https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 23 May 2026 12:48:50 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-give-your-kids-when-they-refuse-to-eat-or-drink-anything#post-1392838 Sat, 01 Feb 2014 21:21:34 +0000 mrbee 1392838@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: day four for Charlie... hopeful he's turned the corner though. We'll know tonight, if he sleeps well for a change! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-give-your-kids-when-they-refuse-to-eat-or-drink-anything#post-1392803 Sat, 01 Feb 2014 21:00:41 +0000 mediagirl 1392803@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just went through a rough illness where M wouldn't drink anything out of a straw. Maybe a sore throat? So we gave her smoothies in open cups. I like the idea of popsicles in the tub. </p> <p>How long have they been sick now? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-give-your-kids-when-they-refuse-to-eat-or-drink-anything#post-1392785 Sat, 01 Feb 2014 20:51:54 +0000 mrs. bird 1392785@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>also using big straws rather than regular sippy cups seems to help- not regular narrow straws, but the wider ones they have at fast food places, they get more liquid in them faster with the same number of sips </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-give-your-kids-when-they-refuse-to-eat-or-drink-anything#post-1392768 Sat, 01 Feb 2014 20:42:21 +0000 rsp213 1392768@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>L will eat Pedialyte ice pops even though she is not a fan of the juice. Last year she was so sick I resorted to spoon-feeding her mango sorbet per the dr's suggestion. It's really tough seeing them so sick and not having them want to eat or drink! Good luck! Hope Charlie and Olive feel better quickly! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-give-your-kids-when-they-refuse-to-eat-or-drink-anything#post-1392760 Sat, 01 Feb 2014 20:39:11 +0000 mrs. bird 1392760@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>jello is fun &amp; usually exciting enough where they'll have some. hope everyone feels better soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-give-your-kids-when-they-refuse-to-eat-or-drink-anything#post-1392755 Sat, 01 Feb 2014 20:36:52 +0000 irene 1392755@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Back then when LO was sick with a stomach flu, doctor suggested giving him pedialyte ice chips. He won't drink pedialyte at all (I had to force feed with a syringe) but the pedialyte ice chips worked. It didn't last too long until he started eating, or at least drinking again.</p> <p>I did have to sit him down and let him play with him on his high chair tray, so yes, it was messy, but I thought it was more important for him to have something.</p> <p>Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-give-your-kids-when-they-refuse-to-eat-or-drink-anything#post-1392717 Sat, 01 Feb 2014 20:05:38 +0000 MommySLP 1392717@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: how about Popsicles in the bathtub? Usually a hit in our house! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-give-your-kids-when-they-refuse-to-eat-or-drink-anything#post-1392700 Sat, 01 Feb 2014 19:52:27 +0000 mrbee 1392700@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Popsicles? Syringes of juice? Pedialyte? </p> <p>Went to the doctor and he said it was just a virus. We're worried about dehydration while the kids are sick though... they're not drinking much this evening. Thankfully popsicles usually work but man, they make a mess!! </p>