Toddler Eating Issues-Calling All Mommys..

I'm guessing you may have tried this but things like broth since she doesn't like cold? I think cold use to make my asthma not feel good. I can't really remember since I was little ;), but I was on a lot of meds too.

Thanks, she actually does like broth (more than the noodles, go figure). It just seems like an awful lot of meds for a 2 1/2 year old...maybe that's just the way they do things now. More research=more new meds to use?

My 18 month old had a period of time where I could not hardly get her to eat anything. At this age sometimes they are just too "busy" to stop and eat. I just kept offering and eventually the phase passed and she started eating well again. As long as you are offering she won't starve and eventually she will start eating well again.

My 13 month old decided he was too busy to eat several months ago... He lost a pound (but he's almost regained it now) & I can't get him to sit in his hi-chair for more than about 5 minutes at a time. I have really given up on meals for him - I just let him snack whenever he wants. He still nurses, but at his age it's not enough for him (obviously). He seems fine & healthy, his doc is really just watching his weight - which made me relax a lot.

If you trust your doc (I know I have been through bad ones before) then I am sure he/she will care enough about your child's health to keep on top of this.

I have one of those "smaller" children too though (she eats like a horse though), I know how seeing other kids' can make you question everything. My oldest is very small & I see her w/ other kids in her school... I wonder what else I can do - but it's nothing, especially at her age. We even have some friends who also have a small child - on growth hormone, talk about makeing me question what we are doing. But I am not going to do that.

My oldest 2 have been on albuterol, but this past year our new doc put them all on xopinex. She's still talking about trying singulair, but we haven't done that yet. Our kids breathing probs are allergy related though, I don't think they have called it asthma yet. For now it's zyrtec & xopinex (as needed).

I do trust her doctor, she's great (her first one, not so great-he wasn't gentle and didn't listen to me) plus the back-up doc in the group is great too so she can see either. She used to be concerned about her weight when she was younger (and still nursing-I nursed her for 22 months) but now she says she's just going to be petite. She's healthy other than the eating thing and she told me not to worry about it (yet). But it still makes me crazy.

They say it's not truly asthma yet but that's what the symptoms mimic so for lack of a better term that's what they're calling it. It's "childhood asthma" and they say it comes on with a cold or an allergic reaction to something (we don't know what so we can't prevent it ) and that she'll most likely grow out of it (fingers crossed).

It's comforting to hear that other kids are on this kind of medication and going through the refuse-to-eat-stage..I don't feel so alone.

My 3 kids had totally different eating (and not eating) habits. I just tried not to let them know if I was worried. The youngest one was very small and thin; now he's tall and thin and about to leave for college; the least picky eater of the three, but still the one who eats the least. But he has plenty of energy and he's not worried.

My oldest now 12 had severe asthma.. he has not totally outgrown it but he does not have attacks like he did as a baby...

sounds like they are doing and giving you meds like they should.. sounds like a lot but it really isnt...

and with the eating thing.. they are so exahsted from trying ot breath that they usually dont eat well while having attacks... and that is normal.. just keep them hydrated...

Thanks Trish! She ended up having pnuemonia 3 times..very scary. We had ear tubes put in April 4th and she's been well ever since! Finally! She's still a tiny bites eater (and she's tall and thin but healthy) but we were able to put the nebulizer away (for now-fingers crossed).