So we've had a bit of a fussy girl on our hands the last couple of weeks. She was sent home from daycare with a fever last Friday, so I took her to see the Dr. and they couldn't find anything wrong with her. We thought maybe she was teething, but 2 weeks later and still no teeth. Over the last couple of weeks, she had pretty much lost all of her appetite. I was struggling to get her to eat even 2 oz. of formula every 3 hours. So as an attempt to get her to eat something, I decided to introduce some baby food (since she has no interest in the rice cereal still). I know they say to give vegetables first, but I was desperate to get something in her stomach so I decided to try pears first. I mean who doesn't like pears. Well, that would be my daughter. We've tried pears for the last 3 nights and still no interest. She just spits everything you put in her mouth, right back out again. I'm determined to keep at it and make the attempt every night whether she eats or not. I'm going to try one more night of pears, then we're going to move on. I'm thinking sweet potatoes next. We'll see how it goes.
On a side note, today was the first day that her appetite returned. She chugged all 6 oz of her bottle. They even said she was good at school today. All we've heard over the last 2 weeks, is how fussy she is during the day. I'm so glad our happy girl is back. Now if only, she would eat some solid food!
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