Hello...
I am a concerned Mother, who I believe has let my child learn to control me. He is the sweetest little boy, but he is very hyper most of the time, I put that off as his age. My concerns are this, he is still drinking a bottle, mostly at night or when he is very very tired, it is like a comfort thing to him. Since he drinks so much milk I believe it has made him a terrible eater. I am very concerned about this. I can't hardly get him to eat anything, he is borderline anemic, but takes a multi-vitamin a day. (he enjoys this) He only eats about 7-10 food items, french frys, Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches, Macaroni and Cheese, ice-cream, Meatloaf TV Dinners, Chips, Ginger Cookies, Crackers, Chicken Fingers (sometimes), eggs (sometimes), Cream of Chicken Soup, and Ramen Noodles. That is all I can get him to eat, he will not try new things, and he has never ate a meal that I have cooked, except for maybe corn. I am frustrated and very worried about his health. I make him breakfast, Lunch and Dinner every day, and very rarely he will eat, I sometimes have to make a game out of it to make him eat. I know he gets filled up on milk every night and I don't know if that is the problem. My husband and I argue about the bottle all the time. I want it gone, but it has became a family strugle. Also if we take the bottle away, what if he gets no nourishment? Also the only other thing he will drink is Pop. I know that is terrible, but he helps him self. I just want him to eat. Also I haven't been able to potty train him, because he drinks to much milk and its hard to potty train him when he is drinking that much. Please Help, any advice would be appreciate. Like I said I just want him to be healthy, I wish he would try new foods.
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