Food Strike

Since last weekend, little Edison turns his nose up at food and refuses to eat much of anything, including some of his favorite foods. Where did his appetite go?

This sudden lost of appetite puzzles me and makes everyone at home worried about him. We tried all kinds of food and feeding methods, but to no avail. Whenever he feels pressurized to eat, he will cry badly.

I hope that it is just temporary. But, one week has passed and he is still not eating. He only drinks about 450ml of milk a day without any solid food.

I was worried sick about his condition. I suspect that it may be caused by sore throat or the 1st booster vaccination that he has taken a day before his food strike. So, I sent him to a pediatrician.

Besides the loss of appetite and grumpiness, he is as active and as alert as an Energizer Bunny. After an examination, the pediatrician concluded that his loss of appetite is caused by the 1st booster vaccination. It may take up to a week or more for his appetite to recover.

In order to speed up the process, the pediatrician prescribed Appelin B12 syrup to stimulate his appetite. He takes the syrup twice today and there is a slight improvement to his appetite. At least, he eats something for dinner tonight. I’m a happy mummy.

We have our dinner at McDonald today. He gets a Happy Meal for himself, comes with a lovely Cinnamoroll toy. He is happily munching away on chicken nuggets and French fries; and sipping his apple juice.

I’m so delighted to see him eating again. No words can describe it. I just hope that it will get even better this week.