No Mommy, I don't believe that I will eat today...

[wabbit]

So, Gabe has strep throat. We found out on Saturday for sure and he has been on antibiotics. Thankfully he is on the mend, no more fevers and he actually slept all night last night (ahhhhh).. But, his appetite has been absolute nil. He is drinking and his diapers are nice and wet. Yesterday he was crabby.. ooooo so crabby and I figured out that he hadn't had a bm in 2 days, so I bought some baby prunes and managed to get some into him. Solved that problem! Yah....

but now, he is not really eating. Everyone has told me that this is 1. really normal for 2 year olds and 2. also normal if he is still not feeling well. He is eating something, just not his normal. The nurturer in me has a hard time not "feeding" my child. You know?

And.. and.. this part is great. He has discovered the use of the word No. I hate it. everything is no.. no no no no.. grrr.. how do you break him of that? This just basically started this week, so I am hoping it has something to do with not feeling well..

:joker:

[shadeelady]

i worry all the time about miles not eating enough. we have days where he eats so much and then there are days where he rarely eats at all.

:lol: miles doesn't say no yet, but when you try to make him eat something and he doesn't want it, he does the "no" head shake. why is no the first thing they learn??

[wabbit]

I have no clue.. We've tried to at least include No thank you to his vocabulary, so it isn't just no no no..

I'm frightened... he just turned 2 last month, the end is not closely in sight! :eek:

:lol:

[Misha]

When Jude learned the power of no, it was cute for a few minutes then it got really old FAST (especially when he learned to wag his finger back and forth as he said NO!). It was much better after he started learing that great things can happen when he says yes, please and thank you!:lol:

I wouldn't worry about his eating. He'll bounce back (but I understand how you feel about it:heart: ). One time when Jude was sick. all he wanted was ice cream and that's what I gave him (that backfired a little because now he will sometimes clutch his throat and say he needs ice cream!!). After a few days he was back to his normal eating habits.

[fire_rocket]

Yup- what Misha said. :heart: They'll eat when they need to and they especially don't feel like eating when they're sick (same for me!). When Maya went through her little bug a few weeks ago she literally didn't eat A THING for 2 whole days. I know she was feeling better when she wanted to eat again. Then the next day- whoah- luckily we sent 2 sandwiches plus her normal lunch to daycare since she ate it all!

The whole no thing can be frustrating as well. Maya's been saying it for a while now, but I think she's just understood the real meaning of it. We would ask her if she wanted another bite of dinner. "no." Would you like some ice cream? "no" Would you like a bath (one of her favorite things)? "no" Would you like to read Elmo? "no" :lol: Now she's a little choosier about what she says no to.

[wabbit]

he is doing that same thing.. he'll say no to everything. and once in a while we get this little shit eating grin from him, so I know he is messing with me. He's such a booger sometimes. but he will still not eat, then he gets cranky because he is hungry and then once that happens, he's all over the place.

I have learned to tune it out a bit, but my husband gets really upset when Gabe is saying no, or throwing his toys, or starting a tantrum for control..

[Joia]

while Yesmeen was sick she was on what I called a "solid strike" she didn't eat any solid foods for 10 days and only nursed.

I'm personally not a fan of pedialite or pediasure (sp?) because to me it's gatorade and formula for toddlers/little kids, but if you are really afraid he's not getting enough food, you may want to look into pediasure just to be sure you'e getting some calories in him.

[little frog]

the 'no' stage ... always fun! he's imitating, not too much you can do but be gently persistent that it's your way or the highway. :)

children don't starve themselves ever .. he'll eat when he's hungry. xo

[foo]

My doctor once told me not to look at daily food intake but look at the weekly instead! Makes sense to me.

[Mama Kel]

When mine went through the 'no' stage, I used to ask them a bunch of questions I knew they'd say no to & then throw in "do you want ice cream?" They'd immediately say 'no' & then backtrack.

Doesn't help except maybe mommy's sanity! :funny1:

As far as the food goes, don't worry about it. As long as his fluids are good - he's fine