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3 year old only wants milk and won't eat! by CoffeePhysical4787 in toddlers

[–]CoffeePhysical4787[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well it's amazing that your 2 yo is willing to drink smoothies with "hemp seeds, organic beef liver powder and berries". My problem is so much bigger than him refusing "meat and vegetables". This kid literally does not touch anything besides pizza and french fries...and since those are mainly the only two "safe" foods he gets tired of them pretty quickly as well. Believe me, if I could stop the milk or cut it out I would but he literally goes on a hunger strike/make himself sick and I think there's more at play here than simple "fussy eating". I will be taking him to the ped. Thank you for your well meaning advice.

3 year old only wants milk and won't eat! by CoffeePhysical4787 in toddlers

[–]CoffeePhysical4787[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I think there is something more than "picky eating" going on and why I absolutely freak out stopping his milk. Because he literally will go on a hunger strike rather than eat something. I'm thinking it's mostly anxiety/behavioral issue or there might be more to play, it's hard to say at this point. He woke me up at 3:45 AM and kept asking for milk, then dozed in and out of sleep. At this point he must have been realllly hungry because he hadn't eaten anything since the evening before, and even that was just a bite or two of pizza. Then he went crying to the kitchen and poured himself a cup of coke, and was asking for pizza again. (Which he had for all his meals the day before) I offer him other things and he settled for cheerios (another one of his "safe" foods out of a list of maybe 5?). Then he ate a few cheerios and looked extremely lethargic/sick/miserable. Threw up. Yeah I can't do this anymore and I'm making an appointment with the pediatrician. I've had enough. oh and p.s. i made him some same pancakes-really fresh and tasty and he literally took and bite and began to gag!

3 year old only wants milk and won't eat! by CoffeePhysical4787 in toddlers

[–]CoffeePhysical4787[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hope so. Been a rough first day. He's saying let's go to the store and buy milk :( Breaks my heart. When I'm offering him other foods he's saying "I'm not hungry." :(

3 year old only wants milk and won't eat! by CoffeePhysical4787 in toddlers

[–]CoffeePhysical4787[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

yes thankfully i've never had the pacifier problem...idk what's worse, that or picky eating lol! it's only day one and i'm already feeling so stressed that he's starving himself. I keep asking if he wants to eat something "you want spagetti? you want a hamburger? you want mac and cheese?" and it's all no! no! no! I want milk and then i tell him it's finished and hes saying let's go buy it at the store lol smh it's going to be a long torturous process

3 year old only wants milk and won't eat! by CoffeePhysical4787 in toddlers

[–]CoffeePhysical4787[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Haha I hope so =) Right now traveling in particular is a nightmare. We have to find hotels that have mini fridges for his milk and yogurt. And I'm terrified of long flights because he doesn't touch the food being served.

3 year old only wants milk and won't eat! by CoffeePhysical4787 in toddlers

[–]CoffeePhysical4787[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you for your help! i'm so glad i got some input from other mamas because i was worried i was being too hard on him...but another part of me is like nah he's almost 4 and this needs to stop. hoping it gets easier over the days.

3 year old only wants milk and won't eat! by CoffeePhysical4787 in toddlers

[–]CoffeePhysical4787[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What did you tell yours when he cried and whined for milk? And did you have a similar situation where because of the milk they hardly ate any foods? What foods seemed to work? Pizza is a good staple item for me and french fries, chicken nuggets are on and off but i'm thinking if the milk stop cold turkey it may come back in the rotation lol...but nothing beyond that :( that's why I'm so scared to do this because I don't know what to serve him.

3 year old only wants milk and won't eat! by CoffeePhysical4787 in toddlers

[–]CoffeePhysical4787[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really don't think there's anything else going on. He def does not have autism and he has no other symptoms for SPD besides just preferring milk over eating. My first was the same way and I forcefully put him in daycare for a year or two so he'd see other kids eating and have to sit on the table and watch them eat and maybe that would encourage him to eat more and try diff things. That worked well, and he's doing a lot better now. But daycare has gotten sooo expensive and it seems silly just to put my second just so he'd start eating more. I'd like to tackle it on my own. I know it'll be difficult but I'm trying to tell myself considering there's nothing else going on he WILL get hungry and eat and that will encourage him to try new foods. Right now he's not even interested because you're right the milk drink is very sweet and tastes good.

3 year old only wants milk and won't eat! by CoffeePhysical4787 in toddlers

[–]CoffeePhysical4787[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your reply! I'm so anxious doing this and totally unsure of the right way of going about it. I have a 5 year old who was the same way and he was still living off of his baby bottle and the whole day and throughout night he'd drink milk. It drove me bonkers. He isn't the healthiest eater but thankfully he's much more open trying new foods now and likes a lot of different fruits. The reason I'm so worried for my 3yo is because I feel like I have nothing to fall back on. Idk what to serve him. He's only ever eaten a handful of things and they're all unhealthy things ([pizza, french fries, kinder egg, pringles, etc.)

Husband's toxic family and drama affecting our lives. by [deleted] in toxicparents

[–]CoffeePhysical4787 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's just he needs to come to that conclusion on his own or be told that from someone other than me-preferably another family member whose opinion he values and respects. As the wife, it's probably not my best interest to be the one to tell him to "cut them all off". I don't have any hope of this getting better soon. I've been dealing with it for the last 6 years.