Swe-cha started eating at daycare yesterday. He at 1/2 of his baby food yesterday and 3/4 of his food today. It looks like the timing of the meal was the issue. On paper, the daycare is supposed to have lunch at 12 - 12:45 but in reality, they sit the kids down for lunch at around 11:30 and by then, Swe-cha just isn't hungry so he doesn't eat.
By 12nn, he's hungry and the staff thinks he's sleepy (because he did refuse food earlier) and they try to get him to sleep but he doesn't want to so he starts crying because he's starving. This dawned on me last Monday so I asked them to not try to make him sleep at 12nn when he is cranky because he is *not* sleepy but to offer him food instead and it worked like a charm.
This morning, I gave him his breakfast at 7:45 instead of 8:15 so he'd be ready for lunch before 12. This seems to have worked too.
By 12nn, he's hungry and the staff thinks he's sleepy (because he did refuse food earlier) and they try to get him to sleep but he doesn't want to so he starts crying because he's starving. This dawned on me last Monday so I asked them to not try to make him sleep at 12nn when he is cranky because he is *not* sleepy but to offer him food instead and it worked like a charm.
This morning, I gave him his breakfast at 7:45 instead of 8:15 so he'd be ready for lunch before 12. This seems to have worked too.
Keeping my fingers crossed, I hope he improves or keeps this up at the very least.
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