Iron-deficiency anemic

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My daughter takes 1-2 hr to finish her meal, and I hate it :frowning: she keeps her food in mouth for 5 min and eventually swallow it. I am super tired as I work full time + I take lunch break to feed her lunch as I don’t trust babysister as she only feed her breakfast. She is 2 years old and born premie like 1 month before. Anyway, I am in very stressfull situation. please help wat to do. Is there any syrup in usa over the counter to boost her appetite? thanks

  • I don’t have patients :frowning: so i have slaped her many times :frowning:
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Re: Iron-deficiency anemic

so she has a low appetite because she's iron deficient? or are you iron deficient and therefore too tired all the time?

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Re: Iron-deficiency anemic

same...it's same with my elder daughter....she toois a premie n has low iron...but she is 6..she takes half n hour to munch on a single slice of bread....in the morning rush to school its such a hassle getting her to eat.....slapping won't bring any favourable results....i just keep trying n praying in the hope she'll improve one day inshaAllah....

sorry, not of much help...

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Re: Iron-deficiency anemic

I can understand how you lose patience, but slapping wont' do any good. Well ofcourse, you know that but still lose patience! I'v had the same problem with my son, who is now 3 yrs old. I tried and tried and tried and even got him syrups (against the docs' advice to boost his appetite). Nothing worked!

I'v finally given up and things are easier now. He eats when he feels like it and I am not particular about what he eats. If he wants he can simply live on nuggets anf fries (atleast SOMETHING is going in). He's still small for his age, but the stress is'nt there anymore.

I would say when you start losing patience, stop making her eat. Don't force feed. She will start associating unpleasant, stressful feelings with food. Let her eat what and when she wants to eat.

I give him supplements like pediasure etc too. I am not sure if you can get those over the counter in the US.

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its not me. its my daughter iron deficiency anemic.

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Afia, I have been praying about it. I am so stressful. Her hemoglobin went very very low. so she is on iron supplement. I know its just that I lose patient very easily:(

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Crystal, the problem with her was when she feels hungry she wants milk no food, but doctor has strictly advised not to give her milk except at night. I do give her pediasure in the evening. thanks for reply.

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i know she's young, but how about involving her in simple cooking? just having her in the kitchen and maybe talking to her about the ingredients and emphasizing how yummy everything is and maybe letting her stir things- if she's more involved in the creation of food, do you think she'd be more inclined to eat it too? its unconventional, i know, but might be worth a try?

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my oldest son was 2 months premature and is such a fussy eater, he hardly eats anything and lives off milk, i used to fuss and fret over his food, he started to attention seek for this reason and became more fussy and picky
now i just let him eat how much he wants and do not make a scene about the fact that he only took a little nibble of his sandwich at lunchtime, even though i wanna cry when i see his lunch box untouched, but i ignore the problem and dont let him know that its stressing me.
My advice to you is dont be too hard on the poor little soul, let her enjoy her food, sit her down with you when you eat, if she wants to eat while watching the telly let her, i sometimes follow my youngest around with his food, at least this way he'll get something inside him,and dont kick a fuss that she hasnt finished everything on her plate, when shes had enough just say lets have another 3 more spoonfuls, this way she'll happily eat and count how much she's eating, praise her and let her know that you're happy with her.
i hope it gets better for all us mums with fussy eaters.