Grandparents Grrrr - how do i get her to eat again?

[mummajuice]

With the birth of DD2, DH returning to work and me being sick DD1 has spent a lot of time with her grandparents of late. This has been great except for one thing - she wont eat ANYTHING i give her. It took me a while to figure out that they were all (both sets) feeding her cr*p the whole time!!! Now all she wants to eat is biscuits, chocolate, chips or anything else entirely unhealthy.

How can I get her to eat again?

It's at the point where she is waking up at 2-3am starving, but I don't want to feed her at that time because I'm scared she'll start a habit of it so I've been giving her water instead.

I've asked them all to stop giving her junk cause she is starting to look chubby. Then when we popped in to MIL's place for 5 mins the other day she snuck DD 2 chocolates (I could hear them in the fridge). Then we went to FIL's place and she walks straight up to the pantry where he proceeds to give her 2 jam tartlets even though I specifically said that I was about to give her lunch :banghead: :hair:

Please help me get my little girl back on track!! I don't want one of those fussy kids that will only eat 2 minute noodles and bacon.

[Pinkbug]

I understand ur frustration!!! I learnt to let them give her whatever as long we balance it out at home.. unfortunately MIL/FIL don't look after her we only go there for visits etc coz I am a SAHM so I let her have whatever at their place only if its not too much and balance it out at home but in ur case she won't eat whatever is at ur place hmm.. I am not too sure how to help u with that one.. get ur DH to talk to his parents try to be firm??

sorry not much help :hugs:

[2s'nuff]

:hugs: be firm with your parents/IL's and tell them no cr@p food. Maybe even hint that if they keep doing it you won't visit them.

If my DD1 wakes during the night I offer her a banana as I know it will fill her up. And if all else fails during at mealtime, I offer a vegemite sandwich.

[little mermaid]

Oh you poor thing, it must be so fustrating for you especially with a new baby to content with as well. Maybe just smal steps are the way to go and work from there. Maybe you could start giving her a milky drink at night before bed so she stops the waking up hungry and then once that is sorted go from there. Start cutting down on the milk and hopefully her eating will improve.

[RTCsMum]

My in-laws were a bit the same when they looked after my eldest, so I started packing and taking all her food over on the days they had her and asked them to only feed her what I packed. Somedays they still fed her rubbish but overall they gave her the healthy food and she got used to it being the same as home.

[Rachael]

I always pack food for my DS and everyone knows if they give him **** then I will explode at them with no hesitation whatsoever.

Be firm with your family and make it clear that she is your child not theirs and will eat only what you allow.

I would stop letting her go over there if they continue to feed her ****.