I haven't updated in a while. We've been so busy that we pretty much eat the same things... nothing new to add to the rotation lately (sad, I know--but I've found some things that work and I'm sticking to them for now)! BUT, George has been eating much better since I figured out a schedule that works for us! He eats about every 3 hours... this seems to keep him hungry enough to eat but not so hungry that he's nutzo.
8/8:30: Breakfast!
11/11:30: Lunch!
2/2:30: Snack!
5/5:30: Dinner!
He is still nursing once in the early morning (Somewhere between 5:30 and 6:30 am) and once before bed (It's never the last thing we do. I don't want him to be dependent on nursing to go to sleep. We usually put his jammies on, nurse, read books/play, brush teeth, sing songs and then go to bed).
Since I started this schedule, I don't feed him in between meal times and I haven't needed to. He eats so much better now! The biggest thing that I have to remember is that he cannot have "appetizers"! If he is hungry and dinner isn't ready yet, he just has to wait. If he starts to get frantic (because dinner is sometimes late... I'm not perfect), I feed him a jar of baby veggies. I try to capitalize on his frantic hunger and I give him something that he won't usually eat... so he usually gets peas. This really proves the theory "if he gets hungry enough, he'll eat" right... because this is the only time I can get him to touch a green vegetable!
Scheduling has really helped his eating and it has really, really helped to keep me from being (too) frustrated. I know when to expect him to get hungry and I can sneak away and prepare his meals while he has playing!
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