FUSSY EATER OR MORE SERIOUS PROBLEM

[mimirose]

My two year old son has always been a small eater with no real interest in food most of the time. He has however always maintained his weight following the 25th centile more or less from  birth. However in the last week he has more or less stopped eating I have tried to substitute his food with milk but he wont drink this either - he is drinking water occassionally, his nappies are not as wet as usual. He remains active and well, the only behavioural change I have noticed is that he is more irritable. There have been no changes to his sleep pattern, but I am starting to worry as I don't know how long to let it go on.
His current weight is 11.8 kg and his height is 90cm. He is 24 months.

[margypops]

What foods do you give him ,have you been spoon feeding him, at this age they like to have finger foods and be left to eat themselves, let him have plenty of time children do not like being rushed .spaghetti, chicken nuggets, fish sticks, yoghort, crackers , string cheeses, peas, beans , jello, grapes in small cut up bits put them in front of him , let him eat ..

[sweetpea03]

if he keeps his weight fine, I wouldn't worry too much about it. Keep trying to get him to eat though, as he still needs that nutrients. If he starts losing a lot of weight, then you should take him in to be checked.