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Hellobee Boards Topic: What do you do when your LO doesn't eat much at a meal? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:34:20 +0000 Rubies on "What do you do when your LO doesn't eat much at a meal?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-your-lo-doesnt-eat-much-at-a-meal#post-821117 Fri, 31 May 2013 07:47:07 +0000 Rubies 821117@https://boards.hellobee.com/ If she won't eat a lot of dinner, I'll offer her fruit, yogurt, or Cheerios. If she doesn't want any of it, I just assume she's not hungry. T.H.O.U. on "What do you do when your LO doesn't eat much at a meal?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-your-lo-doesnt-eat-much-at-a-meal#post-821114 Fri, 31 May 2013 07:45:47 +0000 T.H.O.U. 821114@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We offer her cereal before bed or a pouch. She usually drinks some milk, so I figure a bowl of milk and cheerios at least will help give her something in her belly. Honeybee on "What do you do when your LO doesn't eat much at a meal?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-your-lo-doesnt-eat-much-at-a-meal#post-821091 Fri, 31 May 2013 07:37:47 +0000 Honeybee 821091@https://boards.hellobee.com/ With DD, we ask her to take one extra bite of everything on her plate. Last night she said she was done after just a few bites of fruit, but once she (finally) tried her pork, she ended up eating all of it and asking for a second helping! With DS, we just give him another cup of milk. He's usually a very good eater, so if he's not eating, it's usually a symptom that he doesn't feel well. mrs. wagon on "What do you do when your LO doesn't eat much at a meal?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-your-lo-doesnt-eat-much-at-a-meal#post-820552 Thu, 30 May 2013 21:45:51 +0000 mrs. wagon 820552@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I used to really stress about it (ok, I guess I still do) but the older he gets, the more I realize that he'll make up for it later. I do hate to send him to bed with an empty tummy. Sometimes I'll break down and give him a pediasure sidekicks if I'm really stressing about the amount of actual nutrition he took in that day. Weagle on "What do you do when your LO doesn't eat much at a meal?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-your-lo-doesnt-eat-much-at-a-meal#post-820504 Thu, 30 May 2013 21:37:30 +0000 Weagle 820504@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Nothing. She will make up for it eventually. rachiecakes on "What do you do when your LO doesn't eat much at a meal?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-your-lo-doesnt-eat-much-at-a-meal#post-820446 Thu, 30 May 2013 21:26:31 +0000 rachiecakes 820446@https://boards.hellobee.com/ we went out to eat at a cookout tonight and DS had a few french fries, a slice of watermelon and a bite of a veggie burger. not much for dinner, but at the end all he wanted to do was throw it - the universal sign for "I'm done!". nothing I could really do about it. brownie on "What do you do when your LO doesn't eat much at a meal?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-your-lo-doesnt-eat-much-at-a-meal#post-820362 Thu, 30 May 2013 21:10:55 +0000 brownie 820362@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Let him starve. For a while we offered him the same dinner right before bed. But then he wouldn't eat because he was having too much fun. So now he gets nothing. One shot to eat. Mrs. Jacks on "What do you do when your LO doesn't eat much at a meal?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-your-lo-doesnt-eat-much-at-a-meal#post-820345 Thu, 30 May 2013 21:07:59 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 820345@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We just move on. Sometimes it means that they ask for a snack before bed. Maysprout on "What do you do when your LO doesn't eat much at a meal?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-your-lo-doesnt-eat-much-at-a-meal#post-820288 Thu, 30 May 2013 20:54:20 +0000 Maysprout 820288@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Make sure she eats after she showers. For some reason she always is ready to eat then. mediagirl on "What do you do when your LO doesn't eat much at a meal?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-your-lo-doesnt-eat-much-at-a-meal#post-820283 Thu, 30 May 2013 20:53:18 +0000 mediagirl 820283@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I try not to worry about it. I know she will eat if she is hungry. It's hard, though. sarac on "What do you do when your LO doesn't eat much at a meal?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-your-lo-doesnt-eat-much-at-a-meal#post-820271 Thu, 30 May 2013 20:52:01 +0000 sarac 820271@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I don't stress about it - but I still nurse a lot. She's 20 months old. The amount of food that she eats varies hugely day to day. pinkcupcake on "What do you do when your LO doesn't eat much at a meal?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-your-lo-doesnt-eat-much-at-a-meal#post-820269 Thu, 30 May 2013 20:51:50 +0000 pinkcupcake 820269@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I usually offer fruit or cereal, like Cheerios. I've been trying not to worry too much about it lately. heffalump on "What do you do when your LO doesn't eat much at a meal?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-your-lo-doesnt-eat-much-at-a-meal#post-820246 Thu, 30 May 2013 20:48:53 +0000 heffalump 820246@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I don't worry about it. It's rare for her to not eat a good amount. So I just figure she's not that hungry. T-Mom on "What do you do when your LO doesn't eat much at a meal?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-your-lo-doesnt-eat-much-at-a-meal#post-820195 Thu, 30 May 2013 20:40:27 +0000 T-Mom 820195@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Sometimes I will give them a yogurt popsicle, but most of the time they don't get any more food. luckypenny on "What do you do when your LO doesn't eat much at a meal?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-your-lo-doesnt-eat-much-at-a-meal#post-820097 Thu, 30 May 2013 20:26:34 +0000 luckypenny 820097@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Take her out and try again in 30 minutes. She usually always eats what she left. Or give her a pouch regberadaisy on "What do you do when your LO doesn't eat much at a meal?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-your-lo-doesnt-eat-much-at-a-meal#post-820091 Thu, 30 May 2013 20:25:39 +0000 regberadaisy 820091@https://boards.hellobee.com/ She's still young enough where we still nurse before bed. But when we're past that I probably will offer a pouch as well. Mrs. Bee on "What do you do when your LO doesn't eat much at a meal?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-when-your-lo-doesnt-eat-much-at-a-meal#post-820078 Thu, 30 May 2013 20:24:19 +0000 Mrs. Bee 820078@https://boards.hellobee.com/ If it's breakfast or lunch I don't really do anything figuring they'll eat more later, but if it's dinner, I usually give Charlie a puree pouch and Olive gets some extra fruit. What do you do when LO doesn't eat much?