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Bky 
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Posted: 21 December 2011 at 7:19pm |
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Mine is coming up on 18 months and lately is constantly (every hour at least) asking for food. She eats a full meal (she's not a bad eater) and a short time later is asking for 'naks' (snacks). In addition, after having a decent sized snack (something like a whole banana or peanut butter sandwich sometimes) she'll be asking for more immediately. We've had hours during the day where she's asking for food, eating it, asking for more. She'll also do it when we're trying to get her to bed as well. She's often quite picky about what she wants as well, no not banana, I want crackers, not that cracker, this cracker, etc. communicating via head nods or shakes mainly. But still demanding 'nacks' and pointing at the fridge and kitchen.
Anyhow, is this hunger normal? How long does it last? She's been doing it for maybe a week, but it's kind of driving me crazy.
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Posted: 21 December 2011 at 9:28pm |
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I don't have any experience with hungry babies, mine has never een much of an eater, but do you think she could be going through a bit of a growth spurt or something??
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Posted: 21 December 2011 at 9:56pm |
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I have one like this who at school holidays eats me out of house and home, but I wonder like MamaT and think it might be a growth spurt.
Or try her on fluid, she might be mistaking thirst for hunger even though she's being specific. So maybe water first & then food?
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Posted: 22 December 2011 at 7:41am |
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She can say/ask for water as well, and always has a cup with water she can drink out of. I'm hoping it's a growth spurt. I guess past ones she wasn't able to constantly ask for food (though she's been able to go over to the kitchen and point for some time now). This one just seems especially extreme.
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Posted: 06 January 2012 at 8:05pm |
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My boy has hungry days and not so hungry days. Doesn't sound this extreme, but some mealtimes he could give an adult a run for their money.
I will supply as much "good" food as he can eat, but will limit crackers and sweet food. If he won't eat a banana and only wants chips he can't be that hungry.
My boy has also been known to attention eat. If I'm at a cafe or coffee with other mum's he will often eat constantly, at first I though he was hungry, then I realised it was for attention because I was talking to someone else. Now I make him a lunchbox, give the whole thing to him and when he's done he's done.
Other than that, I'd say go for it. They should be able to self regulate at this age.
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Posted: 07 January 2012 at 8:18pm |
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My daughter went through a phase of asking for food all the time. I told her she was only allowed food at breakfast, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner and that was it. I make sure she has enough healthy food to eat at these meals and tell her that is enough. I think she was partly asking all the time to see what she could get from me (more food choices - she was quite particular about what she would eat ie not an apple she wanted raisins etc even though she kept telling me she was hungry) and partly she was bored and the eating was giving her something to do. I also did a bit of distraction and gave her some positive attention in different ways if she was constantly asking - spending some time with her reading a book or doing a puzzle etc and then she would forget she wanted something to eat and go off and play again.
I am not advocating withholding food from your child if they are genuinely hungry, just saying that sometimes its not about the food!
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