I had a thought today...
Layla used to be an excellent eater. She would tear through baby food like nobody's business. The doctor was quite impressed with how many jars she would eat in a day (despite lack of "normal" weight gain).
She began eating "people" food and did very well with that, too.
Somewhere along the journey, though, she has become a very poor eater.
I have been chalking it up to teething. This could still be the issue as she has seemingly been in a constant state of teething for months on end now. I think we're up to 12, but I have lost count.
However, last weekend I was with some former co-workers and their little girls (1-2 months younger than Layla) and saw just how well they ate. I was quite impressed. They both would open wide any time mom brought a piece of food to their mouths. Not a head shake, not a tight-lipped rejection, not a hand-flapping fit...an immediate positive reaction. It opened my eyes at just how bad Layla's eating habits have become.
Then I started wondering...
Have we created in her an aversion to food because we were feeding her foods with egg in them that made her feel all funny inside?
It has been slightly over a week since she has been on an egg-free diet. We haven't seen an improvement yet. She did eat a little better today. *knock on wood*
I'm not sure how long it takes to rid an element from your body.
She has shown quite a bit more interest in her formula, though. Maybe because this has never made her feel funny??
Maybe it is simply teething and it doesn't bother her like food does.
Maybe we're just destined to have a picky eater on our hands. Lord knows I sure was when I was younger...
2 comments:
You were a picky eater? I don't remember that! I hope she picks up on her eating soon! I'm sure she'll do fine though. How difficult is her diet for you and Jeremy?
Well I don't know if I was when I was Layla's age...but I wouldn't each cheeseburgers, fried chicken, eggs, gravy, spinach, peas, lima beans, coleslaw, nuts, chinese, plain cream cheese, plain bagels, couldn't have anything touch. I'm sure there's a whole list of things but I can't remember them all...those are the things I remember refusing often. I still don't eat a lot of them...but I'm not a "butt" about it now that I have matured. :-)
I once refused to go into Hardee's and eat with you & mom after a swim meet and just sat out in the van b/c I hated Hardee's. Again..."butt"
Her diet is a little annoying right now, but not too bad (mostly b/c she's not eating anything anyway). Of course of the 11 graduate meals/entrees we have for her, 9 contain egg. Fabulous!
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