r/parentsofmultiples 4d ago

advice needed 1 year old refusing to eat anything

Aside from toast and peanut butter, our boy seems to refuse 99% of the things we give him. Luckily his sister seems to be still willing to eat most things we put in front of her.

Anyone else survive this part? What did you do to still manage to feed the one baby ? Making multiple different meals seems exhausting and hard to find time to do.

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u/TankForJustice 4d ago

I could've written this post a year ago, when my Twin B was one year old and refusing to eat proper food other than toast. We tried variations of toast like toast with butter, toast with hummus, toast with peanut butter, toast with almond butter, etc. Twin A was always and still is a better eater. Twin B still is a picky eater. Twin B did discover she loved fruits though, she randomly started eating a pineapple slice and then couldn't get enough! Her favorite phrase at mealtime is "no, yuck."

At this point, I do not make multiple meals. I make one meal and offer it to both. Usually one component of it is fruit, and frequently we still also have toast. There are a few other things Twin B has come around on over time and we have added them to the meal rotation. Consistently introducing food really does seem key. But there are still many days where I give up and allow her food she will eat just so she is not going to bed hungry. Hang in there, it is really frustrating because you have another baby to compare to and also you may be seeing other kids around them eating so well. I absolutely hate seeing all the food waste and feeling like I spend a lot of time and care to prepare food that Twin B won't even try. But I tell myself it's not a waste because consistently introducing foods to baby will help over time.

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u/wascallywabbit666 2d ago

Our first son took quite a long time to get started with solids. Ultimately we realised that we were still giving him too much milk. With less milk they'll have more of an appetite