Have I ruined my 21 month old by offering food?
Me and my husband have this recurring doubt that since our kid (21 months) needs a snacks or meal every 1-2 hours when she's awake, is it because I spoilt her by offering her something to eat every time she was fussy?
For background, my kid has always been an intense feeder. Even as a new born she fed every hour or less. As suggested by our paediatrician, feed on demand was the best way to go, so I breastfed her every hour till she was 6 months old. When I started her on solids, I slowly introduced a new meal every alternate week over a period 6 months to the point that she eats a snack or meal every 1-2 hours. Her meal/snacks frequency is constant till date. I don't think it's because she eats less because no matter what quantity she eats or what type of food I feed her she usually gets hungry again at the end of 2 hour mark and starts asking for milk (her association of anything to eat).
Also, she does breastfeed 3-4 times in the day and the night feeds are from 0-3 times.
Do anyone else have a similar case or something that I can possibly fix in my weaning journey?