She doesn’t like to eat
This is one of those times I wish Mia was born full-term. At other times, it’s really ok that she chose to greet the world earlier than scheduled. I’ve been having a difficult time getting Mia to eat, not just a particular food, but every type of food. Well not everything. She can feed herself noodles and that’s the only time she can finish what I put on her bowl.
But lately fruits and veggies have taken the back seat in her diet and the only thing she’ll welcome with open arms is chocolate. So why do I wish she was born full term? At least she would have gained enough weight to be on track, and not just her height that’s doing ok.
We just had our routine wrestling-slash-crying session, err, checkup with the doctor this morning and she says Mia’s height is within the acceptable range but her weight is not. She’s just at 8.6kg or 18.96lbs. That’s pretty underweight for a toddler her age.
There was this little kid who is 1 year and 3 months old (just 2 months younger than Mia) who was at the hospital at the same time as us and she was huge. She was so big and chubby (and cute) that when she was walking by herself and her mom was telling her to be careful, I thought, ‘How else could she fall off her 2 feet with all that weight?’ 
That was meant in a positive way, mind you, but really, I was thinking to myself the baby wasn’t even wobbling, she was so sturdy already!
Mia’s other developmental milestones have been great and pretty surprising, and the weight department is just one area that she needs to be better in. I know, at another point in the future it could be a problem again, but right now all I want for her is to gain the right amount of weight.
Our pediatrician actually changed her vitamins to include Cellife, a food suplement that is mixed in food or beverages three times a day. Ever heard about it? I was wondering kasi how effective it will be for Mia. She used to just take Ceelin and Clusivol for kids, but it wasn’t just working.
How about you, what vitamins do you give your kid? And any tips on getting toddlers to eat more? I’d really appreciate it.
May 4th, 2008 at 8:26 am
ris, don’t worry. nabasa ko dati somewhere na yung mga kids na hindi full term, nakakacatch-up din naman sa weight and height eventually.
ang cutie cutie ni mia! 
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iris reply on May 9, 2008:
yeah, at about 3 years old pa daw? i really need to do some research on this..
thanks weng
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May 4th, 2008 at 6:27 pm
i only give ceelin to amelie. nagbaon ako ng madami from pinas.
i have a niece who at 4 yrs old is still veeeery picky with food. up to now she eats rice and soup lang. i think may picky eaters talaga. hopefully with mia, ma-outgrow na nya soon.. hugs to you and mia!
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iris reply on May 9, 2008:
hopefully talaga!
i’ll queue that tag
thanks.
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May 4th, 2008 at 7:29 pm
weird i posted a comment pero di nag register
got a tag for you..
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balikan ko later pag ayaw pa din mag display ng comments
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iris reply on May 9, 2008:
because it went to the spam folder that’s why
naku ito ba yung tag mo sa taas?
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May 5th, 2008 at 10:46 am
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iris reply on May 9, 2008:
thanks christine! will check if i’ve updated mine
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May 6th, 2008 at 12:08 pm
hi ris, mee too i worried w/ ozzy’s weight for a while, but ok na sha ngayon.
i would have sugested fruits but ayaw na ni mia? lahat ng fruits?
ozzy loves that dole fruit in a cup ba un, may papaya,pineapple,peaches.
i let him have that pag di kumakain. oher times,like mia,noodles talaga.
anyway, ceelin lang ung vitamins ni Ozzy,ok naman. hindi sha sakitin & all.
veggies?ayaw din nya?sometimes i let him feed himself; gusto niya un kumakain sha kase feeling nya grown up na!
also, fish..ung white fish..try mo rin ^^
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iris reply on May 9, 2008:
she used to like fruits and veggies. pero biglang nawala yung appetite for those. ewan ko ba. when i do give her noodles, it’s the home cooked one, not the instant. ang daming MSG nung instant eh, ayoko naman masanay.
well anyway back to square one nanaman kami dahil namayat nanaman..
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May 6th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
I give my baby Ceelin and Cherifer. Don’t worry too much, as long as Mia is active and happy, she’ll be fine. Just keep trying to feed her the healthy stuff. Baka with repetition, she’ll learn to like them soon enough. Or think of more creative ways to incorporate vegetables into her meals like maybe cutting veggies into cute shapes or mashing them with some of her favorite dishes.
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iris reply on May 9, 2008:
oo nga no, i could do the shapes
time to get creative. hirap lang for working moms i almost never have the time to do it myself. minsan umaasa nalang ako sa mom ko.. but thanks for the tips 
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May 7th, 2008 at 12:59 am
merong stage si miguel na naging picky sa food. tapos ang lola nya panay ang padala sa amin ng tiki tikina napainom ko lang for 1 month. (too bad di ko na naituloy)
ngayon back na sa appetite si miuguel pero ayaw nya ng gulay. eh dati yun ang fave nya.
stages ata talaga yang pagiging picky eater. just try and try and dont give up! every child is different:)
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iris reply on May 9, 2008:
i really hope it’s just a stage, for both our kids’ sakes. sabi nga din ng mom ko, try ko yung tiki tiki. pero before i could, eto nagkasakit nanaman si mia. but thanks for the advice dang
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May 7th, 2008 at 9:32 am
rissy, tagged u pla here
http://vanniedosa.wordpress.com/2008/05/06/for-a-special-woman/
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iris reply on May 9, 2008:
thanks vannie, will queue that up
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May 10th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
ok lang yan ris. ninna didn’t have a good appetite din before, pero now bumabawi na siya. did you check? baka mia’s growing her molars na? yan yung culprit kay ninna dati. ayaw kumain kasi it hurt to much to chew.
mia’s going to be a super kid, just wait and see.
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iris reply on May 10, 2008:
molars? isn’t that too early for her? i mean, she had her teeth come out nung 1 year old palang siya eh.. i was thinking maybe it’s really just a phase…
i can’t wait
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