An idea

Posted by Diana on August 13, 2001 at 21:00:45:

In Reply to: Litle girl won´t eat... posted by Daniel on August 13, 2001 at 20:44:32:

: So, is there anything I can do to make her eat or should I wait a little bit more???

I have found that sometimes, I have to "prime their pumps" to get them to eat. By this, I mean, I have to tempt them to even open their mouths with a bit of banana, or some blueberries. Once they have a bite or two of the yummy stuff, (mine both LOVE very ripe bananas) it seems their appetite goes up immediately and they will often clean up their plate after I prime their pumps with a little treat.
Just an idea...
Diana
PS Are you making sure to shred her food into small enough pieces that it's manageable for her to eat? Sometimes, I've seen big thick pieces of vegetables which baby igs are supposed/expected to eat and I think "No wonder they aren't eating. That'd be like asking me to dig into a whole watermelon with no utinsils."

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: : So, is there anything I can do to make her eat or should I wait a little bit more??? : : I have found that sometimes, I have to "prime their pumps" to get them to eat. By this, I mean, I have to tempt them to even open their mouths with a bit of banana, or some blueberries. Once they have a bite or two of the yummy stuff, (mine both LOVE very ripe bananas) it seems their appetite goes up immediately and they will often clean up their plate after I prime their pumps with a little treat. : Just an idea... : Diana : PS Are you making sure to shred her food into small enough pieces that it's manageable for her to eat? Sometimes, I've seen big thick pieces of vegetables which baby igs are supposed/expected to eat and I think "No wonder they aren't eating. That'd be like asking me to dig into a whole watermelon with no utinsils."

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