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Getting over being sick...trouble eating like before?

Ok, well my 14 month old son is finally better from being pretty sick for about a week. During that week he barely did anything but breastfeed. Seriously, he was nursing practically 24/7, and only ate little bits of crackers and frozen green peas. Now that he is better, he is having trouble going back to eating food, he seems to have gotten in the "habit" of just nursing all day. He is breastfeeding about 6 times during the day, and about 3-4 times at night. He will eat a little food around lunch time, some yogurt, frozen green peas, crackers, a little fruit, things like that. But the rest of the day, when I offer him food, he just shakes his head and then will "ask' to nurse. Should I just continue to gently offer foods but not push it too much, or should I be a bit more firm with getting him to eat?

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1. Give him time! He knows what his body needs to do! Even though he might appear better to you, his body could possibly still be fighting whatever. Breast milk is the key to his getting better, and he instinctively knows this! The fact you are breastfeeding at 14 months is awesome by the way!! Still offer foods, but don't push! He'll go back to his old nursing habits at some point (though even with more solids back in his diet he might nurse one or two more times more than he did prior to getting sick, let it run its course)!
2. I'd give him a few more weeks. He probably isn't quite better yet. My toddler nursed exclusively for 3 weeks after my milk came in when my new baby was born, I know its tiring but it will pass.
3. His tummy's probably still sensitive from being sick. Give him some time and he'll start to eat again on his own. Even if you do push him, you won't manage to make him eat if he doesn't want to. It may just make things worse. So just be patient, and he'll start eating when he's ready. Keep offering foods and try to keep him interested, but in solids, but don't push. As long as he still nurses often he's still getting nutrition, so don't worry. :-)