not sure where you're up to with solids). x

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Jul 1st, 2009, 11:25 AM	#3
LuluBee Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bromsgrove Posts: 2,053	Maybe a bit of banana? I know it could get messy though

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Jul 1st, 2009, 11:31 AM	#4
Vickie Mum (Mom) Administrator Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 75,703	we put cut up fruit on Hannah's tray that she feeds herself while we feed her her cereal in the morning. Also is he teething? Hannah refuses most food when she's teething...

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Jul 1st, 2009, 14:40 PM	#5
Jemima Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,201	Poppy's been like this too but I just put it down to teething. She still has lots of milk so I'm not too worried about her calorie intake at the moment. Do you think he could be teething?

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Jul 2nd, 2009, 02:49 AM	#6
charlie07 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bulgaria but I am English Posts: 1,192	Gabbi is a nightmare at breakfast but she never used to be! Drinks her milk, but will not have porridge with fruit and now is not enjoying baby cereal. We are limited to the type of cereal we can get out here and it is expensive! Found cheerios BUT it was honey and almond, no plain! So this morning, after her milk, she refused the porridge and fruit so gave her a rice cake (YES I FOUND SOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHIP WHOOP) with cheese spread on it. Not my choice for breakfast but need to buy some fresh fruit. Oh she also has had peach covered in broken biscuit to get a better grip. She likes toast, but doesn't really eat it.

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Jul 2nd, 2009, 16:18 PM	#7
Hoping Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Farnborough Posts: 1,760	Thanks for all your replies. He could be teething but then that has been the reason for everything for about 2 months now! Still no sign of any teeth though. Well, this morning he ate a while weetabix with no spitting at all. Have no idea why he did today and not yesterday or the day before but hay ho! I have tried fruit with him, but he doesn't really get it unless it is pureed. He eats toast, breadsticks, sandwiches and various other finger foods but struggles with fruit. Anyway, hopefully it was just a phase but we'll see what tomorrow brings!

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Jul 2nd, 2009, 19:41 PM	#8
Miss MellyG Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: West Lothian, Scotland Posts: 599	Charlie is exactly the same! Has been for a cpl of months. He just wont eat porridge, weetabix or anything! So he has nothing from tea time to lunch time the following day. He does have breastmilk before he goes to bed & again when he wakes up. I spoke to my HV she said I'm breastfeeding too much! I dont think I am & I have put it down to him teething.. he has had 4 come through in the last 2 months.

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Jul 3rd, 2009, 08:52 AM	#9
ryder Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Belleville, Ontario Posts: 25,719	Im going through exactly that same thing, hoping! I was actuallyt just about to make a post about it when I saw yours instead! Jasmine likes cheerios and stuff, im afraid she doesnt eat enough of them though... I'd like to find more finger food type things too. With fruit I find that she bites off too large of pieces and im afraid of her choking... But I guess she will just have to practice

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