Thanks for asking about Hailey, Sharon. Unfortunately since she’s been sick she’s stopped eating solids. She’s back down to about 12 oz of formula a day, but even that’s a struggle. She’s lost 4 oz. It’s really disheartening, but I hope that things will pick up again when she’s feeling well. I’m just scared that it might not because she’s just sitting there when you put the food in front of her. She won’t eat it, and then eventually she just throws it all on the floor. I could cry. It’s really hard for me to resist the temptation to keep bringing out more things from the fridge to offer her because she’s not taking anything, though I do try not to (but often cave int).
I thought that I remember reading that Brian was eating some table foods (a while back)- things like tofu, chicken, salmon? How was he taking those- pureed, or was he feeding it to himself?
Anyhow to answer some of your questions… It really doesn’t take very long to prepare dinner. I don’t have a lot of time to make it and watch the kids, so I keep it simple. Also because she takes such SMALL amounts, it’s not a lot to prepare, but it is a lot of waste. I try to give her modified versions of what we’re eating already. For example, if we’re having fish, then I’ll tear off a few pieces for her, and cut it up into very small pieces. Fish is already very soft. For chicken, we do some on the barbeque- and it’s very juicy and soft, or I give her from the stirfry dishes I make. I think the key is that the pieces are VERY thin and very small so they don’t need much chewing. But I swear that about 4 pieces make up the size of a penny- that’s how little volume she’s taking in. For veggies, I do a lot of frozen veggies for her. They get really soft quickly and they’er easy to prepare. You can boil them up and keep them in the fridge, or if you’re not afraid to microwave them then that’s fast too. One night a week I boil carrots and they last for two nights. We all eat them. I cut up tiny bits of cheese and wrap them up and keep them in the fridge. When we have pasta, I cut some up for her. So i guess really I’m just offering mostly what we’re eating, but then I add a few extra things for her to her plate. But I’m just offering it- That doesn’t mean that she’s eating it! Especially now where we seem to be back to square one. Not sure if anyone else has any suggestions. Is Brian over the stomach bug?
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