DCB Eating Me Out of House & Home

[Unregistered]

I have a kid that is exactly the same! Seriously can eat like 4 bowls of lasagna at a sitting. And not just carbs. He eats veggies, fruit, etc everything you put in front of him. If i cut him off he cries and cries. He also drinks a full cup of water or milk at a meal and sometimes a second full cup! It's about 18-25 oz each time. He eats insane amounts every 2 hours and he's only 15 months old. Has been eating like this since 12 months old. He isn't chubby or getting fat either. He is super active and runs all day though so maybe it's from that? If we figure this out that would be good. I'm not worried about feeding him. I'd rather have full happy babies then upset kids crabby and unable to think and learn. I'm worried something may be wrong medically? Maybe diabetes or something? If anyone figures this out let me know. The insane thirst and appetite is weird.

[Unregistered]

Sudden increased thirst and appetite ending up being due to type 1 diabetes for one little one I had in care. If it is out of the ordinary and continues I would bring it up to the parents soon. Any other changes? Mentions being tired more? Moody? Kind of checked out or hyper?

[mamamanda]

Sudden increased thirst and appetite ending up being due to type 1 diabetes for one little one I had in care. If it is out of the ordinary and continues I would bring it up to the parents soon. Any other changes? Mentions being tired more? Moody? Kind of checked out or hyper?

He does seem tired a lot & cries very easily. I will definitely mention it to mom. I was attributing the tired/cranky thing to more time with dad lately. I don't think dad puts them to bed until they want to go to bed

[renodeb]

doesnt sound selfish at all. I have had some big eatters. (none of which were over weight). When the food is gone, it's gone. I make sure they have plenty of protein and veges. I offer water to fill in the chinks as well. If I have seconds then i will dole it out.
Deb

[daycarediva]

Is he drinking plenty of water? I've always heard that it's easy for little ones to mistake hunger for thirst and vice versa. Maybe he's just going through a growth spurt.

Sudden increased thirst and appetite ending up being due to type 1 diabetes for one little one I had in care. If it is out of the ordinary and continues I would bring it up to the parents soon. Any other changes? Mentions being tired more? Moody? Kind of checked out or hyper?

YES! If it's sudden especially.

dcb in care is diabetic. He would drink unlimited amounts if allowed. I had stopped him SEVERAL times from drinking other kids water bottles (down a 16oz bottle, immediately grab for another kids, drinking out of the hose, attempting to drink out of the water table, etc!) I started trying to give him water and veggies first, he always had a 'side salad' with his meal and he would literally eat it with no dressings if that's what I offered. It was NON STOP. "I'm so hungry. I'm hunnnnngrrrry. When is (meal)? Can we have a snack?" I started putting cut up bags of veggies in the fridge- carrot sticks, celery sticks, cucumbers, peppers, and he would eat ALL of those in a day.

It's NOT better now, but we feed him according to the pediatrician's/dieticians meal plan. Mom packs all of his food, and it's soooo much less than he was getting before he was brought to the dr. Today he had spinach and feta spinach salad with garbanzo beans, tomatoes, cucumbers, almond slivers with homemade greek goddess dressing, plain greek yogurt with a tiny bit of fresh berries on top, hummus and carrot sticks packed in his lunch. I rationed it out in 10 minute increments because he also INHALES food. He was finished before everyone else, so I excused him. If he sits, he was going to watch everyone else eat a carb heavy lunch and would end up in tears.

I would DEFINITELY feed only appropriate serving sizes and run it by mom. Might be just a growth spurt, they could be WAY overfeeding him at home, or honestly NOT feeding him (crossed my mind with dcb, reminded me of a food hoarding former foster child).