Poor Appetite - babies and toddlers

[fsc9274]

hi mga mommies. my baby just turned 4 last may 26 and sobrang mahirap rin pakainin. he's not eating rice, vegetables, fish and meat. he only likes biscuits, fruits, cereals, quaker oats and yougart (sobrang fave nya).hay, sobrang worried ako kasi he's 4 na and still d pa rin kumakain ng rice. can any body help me give suggestions or advice kung pano ko mapapakain ng rice ang baby ko. pag try ko kasi sya pakainin ng rice, umiiyak sya and pinipilit niyang isuka. bydway, malakas **** sya mag drink ng milk kaya nga
medyo over weight sya sa age nya. TIA mga mommies!

[hodgela26]

Hi sis fsc9274! Belated happy birthday pala sa anak mo! Naku I know how you feel. One of my kids went through a similar phase pero at least yung sayo umiinom ng milk.But i know that at 4 years old dapat regular na ang solid food intake ng mga kids natin. Kakabasa ko pa naman sa Lactum Facebook fan page - https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...8675291&type=1 na ang Food Pyramid ang basis ng good and balanced diet. Baka naman its his milk sis? Have you tried changing his milk? I mean ok na he loves his milk pero there should be a balance between milk and solids diba? I consulted my pedia when my kid was going through appetite problems and she recommended that I try Lactum since may Appetite Support Nutrients daw that helps encourage kids to eat. You could try switching his milk to that or asking your pedia about it too Hope this helps! Good luck sis and tell us how it goes!

[rick_caskett]

this is actually a serious and common problem among kids noh? it seems like they all go through that stage although ako, my folks say na di naman daw kasi matakaw ako na bata. haha. anyway, my kid went thru that din but our solution was to switch milk. hey, why not post this as a topic sa 100% Panatag Stories ng Lactum? Its a contest that my wife was thinking of joining kasi its a place where moms exchange and share parenting problems and advice. Siguradong pasok na pasok to Ewan ko lang kung nagregister na siya http://apps.facebook.com/panatagstories/main.php

[pusangpinay]

My 1 yr old has a poor appetite, it's like, you can't lure her to eating a lot. On certain days she eat's ok, on some, she barely eats. But she's gaining average or normal - because I have to make sure. Nagrecommend na ng heraclene yung doctor at some point.
Any mom's experiencing the same?

try introducing a wide range of food....in my case, i feed my baby with other type of dairy foods and she loves it
in the morning , for breakfast: any of those after a bottle of milk....

slice of cheese
piece of bread with rasberry jam (cut into bite size)
yogurt for babies
mashed banana or any soft sweet fruit

lunch and dinner
rice meal ( rice with tinola , adobo , list goes on)

milk in between and before going to bed...

its seems to work bec she has a good appetite and i haven't given her any vitamin supplement ever...
when we go out and have burgers and chips she eats the same meal as well

hope this helps....

[sushisachi]

Ay naku, yung pamangkin ko hirap rin pakainin kaya payat payat eh. We trie dyung mga gatas para complete dite kahit mahina kumain pero naku nagda diarrhea. Found out sa pedia niya na lactose intolerant pala siya. Then I also checked Imodium Philippines FB page for advice then it says nga na pag lactose intolerant ka magdidiarrhea ka talaga.

Any tips para magana kumain pamangkin ko, bihira na siya mag gatas kasi lagi sumasakit tiyan. May iba ba gatas or food na pangpagana?

[ehna]

^^^ sis, my son is also lactose intolerant so we give him lacto-free milk... now he's 8yo na so we give him pediasure kasi un na lang ang nakita kong milk for his age na lactofree. also, our pedia advised us to give him propan syrup...fortunately effective naman sa kanya..try asking his pedia for a good vitamin/appetite stimulant ba pwede for him..

[7thpawn]

I tried to make my kid's meal interesting kasi before puro biling ulam lang sa carenderia kinakain namin dahil busy ako sa trabaho and there came a point na nawalan na ng gana ang panganay ko. Hindi ideal meals ang binibigay ko pero I try to balance tasty & healthy. So far my kid enjoys eating the following:

yoghurt w/ jelly & cubed cheese/fruits
purefoods hotdog
noodles w/ egg (bawas ang seasoning)
homemade french fries (dinadagdagan ko ng tubig yung oil)
microwavable popcorn
hotcake (fruits mixed in the batter)
colorful cereals
fish nuggets
tilapia
hipon
mga gulay sa sinigang

Dati I gave Ceelin & Clusivol/Incremin sa panganay ko dahil doctor recommended. Pero there came a point nga na nawalan siya ng appetite. Yung bunso ko Tiki-Tiki at Ceetrus ang vitamins pero magana kumain kaya pinainom ko din ng Tiki-tiki panganay ko. After that nagimprove siya kumain. Sabi ng pharmacist sa Watsons yung may lysine na vitamin daw nakakagana kumain (may lysine yung Tiki-tiki). I tried it and positive naman ang resulta. Not sure kung significant yung pagpalit ko ng vitamins pero after ko baguhin yung mga pagkain ng bata saka vitamins umokey na sya kumain. Mas nakatipid pa ko sa vitamin.

[jomoweirdo]

Other than changing up the food we give them, have you tried mga tipong allowing additions to his usual meals like having his/her milk during meals or ang nagwork din para sa amin is using fun utensils, plates, and cups Dati I would make an effort pa to buy them pero recently Lactum's been giving out free fun plates, spoon and fork sets, and cups kaya we just collect them. Nakakatulong naman siya kasi it motivates them to not only eat but finish their food i hope this helps sis and good luck with that

[coolbabes]

omygosh! Yung 1 year old kong pamangkin, ganito rin! May masasabi ba kayo as advice for me na puwede ko masabi sa ate ko?