She Learned to make herself throw up...

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Logan does this too. still, and he is five now

usually it is a texture thing, or he puts too much in his mouth. the other night, he really wanted something, maybe desert, he ran to the bathroom gagging, spit out the potato, and i told him that he is not getting any desert now because he wasted his dinner.

he took a smaller bite of potato and kept it down. then a few more. if he spits it out, i am not going to feed him something different.

by spit it out, i mean gag and almost throw up. we have gotten past the puke on a plate, but not far from it

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im not even sure, he has been doing it for a few years anyhow.

something will kick in. eventually. with my kid, he has a nice pot belly and could afford to miss a couple of meals. lol so i have no problem not giving in and giving him something else

i sometimes try to have one of his favorite foods... and only give him a little bit, and a bit of things that are new or that he sometimes gags up. he can't have anymore of his favorite until he actually digests some of the new not liked stuff.

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im not even sure, he has been doing it for a few years anyhow.

something will kick in. eventually. with my kid, he has a nice pot belly and could afford to miss a couple of meals. lol so i have no problem not giving in and giving him something else

i sometimes try to have one of his favorite foods... and only give him a little bit, and a bit of things that are new or that he sometimes gags up. he can't have anymore of his favorite until he actually digests some of the new not liked stuff.

he didn't do it with baby food.

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Thinking along the same lines as Tammy with the textures of food. My kids never threw up their meals but they certainly complained, whined, witched and went hungry a lot. Turns out in the end they simply didn't like cooked vegetables but would eat raw carrots, peas, beans and lightly steamed broccoli and cauliflower. they didn't like 'mushy' food but liked crunchy food. I let them eat raw carrots etc during the day so I knew they had had their servings of fruit and vegetables during the day and then at dinner time they were perfectly happy to eat meat and potatoes or rice/pasta etc.

Their are some things they simply don't like, but my hubby and I are the same, I can't stand beans, pumpkin or turnips in any way shape or form so I can understand that.

but with them eating veges raw during the day it didn't matter. If they liked something last time and I dished it up and they had suddenly decided they didn't like it this week, tough luck they had to eat it this time, but I would keep it in mind for next time. Esp in winter this is quite easy to accomodate, if they don't like liver & bacon cassorole (which they did not ) I would put put sausages in it for Greg and extra bacon for the twinsl. no big deal, I remember hating live as a child and I didn't want to put my kids thru all that hassle.

What I did do was add something different to their plates about once a month and only a couple of teaspoons and they knew they had to eat the little bit, sometimes they would like it, ost often they wouldn't but they knew they had to try it without complaint. I always made sure I cooked chicken on the "try something new night" my kids will wake of molten glass to get to chicken. I also cooked different things that Des and I have never tried as well, or things that we didn't like or were allergic to so that the kids didn't feel singled out. I've eaten all sorts of beans over the years (something the kids don't mind I should add) and I still hate them but I eat them every now and again who knows one day I might like them.

The kids now eat all sorts of things that I won't eat but they are also willing to try new things bc they realise just because you hated it at 3 doesn't mean you will always dislike it.

the dr's right they will not starve themselves. With the into the plate situation they only thing I can think of is to make a little extra and put it to one side so if she does then you have more to offer her.

And if there is one thing that always makes her sick maybe she just really really doesn't like it and you could accomadate her when you have that, letting her know that it is Ok to dislike the odd thing or two but you have no intention of cooking her a seperate dinner every night.

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My oldest will barely eat and is barely in the lowest 5th percentile for growth. She is quite tiny. My OT and dr told me not to let her go without meals, because she can go for a couple of days without eating. She really likes ramen noodles, so I always keep a huge box around for her. With her, it's a constant struggle to get her to eat at all.

If she is undersize and underweight like my dd and it will harm her to skip meals, having some ramen noodles or mac and cheese on hand at all times is a good compromise. We ask her to try many new foods which often she won't, but slowly she is expanding her diet. I give her a good multivitamin everyday as well.

I know it's tough having a kid who won't eat.

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Personally, I would have one (or two) low cost, nutritious, easy, every night alternatives...cereal, peanut butter sandwich, carrot sticks with dip (or fresh fruit) and cheese, oatmeal. My kids can choose one of these AFTER we eat. Hey, I do not like tuna casserole. I can't expect my kids to like everyting I make either AFTER they try it. On the other hand, I love lentil soup. I made some last night and got myself a bowl and then just didn't feel like eating it. Sometimes you're just not in the mood. It must be the same for them. I don't see the problem with giving them "some" choices if they are within limits and not junk food every night and not making you go out of your way. Sometimes it's easier for me. My kids also eat leftovers easier for lunch so it works for us.

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With the youngest two I used to "trick" them into trying things, but it only works if it is something they can pick up by spearing it with a fork.

I would make sure that whatever I wanted them to try was closest to them on my plate, then I would say things like "yummy beans, I've can't wait to eat those, I hope nobody takes them" etc etc and then very carefully look out the window pretending to have seen something and they would usually spear a bean and eat it. Then it's more playing "Oh, I thought I had more than that, oh well" back to looking anywhere but the table "Did you boys see someone eat my beans" etc,etc.

It's amazing what they will eat that way

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Maybe it had a piece of bone or grisle in it. That always grosses me out pretty badly. Those cheap pot pies sometimes have grisle in them.

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Sorry, if I know they have eaten it before and they refuse to eat it now, they go hungry. Drew was actually underweight for a few years, but i wasn't giving in just becasue he suddenly decided he didn't like something that he would have eaten last week. I try to make sure there is at least one thing that everyone likes for dinner. If you don't eat it, you go without until the next meal. I'm not a short order cook! She is testing you, mom! Drew did this and I didn't give in. Eventually they will eat when they get hungry - they will NOT let themselves starve! We are currently going thru this with Ally. I make it, you eat it. That's the rule. Because I know there is at least 1 thing at each meal that everyone likes, there is no reason for them not to eat something. But if they don't eat what's on their plate, no snacks, no dessert either.

But you are the only one who can decide if she is really being picky or just pushing your buttons. With Drew, we knew some foods he just wouldn't/couldn't eat. With Ally, she's just pushing my buttons so I give her no slack. But i can promise that they do eventually grow out ofmost of it. Drew now eats just about everything he wouldn't touch even last year. Hang in there!

And sorry if I sound unsymphathetic - I'm not, really. It's hard to know your kid is hungry, but if you give in she'll do this forever and make meal time miserable for everyone for years to come. I know, I watched my neice do that and my SIl and MIl went nuts trying to make 10 different things to make her happy. make 1 thing you kow she likes and that way you know there is something she will eat. No junk AT ALL during the day - only healthy snacks (fruit & veggies). We did find with Ally we had to watch her snacks because she tends to "graze" all day long and then doesn't want to eat dinner. You'll figure out what works - it just takes time.